THE FOLLOWING IS IN EFFECT MAY 9, 2021
Under the direction of the First Presidency and our SSR Stake Presidency:
2ND WARD PHASE 3: BACK TO CHURCH PLAN
“ALL” MEETINGS WILL RESUME ON A LIMITED BASIS
FOR OUR SAFETY
Please continue to Worship at Home if you:
Are experiencing any symptoms of illness of any kind
Are higher risk to COVID due to age or a preexisting health condition
HOME SACRAMENT: Per our Stake President, after May 2 2021, the direction for every worthy priesthood holder to administer the sacrament in their homes weekly will no longer be in effect.
If you are in a position where coming to church is not possible, or you are at a higher risk to COVID due to age or a pre-existing health condition, please reach out to Bishop Harwood to discuss how the sacrament could be administered, as sacrament outside of sacrament meeting will need the bishop’s approval.
Please Review All Instructions Below
2nd Ward Block Schedule 10:30am – 12:30pm
Sacrament Meeting will be held every week in person starting at 10:30am to 12:30pm
2nd Hour will be held every week in person starting at 11:30am to 12:30pm
Please wear a Mask and follow social distancing protocols until further notice.
SACRAMENT MEETING
| MEETING TIME | MEET: IN-PERSON |
|---|---|
| SUNDAY – 10:30am – 12:30pm | EVERYONE |
2ND HOUR: 10am
11:30m to 12:30pm – ALL 2nd Hour will now meet IN PERSON
Primary and Nursery classes will now be held.
We will be broadcasting Gospel Doctrine, Elders Quorum and Relief Society classes from the Church for those who are unable to attend due to health concerns mentioned above.
Classes will end at 11am so we can sanitize the class rooms for the next ward.
No Children or Youth classes will be broadcast.
2ND HOUR CLASS SCHEDULES
1ST & 3RD WEEKS – 11:30am
(Click-on Class Names for Assignments)
| CLASS | ROOM |
|---|---|
| Nursery | RM: 115 |
| Sunbeam | Primary Room |
| CTR 4 | Primary Room |
| CTR 5 | Primary Room |
| CTR 6/7 | Primary Room |
| Valiant 8 | RM: 112 |
| Valiant 9 | RM: 113 |
| Valiant 10A | RM: 114 |
| Valiant 10B | RM: 110 |
| Sunday School: 11 | RM: 102 |
| Sunday School: 12 | RM: 105 |
| Sunday School: 13 | RM: 107 |
| Sunday School: 14 | RM: 104 |
| Sunday School: 15 | RM: 106 |
| Sunday School: 16 & 17 | Stage |
| Gospel Doctrine | Relief Society Room |
| Young Single Adults | RM: 108 |
2ND & 4th WEEKS – 11:30am
(Click Class Names for Assignments)
| CLASS | ROOM |
|---|---|
| Nursery | RM: 115 |
| Sunbeam | Primary Room |
| CTR 4 | Primary Room |
| CTR 5 | Primary Room |
| CTR 6/7 | Primary Room |
| Valiant 8 | RM: 112 |
| Valiant 9 | RM: 113 |
| Valiant 10A | RM: 114 |
| Valiant 10B | RM: 110 |
| YW 1 Class: (Yountest) | RM: 107 |
| YW 2 Class: (Younger) | RM: 104 |
| YW 3 Class: (Young) | RM: 106 |
| Deacons Quorum | RM: 108 |
| Teachers Quorum | Stage |
| Priests Quorum | Bishop Office |
| Relief Society | Relief Society Room / LINK |
| Elders Quorum | Back of Cultural Hall |
Masks
Everyone who will be joining us will need to continue to wear a mask until further notice. Please respect our church leaders’ decisions around this policy. We want all to feel comfortable in worship with us 🙂
Sanitizing the Building
At the conclusion of all our meetings and classes, please help us sanitize the building by wiping down anything we touch. We will have some individuals with sprayers come through to spray the chairs.
Parking
No restrictions, please park wherever convenient.
Arrival Time
Please do not come down to the church more than 15 minutes early. This will give us the time to make sure to wipe down all door handles, doors, light switches, drinking fountains, bathrooms, pews, pulpit, piano, organ, and each sacrament tray before a new group arrives. This will also allow the previous group time to exit the building before the next group arrives. This will do two things:
Allow us to sanitize all high traffic areas
Help us to avoid congregating in groups
Congregating & Social Distancing
Please avoid congregating in the lobby and keep social distancing. I know this one will be the most difficult. Many of us have not seen each other for months and will want to say hi and catch up. We ask that you do not gather to talk in the foyers as best we can. Of course, we can be friendly and say hello, but we ask that you please help us keep everyone safe through social distancing as best we can.
Hand Sanitizer
As you enter the building we will have access to hand sanitizer in the foyer for those who may want to use it. It is still somewhat difficult to get in large amounts so if you would like to bring small amounts from home for your own families use, please feel free to do so.
Handshakes
As a bishopric, we are excited to see all of you. We look forward to saying hello. Please do not be offended that we will not be shaking anyone’s hands regardless of your feelings about it. We tend to shake a lot of hands during the day. To keep from possibly spreading any contamination we have decided that we will not be shaking hands before, after, or during our meetings. Please do not take it personally, but know of our love for each of you.
Chapel Seating
As you enter the chapel our benches will be marked. We will only be using every other row. This will keep an empty row in front of and behind each family. We also ask that you sit 6 feet apart from other families. With three separate groups, we should have plenty of room to accomplish this, so we will not be opening the overflow.
Hymnbooks
There will be no hymnbooks available. We encourage you to bring your electronic devices so that you can have access to the words of the hymns. We will try to select hymns that will be more familiar to everyone to help with this process. If there is not someone that can play the organ in each meeting, we will use the piano. If we do not have someone comfortable with playing the piano, we will sing a cappella.
Singing
There have been some reports out about the possible concern with singing in congregations. We will continue to sing in our meetings, except for those administering in the sacrament during the sacrament hymn while the emblems of the sacrament are exposed.
Sacrament
The sacrament has been our biggest area of concern. We are requiring that every member of the Aaronic priesthood wear a mask while administering in the sacrament, whether blessing, preparing, or passing. All of those helping with the sacrament will wash their hands prior to handling the emblems of the sacrament as well as before the meeting. During the sacrament hymn, each member blessing and passing the sacrament will sanitize their hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitiser.
Sacrament: Bread and Water
Each Aaronic priesthood member passing will bring around 2 separate trays. One will have the water, with a cup in every other hole, the other will not have a top piece, which will be used to gather cups so you don’t have to worry about spilling some leftover water or having to get the cup into the small opening.
When passing the sacrament, the member of the priesthood will walk down the empty rows and pass the sacrament to each individual person, limiting the number of people who touch the handle on the tray.
Speakers
Speakers may sit on the stand, but maintain some distance between other speakers. As they are approaching the stand we will have time to wipe down the pulpit and microphone. The exception to this will be on testimony Sundays. We ask as you come up on the stand, and that you sit six feet apart from one another. We will still wipe down the pulpit and microphone between each individual.
Conclusion
As of now, this is the plan. We know that not every possible risk can be eliminated, but feel that if we follow this plan we will be able to safely meet and worship together.
Please reach out to a member of the Bishopric if you have any questions!