Things in the narthex have been a little chaotic lately, but for all kinds of wonderful reasons. We've had the privilege of welcoming so many friends back to active, in-person worship and of meeting lots of new people for the first time. God is definitely adding to our numbers, and new member classes are  tentatively scheduled to start later this month on March 20. If you feel called to this important, evolving work of welcoming God's people into active community, we'd be grateful for your help. Please reach out to Elder Jenny Gage for more information.

As New York City eases into new strategies for living with Covid, our policies are evolving too. While we are still requiring all in attendance above the age of 2 to wear masks and all vaccine-eligible persons to present proof of vaccination to enter the church building for any reason, there is no longer any need to pre-register. This week when you arrive, you will find that there are two lines: 

1. The fast-track. It's where regular attendees for whom we've already recorded a few extra details about their vaccine status (specifically, the number of doses, ranging from the 1-shot J&J vaccine to a 3- or even 4-shot regimen from Moderna or Pfizer) can just get themselves checked off on our "Frequent Flyer" roster.

2. The visitors lane. This is where visitors or others who still need to provide contact information and proof of vax will sign in. To prevent some of the bottlenecks in our process from previous weeks, this week anyone who wants to get their name added to the frequent flyer list for subsequent weeks can provide those extra details right there.

We hope that understanding the process will make your decision to join us for in-person worship that much easier, and we look forward to greeting you at the door when you arrive!