Summer Worship Services * Outdoors @ 10:30am
If you plan to attend an Indoor Service, please sign-up by Wednesday of each week until further notice
Intro: Our guidelines listed below are based on two goals: 1) Offering in-person worship services that are God-glorifying, Christ-centered and Spirit-filled; and 2) Establishing guidelines that promote a healthy, safe environment with a flexibility that maximizes enjoyable, social interaction for the whole congregation, with an overall Christ-centered unity. These guidelines are also based in part on the governor's COVID-19 Guidance for Worship, his 5 Phase Plan for Illinois, and the response we received from the 31 people who submitted their COVID-19 surveys. Thank you!
Outdoor or Indoor Services: Weather permitting, we are meeting outdoors. Please arrive before or by 10:15am to help us get seating arranged ahead of time. Bring your own lawn chairs for all outdoor services (some chairs will be provided). We will set-up to provide at least some seating in the shade. If an outdoor service is cancelled, we will announce this on Facebook by 9am on Sunday morning, and the service will be held indoors (you do not need a Facebook account to access our Facebook page). All services will start at 10:30am and last about an hour, and will be structured the same as we are doing now with the live stream. We will not take up an offering but we will provide a place for you to give your offering while you are here, and we will wait to start celebrating the Lord's Supper until later on. The elevator lift, the restrooms and the kitchen sink will be available for you to use, but no food or refreshments will be provided.
Attendance: Please do not attend if you have a fever, are sick or have been around someone who was sick recently. We also encourage those who are high risk to wait to attend indoor services at least while we are still in Phase 3. If you or someone in your family tests positive for COVID-19 and had recently participated in an in-person event on our church property, please promptly notify one of our elders. Names will be kept confidential but we need to notify those who use the building that this has happened. Thank you. We are limiting our indoor attendance to 30 people (25% of occupancy in our sanctuary would be 33 people). All those who plan on attending an indoor service should fill out this Sign-up form each week that you plan to attend until further notice, even when outdoor services are scheduled, in case a service gets moved indoors. If you are only planning on attending outdoor services, do not complete the Sign-up form (it's for indoor services only). If we have more than 30 people sign-up for an indoor service, we will ask some people to alternate Sundays to maximize the opportunity for as many people as possible to attend. Thank you.
Social Distancing & Protective Measures: Please maintain a distance of at least 6ft from other people. Hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes will be provided, but please bring your own if possible to help us stay stocked up. Face masks will be optional for both outdoor and indoor services. This decision is based in part on the input we received from you in the surveys you submitted, as well as the overall protective measures we are taking (social distancing, providing some outdoor services, and limiting our indoor attendance, congregational singing and the length of the service, etc.). Please enter the building using the front glass doors on the north side and exit the building using the side glass doors on the east side (enter & exit signs will be posted). During outdoor services, the side glass doors might be blocked off for the musicians. If so, please exit using the front or back basement doors if you are physically able (otherwise use the front glass doors). Groups of chairs will be set-up at least 6ft apart. Household units and relatives may sit together. The congregation will remain seated during the service. You can sing softly while sitting in your seats but we will not be standing up and singing loudly. When the service is over, if we are indoors, please leave the building promptly and feel free to fellowship outside, while others are cleaning and disinfecting inside.
Children's Ministries: We will not be providing children's ministries for the time being, but both nursery rooms will be available for families to use. We will be in direct communication with families who have small children to work out the details necessary to accommodate your needs and those of other families.
Inviting Others: Many of you have already been telling others about our live stream or promoting it online yourselves. Thanks! You are welcome to invite visitors to begin attending our services, especially our outdoor services. Because we are limited with our indoor attendance, we will continue promoting the live stream online while we also welcome visitors who might join us in person. Visitors should also fill out the Sign-up form (see above), unless you include the visitors you invite in your total number of people attending when you sign-up yourself.
Your Help is Needed: For those in our church family, we are asking you to help with set-up or tear down for outdoor services, and for cleaning & disinfecting for both outdoor & indoor services. More information about all of this will be forthcoming (rubber gloves will be provided for those who clean). Thanks to so many of you who indicated on your surveys that you are willing to serve.
Moving Forward: Later this summer or in the fall, if we are still making progress in Illinois regarding COVID-19 related concerns, we will modify our worship services and these guidelines as needed. Thanks be to God for the opportunity we have to begin meeting together!
Live Streaming: You can continue to view our live streams on Facebook, and gospel videos for kids and sermon notes are available on our Messages 2020 webpage. You do not need a Facebook account to watch these videos. When you go to our Facebook page, if you are asked to sign in, select "Not now" if you don't have a Facebook account, and then look for the live feed. Please contact our church office at (847) 886-9550 or lrbcefca@gmail.com if you would like more information, or if you or someone you know has a need or would like to be contacted by our church. Thank you.
Outdoor or Indoor Services: Weather permitting, we are meeting outdoors. Please arrive before or by 10:15am to help us get seating arranged ahead of time. Bring your own lawn chairs for all outdoor services (some chairs will be provided). We will set-up to provide at least some seating in the shade. If an outdoor service is cancelled, we will announce this on Facebook by 9am on Sunday morning, and the service will be held indoors (you do not need a Facebook account to access our Facebook page). All services will start at 10:30am and last about an hour, and will be structured the same as we are doing now with the live stream. We will not take up an offering but we will provide a place for you to give your offering while you are here, and we will wait to start celebrating the Lord's Supper until later on. The elevator lift, the restrooms and the kitchen sink will be available for you to use, but no food or refreshments will be provided.
Attendance: Please do not attend if you have a fever, are sick or have been around someone who was sick recently. We also encourage those who are high risk to wait to attend indoor services at least while we are still in Phase 3. If you or someone in your family tests positive for COVID-19 and had recently participated in an in-person event on our church property, please promptly notify one of our elders. Names will be kept confidential but we need to notify those who use the building that this has happened. Thank you. We are limiting our indoor attendance to 30 people (25% of occupancy in our sanctuary would be 33 people). All those who plan on attending an indoor service should fill out this Sign-up form each week that you plan to attend until further notice, even when outdoor services are scheduled, in case a service gets moved indoors. If you are only planning on attending outdoor services, do not complete the Sign-up form (it's for indoor services only). If we have more than 30 people sign-up for an indoor service, we will ask some people to alternate Sundays to maximize the opportunity for as many people as possible to attend. Thank you.
Social Distancing & Protective Measures: Please maintain a distance of at least 6ft from other people. Hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes will be provided, but please bring your own if possible to help us stay stocked up. Face masks will be optional for both outdoor and indoor services. This decision is based in part on the input we received from you in the surveys you submitted, as well as the overall protective measures we are taking (social distancing, providing some outdoor services, and limiting our indoor attendance, congregational singing and the length of the service, etc.). Please enter the building using the front glass doors on the north side and exit the building using the side glass doors on the east side (enter & exit signs will be posted). During outdoor services, the side glass doors might be blocked off for the musicians. If so, please exit using the front or back basement doors if you are physically able (otherwise use the front glass doors). Groups of chairs will be set-up at least 6ft apart. Household units and relatives may sit together. The congregation will remain seated during the service. You can sing softly while sitting in your seats but we will not be standing up and singing loudly. When the service is over, if we are indoors, please leave the building promptly and feel free to fellowship outside, while others are cleaning and disinfecting inside.
Children's Ministries: We will not be providing children's ministries for the time being, but both nursery rooms will be available for families to use. We will be in direct communication with families who have small children to work out the details necessary to accommodate your needs and those of other families.
Inviting Others: Many of you have already been telling others about our live stream or promoting it online yourselves. Thanks! You are welcome to invite visitors to begin attending our services, especially our outdoor services. Because we are limited with our indoor attendance, we will continue promoting the live stream online while we also welcome visitors who might join us in person. Visitors should also fill out the Sign-up form (see above), unless you include the visitors you invite in your total number of people attending when you sign-up yourself.
Your Help is Needed: For those in our church family, we are asking you to help with set-up or tear down for outdoor services, and for cleaning & disinfecting for both outdoor & indoor services. More information about all of this will be forthcoming (rubber gloves will be provided for those who clean). Thanks to so many of you who indicated on your surveys that you are willing to serve.
Moving Forward: Later this summer or in the fall, if we are still making progress in Illinois regarding COVID-19 related concerns, we will modify our worship services and these guidelines as needed. Thanks be to God for the opportunity we have to begin meeting together!
Live Streaming: You can continue to view our live streams on Facebook, and gospel videos for kids and sermon notes are available on our Messages 2020 webpage. You do not need a Facebook account to watch these videos. When you go to our Facebook page, if you are asked to sign in, select "Not now" if you don't have a Facebook account, and then look for the live feed. Please contact our church office at (847) 886-9550 or lrbcefca@gmail.com if you would like more information, or if you or someone you know has a need or would like to be contacted by our church. Thank you.
