Orange Status Reopening Protocol Has been Approved

For Sunday Indoor Worship
Reason to come together
St. Paul UMC is a community with different internet accessibility, technology ability, age, and personal identity. In this past month, about 10 parishioners have received the COVID vaccine, and many are actively in line to be vaccinated.  By mid-March, many high-risk members will have received both doses of vaccines and have had a grace period of 2 weeks.  
Although St. Paul UMC HAS started online worship and rebuilding the community through technology, more than half of the regular worshiping group is missing, and this seems to be affecting the people with less privilege. Returning to the physical space in the Church Sanctuary is a crucial step to rebuilding the wounded community.  All people will be welcome in worship, vaccinated or not.
Issues to resolve:
We will CONTINUE TO offer online YouTube live streaming of the worship service to allow people to access worship.
Target reopening date: The week Santa Clara County COVID-19 status turn orange
Protocol:
* Sign-in protection check.

• At the entry, each person will fill out the time/ date slip. (form attached)

* Sanitizing surfaces, instruments, and hands:

• the church will provide a hand sanitizing station.
• the church will provide a UV-C sanitizing wand to sanitize all soft surfaces.
• the church will provide 75% alcohol solution spray to wipe down hard surfaces.

* Masks

• All worshipers will be provided masks and be recommend to double mask while in worship.
• The pastor and liturgist will wear masks until time to speak, keeping 6 ft apart.

* Spacing and Airflow

• Fans will be used to direct airflow.
• Seating will be arranged 6 ft apart.  Indoor capacity is 347, at 25% capacity is 86. 

* Music and Singing.

• There will be no congregational singing until further notice.

* Holy Communion

• Church will wait until when communion elements can be shared safely in person before serving communion.
• An Agape Feast will be offered: both the online participant and the in-person worshipers will take elements at the same time. 

* Other common spaces

• the church will have 75% alcohol spray solution in each bathroom to wipe down the area surfaces.
• Each bathroom is equipped with a UV airflow sanitizer to assist clean air.
• Poster is posted on handwashing techniques.
• Markers will be posted in the hallway outside of the restrooms to measure out 6 feet apart for the lines.

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Events Online
Sunday Kaleidoscope Bible Study  9:15 -9:45 am
Contact Sydnie at sydnie62313@gmail.com to get the zoom link.

Sunday Worship  10:30 -11:30 am
  zoom  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81169317471?pwd=c1BjMHBZcGtmWS9peE93djRjUVF6QT09
  YouTube Live stream
  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9PYHjfKUglp2iHw4n2Sm9g

(worship recording) after 2 pm
http://www.stpaulsumcsj.com/home-worship-resources.html

Sunday Morning Fellowship 11:30 am
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81169317471?pwd=c1BjMHBZcGtmWS9peE93djRjUVF6QT09

Thursday Coffee Break  11 am-12 pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82611466514?pwd=V0w3SStlUmJSRElIRmtBYlhiV0FlZz09

Friday worship run through  7-8 pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81169317471?pwd=c1BjMHBZcGtmWS9peE93djRjUVF6QT09
 

Office Hours
Office Admin Debbie Chen Tam  Weekdays  9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Please call ahead at 408-294-4564, or email her at spumc405@sbcglobal.net to protect her health.

Pastor Helen: Tuesday & Thursday  10 am- 2 pm
Please call ahead at 408-910-2157 or email her at PastorHelen103@gmail.com and schedule meeting outdoor with mask.