What's Happening at St. John's
In case you missed church last Sunday, here are the announcements for May 2:
The Knitting Class will start meeting again this Wednesday at 1:00 pm in the parish hall. The class is for both novice and experienced knitters. They knit Prayer Shawls for those in the hospital or home-bound. If you would like to learn how to knit or simply enjoy the fellowship of others working on our Prayer Shawl ministry, come join us each Wednesday at 1:00.
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San Juan College Choir recently recorded one of their spring concert pieces at St. John’s. It is now available on Youtube. Click this link to go to the Student Showcase page of SJCC’s website. (The choir’s portion of the Music Department’s spring concerts is the first embedded link on the page.)
The portion recorded at St. John’s starts at minute 4:15.
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Would you like to provide the altar flowers some Sunday in memory of someone or in thanksgiving for something? The sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board, and there are quite a few open Sundays.
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COVID Phase Instructions
Dear Members of St. John’s
As the COVID situation is changing (right now for the better!) We want to outline for you how we will hold service and give you access to the Sacramental ministry of the church. Under diocesan guidance, we have defined (months ago) “Phase 1” and “Phase 2.” “Phase 1” is how we as a church will operate (and have been) while San Juan County is in the RED condition as defined by the NM Department of Health; “Phase 2” is how we a church will operate while San Juan County is in the YELLOW condition. (This condition is updated every two weeks; the next update is Feb 24.)
During RED/ Phase 1 –
- Father Mackey will preach a recorded sermon on Saturday, through the Facebook system and it will be posted to the parish website on Monday.
- There will be a Eucharist at 8 am on Sunday with few in attendance, when Eucharistic Bread is blessed. This will also be sent over Facebook and uploaded on Monday.
- From the end of that service until 12 noon, Father Mackey will stay in the church and you alone or as a household may come to receive Communion without a “congregation” present.
- Father Mackey will also make any personal visits to you to bring Communion, and will do it under whatever safety precautions you desire.
- Cleaning should take place after the service and after each household makes its visit to the church.
During YELLOW/ Phase 2
- There will be three (3) services each weekend; Saturday at 3 PM, Sunday at 8 and 10:30 AM. Each will be limited to 34 people, and masks and distancing are still in place according to state declarations. When we did Phase 2 in OCT/NOV last year, we never approached the limit of 34 people. Because of that, you will not need to “sign up” for services.
- The 3 PM service Saturday will be sent out by Facebook and uploaded on Monday.
- Father Mackey will still administer Communion privately to any who come between services on Sunday, or in their homes.
- Cleaning should take place after the service and after each household makes its visit to the church.
During GREEN/ Phase 2
- Still 2 services each weekend but now we are limited to 50% capacity which is 67 people in church at one time.
- Father Mackey will still administer Communion privately to anyone wanting to maintain social distancing between the services.
- The other conditions under the Yellow/Phase 2 guidelines still apply.
WHAT ARE WE DOING ANY GIVEN WEEK?
As mentioned above, we will key our schedule to the state DoH website. So, on Friday EACH WEEK go to this website…. https://cvprovider.nmhealth.org/public-dashboard.html If San Juan County is RED, we do things according to Phase 1. If San Juan County is YELLOW, we do things according to Phase 2. The parish website (Service Times page) will also be updated on this same basis. Realize that we may be switching back and forth for a while, but that is the world we live in!
Your Rector and Vestry
