Church Guidelines to Reopening

  Dear Members and Friends of Hammond Presbyterian Church,

We hope that everyone continues to be safe and healthy. As many of you know, Hammond Presbyterian Church has been holding abbreviated services each Sunday in our pavilion. Services have been successful this summer. 

The Hammond Presbyterian Church session members have been discussing how and when we will move into the Sanctuary for services. We will have the same restrictions and guidelines to follow inside as we do with our outside service in order to insure everyone stays safe. 

The following guidelines continue be:

· A shortened abbreviated service

· No hymnals, no Bibles, no bulletins, no singing, no choir

· A power point projected on a screen will provide service highlights

· Mandatory masks and hand sanitizer will be available if needed

· Music will be played but no singing will take place

· Everyone will sit in the marked pews positioned 6 feet apart (Congregants will be ushered to a marked pew to maintain social distance)

· No collection of offering, but a basket will be available

· Individual prayer requests can be emailed or phoned ahead to Tara for reading at the service

· When exiting the Church, Congregants who are the closest to the back of the church will exit first followed by next row. Conversations between congregants can be held outside of the Sanctuary. 

We realize that there are many of our friends and members who are still not ready to return. We respect your personal choices. You return when it’s the right time for you. Your session members continue to be concerned for the health and well-being of our congregation and our community is our primary concern. 

Blessings to all,

Members of the Session 

Lynn DeCondo, clerk

Denise Diana

Marilyn Hunter

Mark Schnittger

Jennifer McGregor

Ann Root

Rev. Betsy Westman, moderator 

(pastor, Theresa Pres. Church)