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Asbury’s leadership announces the following updates/changes to coronavirus policies in worship at Asbury as well as updates to our worship offerings:

9 AM indoor worship is moving outdoors beginning Sunday, May 30. For this service:

• Registration is no longer required
• Masks are not required for those who have been vaccinated
• We are still following social distancing guidelines (6 feet of distance between you and those outside of your family pod)
• Congregational singing will be allowed for all
• Seating will be in the parking lot. Bring your own chair if desired, otherwise we will have seating available for you.
• In the case of adverse weather, the service will be moved into the Sanctuary
• This service will not be streamed, even if it is moved inside
• Streaming worship will continue to be offered at 10:30 AM at live.asburylv.org

10:30 AM worship is opening to have in-person attendance in addition to being streamed beginning Sunday, June 6. For this service:

• Registration is not required
• Masks are not required for those who have been vaccinated
• We are still following social distancing guidelines (6 feet of distance between you and those outside of your family pod)
• For those who have been vaccinated, congregational singing is permitted
• This service will be streamed at 10:30 AM at live.asburylv.org

Asbury’s leadership is currently reviewing policies and protocol in place for COVID-19 after the recent announcement from the CDC regarding easing mask usage among those who have been vaccinated. The following was shared by Pastor Eric during streaming worship this morning:

“Now, as I think all of you know, this past Thursday the CDC updated their recommendations on wearing masks… so the Trustees and the leadership here at Asbury are looking at these new recommendations and we’re going to be looking at our policies and procedures for worship and other things here at Asbury. [We appreciate your grace as you] give us some time to [discern] what it means for us, [particularly as we] balance [sensitive issues such as] kids hav[ing] not been vaccinated for the most part and… people [having varying levels of comfort when it comes to wearing a] mask. So we’re trying to balance all that, [we just ask that you] be patient and we will have an update on our new policy very shortly and will communicate that with the congregation.”

A Note from Asbury’s Leadership

Dear Asbury Friends,

If you are gathering with family and friends OR traveling to visit family and friends over the Thanksgiving holiday, church leadership is requesting that you please refrain from attending in-person worship services for two weeks (14 days). In light of the increased COVID-19 infection rates locally and around the country, the church leadership recently met to consider how to move forward. At this time, we would like to continue to offer in-person worship services, but we are depending on our members to cooperate strictly with instructions and protocols to prevent infection. To that end, in keeping with recent PA state recommendations, we are asking that anyone traveling or visiting with family or friends outside of their immediate household, would refrain from attending in-person worship for two weeks. Also, please listen carefully and comply with the ushers’ instructions while at the service. Your safety and well-being is our top priority, and together we hope to be able to continue with our in-person worship experience. If you have any concerns for your health and safety, please consider worshiping with us online from home. Leadership will continue to monitor the risks the in-person gatherings pose in our effort to keep all our members safe and well.

Asbury’s Leadership