Back At Church

Yesterday was the first time our congregation was allowed to meet together since the middle of March.
We were only allowed 50 people maximum and we had to implement many restrictions.
However, it was a very nice service and it was so nice to see each other in person.
This picture was taken in a common area

[haskar]

It's great that restrictions are slowly being withdrawn. It's so nice to meet again.

[Beryl Lloyd]

So good to be able to meet up in worship again !

[Dione Giorgio]

Lovely shot. Our churches will be opened in the middle of July with many restrictions too. Our children do not want us to attend for now but we can hear mass like we have been doing all the way everyday on tv so.

[Mags]

Beautiful lines! I've never seen windows like that.

[Peter Dulis]

Nice

[Jane Anderson]

Very nice! We've not begun yet, but we've always had an outdoor service in the summer, so we may begin with that.

[Dustyloup]

That's wonderful! And it looks like a great space to socialize when things are less restricted

[Shell]

Thats lovely. I'm glad you got to finally go.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Nice!

[Pat]

That's good news. Nice to be able to see friends again.

[Lou Ann]

Congratulations! It takes a lot of effort and thought to reopen a church, I’m so happy for you.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely shot. Things slowly starting to get back to normal here, too.

[Monica]

That's great news!

[Diana]

Lovely shot and great lines, it must be wonderful to be able to worship together again.

[Fisher Family]

How lovely to be able to meet in church with others to worship. Our churches will open for private prayer only at the moment.
Katharine

[Allison Williams]

Our church has decided to wait. Meanwhile we continue online .

[Valerie Chesney]

So pleased for you all..we will be meeting online for quite a while yet.

[Margaret Brown]

That’s encouraging news

[Nina Ganci]

wonderful! The joy of being back and meeting everyone again

[Tunia McClure]

This is a lovely, simple space. We're still doing Quaker meeting on Zoom.

[Jean]

Wonderful you could have a service!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's nice that you are able to go to church even though the number is limited. The church we are attending is planning on opening soon but they too will have a whole bunch of restrictions to deal with. I can't stand the mask and can't imagine trying to sing with it on when it already causes me to breathe a little unsteadily. So I'll probably stay home for the time being. The common area is very welcoming.

[George]

No sign of our services resuming. Churches will open next week for private prayer so that’s a first step.
Lots of online services though - look up ‘Everybody Welcome Online’ for more info.

[Kathleen]

Our services start on Sunday - 50 limit and many restrictions. But at least we can go.

[Kathy]

A lovely minimal view. I'm not sure I'm ready to go back. Fellowship is a big part of the service that I can't get online, and due to distancing that will be minimal. So I'll just watch online for awhile.

[Harry J Benson]

glad the restrictions are being modified. nice composition and lighting

[bkb in the city]

@haskar Yes Haskar it certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@beryl Yes Beryl it certainly is

[bkb in the city]

@sangwann Thanks Dione. We were allowed up to 50 people and had 36 in total that came out

[bkb in the city]

@marlboromaam Glad to share this with you

[bkb in the city]

@pdulis Thanks Peter

[bkb in the city]

@janeandcharlie An outdoor service sounds very nice

[bkb in the city]

@dustyloup Yes it is a very nice place

[bkb in the city]

@motherxmind Thanks Shell

[bkb in the city]

@dutchothotmailcom Thanks Esther

[bkb in the city]

@pattyblue Yes Pat it certainly was

[bkb in the city]

@louannwarren Thanks Lou Ann we have a great team of people that made things go very smoothly

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Thanks Marilyn. The new normal will take some getting used to

[bkb in the city]

@monicac Monica we were so pleased to be allowed to go back

[bkb in the city]

@ludwigsdiana Yes Diana it certainly was

[bkb in the city]

@fishers Katharine hopefully soon you will be able to meet together

[bkb in the city]

@allie912 Every church needs to decide what is best for their situation . We also offer our services online for those who chose to still stay home

[bkb in the city]

@happysnaps Valerie we still offer online for those who don't feel comfortable coming out

[bkb in the city]

@craftymeg Margaret we were pleased to reopen

[bkb in the city]

@ninaganci Nina it certainly was a great day

[bkb in the city]

@tunia Tunia we still offer online services for those who still want to stay home

[bkb in the city]

@jernst1779 Yes Jean it certainly was

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Ann we had a number who chose to stay home so we continue to offer online services. One thing that is different is only the worship team on the platform are allowed to sing. There is no public singing allowed at this time

[bkb in the city]

@gaf005 George we continue to offer online services for those who choose to stay home

[bkb in the city]

@ladykassy46 That is good news

[bkb in the city]

@randystreat Kathy we still offer online services for those who choose to stay home

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson Thanks Harry

[Carole Sandford]

A bit of normality!

[Leslie]

little by little normal activities return

[bkb in the city]

@carole_sandford A bit at a time

[bkb in the city]

@lesip yes little by little step by step