The convention is one of many events which have been hit by the lockdown, but like many others there is an opportunity to diversify and reach out to others who might not otherwise know about or get involved with the convention. Virtually Keswick Convention – starts Monday 27th July! The question we are sure you will all want to know is 'when will we return to congregational worship’? All we can say just now is watch this space! ![]() When we do return the ‘look and feel’ of the church buildings and our congregational interaction (or rather lack of it) will take some getting use to, but over time we will return to something akin to normality. Limited interaction of ‘Bubbles’ (Groupings of people that use the church buildings) ![]() ![]() With this in mind, the strategy we are taking is to adopt best practice as evidenced by other churches, governments and countries that have been seen to be successful in addressing the risks, i.e. This is paramount, as we have a legal, and more importantly, a moral duty of care to exercise. The focus of the ‘return’ approach is on the safety of our staff, congregation and visitors. This re-opening may outwardly seem like a trivial task however there is a large and often complex list of procedures that must be adhered to before Presbytery grants this authorisation. ![]() A team composed of our church members has been working for a number of weeks now on a series of tasks that will allow Presbytery to authorise our congregation to return to worship in our usual surroundings.
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