Covid-19 Protocols
Updated April 23, 2021

Unfortunately, our Covid-19 numbers in Mercer County have been on a steady trend upward.  We’ve had three consecutive weeks of “known active cases” above the Governor’s threshold of fifty cases per one hundred thousand population.  Based on our own church policy, this three week trend requires us to go back to mask-wearing in our facilities effective immediately.  Hopefully this upward trend will be short-lived and I’ll be able to communicate some “good news” to you again shortly.   Until that time, however, please join me in doing our part to stop the spread by wearing your mask at all Grand Lake UMC facilities.

Below is a list recap of what’s happening now at Grand Lake UMC…

• Worship – we have both in-person and on-line worship services available every Sunday (masks are required and we are still practicing social distancing)
  • 9:00am Traditional at St. Paul’s in the Sanctuary (no choir)
  • 10:30am Contemporary at St. Paul’s – outdoors, weather permitting , otherwise in the Sanctuary
  • 1:00pm Blended service at Montezuma
  • Offering basket at the sanctuary entrance (no passing the plate)
  • No cookie and coffee fellowship time

• Youth – youth group meets Wednesdays from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at the Greenhouse (masks are required and we are still practicing social distancing)

• Children’s Ministry
  (masks are required for adults/recommended for kids and we are still practicing social distancing)
  • Nursery is open on Sunday mornings
  • Children’s classes are open on Sunday mornings
  • Children’s classes are open on Wednesday nights from 6:00pm to 7:30pm
  • Nursery is available on Wednesday nights from 5:45pm to 7:45pm
    

• Adult Classes
  (masks are required and we are still practicing social distancing)
  • Sunday School classes available at 9:00am and 10:30am at St. Paul’s campus
  • Community Groups meet Wednesday evenings at St. Paul’s from 6:00pm to 7:30pm
  • Bible Study at Montezuma campus Wednesday mornings at 10:00am

• Recovery Groups
  (masks are required and we are still practicing social distancing)
  • Brianna’s Hope meets Tuesdays from 6:00pm to 7:30pm in Fellowship Hall at St. Paul’s campus.  A “sack lunch” is provided.
  • AA meets Wednesdays from 7:30pm to 8:30pm in Fellowship Hall and Saturdays from 7:00pm to 8:00pm in Fellowship Hall
  • NA meets Mondays and Thursdays from 7:30pm to 9:00pm in Fellowship Hall
  • OA meets Tuesdays from 7:30pm to 8:30pm in the Commons at Zuma campus

• Weddings and Funerals are allowed, but fellowship meals and receptions are not (masks are required and we are still practicing social distancing)

• Harvest Table – continues to be drive-thru / carry-out only on Saturday mornings from 10:00am to 11:30am due to social distancing requirements

• Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinners – still on hold due to social distancing requirements

• Office Hours – Monday thru Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm