Service Information/Sign Up:

 Physical Church Sign-up Procedures:

 You will need to sign-up for each Sunday each week.

  1. How to sign up
    1. The sign-up list will be open and available each week on Sunday for the following Sunday.
    2. If you are at the church for a service, you can sign up for the next week
    3. You can send an email to office@nicolavalleyefc.com
    4. You can call the church office
  2. Once you sign-up, by email or phone call, you will receive a confirmation that a spot is available for you within your bubble.
  3. We encourage family bubbles to group together so that maximum amount of people will be able to come to each service.
  4. If for some reason, you are not able to make it on Sunday, please communicate with the office ASAP to allow others to join.
  5. Once the 14 spots or 50 capacity has been reached, you will be asked to either switch services or be put on a waiting list.
  6. Please Note:  Every effort is taking place to open up spaces for all those who wish to come to the service. 

Virtual Church Technical Issues:
  • As we develop the technical issue of livestreaming and training of people to run this technology, please be patient as it develops.
  • Each week, we will attempt to live stream both services, but in the end, there is not a guarantee that both services will be live. Hopefully, one will be suitable and recorded on the church’s Facebook page.  You should be able to watch this later.
  • The sermon alone with slides, should be available each week on the sermon pages on the church’s website. http://www.nicolavalleyefc.com/current-sermons.html
  • We are using Facebook as a platform, so if you have a FB account, it might be worthwhile to go over to our Church’s FB page and join.
  • https://www.facebook.com/Nicola-Valley-Evangelical-Free-Church-102775781368454/
 
 Physical Church Attendance Issues:

  • We had asked you to send in your service preference and many of you had.  We are now experiencing logistical plans with that process.  In order to accommodate as many people as we can, we are adjusting this process to make sure we are optimally using our space.
  • Each week you will need to communicate with us (see below) that you are coming for the upcoming Sunday.  If for some reason, you are not able to come, please communicate with the office by Friday so that your spot is available for someone else.
  • At this point we have 14 bubbles or pods that are available that can accommodate 1-6 people for each service.  The MAXIUM amount in one service is 50 people attending.  The pastors, worship leader and tech team are considered workers and not part of the 50 people.

Physical Church Service Times:
9:00am (Arrival 8:30-9:00)
11:00am (Arrival 10:30-11:00)

 What Each Service will look like:

  • Please arrive within a ½ hour of your designated service to allow to set up the seats.
  • Each group will be ushered into the building to find a location in the sanctuary.
  • The bubble or pod areas will be marked on the floor for you to choose your spot.
  • Ushers will assist in helping you to an open location.
 
Managing the Risks:

  • If you or anyone in your family is experiencing flu like symptoms, please stay at home and we encourage you to watch online.
  • At this point, masks are not mandatory for indoors; however, you do what is comfortable for you.  Some folks are wearing masks.
  • We are wiping down frequently-touched services between services.
  • There will be reduced singing in our services to further reduce the risk.
  • There are currently no children’s programs, but the fireside room is set up for parents who may need the space.
  • The nursery will be closed due to the high-risk factor.
  • Washrooms will be open but limited to one person at a time for each washroom.