Greetings! The following are the Announcements from Sunday February 7, 2021

1. UPDATED: The town of Ellington has offered to hold a Covid-19 Vaccine clinic for anyone in our church community age 65 and older. (Note the age limit has been changed from 75 to 65). It will be held on Monday, February 15, from 9am-1pm, in the church foyer, and can accommodate up to 100 people. 
- Please contact Sis Sandy Koch by phone, text, or email to add your name to the list. 
- If you have questions about the vaccine, please contact Sis Julianne Gerber.

2. We wanted to share the passing of Patrick Stanley, the brother of Matt Stanley, and extend our prayers and support to Matt and Kara Stanley and the Stanley family.

3. As you may have heard, the State of CT has removed the 100 person limit on church attendance, and now allows up to 50% of capacity. They continue to require masks and social distancing. 

To accommodate a greater number of people over time, we are implementing some changes to our procedures: 

(a) The sign-up for sunday services will now accommodate 200 people for each service. We will not require signup for Wednesday nights.

(b) You are welcome to enter and exit the church building through either the back or front doors. We have sanitizer dispensers on the walls for use as desired. 

(c) Social distancing and masks continue to be required, so we will continue to sit every other bench and maintain the markers on the benches. However, to accommodate a larger number of people, please feel free to sit together with familyn and/or close acquaintances (those you are regularly exposed to).

(d) After services, you are welcome and encouraged to visit and fellowship inside the sanctuary for as long as you wish. The ushers will no longer be ushering us out, so there is no need for you to file out after the service. This will reduce congestion in the fellowship area.

(e) Once we see how things go with 200 people, we will potentially increase capacity over time.

We appreciate your patience as we work through these adjustments and as we continue to evolve these procedures over time.