A Letter on Regathering at Prosperity Presbyterian Church

Dear Prosperity Presbyterian church family,

We know that many of you have deeply missed one another and our worship as the body of Christ!  Our leadership is planning for safely resuming worship in our facilities at PPC on June 7th.  We wanted to communicate the “knowns” of the process as soon as possible.  Worship will resume in the sanctuary.  Everyone will enter through the double doors.  Hand sanitizer stations and other protective measures will be available outside the entrance and at each exit.  After the service those closest to the pulpit will exit out of the side door through the breeze way.  Those closest to the double door entrance will exit through the double door entrance.  For those uncomfortable with gathering corporately we will still have a live-stream feed on our Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/Prosperity-Presbyterian-Church-275363616175410/.

We are trying to gather safely, so, as you decide to come and bring your family please note the following:

·       Worship begins at 10AM.  Please feel free to arrive early so that distancing isn’t an issue. 

·       Each family, including children, must stay with immediate family members before, after, and throughout the service. This means you can only sit with immediate family members and not your friends.

·       We desire to see each and every one of you, but if you are in an at-risk category please use extra precautions and sound judgement before you return to services.

·       If you are sick, running a fever, or generally under the weather, you should not attend.

·       Please plan to keep all greetings at a distance.  Smile, wave, and air hug often!   

·       We will follow social distancing guidelines.  Every other pew will be blocked off to encourage social distancing.  While we encourage individual families to sit close together, there should be appropriate spacing on either side of the family unit. 

·       The State of N.C. encourages people to wear masks.  Please bring your own PPE for the service. 

·       Bulletins will be placed in the pews by our secretary the Friday before the service. 

·       Hymn lyrics will be posted on our overhead screen for safety and convenience. 

·       Offering plates will be placed at the exists for safety and convenience.

·       The nursery will be available and sanitized before the service.  Please bring your own play items from home.  Toys have been temporarily removed. 

·       All chairs, doors and other touchable surfaces will be sanitized between uses.

·       Although bathrooms and water fountains are available, please ensure that members of your family use the bathroom before coming to the service and bring your own personal water bottle.

We are excited to be worshiping together again.  As Sunday school and other ministries come available, we will continue to provide updates via email and our Facebook page.  Until June 7th please continue to join via our livestream and consider joining our Wednesday night Zoom Bible study.  May God richly bless you as we anticipate worshiping together soon.

“Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.” ~ Psalm 22:3

Pastor Bruce for the Officers of Prosperity Presbyterian Church