Sunset United's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Members of the Sunset Official board met after church on March 15 to discuss our response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. This is a dynamic situation, and we understand that things are rapidly changing so our plans will evolve as the situation does. This is a focus on precaution, seeking to respond to the calls to limit contact before cases of COVID-19 spike so as to control community spread. Our plan is as follows:
We are suspending in person worship and congregational activities for a minumum of three weeks, starting March 16th. We will restart worship and activities based on information from the Sask Health Authority, the Saskatchewan Governement, the City of Regina and the broader United Church of Canada.
We are closing the building effective immediately until further notice. We have communicated with our renters that we are closed to all groups, including weekly rentals.
We are monitoring the mail as well as email and phone messages to the church and will respond as promptly as possible. Please allow at least 2 business days for a response.
Rev. Tricia and Michelle McConkey (ministry staff) will be working from home. Rev. Tricia can be reached either by email: sunsetunited.tricia@gmail.com or 306-533-6698 (cell) and Michelle can be reached by email sunsetunited.michelle@gmail.com
Pastoral Care will be in place but will look difference. We will be establishing a phone tree to care for our most isolated members. Rev Tricia will be doing pastoral care through phone calls, text messaging, email, and video conversations. For pastoral concerns please email sunsetunited.tricia@gmail.com or call Tricia's cell or the church office. Tricia will not be doing in person visits at this time.
On-line presence for worship and spiritual support: Michelle and Tricia will do their best to offer you support and at home resources via the podcasts, website, email and Facebook. If you are not currently part of our email list, and would like to be for the duration of the pandemic response time, please contact the office to have it added, knowing that it will be removed at the end of this time.
Check the Worship at Home button on this website, it will take you to blog posts, inspiration, activities etc for the duration of the pandemic period.
If you have questions, concerns, needs please contact the office or Rev. Tricia. If it ends up that no one is working in the church, the office messages will be checked daily, along with the church email.
Praying that you remain healthy during this time.
ABOUT SUNSET
Sunset United Church is an Affirming Ministry, located in Regina, SK on Treaty 4 Territory.
This faith community seeks to be a safe place for people of all ages, genders, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, martial status, ability, ethnicity, economic status.
This is a place for creative and challenging worship, for open minded spiritual exploration and growth, and for outreach into the community and globally.
You are invited to join us -- to come just as you are, regardless of which path you took to get here.
You are welcome here!
