Guidance for attending Church services

The Church Building will be open to welcome all who wish to attend from 11am on a Sunday Morning.

Ground Floor – this is designated for those who have reduced mobility

          Entrance to the ground floor will only be via the Calvin Street door. Please observe the social distancing            markers at all times

          Please bring a mask with you as everyone over the age of 12 will be asked on entry to wear it and to use             the hand sanitiser, before being directed to your seat by a steward.

          All seating has been arranged to meet the socially distancing regulations, and all seats will be                  filled from the back of the church forward, filling the Upper Frank Street sections first.

          We ask you to co-operate fully with the stewards, as many of us will not be sitting in our usual                         positions.

          Please don't move around the church as tempting as it might be.

Gallery – this is designated for families and those with better mobility to climb stairs

          Entrance to the Gallery seating will only be via the two entrance hall side doors on Castlereagh Street.                 Please observe the social distancing markers at all time

          Please bring a mask with you as everyone over the age of 12 will be asked on entry to wear it and to use             the hand sanitiser, before being directed to your seat by a steward.

          All seating has been arranged to meet the socially distancing regulations, and all seats will be                   filled from the front of the church backwards, on both sides of the gallery.

          Please don't move around the church as tempting as it might be.

          We ask you to co-operate fully with the stewards at all times.

Track and Trace

Please complete the track and trace form which is at the end of each pew along with a pen. We require your name and contact number. This method of recording may change but for the present please follow the guidance.

On leaving the church

Directions will be given from the minister or steward from the pulpit, and we will be leaving row by row to maintain social distancing and please do not congregate around the entrance and allow people to leave with ease.

Gallery - will leave via the entrance you came in.

Main Floor

Upper Frank Street Side via the exit on the Minister’s Room side of the building into Calvin Street.

McKee Hall side via the exit on the kitchen side of the building into Calvin Street.

Please take all your belongings and papers with you when you leave.

Toilets

There will be two toilets for use – please follow the guidelines for sanitising after use

Calvin Street Entrance – for ladies

Main Church Entrance – for men

Please Note the following:

Regrettably no handshakes or hugs

Offering baskets will be left at the various exits

There will be no printed announcement sheets

There will be no pew Bibles available.

Wearing of masks

We have been given advice following the recent upsurge in covid 19 cases. So many people have been using visors in place of masks, the following is the guidance we have been given
Face visors
Face visors do not offer the same protection as a face covering which covers the nose and the mouth.
The use of cloth face coverings are therefore recommended, as they provide much better protection from the risk of infection from the COVID-19 virus.
 
I would ask all to try and adhere to the guidance to help protect all of us.