As of June 6, 2021, we will have limited in-person seating for our Sunday Worship. The option to join us on Zoom Sundays at 10:45am is still open.
Below is the signup form for attending Chinatown Peace Church in-person worship service. This form will be available each week an in-person service is scheduled. Deadline for registration: 6PM Saturday
Safety Policies and Procedures for Chinatown Peace Church During COVID (Outdoor Worship)
Before entry for service:
Everyone must register online or by telephone to inform Chinatown Peace Church of your attendance. No more than 50 people are permitted to attend the service at MacLean Park. Contact information of all attendees will be collected for contact tracing purposes. Contact information will be destroyed after thirty days.
All attendees must carry out a health check before attending a worship service. Do not attend worship if you:
Have travelled outside of Canada within the last 14 days
Have been identified by Public Health as a close contact of someone with COVID-19
Have been told to isolate by Public Health
Are displaying any of the following new or worsening symptoms:
Fever or chills
Cough
Loss of sense of smell or taste
Difficulty breathing
Sore throat
Loss of appetite
Extreme fatigue or tiredness
Headache
Body Aches
Nausea or vomiting
Diarrhea
Attendees must not gather or socially engage with other attendees before a worship service
All must stand socially distant (2 meters apart) from each other while waiting for service to start, unless they live in the same private residence.
Upon arrival, everyone must sanitize their hands. This will be provided and enforced by the usher.
During the service:
Two (2) meters separation must be kept between household bubbles. Three (3) meters separation must be kept between the designated speaker, reader, or soloist and the rest of the congregation
When seated, 1.2m separation between bubbles
Attendees must not gather or socially engage with other attendees during a worship service
Only the designated speaker, reader, or soloist may speak, sing, or chant. The congregation may follow along silently.
For communion, individually wrapped crackers will be provided.
The passing of the peace must be done silently with the congregation staying in place.
The offering bag will not be passed around. Donations will be encouraged through e-Transfer or PayPal online.
Sanitizer will be available at any time throughout the service.
After service:
Attendees must not gather or socially engage with other attendees after a worship service and must disperse immediately. Members joining via Zoom from home may continue to converse.
Last updated: June 18, 2021
Rules adapted from: