OLIVET RE-OPENING PLAN

 
 

UPDATE: October 4, 2020

We are back to in-person worship with social distancing and masks. 
For those who wish to stay home, we will continue to offer our live-stream worship through our
YouTube channel, “Olivet Community“, Facebook and HERE on our website.
 
 

September 19, 2020

For the next two weeks, we will only be offering live-stream worship through our
YouTube channel, “Olivet Community“, Facebook and HERE on our website.
We are hopeful to open the doors again on October 4th.  

 

August 2, 2020

We have been careful to follow Governor Holcomb’s re-opening guidelines for the state of Indiana.  He has extended Phase 4.5 till the end of August. With this in mind, we will continue to have limited in-person worship with social distancing and masks.  We are hopeful to open the doors with unlimited worship in September. 

 

July 3, 2020

We have been careful to follow Governor Holcomb’s re-opening guidelines for the state of Indiana.  We are now in Phase 4.5 of the Governor’s plan. With this in mind, we will continue to have limited in-person worship with social distancing and masks.  We are hop
eful to open the doors with unlimited worship on Sunday, August 2nd. 

 

June 9, 2020

As we take our first cautious step to joining together in worship on Sunday, June 14, at 9am (our new starting time), we want you to be aware of the precautions we will be taking.  Please review these carefully. If you feel comfortable in returning to in-person worship at this time, we ask that you come prepared to observe all these precautions.

Re-Opening Precautions

  1. We encourage anyone over 65 or who has a high-risk health condition to follow the CDC recommendation to exercise caution and continue to limit exposure to large group gatherings.
  2. We will continue to offer live-streaming of worship at 9am for those who choose to stay home.
  3. We will follow social distancing guidelines maintaining 6 feet of separation, which unfortunately means there will be no hand-shaking or hugging.
  4. We will direct where people can sit and some pews will be blocked off to be sure distancing can be kept.
  5. We will require everyone seated in the pews to wear a mask. We will have extra masks if someone needs one.
  6. We will have a place to leave your offering at the back of the sanctuary.
  7. We will sanitize surfaces throughout the building before and after worship.
  8. We will have hand sanitizer stations located in the Welcome Center and in the Narthex at the back of the sanctuary.
  9. We will dismiss the congregation pew-by-pew at the close of worship to exit the building to the parking lot.
  10. There will be no bulletins handed out.
  11. There will be no bibles in the pews.
  12. There will be no coffee, tea or ice water available.
  13. There will be no Nursery.
  14. There will be no Children’s Church although we will continue to have Children’s Church by Zoom at 1:30 p.m.
  15. There will be no Sunday School on premises until July 12, though we will continue adult Sunday School classes by Zoom at 10:30am.

If you have any questions about our plans for in-person worship this Sunday, please contact any elder.

It is our hope and prayer that we can lift these precautions soon.  But for now, please join with us in observing these precautions out of love and care for one another.  The Session will continue to monitor our local Covid-19 situation and any updates to the Governor’s plan.  If progress continues to be made, we do hope to be back to a ‘normal’ schedule of activities on July 12.
 
INDIANA GUIDELINE

No social gatherings over 25 people

 

INDIANA GUIDELINE

No social gatherings over 100 People

65+ and at-risk persons must stay at home

INDIANA GUIDELINE

No social gatherings over 250 People

65+ and at-risk persons encouraged to continue practicing caution

INDIANA GUIDELINE
 
Fully open if virus continues declining

65+ and at-risk persons encouraged to continue practicing caution

Stage 2

Current – May 23

Stage 3

May 24 – June 13

Stage 4-4.5

June 14- Aug 31

Stage 5

Sept 1 & Beyond

OLIVET PLAN

Worship Services Online

Small Groups encouraged to connect online through ZOOM or other digital means

Begin organizing & equipping small “house churches” (2-4 households) for people comfortable with in-person worship

 
 
 
 
OLIVET PLAN
 
Livestream Worship beginning @ 9:00 a.m.

Small Groups encouraged to connect online but may begin meeting in homes

Launch “house church” networks

Possible “Outdoor Church” opportunities mid-week or on Saturdays

OLIVET PLAN

Livestream and House Church worship continue

Tentative reopening of in-person worship with RSVPs, social distancing and overflow projection in gym available.

Small groups encouraged to connect online and may continue meeting in homes

OLIVET PLAN

Worship Services are unrestricted at Olivet and continue to be livestreamed @9:00 a.m.

Small groups may continue meeting in homes or at Olivet Community Church