COVID-19 Orange Alert

An orange alert means that the community transmission of the COVID-19 virus is at a level that is putting the public health system under pressure.

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Vaccine certificates are required for all persons attending worship, weddings, funerals, or community events held at Saint Mark’s School.

What our services will look like for the vaccinated:

• No limits on numbers at Orange

• Children’s ministry and creche are able to continue

• Those who are sick are encouraged to stay at home

• Frequent use of sanitiser is encouraged

• Record keeping/scanning required

• Communion limited to one kind

• Seated and separated for morning tea

• Masks strongly recommended throughout (can be removed when leading worship,leading intercessions, reading etc)

• Masks required when singing (except soloists/choirs at 2m distance)

• Home groups are able to continue under government rules

• 10am service continued to be live-streamed

What services will be available for the unvaccinated:

• live stream the 10am Sunday Service on Facebook

• Morning Prayer on Thursdays and Fridays via Zoom

Depending on numbers we also hope to do the following:

• Regular home communion

• Arrange for an extra weekly or fortnightly service, potentially gathering at a private home