COVID Update from Session

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40

Dear Crossroads Members and Friends,

Throughout the pandemic, your Session has made decisions guided by the Biblical ethic of loving neighbors as ourselves, stewarding the health of all, and following public health best practices.

On July 27^th, the CDC recommended communities resume wearing face coverings indoors if the community burden/disease spread is in the substantial or higher category. The Presbytery of Milwaukee seconded the recommendation for those congregations meeting in person.

Our COVID Response Task Force and Session met Wednesday, August 11^th, as Ozaukee County returned to the high category as of August 5^th.

Here is the new Covid Protocol Effective Sunday, August 15:

Face coverings will again be required for all ages 5 and up when indoors at Crossroads.
Worship leaders will be allowed to remove face coverings when actively leading worship, but will socially distance (family members excepted).
Crossroads staff will be allowed to remove face coverings in their office spaces, but will be required to mask in common areas.
Small Groups will be required to wear face coverings when they enter and exit the building, but can determine among themselves whether to mask or not in their meeting places.

Crossroads is an intergenerational congregation. We make this decision out of an ethic of love and care for those in our community who can’t get vaccinated: our children, and those unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons. As Christ followers, we are committed to care for the least and most vulnerable among us.

The COVID Response Task Force and Session track the metrics weekly. You can see our community burden category by clicking here. We are confident that one day soon vaccination rates and decreasing community incidence will enable us to make face coverings optional again.

Until that day, we will continue to provide a variety of in-person and online options that keep us focused on our key mission: To Know Christ and Bring Others to Him.

In Christ,

The Crossroads Session

Hank Hart, Dick Janssen, Aricka Knox, Deb Krygiel, Kris McKinney, Aiden Patten, Rev. Scott Samuelson, Jay Sanders, Liz Sellars, Hyndie Steck, Rev. Susan Sytsma Bratt (Moderator), Tom Taylor, Diane Tegtmeier, Josh Thompson, Laurie Uhl, Julie Westerhausen, Mark Van Genderen

P.S. Please direct any questions or comments to our Clerk of Session, Wanda Hodge.