Like many others across the state, we at The Christian Institute have been reviewing guidelines for reopening in the time of COVID-19. And, like some other organizations, we're finding it's preferable to stay largely closed for a while longer.
State guidelines for places of worship include physical distancing, face coverings and disinfection, a reduced number of congregants and attendees, and self-screening for employees and volunteers.
We are not currently set up to accommodate all those guidelines, and we will not open up until we are confident we can provide the community with a safe environment for worship, study and personal unfoldment in the months and years to come. The guidelines also recommend that places of worship conduct remote services, and that is how we intend to continue operating through the summer.
We will keep up our email newsletter Light Reading, which has been our Sunday message of spiritual and inspirational thought for the last couple of months. Thank you all for reading and for the feedback, and thank you for sticking with us in what has been an unusual, confusing and occasionally sobering time.
However, all in-person services and meetings at 1308 Second Street are still on hiatus, and will likely remain so throughout the summer. That means that Mind Over Movies, our regular summer film screening and discussion program, will also be canceled this year.
If you'd like to be put on the Light Reading emailing list, please email us at info@christinst.org. You can also email us at the same address or call us at (310) 394-4178 if you have any other questions. Stay safe and well.