{"id":1022,"date":"2020-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/?p=1022"},"modified":"2020-02-21T23:43:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T15:43:22","slug":"precautionary-measures-for-congregations-and-small-church-gatherings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/2020\/01\/precautionary-measures-for-congregations-and-small-church-gatherings\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Advisory (30 Jan)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Hebronites, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR CONGREGATIONS AND SMALL CHURCH GATHERINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In view of the developing Wuhan Coronavirus situation, we wish to advise everyone to exercise caution and adopt the following measures. Please take time to read this before we gather as a 900-strong church this weekend. The measures also apply to gatherings on other days of the week. There are vulnerable individuals among us, such as children, seniors, and those with underlying health conditions. As such, please:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do not attend\nchurch if you have returned to Singapore from China on 19 Jan or later.\nInstead, wait 14 complete days to be sure you are clear of any symptoms. Please\napply this 14-day rule as long as you are travelling back from China.<\/li><li>Do not attend\nchurch if you feel unwell (whether or not you have recently returned from\nChina). If you do, please be willing to wear a mask or to see a doctor if we\nrequest it.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>We will monitor the situation closely and adjust our response as\nrequired. On Sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pastoral staff will look out for\ncongregants who are unwell.<\/li><li>Children\u2019s\nministry: We will take temperatures of all children and practise hand\nwashing\/sanitisation.<\/li><li>Hand sanitisers will be made available at key locations in our premises,\nbut please bring your\nown surgical mask and sanitiser if required.<\/li><li>We will provide access\nto sermon materials\non our website for those who have opted to stay\nhome.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Advisory for Frontline Personnel (Ushers, New\nFriend Greeters, Teachers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you are\nunwell and rostered to serve on Sunday, inform your leader and excuse yourself\npromptly.<\/li><li>For this period of heightened caution, greet others with a hand wave\ninstead of a handshake.<\/li><li>If you spot someone\nwith flu-like symptoms\n(e.g. cough, sneezing,\nshortness of breath),\nbe calm and composed. Notify a\npastor or pastoral staff member of that person at once.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As the world reacts in fear\nand panic, let us entrust this situation to our Almighty God. We hold Psalm 91\nclose to our hearts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For he will\ndeliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He\nwill cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his\nfaithfulness is a shield and buckler. You will not fear the terror of the\nnight, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in\ndarkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev Wong Shin Hoe <br>Senior Pastor<br>Hebron Bible-Presbyterian Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/200130_HebronBP_WuhanAdvisory_Infographic-FINAL-731x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/200130_HebronBP_WuhanAdvisory_Infographic-FINAL-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/200130_HebronBP_WuhanAdvisory_Infographic-FINAL-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/200130_HebronBP_WuhanAdvisory_Infographic-FINAL-768x1076.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/200130_HebronBP_WuhanAdvisory_Infographic-FINAL-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/200130_HebronBP_WuhanAdvisory_Infographic-FINAL-848x1188.jpg 848w, https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/200130_HebronBP_WuhanAdvisory_Infographic-FINAL-1140x1597.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/200130_HebronBP_WuhanAdvisory_Infographic-FINAL-1170x1639.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/200130_HebronBP_WuhanAdvisory_Infographic-FINAL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"javascript: imageToPdf()\" class=\"image-link pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1022?print=print\" class=\"image-link pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Hebronites, PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR CONGREGATIONS AND SMALL CHURCH GATHERINGS In view of the developing Wuhan Coronavirus situation, we wish to advise everyone to exercise caution and adopt the following measures. Please take time to read this before we gather as a 900-strong church this weekend. The measures also apply to gatherings on other days [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1022"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1035,"href":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1022\/revisions\/1035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebronbp.org\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}