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COVID UPDATE: Tier 2 Mitigation Measures
January 19, 2021
Dear Partners in Ministry,
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, but the regions for Metropolitan Chicago Synod (MCS) have seen a slight drop in positivity rates. In addition, as of Monday, January 18 the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) revised its criteria for mitigations to reflect an increase in hospital staffing. As such, all of MCS has moved into less restrictive mitigations found in Tier 2 effective immediately.
TIER 2 MITIGATION MEASURES
A few highlights related to church life:
Working from home should be promoted when possible
A limit of 10 individuals in both indoor and outdoor groups
Additional information about Tier 2 can be found here.
MCS’s RECOMMENDATION
It is important that your congregation follows the most restrictive COVID-19 measures put in place by your local government. We hope that this trend continues and that some will move into less restrictive tiers in the weeks ahead. Therefore, this is the time for your congregation’s leaders to begin discussing how congregation life might be impacted by moving into Tier 1 or Phase 4. Please continue to closely monitor the situation and review updates from Restore Illinois here and from IDPH here.
Below is a basic summary of items impacting congregation:
Questions or additional clarifications about MCS’s recommendations can be directed towards the Associate to the Bishop for your conference.
In love of neighbor,
The Rev. Yehiel Curry, Bishop; Metropolitan Chicago Synod
The Rev. Jason S. Glombicki, Restoring MCS co-leader; Synod Council
The Rev. Kyle R. Severson, Restoring MCS co-leader; Pastoral Staff
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