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Returning to Church is still a thing This past Monday, the WCC issued Returning to Church 5.0, the latest in its series of COVID-safer guidelines for churches and other faith communities. I assume most of you are aware of this by now, so I’ll include only the briefest of synopses here: We set everything in the context of the pandemic that…
WITH PATIENT ENDURANCE Simplified Guidelines for Faithful Care Download as a PDF in English or Spanish Introduction: Living Into The New Normal Three years into the COVID era, residents of Wisconsin are presented with an ambiguous situation. For the most part, the pandemic has settled just below the threshold of public awareness, yet it is a persistent and continuing reality.…
We are in the midst of updating our Returning to Church, COVID safety recommendations for churches but wanted to offer a brief update and guidance while we work on a more formal document. Vaccinations completed in WI: 48.5% Source: WI DHS COVID-19 Vaccine DataDaily New Cases/100K population = 2.8 (7 day average) Source: globalepidemics.org Daily Positive COVID tests = 1.8% (7-day average) Source: WI DHS…
Released May 13, 2021A “Returning to Church” Supplement INTRODUCTION …we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. (1 Cor 8:1, NRSV) In light of guidance released today by the Centers for Disease Control advising that vaccinated Americans can go without masks or social distancing in most public settings, the Wisconsin Council of Churches…
BEARING WITH ONE ANOTHER IN LOVEA “Returning to Church” SupplementReleased April 16, 2021 The most recent consultations with our public health advisers indicate that the benchmarks for safe gathering in the Wisconsin Council of Churches’ Returning to Church 2.0 document released in January 2021 continue to be sound. These benchmarks address thresholds for safer gathering options based upon vaccination rates…
Given the accelerated spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, lack of a coordinated statewide response, and requests from churches around the state for updated information, Wisconsin Council of Churches staff has prepared a critical midyear Returning to Church update. We’ve been gathering a great deal of information to inform these latest recommendations. Here’s the brief summary: Current conditions of COVID spread…