Church Services

The restrictions are changing all the time and it is important for you to stay up to date with the current information. This can be found on the government website and Synod COVID Updates page.

As of 29 November face to face services, meetings, small groups, programs etc can be run in South Australia following the safe distancing rules as outlined by the SA Government.

Updates and changes as restrictions ease will be issued by the Synods Crisis Management Team. For more details on what is and is not possible at the moment please click here.

With the changes in gathered worship the Generate PRC and Generate Standing Committee discussed the practice of Holy Communion. This is an important part of our life together and new circumstances call for some creative and pastorally helpful solutions.  The Generate SC and PRC together made the following decision on 1st April, 2020 .

The Generate SC and PRC AGREE that, understanding the spirit in which we preside over the sacraments, we endorse any authorised person to use their best judgement in how they preside at the sacraments online during the COVID-19 health crisis.

If gathering in person for communion strict guidelines need to be maintained as directed by the CMT – “Individual cups and bread pieces/ wafers; gloves to be worn by those preparing, congregation members to use hand sanitiser before receiving Holy Communion”

The shift in worship whether it is to online services or Church@Home has created a lot of work for many Ministers, Pastors and Leaders. It is always good practice to have occasional Sundays where you are not preaching or leading, but it is especially important during this spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically taxing time.

Join another service

There are number of congregations who are doing church online. Why not invite the church to join in a particular service and share with another church that week. You could even chat about it during the week in zoom or phone small groups.

Easy Sunday

Our Easy Sunday DropBox has a number of sermons available for you. These are great for adding into your own online service and having a guest speaker share. It is also much easier to have someone from another part of SA or even the country record a message to share without the need for them to actually travel to you.

Church@Home

If you are not online with your services you can also check out Church@Home services in our DropBox. They include prayers and a message. You can simply print and distribute these to your congregation.

We would love to encourage you to consider how you can share and use wider resources in order to lighten your load over the coming months.

While a lot of churches are looking online we know that this not the only or best solution for every church.

Many congregations are in communities without reliable internet or the skills to be able to do church online.

There is still plenty of opportunity to be church. You can use Church@Home packs to worship, make phone calls, visit in small number of people (maintaining government guidelines for distancing and numbers of people). You could also look to do a devotion or bible study together rather than a full service.

The key is to do something, anything, in order to continue your worship, connection and mission. We know that the Holy Spirit continues to move in our churches, and will continue to move in yours.