The outbreak of COVID-19 is being closely monitored by St Andrew’s Church. Following advice from Public Health England, NHS and the Church of England, we are taking steps to ensure we keep our congregations and volunteers as safe as we can.

Services

We are currently planning to go ahead with all our services taking place this coming Sunday, however we will be closely monitoring advice from Public Health England. Any updates will be published here and emailed to the church family.

For the time being, please take a look through the general advice that we have collated below, and what we are going to be doing practically in response.

What you can do:

Please DO NOT ATTEND CHURCH if you are in a period of self, or mandated isolation.
Follow Government advice regarding self isolation: Currently the request is that you stay at home for a period of 7 days if you have either a high temperature or a new, continuous cough. This NHS guide to taking your temperature may be of use.
Let us know, and tell others in the community if you are in isolation so we can support you in your whatever ways we can.
If you travel via public transport to St Andrew’s please thoroughly wash your hands on arrival at church. Please aim to have a personal supply of hand sanitiser.
If you have recently returned from abroad, or are planning travel, please ensure that you are following all FCO advice.

What we are doing:

We want to support those affected by the outbreak and will be praying regularly for those we know are suffering in our community. In addition we want to do the utmost when it comes to tending to the practical needs of those affected. Please do let us know if you or another member of the community is in need so we can try to help.
A change in how we take communion is already taking place at St Andrew’s : it is being taken ‘in one Kind’. This means we will be receiving bread only during Holy Communion.
We have also suspended teas and coffee’s after our services.