St Dunstan's In-Person Service Attendance – Registration & Information

Click for online Registration Form - Summer 2021

Public health and diocesan regulations have been adjusted to allow services in person again this summer, starting Sunday 20 June. While the summer weather permits, we will gather outdoors for Sunday morning worship, on the lawn between the church and the rectory. (There will be no in-person service on July 18th, July 25th or August 1st.) Most of the arrangements are the same as last year's, with a few changes:

Earlier start time: Sundays at 9.30 am. The service is a simple Service of the Word with sermon, no communion, lasting about 45 minutes.

Registration: in advance is required again this year. The public health maximum is 50 people for any gathering, including outdoors. This means that person #51 turning up will not be able to stay. If you have registered to attend and then are not able to, please phone Jez so that your reserved spot can be made available to someone else. Register here

Contact tracing: We are required to collect contact details of every person attending on arrival, for public health contact tracing purposes. We will keep this information for 30 days and then destroy it.

If you arrive without having registered in advance, you will also need to complete a copy of the registration form on arrival.

Distancing: It is essential to stay at least 2 meters apart in all directions from anyone not in your bubble/household all the time, including outdoors. 2 meters is 6’8”, more than two yardsticks. This is the single most important public health measure.

Masks: are strongly encouraged, but not legally required for outdoor gatherings where at least 2m distancing can be maintained at all times. Remember to cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, even when masked. We now know that virus-bearing particles are aerosolized and airborne.

Washroom access: the single washroom off the vestry on the main floor will be open, access via the rear fire door into the nave. Each user must sanitize the washroom following the instructions posted.

Chairs: at the end of the service, please leave your chair in place so it can be sanitized without creating distancing difficulties.

Weather: The service will be outdoors by default, with limited shelter, so dress with the weather in mind. The service may be moved indoors last minute, if weather demands it. Jez will aim to contact those who have registered in advance, but may not be able to. Some people may be less comfortable attending a service indoors; there is no obligation.

Worship videos: will continue, either pre-recorded or livestreamed (coming soon!) for those at home.

Still No: Congregational and choral singing, refreshments, shared food and drink, social gathering after the service and queuing to greet the presider are all still prohibited. As per last year, we are encouraged not to gather in advance of the service, and to disperse immediately following.

These measures are required by the diocesan and provincial public health guidelines. The diocesan reopening plan is online in full here.

Can you help with furniture setup? Do you have any comments or questions? Please contact Jez: 236 464 2441 or email