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As of June 13, masks are not required for those who have been vaccinated. (You may continue to wear a mask if you like). As of July 4, social distancing restrictions in the pews will be removed, and signups will be discontinued.
Or scroll down to read the latest update below.
As of June 13, masks are not required for those who have been vaccinated. (You may continue to wear a mask if you like). As of July 4, social distancing restrictions in the pews will be removed, and signups will be discontinued.
WELCOME HOME!
Church services are open, with signups made available as the schedule unfolds. In order to maintain social distancing, the number of attendees at each service will be limited and attendees will need to sign up in advance. We will be using Signup Genius, an online service, to facilitate the process.
Church services are open, with signups made available as the schedule unfolds. In order to maintain social distancing, the number of attendees at each service will be limited and attendees will need to sign up in advance. We will be using Signup Genius, an online service, to facilitate the process.
Here are the steps to sign up to attend services:
How to sign up for services. Since couples and families will sit together, we count our attendees in terms of “units” instead of individuals.
The arrangement of our seating allows for up to three individuals to be considered one seating unit, so when you sign up, please choose your quantity as follows:
(Many of you have already attended and know the extent of the seating available; please be realistic when choosing your seating quantity. This will allow us to receive more accurately the highest number of faithful while still maintaining safe distancing.)
Here is the link to sign up for services June 19-20:
www.signupgenius.com/go/508094EA4A928ABF58-services52
Here is the link to sign up for services June 26-27:
www.signupgenius.com/go/508094EA4A928ABF58-services53
(If the signup link has not been updated for the new week, please go to signupgenius.com and search using the church email, standrewlewes@gmail.com.)
A few more notes:
Signup Procedure:
You can also search for our signups by going to www.signupgenius.com and searching with the church email address (standrewlewes@gmail.com).
If you have any trouble, you can email us at standrewlewes@gmail.com or call Kh. Vera for assistance.
How to sign up for services. Since couples and families will sit together, we count our attendees in terms of “units” instead of individuals.
The arrangement of our seating allows for up to three individuals to be considered one seating unit, so when you sign up, please choose your quantity as follows:
- 1-3 people = 1 unit (If you have 2 small children with 2 adults, you may be 1 unit; please consider your own situation)
- 4-6 people = 2 units
- 7-9 people = 2 units, if you will all sit in a single pew; otherwise you are 3 units.
- Etc.
(Many of you have already attended and know the extent of the seating available; please be realistic when choosing your seating quantity. This will allow us to receive more accurately the highest number of faithful while still maintaining safe distancing.)
Here is the link to sign up for services June 19-20:
www.signupgenius.com/go/508094EA4A928ABF58-services52
Here is the link to sign up for services June 26-27:
www.signupgenius.com/go/508094EA4A928ABF58-services53
(If the signup link has not been updated for the new week, please go to signupgenius.com and search using the church email, standrewlewes@gmail.com.)
A few more notes:
- Please be sure to sign up. If you are not comfortable with computer and internet use, please call Fr. Herman or Kh. Vera and we will sign you up.
- Please note that there is seating available in the front. We want to use all space available to us.
Signup Procedure:
- The link to sign up for the upcoming services is emailed to our group list on Monday or Tuesday. (Contact us if you'd like to be added to the list.)
- Click on the link in the email or on this page; this will bring you to the signup page.
- Scroll down until you see the table with the upcoming services listed.
- Find the service(s) you want to attend, and click the little box to the right where it says Sign Up. You can click more than one.
- Now click the Submit and Sign Up button at the bottom of the page (it's on a bar that stayed right there as you scrolled)
- On the next page, you may change the quantity of seating units (see above for guidance). Fill in your name, email address, and phone number, then click Sign Up Now.
You can also search for our signups by going to www.signupgenius.com and searching with the church email address (standrewlewes@gmail.com).
If you have any trouble, you can email us at standrewlewes@gmail.com or call Kh. Vera for assistance.
Updated Guidelines
May 27, 2021
Greetings to all the Faithful of St. Andrew’s,
Christ is Risen! Indeed he is Risen!
In light of recently updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State of DE guidelines and our Archdiocese directives regarding Churches, I would like to share an update on St. Andrew’s mask and social distancing policy. In order to provide those attending services with more time to become fully vaccinated, if they so choose, we will continue to require masks at all Church Services until June 13, 2021.
Beginning on Sunday June 13, St. Andrew’s will be adopting the following updated CDC mask guidelines. Those attending services who are fully vaccinated will not be required to wear a mask in Church. We will, of course, continue to monitor the guidance and requirements coming from the CDC and our state Government and will provide any additional policy updates, as necessary.
Also, in order to provide those who want to attend services but feel they need more time to become fully vaccinated, if they so choose, we will continue to require social distancing in Church services until July 4.
Beginning on Sunday, July 4, St. Andrew’s will be eliminating all social distancing requirements during worship services. By this date, all who choose to do so will have had ample time to become fully vaccinated. Until then we will continue to have our church pews marked off to provide for social distancing. Since social distancing requirements will end at this time, there will be no more signups beginning July 4.
Of course, those who wish to continue to wear masks after June 13 and July 4 should feel free to do so. Mask or no mask, let us come together in Church and lift our hearts together in praise of the God who made us.
This approach is meant as a transition to bring us back into a more normal mode of being in Church. There may be those who feel this is too fast of a transition, while others may feel it is too slow. I fit in both categories and neither one at the same time; but keep in mind an individual’s feelings should be outweighed by concern for the whole Church and not those of any one individual. No one person or small group of people can address and satisfy everyone’s feelings and certainly not at the same time, but be assured that the approach mentioned above is intended for the benefit of the community as a whole.
As we move forward, please keep the following in mind. To help prevent the spread of Covid-19 and to protect our community of St. Andrew’s, please do not attend Church services if any of the following are true:
On behalf of myself and the Parish Council, we thank you for the patience and steadfastness which you have exhibited during this past year as we have navigated through several challenges presented by the pandemic. The approach presented here is intended to provide enough time for all those who attend St. Andrews to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 if they so choose before all restrictions have been lifted.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Herman
May 27, 2021
Greetings to all the Faithful of St. Andrew’s,
Christ is Risen! Indeed he is Risen!
In light of recently updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State of DE guidelines and our Archdiocese directives regarding Churches, I would like to share an update on St. Andrew’s mask and social distancing policy. In order to provide those attending services with more time to become fully vaccinated, if they so choose, we will continue to require masks at all Church Services until June 13, 2021.
Beginning on Sunday June 13, St. Andrew’s will be adopting the following updated CDC mask guidelines. Those attending services who are fully vaccinated will not be required to wear a mask in Church. We will, of course, continue to monitor the guidance and requirements coming from the CDC and our state Government and will provide any additional policy updates, as necessary.
Also, in order to provide those who want to attend services but feel they need more time to become fully vaccinated, if they so choose, we will continue to require social distancing in Church services until July 4.
Beginning on Sunday, July 4, St. Andrew’s will be eliminating all social distancing requirements during worship services. By this date, all who choose to do so will have had ample time to become fully vaccinated. Until then we will continue to have our church pews marked off to provide for social distancing. Since social distancing requirements will end at this time, there will be no more signups beginning July 4.
Of course, those who wish to continue to wear masks after June 13 and July 4 should feel free to do so. Mask or no mask, let us come together in Church and lift our hearts together in praise of the God who made us.
This approach is meant as a transition to bring us back into a more normal mode of being in Church. There may be those who feel this is too fast of a transition, while others may feel it is too slow. I fit in both categories and neither one at the same time; but keep in mind an individual’s feelings should be outweighed by concern for the whole Church and not those of any one individual. No one person or small group of people can address and satisfy everyone’s feelings and certainly not at the same time, but be assured that the approach mentioned above is intended for the benefit of the community as a whole.
As we move forward, please keep the following in mind. To help prevent the spread of Covid-19 and to protect our community of St. Andrew’s, please do not attend Church services if any of the following are true:
- You are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19.
- You have cared for or been in close contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 14 days. (This does not apply to health care professionals).
- You have been advised to self-quarantine.
- You are currently infected with COVID-19 or are undergoing treatment for COVID-19.
On behalf of myself and the Parish Council, we thank you for the patience and steadfastness which you have exhibited during this past year as we have navigated through several challenges presented by the pandemic. The approach presented here is intended to provide enough time for all those who attend St. Andrews to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 if they so choose before all restrictions have been lifted.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Herman
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92kWjQSsteyEGIR8lNnRsA/videos