CPC COVID-19 Info: The Return to the CPC Campus
September 2020
My Dear CPC Family,
Thank you for staying so connected during this pandemic time. It’s been an honor to worship with you, even online. How grateful I am for your generosity that had made if possible for us to broadcast worship even before the pandemic, which made it so much easier to continue to do so throughout the pandemic.
Our Safety Team, Worship Planning Team, and Session Leadership Team have agreed that the statistical numbers for Pima County and Tucson are in good enough shape that we can invite folks back into the worship space for Sunday services. We know that not all of us are comfortable with that, we know that many are still needing to be at home for health and safety, we know that being together has a measure of risk. We are inviting folks to follow CDC guidelines for worshiping together and join us in worship, either in-person or on-line, starting Sunday, September 13, 8:30 a.m and 10:45 a.m.
For those continuing online, you can expect that we will still be including you in our worship experience. We will be addressing you, making sure that sound and video are good for you, providing words to hymns and prayers, and including you in all aspects of worship. For those coming in person, we will be doing the same. We are working on creating a “hybrid” worship experience that is meaningful for both in person and online worshipers. This will take some creativity and practice, but your worship planners and leaders are up for the challenge.
Masks are required while on campus and during worship (no arguing). If wearing a
mask is a challenge for you, we ask you to remain worshiping online until we do not need
to wear masks.
We will be in the Sanctuary for both services, using every other pew, encouraging healthy
physical distance between households.
Attendees will be asked to use hand sanitizer just prior to entering the Sanctuary. You can
use ours or yours.
Offering will be received at the end of worship at the doors, as well as online and through
the mail.
Individual Attendance cards will be received at the end of worship at the doors.
We won’t be hosting food/fellowship. Water bottles will be available, though we encourage
you to bring your own.
We implore you to be honest with yourself and not come to the campus if you have any signs of illness, any indication of exposure to COVID-19 in the last two weeks, and to comply with the guidelines that offer the safest experience possible for those who choose to come to the CPC campus for worship. We are a family who do our best to take care of each other.
We will need some help. An email is being sent to our church family. We want to know general numbers coming to each service as well as fill some volunteer spots. You can follow the links to our Sign-Up Genius forms
For each service we will need:
Two table hosts for hand sanitizing; one table host for water bottles
Eight guides/ushers to guide people to seating, and to collect offering and reset
pews after worship.
Singing together is still a challenge to keep us healthy. So, we are asking attendees to not sing aloud, but to allow the worship leaders to guide us in our music. Our 8:30 a.m. service will be led by our band. Our 10:45 a.m. service will be led by our Director of Music and Accompanist.
We will also be featuring special musicians and virtual choirs. We hope you all might join us in our virtual choirs. Some fun choir rehearsals have begun online through Zoom. Contact Luke for the Zoom link.
Luke Diamond, Director of Music
As you can see we’ve been working hard over this time to be able to worship both online and in person both at 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. I am deeply grateful that not even a pandemic can keep us from being the church and worshiping God together. Hopefully you have been receiving our emails. If not, please contact our Office Manager, Stella, in the church office.
, 520-886-5535
Grace and Peace to you all. See you online and/or in person,
Bless you, Bless you, Bless you,
Pastor Steve Melde