The following is some of the information you will need to know if you are considering joining us in-person.

General Expectations of Attendees

• Be considerate and extend grace with others who may have a different perspective on COVID-19.  Some may be more comfortable with people than others.  It is important that we lovingly walk with each other on this journey.  For example, some may choose to wear a mask, others may not.  Be careful of judgement with one another.
• Avoid shaking hands and adhere to all recommended physical distancing expectations.
• When coughing or sneezing use a tissue to cover your nose and mouth and dispose of the tissue immediately.  Do not cough/sneeze into your hands directly.
• If you meet the definition of a vulnerable individual please use your discretion when deciding on attending in-person services.
• Masks are required for all volunteers and working staff members.

Self-Assessment Questions

Please be sure you can answer “NO” to each of these questions. If not, please stay home and enjoy the service online;

• Do you have any of the following new or worsening symptoms; fever, cough, difficulty breathing, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, new taste or smell disorder, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, or runny nose or nasal congestion (in absence of other reasons like seasonal allergies)?
• Have you returned from travel outside Canada in the last 14 days?
• Have you had contact with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19?
• Have you had contact with anyone who has been told to self-quarantine themselves?
• Are you awaiting a COVID-19 test result?

Additional Information

• Attendees will be required to pre-register and do a self-assessment prior to attending each week.  An email will be sent out on Monday morning for the upcoming Sunday.
• Please view your email for instructions and do not attend if you are exhibiting any symptoms indicated in the Self-Assessment questions.
• Please park on the south end of the building and enter the church via the south-facing set of doors only.
• Please arrive between 9:40 – 9:50 am to ensure timely seating.
• Please adhere to a 6-ft physical distance both in the parking lot and in the building at all times.
• Hand sanitizer will be available upon entering the building.
• At this time, we will not be offering any Springvale Kids programming and it is expected that children remain with their parents/guardians at all times. We will sit families with children at the back. And don’t worry – lots of grace for wiggly kids!
• You will be seated by our usher team.  Please do not move/change seats.
• Seating will be every other row and non-household members will be three chairs apart from one another.
• Until guidelines are modified, we ask that the congregation refrains from singing out loud but to worship in their hearts and minds.
• Our service will continue to be approximately 1 hour long.
• At the end of the service, please remain seated until your row is instructed to be release by rows and directed to go outside immediately
• Washrooms will be available but we ask that you refrain from using them unless absolutely necessary and respect physical distancing if you do use them.
• We will continue to employ online giving methods or offerings can be dropped off in the boxes located by the exit doors.

We will be having a team filming on some Sundays during the arrival and dismissal times.  This footage will be used during the upcoming Sundays pre-service time so our congregation can see more of each other.  If you do not want to participate in any questions, please just let the team know and smile and wave when the camera swings by!