Covid Safety Precautions - January 2021
Due to the Omicron surge in Waukesha County, the LCUUC Covid Work Group met in January 2022 to update recommendations to the LCUUC Board. Upon review of these recommendations, the LCUUC Board announced the following changes that are in effect until at least February 14th, 2022:
For those people entering the building on church business at other times during the week, the following are the continued expectations when others are also present:
Due to the Omicron surge in Waukesha County, the LCUUC Covid Work Group met in January 2022 to update recommendations to the LCUUC Board. Upon review of these recommendations, the LCUUC Board announced the following changes that are in effect until at least February 14th, 2022:
- LCUUC has temporarily suspended in-person attendance at Sunday worship services and all in-person meetings in the church. Please watch the worship service online until further notice.
- LCUUC allows worship leaders (i.e., speakers, musicians, and A/V Tech folks) to be in the sanctuary to facilitate the live-streaming during worship.
- During this temporary situation, LCUUC will continue to offer Sunday morning Zoom Coffee Hours after worship services so that people can see one another and stay connected in this way.
For those people entering the building on church business at other times during the week, the following are the continued expectations when others are also present:
- We recommend that all eligible people get a vaccination and booster shot (unless medically contraindicated)
- Stay home if you aren't feeling well or if you know you have been exposed to Covid-19 recently
- Wear a mask in the building if you are over 2 years old
- Turn on the HEPA filtration units as high as is tolerable in the rooms that are being used
- Stay physically distant from one another unless you are within the same family unit
- Sanitize your hands
- Please do not eat or drink in the church building at this time.
- We recommend downloading the “WI exposure notification app” for the purpose of contact tracing should the need arise
- If you test positive for Covid after having been in the building, please inform the office as soon as possible
Temporary changes at LCUUC due to Omicron - January 8, 2022
Hello Dear Friends,
Yesterday evening the Board of Trustees met and based on the recommendations of the Covid Working Group, have voted to temporarily suspend in-person attendance at Sunday worship services and all in-person meetings in the church. We will be allowing worship leaders (i.e., speakers, musicians, and A/V Tech folks) to be in the sanctuary to facilitate the live streaming on Sundays. So that we can stay still see each other on Sunday mornings, Zoom coffee hours will continue to be offered after worship services.
While this may not come as a surprise to most of you, I want to assure you that both groups discussed at length what this means from several perspectives. We understand that keeping all our staff, volunteers, and members safe is our highest priority; but that many of you, like us, will be disappointed by the loss of the in-person community we have just begun seeing again.
Over the last several months we have implemented many safeguards to ensure we are being as safe as possible while meeting in person. Vaccine + booster requirements for leaders, masks, distancing and the many generously donated HEPA filtration units in the sanctuary and classrooms have allowed us to feel confident that we could be in person. And then along came Omicron.
The Board of Trustees strongly feels that this is a temporary situation. While reluctant to put a timeline on it, we will be reviewing the situation after the next Covid Work Group meeting, but the suspension will be at least until February 14th, 2022.
During this time the Board of Trustees along with Leadership Development Committee and the Committee on Shared Ministry will be virtually meeting with a UUA facilitator to discuss reconnecting after Covid. What will this look like for LCUUC? How has the congregation and its leadership changed over the last two years? And how will we choose to move forward?
While the Omicron suspension has temporarily left us virtual again, I and the Board eagerly look forward to seeing all of you in person again soon. As most of us have done in our daily lives we can use this time to imagine where the future will take us. Stay safe, Dear Friends.
Respectfully yours,
Lisa Alvarado
President, Board of Trustees
PS: We hope you will still join us on Sunday mornings! The link to LCUUC’s online worship experience is: https://events.locallive.tv/worship/lake-country-unitari The link to LCUUC’s Zoom Coffee Hours is: https://zoom.us/j/93429207467
Yesterday evening the Board of Trustees met and based on the recommendations of the Covid Working Group, have voted to temporarily suspend in-person attendance at Sunday worship services and all in-person meetings in the church. We will be allowing worship leaders (i.e., speakers, musicians, and A/V Tech folks) to be in the sanctuary to facilitate the live streaming on Sundays. So that we can stay still see each other on Sunday mornings, Zoom coffee hours will continue to be offered after worship services.
While this may not come as a surprise to most of you, I want to assure you that both groups discussed at length what this means from several perspectives. We understand that keeping all our staff, volunteers, and members safe is our highest priority; but that many of you, like us, will be disappointed by the loss of the in-person community we have just begun seeing again.
Over the last several months we have implemented many safeguards to ensure we are being as safe as possible while meeting in person. Vaccine + booster requirements for leaders, masks, distancing and the many generously donated HEPA filtration units in the sanctuary and classrooms have allowed us to feel confident that we could be in person. And then along came Omicron.
The Board of Trustees strongly feels that this is a temporary situation. While reluctant to put a timeline on it, we will be reviewing the situation after the next Covid Work Group meeting, but the suspension will be at least until February 14th, 2022.
During this time the Board of Trustees along with Leadership Development Committee and the Committee on Shared Ministry will be virtually meeting with a UUA facilitator to discuss reconnecting after Covid. What will this look like for LCUUC? How has the congregation and its leadership changed over the last two years? And how will we choose to move forward?
While the Omicron suspension has temporarily left us virtual again, I and the Board eagerly look forward to seeing all of you in person again soon. As most of us have done in our daily lives we can use this time to imagine where the future will take us. Stay safe, Dear Friends.
Respectfully yours,
Lisa Alvarado
President, Board of Trustees
PS: We hope you will still join us on Sunday mornings! The link to LCUUC’s online worship experience is: https://events.locallive.tv/worship/lake-country-unitari The link to LCUUC’s Zoom Coffee Hours is: https://zoom.us/j/93429207467
Covid Safety Precautions - December 2021
The Covid Work Group met in November 2021. Here are some reminders:
LCUUC continues to be guided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the overall risk level of Waukesha county per Covid ActNow.
Continued expectations for all people entering the building when others are also present include the following:
The Covid Work Group met in November 2021. Here are some reminders:
- There will be no invitations into congregational singing during worship services until after the proposed HEPA filtration units are in place. Some performers will be allowed to sing if they have been fully vaccinated and are wearing masks. Speakers continue to be expected to be fully vaccinated and wear masks.
- If you test positive for Covid after having been in the building, please inform the office as soon as possible. We will send out an email explaining to members of the community that they may have been exposed Covid. We will also encourage you to inform the people you have been in close contact with.
- We are discouraging people from eating and drinking in the church building at this time. This allows everyone to keep their masks on when in the presence of others.
LCUUC continues to be guided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the overall risk level of Waukesha county per Covid ActNow.
Continued expectations for all people entering the building when others are also present include the following:
- Stay home if you aren't feeling well or if you know you have been exposed to Covid-19 recently
- Wear a mask if you are over 2 years old
- People outside of family units are recommended to stay physically distant from one another
- We recommend sanitizing your hands
- Post-worship social time may occur outside the building—or indoors with social distancing and masking
- We recommend downloading the “WI exposure notification app” for the purpose of contact tracing should the need arise
- We recommend that all eligible people get a vaccination and boosted (unless medically contraindicated)
- All LCUUC staff and volunteers who have contact with numerous people are fully vaccinated. This includes worship leaders, musicians, religious education teachers and assistants, ushers, and greeters.
Mission Statement: LCUUC is a diverse religious community supporting one another in our spiritual search for truth, meaning and compassionate connection. Based on the Unitarian Universalist Principles and the transforming power of love, we strive for positive change in the world.
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