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Mindoro
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Lewis Valley
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*On June 13, our worship live-streamed from the virtual Synod Assembly. A link will be put on our Facebook pages you are able to watch it from home. There is no bulletin to go with this service.
Dear Friends in Christ,
The church councils have agreed that we will begin a step-by-step process for reopening in person worship beginning with our first in person worship on Sunday, May 2. As we continue to navigate keeping people safe as the most important way to follow Jesus’ commandment to love our neighbor, we will monitor the public health issues before us. Things that will continue to be considered on a week-by-week basis:
1) Decline in cases per 100,000 in our county.
2) Increase in vaccination in our county.
3) An understanding that once we start with in person worship, we will stop at any time that the council believes that it is prudent to do so with little or no notice.
4) A strict adherence to our mitigation strategies. We will not allow anyone to participate at in-person worship that deviates from our plan.
Each week we will have three options for you to participate in worship:
1) Continue to worship online, via LIVE FB at 9am or at a later time on the Website.
2) Worship in-person at 9:00am on Sunday mornings, at Mindoro Lutheran
3) Worship in person at 10:00am on Sunday mornings, at Lewis Valley Lutheran
Plan for in-person worship:
• All adults and children over five must wear a mask. In addition, non-household members must adhere to a six feet social distance. Same household groups will be able to pod together. Neither vaccine treatment nor prior Covid-19 diagnosis will exempt you from any of these rules. (per CDC guidelines)
• You will be asked to give your name for potential contact tracing. No one will be allowed to move from seats with exception of bathroom use. For those wishing to receive communion you will be able to pick up the number of pre-packaged elements as you leave the building. Neither bulletins nor hymnals will be used. (WCC and La Crosse Health Dept.)
• Seating will be on a first-come-first-served basis and once we reach capacity you will be invited to worship at another time or from your home.
• No beverages or food allowed with the exception of children under 5. Singing or humming is not allowed. There will not be a sharing of the peace or a passed offering plate. Worship leaders are to be masked. (Volkens: Bioaerosol Emissions and Exposures in the Performing Arts: A Scientific Roadmap for a Safer Return from COVID-19 Dec. 2, 2020 Colorado State University)
• Ushers will excuse people from their seat for immediate exit.
• Windows will be cracked open to facilitate air exchange.
While we all yearn for the day when such a plan will no longer be needed, we will continue to learn together what it means to live with this virus and its continued threat. The council will continue to monitor the situation to respond appropriately.
Yours in Christ,
MLC and LVLC Councils
Resources: Center for Disease Control (CDC), Wisconsin Council of Churches (WCC), La Crosse County Health Department, Wisconsin Department of Health (dhs.wisconsin.gov), Colorado State University Study on singing
The church councils have agreed that we will begin a step-by-step process for reopening in person worship beginning with our first in person worship on Sunday, May 2. As we continue to navigate keeping people safe as the most important way to follow Jesus’ commandment to love our neighbor, we will monitor the public health issues before us. Things that will continue to be considered on a week-by-week basis:
1) Decline in cases per 100,000 in our county.
2) Increase in vaccination in our county.
3) An understanding that once we start with in person worship, we will stop at any time that the council believes that it is prudent to do so with little or no notice.
4) A strict adherence to our mitigation strategies. We will not allow anyone to participate at in-person worship that deviates from our plan.
Each week we will have three options for you to participate in worship:
1) Continue to worship online, via LIVE FB at 9am or at a later time on the Website.
2) Worship in-person at 9:00am on Sunday mornings, at Mindoro Lutheran
3) Worship in person at 10:00am on Sunday mornings, at Lewis Valley Lutheran
Plan for in-person worship:
• All adults and children over five must wear a mask. In addition, non-household members must adhere to a six feet social distance. Same household groups will be able to pod together. Neither vaccine treatment nor prior Covid-19 diagnosis will exempt you from any of these rules. (per CDC guidelines)
• You will be asked to give your name for potential contact tracing. No one will be allowed to move from seats with exception of bathroom use. For those wishing to receive communion you will be able to pick up the number of pre-packaged elements as you leave the building. Neither bulletins nor hymnals will be used. (WCC and La Crosse Health Dept.)
• Seating will be on a first-come-first-served basis and once we reach capacity you will be invited to worship at another time or from your home.
• No beverages or food allowed with the exception of children under 5. Singing or humming is not allowed. There will not be a sharing of the peace or a passed offering plate. Worship leaders are to be masked. (Volkens: Bioaerosol Emissions and Exposures in the Performing Arts: A Scientific Roadmap for a Safer Return from COVID-19 Dec. 2, 2020 Colorado State University)
• Ushers will excuse people from their seat for immediate exit.
• Windows will be cracked open to facilitate air exchange.
While we all yearn for the day when such a plan will no longer be needed, we will continue to learn together what it means to live with this virus and its continued threat. The council will continue to monitor the situation to respond appropriately.
Yours in Christ,
MLC and LVLC Councils
Resources: Center for Disease Control (CDC), Wisconsin Council of Churches (WCC), La Crosse County Health Department, Wisconsin Department of Health (dhs.wisconsin.gov), Colorado State University Study on singing
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Sunday Worship: 9:00am
on Mindoro's Facebook page Mindoro Lutheran W3879 County Road DE Mindoro WI 54644 |
Sunday Worship: no worship on 6/13/2021 at
Lewis Valley Lutheran W5402 County Road V Holmen WI 54636 (at the intersection of "V" and "T" west of Stevenstown) |
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-3:00pm
Phone: 608-857-3474
E-mail: min.lv.elca@gmail.com
Phone: 608-857-3474
E-mail: min.lv.elca@gmail.com
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