Dear Foursquare Family,

First, we want to commend you on the way you have served, volunteered, engaged with others online, contacted and encouraged one another, sewed masks, delivered food and cd’s, gave generously and prayed endlessly. GREAT JOB CHURCH FAMILY!   We had 75-80 people join us at Stonebrooke to cover the facility, it’s residents, it’s staff and their families in prayer this past Sunday.   You have been unified in a time when even our culture and others cannot be on the same page.  You have set aside personal preferences and opinions to care for the body as a whole.  Well done!

We have been focussing and studying the early church in Acts since the beginning of the year.  The early church selflessly cared and prayed for one another, gave generously, and met regularly.  They actually met outside most of the time, rarely were they inside.  It is no coincidence that the Lord led us to focus on this section of scripture at this exact time. The things we were led to focus on have been necessary for what we have been encountering.

As we have prayed and talked with the Church staff, council and elders this is the plan that seems right to us and to the Holy Spirit…

• We will begin church services inside on Sunday, June 21st.  There is something so right about celebrating the love of our Heavenly Father as we celebrate Father’s Day in the church building.
• We will be having family services.   This means that our kids and youth will be sitting with their families during Sunday services.  Friday, June 26th we will have a Drive-in movie to celebrate our kids and families.  We will begin Wednesday DIVE on July 8th.  Unfortunately we will not be running the vans for pick up quite yet.
• In order to facilitate social distancing we will have Kids and Youth on separate nights.  We will begin Youth Services on Tuesday, July 7th.
• We understand that some may take a while to come back to meeting in the building with us. That is just fine.  We will continue to livestream every week  and you can join us there.  Please do what you feel comfortable doing and in the time frame that works for you.
• We ask that you be supportive and considerate of one another, understand the guidelines set out by the CDC for churches and follow the procedures we have put in place as well.  

Details about our precautions and procedures for re-opening are following…


“Back on Track Guidelines” 

1. Ensure 6 feet individuals or family units of the same households during services:

• There will be no greeting time 

2. Space and mark seating, alternating rows when possible: 

• “Those who attend will be asked and directed to sit every other row with 6’ between any non-household member. Be flexible and find a safe place to sit, even if that means giving up where you “always” sit, and respect people’s boundaries”. 

3. Clean between each service and disinfect high-contact surfaces regularly: 

• We will close the sanctuary and bathrooms to clean them thoroughly in between services 

4. Place hand sanitizers in high-contact locations and ask staff, members, and guests to sanitize their hands upon  entering the building. 

• Hand sanitizing stations are available in the foyer and the back of the sanctuary.

5. Recommend putting on a face covering before entering the building: 

• Staff and volunteers will be required to wear a face mask. We will provide masks if you want one but do not have one. Face masks are not required for attendance.

6. Consider placing signage telling staff, members, and guests to not enter if they are symptomatic or if they have tested positive for COVID-19 :

• “If you consider attending, please meet all recommended health requirements to do so. Please do not come if you are sick or have been exposed to a person who has been recently sick. According to the CDC, a person must be fever-free for 72 hours and be 10 days past the first appearance of symptoms to no longer be considered contagious”.

7. Implement non-contact greetings:​

• Feel free to greet one another with a “Hi” or “Hello” instead of a hug or handshake. 

8. Avoid handing out materials: 

• If you would like a bulletin there will be printed copies available in the back of the sanctuary at the Info Center. There will also be a copy of the bulletin online.

9.  Establish safe protocols for any communion and collection to avoid contact: 

• We will be distributing single serve wafers and juice for communion upon entering the building. A staff member will drop the communion cup in your hand to ensure no contact. 
• We will not be passing an offering plate. We will be providing a basket in the back of the sanctuary that you can drop your offering in. 

10. Dismiss services in a way that supports social distancing:

• An usher will dismiss you by row and you will be encouraged to maintain social distancing even after dismissal
• Please do not arrive more that 15 minutes prior to the service so that we have time to clean and the ability to practice social distancing

11. The church offices are now open Monday through Thursday from 9-4 if you need to stop by.
12. Online virtual services will continue even after we begin opening up the building for “normal” services if you would prefer to watch remotely.
13. At this time, children will remain with their families during the service in the sanctuary.  The Flower House and the Church Lower Level will remain closed.