Easter Sunday Morning Worship Service

3996 14th Avenue,Sacramento CA 95820

04 April, 2021

Description

Easter Sunday Morning Services will be available in-person and INDOORS at 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM on April 4, 2021 at St Paul Baptist Church Dear St. Paul Family & Friends, With grateful hearts, we are excited to welcome you to experience in-person & indoor worship to celebrate Easter with us. For everyone's health and safety, we must follow CDC guidelines for social distancing and have a limit to the number of members who can attend. To register to attend service in person, please read the information below before proceeding with registration. Please note in-person registration is likely to fill up: Easter Service will also be livesteamed on our website, and on our Youtube and Facebook pages. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BEFORE YOU REGISTER:The in-person worship service will begin promptly at 8:00 am. (Check-in will begin at 7:15 am) and 10:00 am (Check-in will begin at 9:15 am)Childcare, youth and children's services will not be offered. However, your children may attend service with you and will need to be included in your registration. Your children must be seated with you at all times. Once you register, you will receive an email confirmation for you and the members of your household that you registered. Bring the confirmation with you (print or mobile) to gain entry into the Family Life Center or Church.Your temperature will be checked once you enter the building.To ensure proper social distancing according to CDC guidelines, seats will not be reserved. An usher will guide you and your household members to your seats. Household members are allowed to sit together. If you and your household members arrive separately, you will be seated separately.Face masks must be worn at all times for your safety and the safety of others. Face shields will not be allowed unless they are accompanied by a mask.We will not hold the traditional “meet & greet” portion of the service, and we ask that you do not shake hands or hug others.You may continue to pay your tithe and offering at https://stpaulsac.org/give/, via mail or place your offering in a basket as you enter. OUR WORSHIP EXPERIENCE:PRE-REGISTRATION: · Pre-registration will be available here on Eventbrite. Limited space available. · If you are unable to use Eventbrite, please contact the church office at 916-737-7070. ENTRANCE PARKING: · Alternating parking paces will be used to adhere to the 6 feet distancing guideline. · Members of the same household are encouraged to ride together. · Please enter on the west side of the campus (church administration wing) or rear gate. POINTS OF ENTRY AND EXIT: · As we adhere to a contact-less environment protocol, how we enter and exit the Family Life Center or Sanctuary will be changed. · All attendees will enter in the doors identified. · At the end of the worship experience, exiting will be executed under the direction of the ushers. CHECK-IN PROTOCOL: · Be ready to provide your code on a device or paper copy. · The purpose of registering all attendees is to have a system of contact tracing. SCREENING: · Everyone entering in the Family Life Center or Sanctuary must be screened. · The screening will take place prior to entrance. · We will take the temperature of everyone, (In the event the temperature registers over 100.4, a process has been designed to protect the confidentiality of the member or visitor). SEATING: · The ushers will be seating all members. · It is important that the Family Life Center and Sanctuary is filled in accordance with safety guidelines, (“Same household” members must sit together). · If you have family, but not in the same household, social distancing will be required. · You will not be able to save seats. OUR WORSHIP EXPERIENCES: Because safety is a major focus, here are a few things that will look and feel different: · Congregational Singing: Singing will be provided by the Praise Team. Congregants will be encouraged not to sing. · Scripture Reading: Scriptures will be read by a minister. · Altar Call: Congregants will be asked to remain in seats and not hold hands unless part of the same household. · Tithes and Offering: Attendees will be asked to drop offering in a basket as you enter the Family Life Center (gym) or Sanctuary. · Communion: Please bring the communion packet that you received at the Church Anniversary. If you did not receive a packet, communion will be made available to you. u · Invitation to Christian Discipleship: As people accept Christ or want to join the church body, prayer room counselors will take individuals to the racquet ball court (Family Life Center) or choir room (Sanctuary) which allows for the social distancing requirements. · Benediction: Pastor or designee will close with prayer and the benediction. The post service greeting with Pastor will be suspended until further notice. POST SERVICE DEPARTURE: · Please follow social distancing protocols and mask covering as you exit the Family Life Center or Sanctuary and return to your vehicles. · Recognizing the desire to meet and greet people we must remember all safety protocols. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS DO I HAVE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND? Yes. For your safety and health, we must follow CDC guidelines for social distancing and limit the number of members who can attend. WHEN SHOULD I ARRIVE AT CHURCH FOR THE IN-PERSON WORSHIP SERVICE? Check-in begins at 7:15 am for the 8:00 am Service, and 9:15am for the 10:00 am Service (we will stream this service live). DO I HAVE TO REGISTER IF MY SPOUSE REGISTERS? During the registration process, you or your spouse can register members living in your household who wish to attend. You will need to include each person’s first and last name in your household who will attend the in-person worship. IS THERE RESERVED SEATING OR CAN I CHOOSE WHERE I WANT TO SIT ONCE, I ARRIVE? No. To ensure proper social distancing, seats will not be reserved. An usher will guide you and your household members to your seats. Household members are allowed to sit together. If you and your household members arrive separately, you will be seated separately. WILL THERE BE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SEATING? Yes. An usher will guide you to the appropriate place in the sanctuary. WILL THERE BE SEPARATE PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH? No. Childcare, youth and children’s programs will not be offered during worship services. However, your children may attend service with you and will need to be included in your registration. If you don’t think your children can maintain social distancing inside the sanctuary, we suggest that you view the Sunday morning broadcast at home. CAN NON-MEMBERS ATTEND THE IN-PERSON WORSHIP SERVICE? Yes, our worship service is for members and non-members. HOW WILL PARKING BE HANDLED OR CAN I PARK ANYWHERE? Parking lot attendants will guide you to designated parking lots. CDC guidelines require that we limit the number of people entering the building at each entrance. WILL HANDICAPPED PARKING BE AVAILABLE? Yes. Please follow the instructions of the parking lot attendants. AM I REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK? Yes. Face masks and social distancing give you the best possible chance of not contracting the COVID-19 virus. A face mask must be worn at all times, even if you have taken the COVID-19 vaccine. Face shields are not allowed unless accompanied by a mask. WILL FACE MASKS BE AVAILABLE AT THE CHURCH? No. To limit the frequency of in-person contact, we ask that you provide your own face mask. ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS IN WORSHIP ACTIVITIES—SUCH AS COMMUNION, SINGING, OFFERING, OR GREETING—DURING SERVICE? We will not hold the traditional “meet & greet” portion of the service, and we ask that you do not shake hands or hug others. Clapping, raising your hands are allowed. But face masks must be worn at all times. You may continue to pay your tithe and offering at https://stpaulsac.org/give/, via mail or place your offering in an offering basket as you enter. WHAT HAPPENS IF MY TEMPERATURE IS HIGH? You will be directed to a room and ask to sit for five minutes. An St. Paul representative will retake your temperature. If it is normal, you will be allowed to enter the sanctuary. If your temperature is still high, we must ask that you go home to ensure your safety and others’ safety in the building. WHAT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS DOES St. Paul HAVE IN PLACE? To maximize your protection and reduce the risk of you contracting the COVID-19 virus, the following safety measures that are in place include, but are not limited to the following: - Face masks are required at all times. - Social distancing will take place when entering and exiting the building and while seated. - Hand sanitizer stations are located in the Worship Center. The Worship Center shall be cleaned and disinfected, including disinfection of heavy transit areas and high-touch surfaces (e.g., doorknobs, bathrooms, microphones, shared instruments). If you test positive for the COVID-19 virus after attending a service, we ask that you contact the church office at 916-737-7070. WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE A SMARTPHONE OR ACCESS TO EMAIL OR THE INTERNET? Please contact the church office at 916-737-7070. AM I LIMITED IN THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS TO BRING TO THE SATURDAY IN-PERSON WORSHIP SERVICE? No. You must, however, include each household member’s first/last name and email during the registration process. Please keep in mind that the sanctuary capacity has significantly been reduced for safety precautions.