Welcome to Worship Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church CELC

Welcome to Worship Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC) is a congregation of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), a part of the worldwide Lutheran community. We invite you to join us regularly for worship and in a variety of activities and opportunities in our congregational life. If you are new here, we welcome you; if you are a member of long standing, we celebrate your gifts and ministry. New to CELC We are happy to have you with us and we wish you a warm welcome. If you would like more information about our church and its ministries, please look for a member of the Welcoming Team by this TV after the service. Please take a few minutes to view the announcements displayed on this TV.

Congregation News ╬ Welcome Home CELC family and visitors. We are happy to have you with us today, either in our building, or sending love and prayers from afar. It is wonderful to see familiar faces in our home again.

Congregation Calendar Sunday, July 12 9: 30 a. m. Holy Worship Wednesday, July 15 7: 15 p. m. Story Time with Pastor Jeff on Facebook Live Friday, July 17 Pastor’s day off Saturday, July 18 7: 00 a. m. Men’s Bible study 5: 00 p. m. Holy Worship Sunday, July 19 9: 30 a. m. Holy Worship

Worship Assistants and Volunteers This Sunday, July 12 at 9: 30 a. m. Usher: Bob Olds Counters: Julie Skaggs Grass: Ryan Smarsh (7/13 -7/18) Next Sunday, July 19 at 9: 30 a. m. Usher: Betsy Floyd Counter: Eric Klenz Grass: Bob Olds (7/20 -7/25)

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Reopening for In-Person Worship For the safety of all our guests, including members and visitors, please use the following recommended guidelines to help prepare for worship. Please note that we will continue to offer our worship service virtually to accommodate those who opt to remain remote for comfort, convenience, risk considerations, or preference. The primary source for guidelines and recommendations is ELCA publication; “Considerations for Returning to In-person Worship, Being Church Together During the COVID-19 Pandemic” (updated May 12, 2020).

Virtual online worship services will be posted to our Facebook and You. Tube pages by noon each Sunday. In-person worship services will be restricted to approximately 70 or fewer people, to ensure continued physical distancing. Worshipers should follow the marked entrance and exit doors for traffic flow. Use glass entrance doors marked Sanctuary Entrance for entry. This will be the sole entrance into the building. The doors will be held open and remain open until five (5) minutes following the beginning of the service, at which point they will be closed and locked. The exterior wooden doors will be opened by the ushers five (5) minutes prior to the conclusion of the worship service for exit.

Use hand sanitizer upon entering the building. Facemasks are recommended. Maintain 6 feet apart from individuals who are not in the same family unit for social distancing purposes. Refrain from hugging, shaking hands, or touching other members. There will be no communion or physical passing of the peace. There will be no receiving line at the end of the worship service.

Place offering in the offering plate found at the back of the sanctuary. Sit in designated pews only. Use tape to identify proper separation distances. We encourage and ask all guests to refrain from singing and use that time to reflect, mediate, or offer up silent prayers. Hymnals have been temporarily removed from the church worship space. Wiggle Beach and church nursery are closed at this time. Children’s pew bags and adult coloring pages are removed during this time.

Common areas are closed (e. g. social hall, church office, classrooms, gathering area, nursery areas). When using bathrooms, please remember one person at a time, and wait outside the bathroom to allow social distancing. We encourage all able-bodied parishioners to use the bathrooms near the Social Hall, reserving the bathrooms near the Church Offices for parishioners who are physically unable to travel that distance. For reference: The complete CELC Return to In-Person Worship Plan is available on the church website.