Yes – I know we have been saying the opposite for years, but things have (temporarily) changed. We need to make sure the 9am worshippers are out of the building so we can we do all the cleaning that is required before we let the next congregation in. So if you come too early you might have to stand in the rain. We will open the doors at 10:50am.
Does that give enough cleaning time?
Well, at the height of the pandemic we were holding funerals at the crematorium chapel every half hour throughout the day. The Director of Public Health was satisfied with the cleaning done.
There will be no signing in in advance. We have not needed to do it for the 9am service and are not expecting to need to do it for 11am.