Why Sunday Matters

In-Person Service Update

November 19th, 2020

Why Sunday Matters: A message from Dave Arnold

As a community learning to be a family on mission together, our Sunday gathering has always been a significant part of our formation. Together, we learn to practice publicly what we seek to do privately. We have talked before at St Clair about how our Sunday gathering is a spiritual discipline that helps anchor us and orientate us to the presence of God in our lives and in the world. We never imagined there would be a time we couldn’t meet, but this new COVID reality has forced us to learn many things in a whole new way.

We are so thankful that so many have found meaningful ways of connecting online since March. We are now at a new juncture at a very curious time. As you know, we have been carefully integrating a phased-in approach to meeting in person on a Sunday. We had planned in the early fall to be opening our doors come late November in hopes that there would be a safe way of using the Ryerson space. We are now ready to do that, though we are very cognizant of the current COVID conditions in our city. With that in mind, we will be opening up our doors on Sunday, November 29th for the first chance to anyone from St Clair to join. There will be a max capacity of 75 people; well below the actual capacity of the room. We will continue to be a community that is accessible online so that we may best serve everyone who calls St Clair home. We are eager to be together and long for the day when we can do that fully and freely!

2020 Schedule for Sunday In-Person Services:

November 29th, 2020
December 13th, 2020
December 27th, 2020

Information for Sunday In-Person Services:

Arrival: 9:30am-9:45am
Service: 10:00am-11:00am
Online registration: the link to register will be posted 5 days before the service on Tuesday mornings (sent out via newsletter, on the FB group, and on our website)
Capacity: November 29th – 75 person max (every Sunday will be different)

What to expect when arriving at Ryerson:

Upon arrival at both Main street doors, you will be greeted by someone from the welcome team
They will make sure that you have a mask on, if you forget yours, we have extra
Upon entering, you will be asked COVID-19 screening questions and asked to use hand sanitizer
A member of the welcome team with help you check-in at the registration table and give you any helpful information
You will walk up the stairs to find a station with helpful items you will need for the service, someone will be explaining communion and kids activity sheets to you
An usher will then walk you to your seat to ensure there is a safe distance between everyone in the sanctuary

What to expect when leaving the service:

We will be asking people to exit the building by dismissing the back rows first and working our way to the front of the sanctuary
There will be members of the staff, leadership team, and welcome team at the main doors to answer any questions you may have and to help everyone exit the building safely

A Walk-through of Ryerson with Doug: