Update on reopening the church building for worship

 The following is an update on reopening of the church building, having been closed for lockdown

...as at 8 December, 2020

In among the many tasks needing to be done to prepare the building for reopening - in order to make it COVID-19 compliant - was the requirement that an extensive electrical survey be undertaken.
All the other tasks having been carried out, this was the only outstanding task remaining.
Upon the electrician doing the inspection, a number of faults were found [not building-threatening, rather, mostly just upgrading needing done due to older fittings no longer compliant with newer regulations].
After some delays, the work was completed on the 2nd December, and notice sent to presbytery that same day.

Presbytery support committee met on the morning of 3rd December and approved our request to reopen the building.

That same evening the Kirk Session met, and, having discussed logistics and timing, decided that we would open once again for worship in the building from 
Sunday 20th December, at the usual time of 10.30am and subsequent Sundays thereafter
(subject to changes in regulations)

If some of you are anxious about coming to the church building for worship, online worship will
continue to be available for the foreseeable future, which you can access from the safety of home.
There is no need at all to feel 'bad' about choosing not to come to worship if you are anxious -
do what you most need to do - it's absolutely okay. 

Your safety is the most important thing.

Once we do open for gathered public worship, there will be certain things that all of us

must and must not do, and that we need to be aware of. 
Below is a checklist to guide us in best practice with regard to safety and COVID-19 regulations...