EVERY SUNDAY: Online service Live at 10am on Facebook Halifax Lutheran Church
COMING TO CHURCH
MOVING FORWARD with COVID
As restrictions are lifted please note that church life will continue to look different. There will continue to be hand sanitizer at the door for your use upon entry. Wearing masks will continue.
The congregation is asked to think about the comfort of their neighbour:
some will not want to shake hands or sit too close.;
communion for the time being will be continuous (with option to pick up a wafer for at your seat).
Church council re-evaluates COVID precautions at their monthly meeting.
Before you come
- Do a self check. If you have a fever, chills, cough, runny nose, trouble breathing; or have been in contact with a COVID + person, please stay home.
- Select and remember to bring your mask.
Coming into the building
- at all entrances there is hand sanitizer - please us it when you enter the building via the ramp door on Allan St.
- please move out of the door area so others may come and go with easy
For the love of neighbour
as a community we follow these behaviours to keep everyone safe:
- C- Come in whatever door you wish
- O- Observe and respect the space of others
- M- Masks mandatory
- M- Music: singing permissible with masks on
- U- You are invited to seat yourself in spaces provided
- N- No touching - ask others first -
- I - Infants/children to remain with families
- T- Toilets : wash hands and wipe taps
- Y- Your stuff stays with you. No coat racks.
Gospel focus
ON-line worship continues
ON-line worship continues
ON-line worship continues
The keen will note that the lectern is close to the altar. This is for the at home audience, so they can see the speaker and the pastor when presiding at communion.
the church hall
ON-line worship continues
ON-line worship continues
A focal point for those who sit in the hall has been created. The Word and cross are central.
Communion-to-go + LIVE
ON-line worship continues
Communion-to-go + LIVE
LIVE - on-line worship Sundays
Prepare bread and wine at home to participate. An example of creating a space for this:
invitation to communion: Hybrid Worship - YouTube
Communion-to-go bags are available upon request.Each contains bread (6)pieces, juice box, and a prayer for use at home. The elements will be consecrated at church and fami
LIVE - on-line worship Sundays
Prepare bread and wine at home to participate. An example of creating a space for this:
invitation to communion: Hybrid Worship - YouTube
Communion-to-go bags are available upon request.Each contains bread (6)pieces, juice box, and a prayer for use at home. The elements will be consecrated at church and families take home the sacrament to share in the intimacy of their own homes.
PASTORAL MINiSTRY
Communion-to-Go
Communion-to-Go
Communion-to-Go
Each bag contains: bread, grape juice, and an at home liturgy (the instructions are below- and in the bag)
COMMUNION – TO- GO
Welcome to home-communion. This is very much like the practice experienced by those who are sick or are home-bound and have communion brought to them. This bread and ‘wine’ were consecrated in the presence of the community, by the pastor during Sunday worship.
Gather alone, or with those of your household,- with the whole community- as we celebrate communion across space and time.
Set out the bread and juice, perhaps on a serviette. Follow the service below. If there is more than one person have one leader or pass this page around and each take a section or two.
*note there are 6 pieces of bread to accommodate family size– share it all at once or repeat the service more than once,
Pastoral Care
Communion-to-Go
Communion-to-Go
· HOME VISITS:
- At this time regular in home visits are not taking place. Visits are happening in the parsonage yard/front porch/or in the church hall. Pastor Kimber will visit via telephone 902 223 0220, email correspondence, Skype, or set up a Zoom call with you. Communion-to-go can be dropped off at your door. Please do not hesitate to call Pr. Kimber if you would like a visit.
· EMERGENCIES:
- if at the hospital please call on the Spiritual Care department at the facility. These chaplains work in the hospital setting and are present to assist you. Pr. Kimber can be present via telephone to offer prayers and support. The same is true for end-of-life in nursing homes: consult resident chaplains, bring Pr. Kimber in by phone. Pr. Kimber can also visit - check with nursing staff.
· FUNERALS:
- funerals will be figured out case-by-case. There are a number of options: graveside is currently the most used, Zoom service, perhaps service at the funeral home chapel. If the group of family is small, we might be able to accommodate that at the church.
· ANXIETY and MENTAL HEALTH:
- times of ongoing change and unprecedented circumstances wears on a persons ability to cope with the world around them. For those who are experiencing anxiety and other mental health issues, you are not alone. Please access free support through:
Wellness Together Canada https://ca.portal.gs/
For immediate help call 24hr. National Suicide Hotline 1 833 456 4566, or text 45645