Communion Options for Nov. 1st, 2020

We invite you to join us for Holy Communion on Sunday, November 1st. Weather permitting, we will have three opportunities for receiving the elements that day. 
  1. Communion at Home @ 10:45 a.m. : we will offer Communion during our Sunday morning online worship service and you can bring your own elements to eat and drink.
  2. Drive Through Communion from 12:00-1:00 p.m.: drive through the alley behind the church building to receive prepackaged Communion elements (no sign up needed)
  3. Communion on the Lawn from 12:15-12:45 p.m. (please stagger arrival between 12:00-12:15): we will gather on the lawn of the church building for a physically-distanced Communion using prepackaged elements (NOTE: advance sign up required)
In case of inclement weather, an announcement will be made on our website, e-mail list, and social media on Sunday morning. If it's too cold and icky for gathering on the lawn, we can hopefully still at least offer the drive through option. 

Drive Through Communion Details
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
  • ​Enter parking lot from the Poyntz Entrance, but do not park.
  • Turn right at the end of the parking lot onto the alley behind the church building.
  • Receive prepackaged communion from your car from our pastors.
  • Continue on to Juliette (turn right if you’d like to pass the small groups gathered on the lawn. Feel free to honk and wave at those gathered as you go past.)
  • Those who are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, are awaiting a test result for COVID-19, have been exposed to anyone who has COVID-19 or is awaiting a COVID-19 test result, or fall into any other category that should be quarantined according to our health department may not attend.    
  • Those attending Drive Through Communion may not get out of their vehicles.​

Communion on the Lawn Details ***advance sign up required***
  • Please stagger your arrival between 12:00-12:15 p.m. We will begin the service at 12:15 p.m. and wrap up by 12:45 p.m.
  • Please bring a face mask and lawn chairs/blanket for your family.
  • When you arrive, please stay in or right next to your car until the parking lot greeter invites you to proceed to the sign in table.
  • At the sign in table you will sanitize your hands, pick up prepackaged communion elements, and the usher will assist you in finding your assigned spot (marked by a cone). 
  • Please be sure to read all the health requirements below. 
  • ​Sign up for Communion on the Lawn at uccmanhattan.org/sign-ups OR by calling the church office. We've made a short video tutorial to help you with the online sign up process. ​
We invite you to Fill the Breadbasket by dropping off donations for the Second Helping when you arrive for Drive Through or Communion on the Lawn.

Health Requirements for Our Gathering

As we continue to learn more about the coronavirus, we are learning more about how we can safely be together. Our congregational leadership has carefully planned traffic flow and requirements for Communion on the Lawn with community health in mind. We ask that everyone carefully read the health guidelines when you sign up. When you reserve your spot, you are agreeing to care for the health of others by following the guidelines. If you have any questions, please reach out to the church office. 

  1. Those who are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, are awaiting a test result for COVID-19, have been exposed to anyone who has COVID-19 or is awaiting a COVID-19 test result, or fall into any other category that should be quarantined according to our health department may not attend.    
  2. Masks will be worn for the entirety of the event (except to be removed very briefly while receiving the Communion elements). If you do not have a mask, one will be provided to you at the check in table. 
  3. When you arrive: please put on your mask before exiting your vehicle. We ask that you wait in or right next to your car. A greeter will let you know when it’s time to proceed to the check in table. 
  4. At the check in table, sanitize hands using the provided sanitizer before you pick up your prepackaged Communion elements. 
  5. The greeter at the table will assign you a designated space. An usher will show you to your assigned space. Please place your chair or blanket right next to the cone. 
  6. Everyone must stay in their designated space and maintain at least 8 feet distance from those they don’t live with. We know it’s hard to see each other and not hug or shake hands. But we also know that we can do hard things! 
  7. The usher will dismiss you at the end of our fellowship time and we ask that you proceed to your car and depart. Please be sure to leave at least 8 feet of space between you and other people as you get into your vehicles. If you need to leave earlier, please just catch the usher’s attention to do so. 
  8. Note that the building will not be open at all during this event.