Dear sisters, brothers and friends of MCPC,
It is with excitement that we are opening up for in-person worship again on September 5. Your health and safety are important to everyone and therefore, we ask that you follow these procedures and recommendations when you return.
- Attending in-person worship
- You may attend in-person worship only if you do not have any COVID-19 symptoms, or do not have a temperature, or you have not been out of the country or flown in a plane in the last 14 days.
- You will need to wear a mask indoor, and maintain social distance as much as possible. Non-surgical masks are required if you are not fully vaccinated (cloth masks are not acceptable).
- We recommend that you be fully vaccinated when you are eligible although this is not a requirement to attend in-person worship.
- You need to fill in a detailed screening questionnaire which determines if you can attend in-person worship or not. [See COVID Screening Questionnaire here]
- Online/paper COVID Screening Questionnaire
- Everyone is required to complete an online or paper screening questionnaire for contact tracing and declaring that you do not have COVID-19 symptoms, etc.
- The online form is available here and the paper form is available in the church lobby and Phase 2 entrance.
- If you use the online form, please show the green check mark [ ✔ ] to the ushers when you enter the building first, before submitting the form. [Please note that there will be no public WIFI at MCPC].
- Protocols for in-person worship
- English and Cantonese worship attendees are to enter through the Denison Street main entrance, and leave through the Sanctuary side exit or Fellowship Hall exit.
- Mandarin worship attendees are to enter and leave through the Phase 2 building main entrance.
- Masks are required at all times inside the building. Non-surgical masks are required if you are not fully vaccinated (cloth masks are not acceptable).
- Follow one-way system as much as possible and maintain social distance.
- Congregational singing is permitted with the mask on.
- No more than 2 people may enter the washroom at the same time.
- The door between Phase 1 and Phase 2 will be closed to maintain separation.
- Gym and classrooms will not be opened.
- Offerings may be deposited in the offering box/plate when you exit after worship to be counted at the end of the Cantonese worship by the envelope team.
- Volunteers are invited for cleaning the pews after the English worship.
- For English and Cantonese worship services, do not use mezzanine floor if there is enough space on the main level to reduce the amount of cleaning.
- Worship Service time
- Worship Time for in-person worship/livestreaming starting in September:
- 9:30 am English Service in the Sanctuary (livestreamed)
- 9:30 am Mandarin Service in the Chapel (recording to be uploaded on YouTube at a later time)
- 11:15 am Cantonese Service in the Sanctuary (livestreamed)
- Holy Communion
- Please take your Holy Communion set as you enter the Sanctuary or Chapel and deposit the containers in a garbage can as you leave the Sanctuary or Chapel
- Other ministry activities at MCPC – fellowship, Sunday School, refreshment, etc.
- Only worship services and Cornerstone Fellowship will use the building in September.
- There will be no refreshments indoor, Sunday School classes, meetings, fellowships (except Cornerstone Fellowship), nursery or other ministry activities until further notice.
If you have any questions, please email info@MCPC.ca or call the church office telephone 905-946-1725.
