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(06.09.21)
Changes to In-Person Services
We are monitoring the CDC Guidelines, and we are very happy to announce several changes to future services.
On Sunday June 20th, we are inviting you to our last trial in-person service. Rev. Pat Jobe will be in Bluffton, and will join us in the church to deliver his message, “What do we do with miracles?” Following the service, there will be a Zoom talk back session and members in attendance are invited to join the discussion in the sanctuary. Also, we will be collecting any monetary donations for UUCL and Sandalwood Pantry in the box at the back of the sanctuary.
The doors will be open to all fully vaccinated members and friends. RSVP’s are no longer necessary, and attendance is no longer limited to 25 members. Masks are optional and will be available along with hand sanitizer. We will continue to practice CDC guidelines for this and all services. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Laura McFadden at ljmrbm1@gmail.com or leave a message at 608-770-7763. She will return your call. We look forward to seeing you on June 20th. This service will be live streamed.
Services Starting June 27
We are very pleased to announce that starting on June 27th, we will be back to our new “normal” service. Our doors will be open to all members and friends, and we will be following the CDC Guidelines for fully vaccinated people. Masks will be optional; however, we ask that you wear a mask if you are not fully vaccinated to protect yourself and others. Coffee and refreshments will be served immediately following the service, and there will be an after service discussion in the sanctuary shortly after that. Food and monetary donations for Sandalwood Pantry will be accepted. All services will be live streamed.
We are excited that we can be together again and are looking forward to seeing you soon. As we all do our part to observe the safety guidelines set by the CDC, our hope is that we can meet every Sunday. We will continue to monitor the CDC guidelines, and will announce any modifications to our services as needed.
Looking forward to seeing you soon, The UUCL Board of Trustees
Changes to In-Person Services
We are monitoring the CDC Guidelines, and we are very happy to announce several changes to future services.
On Sunday June 20th, we are inviting you to our last trial in-person service. Rev. Pat Jobe will be in Bluffton, and will join us in the church to deliver his message, “What do we do with miracles?” Following the service, there will be a Zoom talk back session and members in attendance are invited to join the discussion in the sanctuary. Also, we will be collecting any monetary donations for UUCL and Sandalwood Pantry in the box at the back of the sanctuary.
The doors will be open to all fully vaccinated members and friends. RSVP’s are no longer necessary, and attendance is no longer limited to 25 members. Masks are optional and will be available along with hand sanitizer. We will continue to practice CDC guidelines for this and all services. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Laura McFadden at ljmrbm1@gmail.com or leave a message at 608-770-7763. She will return your call. We look forward to seeing you on June 20th. This service will be live streamed.
Services Starting June 27
We are very pleased to announce that starting on June 27th, we will be back to our new “normal” service. Our doors will be open to all members and friends, and we will be following the CDC Guidelines for fully vaccinated people. Masks will be optional; however, we ask that you wear a mask if you are not fully vaccinated to protect yourself and others. Coffee and refreshments will be served immediately following the service, and there will be an after service discussion in the sanctuary shortly after that. Food and monetary donations for Sandalwood Pantry will be accepted. All services will be live streamed.
We are excited that we can be together again and are looking forward to seeing you soon. As we all do our part to observe the safety guidelines set by the CDC, our hope is that we can meet every Sunday. We will continue to monitor the CDC guidelines, and will announce any modifications to our services as needed.
Looking forward to seeing you soon, The UUCL Board of Trustees
(05.19.20)
Reopening Update
As we begin the process of returning to normal, UUCL will be opened to a limited number of congregants on May 23rd, June 6th and June 20th. After the June 20th service we will reevaluate where we stand and decide the next steps for further opening dates.
Please contact Lynne Nordenberg if you wish to be RSVP for an upcoming service.
To improve the air quality and safety at UUCL, the Board has decided to upgrade to MERV13 filtration and install GPS-FC24-AC units to increase air purification. Based on much research and discussion, the Board has decided that, as we continue to return to normal, the combined upgrades to the air filtration system will provide cleaner air throughout the church building.
For now along with adjustments in attendance, masking, and social distancing, these HVAC improvements will help create a safe and comfortable interior environment. The Board will continue to monitor local COVID statistics and CDC guidelines as we continue to move safely forward to our "new normal" with a cleaner environment for our members and visitors.
Reopening Update
As we begin the process of returning to normal, UUCL will be opened to a limited number of congregants on May 23rd, June 6th and June 20th. After the June 20th service we will reevaluate where we stand and decide the next steps for further opening dates.
Please contact Lynne Nordenberg if you wish to be RSVP for an upcoming service.
To improve the air quality and safety at UUCL, the Board has decided to upgrade to MERV13 filtration and install GPS-FC24-AC units to increase air purification. Based on much research and discussion, the Board has decided that, as we continue to return to normal, the combined upgrades to the air filtration system will provide cleaner air throughout the church building.
For now along with adjustments in attendance, masking, and social distancing, these HVAC improvements will help create a safe and comfortable interior environment. The Board will continue to monitor local COVID statistics and CDC guidelines as we continue to move safely forward to our "new normal" with a cleaner environment for our members and visitors.
(10.15.20)
Reopening Guidelines for UUCL
In the midst of uncertainty, it is the Unitarian Universalist Associations’s strong recommendation that congregations plan for ongoing virtual gathering and operations through May 2021. This applies to worship, events, committee meetings, staff meetings, one-on-one visits, rites of passage, and more. While smaller gatherings may be able to resume sooner if conditions improve, planning for virtual operations that could continue for a full year is advisable.
Some of the public health criteria UUCL will look to for shifting our congregations’ primary focus from online to full or modified in-person gatherings are:
1. multiple weeks of reduction in infections in Beaufort County according to the SCDHEC,
2. adequate virus and antibody testing,
3. sufficient personal protective equipment available for all people entering the UUCL building for worship, administration, in-house or third-party meetings, or hosted events such as Family Promise,
4. contact tracing programs in place throughout Beaufort County and South Carolina, and/or
5. a widely-available vaccine.
These are recommendations made by the Safety Committee of the UUCL Board guided by our responsibility to protect the health and safety of our members, employees and visitors. It will be the Board as a whole with the recommendations of the Safety Committee which will decide when full or modified in-person gatherings are feasible at UUCL. Once UUCL has reopened in any capacity, it will be the responsibility of the Board with the guidance of the Safety Committee to determine if and when full or modified shutdown due to COVID19 is necessary.
Reopening Guidelines for UUCL
In the midst of uncertainty, it is the Unitarian Universalist Associations’s strong recommendation that congregations plan for ongoing virtual gathering and operations through May 2021. This applies to worship, events, committee meetings, staff meetings, one-on-one visits, rites of passage, and more. While smaller gatherings may be able to resume sooner if conditions improve, planning for virtual operations that could continue for a full year is advisable.
Some of the public health criteria UUCL will look to for shifting our congregations’ primary focus from online to full or modified in-person gatherings are:
1. multiple weeks of reduction in infections in Beaufort County according to the SCDHEC,
2. adequate virus and antibody testing,
3. sufficient personal protective equipment available for all people entering the UUCL building for worship, administration, in-house or third-party meetings, or hosted events such as Family Promise,
4. contact tracing programs in place throughout Beaufort County and South Carolina, and/or
5. a widely-available vaccine.
These are recommendations made by the Safety Committee of the UUCL Board guided by our responsibility to protect the health and safety of our members, employees and visitors. It will be the Board as a whole with the recommendations of the Safety Committee which will decide when full or modified in-person gatherings are feasible at UUCL. Once UUCL has reopened in any capacity, it will be the responsibility of the Board with the guidance of the Safety Committee to determine if and when full or modified shutdown due to COVID19 is necessary.