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Our Church is open!
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
I trust that your families and you are all well.
As you know from 4 July 2020, churches are now open for services and also for the Sacraments such as christenings, weddings and funerals. Our church is now open and we have made the following arrangements. We strongly encourage you to follow our arrangements below which are based on instruction from our Archdiocese and Government guidelines (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-places-of-worship-from-4-july).
1. We encourage you not to come to the church if you are unwell, are over 70 years of age or clinically vulnerable.
2. Church services on Sunday will begin as normal at 9.15 am and there will only be one liturgy. Our programme of services can be found at https://bit.ly/3grA2Bg
3. If you are coming to a church service, key things to remember are socially distance by 2 metres, wash your hands (hand sanitiser has been made available at the church entrance) and please wear a face covering.
4. There will now be one entrance to the church which will be the main Golders Green Road entrance. The car park door will be exit only and only used for access for disabled persons. The other door on the Golders Green side will also be used as an exit. All other doors will remain closed.
5. We strongly encourage you to bring a face covering to wear in the church. There will be masks available at the entrance.
6. Please maintain social distancing of 2 metres at all times in the church. There are 2 metre markings as you enter the church and also along the main aisle.
7. As you enter the church, you will be greeted by church wardens. They will all be wearing masks and gloves. Your temperature will be checked and if your temperature is high, we will encourage you to go home.
8. You will be asked to use hand sanitiser before entering which has been made available in the main entrance foyer and at the car park exit.
9. To pick up a candle or make a donation, please queue along the 2 metre markings on the floor. There is likely to be a limited number of church wardens at the pangari counter, so please bring the correct change with you or use contactless payment.
10. To ensure minimal contact with the icons, they have been cordoned off in such a way that you can bow in order to venerate them. As Father Vasileios has mentioned before lockdown this is acceptable.
11. Seats have been blocked off to adhere to social distancing but there are a good number of seats available for you and your household or social bubble. Please keep younger children close to you and do not allow them to run off into the church. We envisage that there will be seating for 75 people during a church service. Please do respect the 2 metre social distancing that we have in place and any advice given by our priest and church wardens.
12. The feast days (eortes) and memorial services (mnimosyna) shall be done as normal but please follow strict instruction from our priest on Kolyva, Phanouropittes and 5 bread for feast (pentarti). We cannot distribute them to the community as we have done in the past.
13. Please follow advice from our priest and our church wardens on going to receive Holy Communion, venerating the icons and receiving antidoron at the end of the service.
14. This is a new way of working for all of us, and there may be things that we do that need improving. As a church we will learn from any feedback given in order to improve your experience. In these times, we respectfully ask you to patient and be kind.
15. Our Clergy and Church Council thank you in advance for your co-operation and consideration and we look forward to welcoming you to our church.
Take care and stay well.
With best wishes,
Rev. Protopresbyter Vasileios Papathanasiou
Priest-in-charge
The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St. Michael
Xenophon Protopapas
Community President
Please strictly follow the latest UK Government advice which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
We strongly recommend that you follow NHS advice (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/) on how to avoid catching or spreading coronavirus.
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
I trust that your families and you are all well.
As you know from 4 July 2020, churches are now open for services and also for the Sacraments such as christenings, weddings and funerals. Our church is now open and we have made the following arrangements. We strongly encourage you to follow our arrangements below which are based on instruction from our Archdiocese and Government guidelines (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-places-of-worship-from-4-july).
1. We encourage you not to come to the church if you are unwell, are over 70 years of age or clinically vulnerable.
2. Church services on Sunday will begin as normal at 9.15 am and there will only be one liturgy. Our programme of services can be found at https://bit.ly/3grA2Bg
3. If you are coming to a church service, key things to remember are socially distance by 2 metres, wash your hands (hand sanitiser has been made available at the church entrance) and please wear a face covering.
4. There will now be one entrance to the church which will be the main Golders Green Road entrance. The car park door will be exit only and only used for access for disabled persons. The other door on the Golders Green side will also be used as an exit. All other doors will remain closed.
5. We strongly encourage you to bring a face covering to wear in the church. There will be masks available at the entrance.
6. Please maintain social distancing of 2 metres at all times in the church. There are 2 metre markings as you enter the church and also along the main aisle.
7. As you enter the church, you will be greeted by church wardens. They will all be wearing masks and gloves. Your temperature will be checked and if your temperature is high, we will encourage you to go home.
8. You will be asked to use hand sanitiser before entering which has been made available in the main entrance foyer and at the car park exit.
9. To pick up a candle or make a donation, please queue along the 2 metre markings on the floor. There is likely to be a limited number of church wardens at the pangari counter, so please bring the correct change with you or use contactless payment.
10. To ensure minimal contact with the icons, they have been cordoned off in such a way that you can bow in order to venerate them. As Father Vasileios has mentioned before lockdown this is acceptable.
11. Seats have been blocked off to adhere to social distancing but there are a good number of seats available for you and your household or social bubble. Please keep younger children close to you and do not allow them to run off into the church. We envisage that there will be seating for 75 people during a church service. Please do respect the 2 metre social distancing that we have in place and any advice given by our priest and church wardens.
12. The feast days (eortes) and memorial services (mnimosyna) shall be done as normal but please follow strict instruction from our priest on Kolyva, Phanouropittes and 5 bread for feast (pentarti). We cannot distribute them to the community as we have done in the past.
13. Please follow advice from our priest and our church wardens on going to receive Holy Communion, venerating the icons and receiving antidoron at the end of the service.
14. This is a new way of working for all of us, and there may be things that we do that need improving. As a church we will learn from any feedback given in order to improve your experience. In these times, we respectfully ask you to patient and be kind.
15. Our Clergy and Church Council thank you in advance for your co-operation and consideration and we look forward to welcoming you to our church.
Take care and stay well.
With best wishes,
Rev. Protopresbyter Vasileios Papathanasiou
Priest-in-charge
The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Cross and St. Michael
Xenophon Protopapas
Community President
Please strictly follow the latest UK Government advice which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
We strongly recommend that you follow NHS advice (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/) on how to avoid catching or spreading coronavirus.
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