reminders & Announcements

The Click here to Register link is now live on the homepage of Reformation's website! 

Please read the following instructions before claiming a slot to attend an in-person worship service at Reformation Lutheran Church. Thank you!
   

 Under current guidelines we can have up to 50 people present in a worship service.  There are 39 spots available for registration and 11 reserved for weekly worship leaders. To help us comply with these guidelines, and to keep everyone safe, to attend a service, we ask you to either
· Register Online, or · Call the church office at 803.252.1507 if you do not have internet access or an email address.

Members who can access the link on the homepage of the website and have an email address are asked to register electronically.  If you have already called the church office to register to attend the May 2 service, you are all set and registered. 

You will need to sign up for the specific service you will be attending as well as the number of people joining you.  One slot = one individual, it does not equal a slot per family. For example, if three people wish to join for in-person worship, you will need to select three slots for worship at the desired 10 a.m. service. 

Please register and reserve your spot online no later than Noon on each Thursday before the date you wish to attend.  The slots are first come, first served.  Sunday, May 2, May 9, May 16, May 23 and May 30 are now available for online registration.

For those who are not yet ready and feel safer worshiping at home, we will continue to offer worship via live-stream at 10 a.m. each Sunday. 

These guidelines and protocols are in an effort to make you as safe as possible when you choose to join Reformation for in-person worship.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible soon!

For more registration information, see our Announcements and Reminders page for an update on our plans for in-person worship services.
Thank you. 

BIG News — Planning is Under Way to Resume In Person Worship!

Assuming that Covid cases and hospitalizations continue their downward trend, Reformation’s Transition Team and Council have recommended that limited in person worship resume starting Sunday, May 2, 2021. Up to 50 people, including worship leaders, will be able to safely worship in person in the Sanctuary at our 10:00 Service. The Service will continue to be live-streamed on FaceBook and YouTube for others.  

To help protect our most vulnerable, this in person worship will be different from our ‘old normal’ in the following ways:

— Anyone wishing to attend a Service in person must call the church office to reserve a seat, limiting attendance to 50 persons, helping to ensure the safety of those who gather to worship or lead worship. More details on making reservations will be provided later.

— Wearing a mask will be required following public health guidelines. Worshipers are encouraged to put their mask on before they exit their cars. Worship leaders will remove their masks while reading or singing. We wear face coverings in worship because we love our neighbors as ourselves. We take comfort in knowing that nothing can hide or separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

— Available seating will be marked, ensuring individuals or family groups are seated at least six feet apart and that worshipers are at a safe distance from worship leaders.

— Communion cups with wafer and wine in a sealed disposable container will be handed to attendees as they enter, as has been our practice at our Drive In Services. Worshipers will remove their masks briefly to eat and drink their communion elements. 

— Offering baskets will be available as you enter or exit the Sanctuary.

— By attending a Service in person, you agree to your image being shared on the livestream video. Your presence also indicates your understanding that, if you become sick after attending, the congregation will be notified that exposure could have happened at a Service you attended.

— All attendees who are physically able to climb steps will be asked to enter the Sanctuary by the front steps or the side door into the BreezeWay. Others will have access through the Fellowship Hall.

— There will be no Nursery or Fellowship Time after Service, as we continue to keep our children, members, and visitors safe.

— At the end of the service, worshippers can greet each other outdoors respecting social distancing guidelines. Worshippers are asked to continue to wear their masks until they enter their cars. 

Full details can be found in the Updated Transition Plan found on Reformation’s website. Reformation’s Worship and Music and Property Committees will be coordinating efforts to prepare our building and worship space to safely welcome you back to worship and will keep you posted on any updates. 

Our leadership team will continue to monitor DHEC Covid-19 case counts in Richland, Lexington, and Kershaw counties, and will advise us if trends rise, indicating a need to halt in person activities again. 

Our decision to open the Sanctuary for Sunday worship DOES NOT MEAN it is necessarily a good idea for YOU to worship in person. We encourage you to listen to your doctors, your family, your friends, and public health professionals to decide whether or not public worship is a wise or safe option for you at this time. Please do NOT come to church if you feel sick or have been in contact with someone who is sick.

We look forward to being in worship together with our church family again starting May 2, 2021! It will be so wonderful to see familiar faces and to greet new visitors who have been worshipping with us on-line over our year of isolation!