Covid-19 and Congregations – Delta Variant Edition

 

As sessions and congregations continue to address the reality of COVID-19, questions continue to abound: “How important are masks if everyone is vaccinated?”, “How should we protect our children?”, “When can our choirs safely meet and sing in worship?”, “How much more dangerous are the new variants of the virus?”, “What is the latest CDC advice, and how reliable is it?”.

To paraphrase Albert Einstein, the Delta variant has changed everything but our way of thinking. Infections, hospitalizations, and deaths are rising again. Vaccination minimizes the effects, but breakthrough infections can occur. To address these changing factors, the Presbytery is pleased to host a new interactive discussion on Covid-19 and Congregations on Tuesday, October 5 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. via Zoom. Our special guest once again is Lisa Zerr Allgood, Ph.D., who has served for 37 years as a Research Immunologist and is currently the Executive Presbyter for the Presbytery of Cincinnati. Lisa is an outstanding resource for understanding the scientific and medical dimensions of the current pandemic and their implications for congregational worship and ministry. Her expertise has been generously shared with the wider church. Executive Presbyter Dan Saperstein will moderate the presentation and the conversation that follows. Participation is open to all persons in the Presbytery but is limited to 100 persons.