Covid-19 Update
Dear Salem,
Dear Salem,
Your Governing Board and I continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and make adjustments to our response plan as necessary. As you are aware, cases and hospitalizations are increasing again while vaccination rates are lower than expected. I continue to maintain that the science is good on this and shows that a higher vaccination rate is what is needed to curb this pandemic. Risk is greatly reduced for those who have been vaccinated while all can still transmit the virus.
Remember that children under 12 cannot yet be vaccinated, and as Christians in the Methodist tradition, we have a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable among us. This includes our children as well as those who have underlying health conditions that contracting COVID-19 would complicate.
Therefore, as numbers increase again, we strongly encourage the use of masks and social distancing. In addition, choosing to worship or gather in-person or online are both acceptable choices at this time, depending on your risk level. We have come to a place of recognizing that we live with risks on a daily basis, and while we need to do our best to mitigate those risks, there are also risks involved to our spiritual growth and mental well-being when we don’t meet together in some fashion.
This is why your Governing Board and I will continue to monitor the situation from week to week, but we do not currently plan to suspend in-person worship and events. In order to continue to do this, please continue to do your best to do no harm and do good as we seek to faithfully love God and neighbor.
Respectfully yours,
Rev. Andrew Suite
Office – 501.237.2884
Pastoral Care Emergency - 501.396.9871
Dear Salem,
Your Governing Board and I continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and make adjustments to our response plan as necessary. As you are aware, cases and hospitalizations are increasing again while vaccination rates are lower than expected. I continue to maintain that the science is good on this and shows that a higher vaccination rate is what is needed to curb this pandemic. Risk is greatly reduced for those who have been vaccinated while all can still transmit the virus.
Remember that children under 12 cannot yet be vaccinated, and as Christians in the Methodist tradition, we have a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable among us. This includes our children as well as those who have underlying health conditions that contracting COVID-19 would complicate.
Therefore, as numbers increase again, we strongly encourage the use of masks and social distancing. In addition, choosing to worship or gather in-person or online are both acceptable choices at this time, depending on your risk level. We have come to a place of recognizing that we live with risks on a daily basis, and while we need to do our best to mitigate those risks, there are also risks involved to our spiritual growth and mental well-being when we don’t meet together in some fashion.
This is why your Governing Board and I will continue to monitor the situation from week to week, but we do not currently plan to suspend in-person worship and events. In order to continue to do this, please continue to do your best to do no harm and do good as we seek to faithfully love God and neighbor.
Respectfully yours,
Rev. Andrew Suite
Office – 501.237.2884
Pastoral Care Emergency - 501.396.9871