COVID-19 Update 11 November 2021

Dear brothers and sisters at Reservoir Presbyterian Church,

Recently the Presbyterian Church of Victoria said: “With the love of the Lord Jesus working in and through us, encourage the vaccinated in PCV congregations to show a measure of self-sacrificing flexibility towards the unvaccinated and encourage the unvaccinated to show a measure of self-sacrificing flexibility towards the vaccinated (Phil 2:1–5).” And so our aim is to give everyone an opportunity to participate in church gatherings, as far as the current situation allows.

Based on current Chief Health Officer’s Orders, here is the COVIDSafe plan for our church.

Sunday Services

  • No booking is required to attend crouch, (but please be patient and understanding if you arrive and find that church is full).
  • We plan to run the following services (all indoors):
TimeMaximum numbersFull Vaccination Required?
9:30 am30No
11:00 am34 in church building 25 in hall on video feed 12 children in kids church (+5 in pre-school)Yes (if aged 16+)
5:00 pm30No
  • We will continue our live-stream at 11am on our YouTube channel ( bit.ly/reservoirpc ).
  • Kids’ Church will continue meeting face-to-face at 11am.
  • Dinners will resume in the evening, but we will not be serving morning tea at this stage. If you wish to serve food at any other church event, please contact Doug Brownley for advice on best practise.

Weekly Events

  • Playgroup may resume with a limit of 25 people in the hall. Please contact Suzy if intending to come.
  • STA may resume with up to 25 people in the hall, please contact Doug if you’d like to attend.
  • English Classes will resume from 4 November, with up to 25 people in the hall.
  • Small Groups may resume face-to-face, or may continue electronically. If intending to meet on the church property, group leaders should contact Dean for appropriate COVID advice.

COVIDSafe Principles

Those who attend the church property will follow these COVIDSafe principles:

  • If you have any COVID symptoms, or are in quarantine, you must stay home.
  • Any time an event is held on the church property, one person should be appointed as COVID Check-in Marshall, who will ensure that at each entrance people to sign in the QR code at each entrance.
  • Where possible, please keep 1.5m distance from others (unless you’re from the same household).
  • If aged over 12 years, you must wear a mask indoors, unless speaking up the front.
  • After any use of the buildings, surfaces and doorhandles in that space must be wiped down.
  • At this stage, we will not be rostering unvaccinated people on welcoming/door-manager duties.

Let’s keep on being flexible and kind toward one another during this time of transition. We expect changes in the coming weeks, but let’s always remember:

“… great is his love toward us, 

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.”

Psalm 117:2

Your servants,

The Reservoir PC Session.