Holly Springs Baptist Church

July 16, 2020

Dear Holly Springs Church Family:

Praying all is well with you and your family. As you know, Sunday School opened back up to the students and adults on Sunday, July 12, 2020. We are still working on a safe environment and plan for the children – Nursery through Grade 5. Our goal for children Age 4-Grade 5 to return to Sunday School is Sunday, August 16, 2020. Nursery-Age 3 will not be ready to open on August 16.  When we begin, there will be quite a few changes due to new guidelines we are encouraged to follow. These guidelines have been given to us by the Baptist State Convention of NC Children’s ministry team; and sharing ideas with a neighboring daycare. These guidelines are to insure the safety of your children, and we ask that you understand and help us by following the guidelines. After a lot of prayer and discussion, this is how it will look:

1. Nursery-Babies-Age 1; and Preschool-Ages 2-3 will remain in their assigned rooms; more detailed guidelines will be in place for our youngest children. We are still working on these procedures and will get them to you as soon as possible. Guidelines will be posted on the church website: hsbcbwaync.org.

2. Age 4-Grade 5 will meet in the multi-purpose building. Guidelines will be posted on the church website: hsbcbwaync.org.

3. Children who come to Sunday School will be met by a worker at a determined location where parents will check them in. Temperatures will be taken and hands sanitized.

4. Parents, we ask that the children do not bring anything with them – no toys, drinks, or cups, etc. Everything they need will be provided for them.

5. Once the children are escorted to the multi-purpose building, they will stay there for Sunday School and Morning Worship, unless we are told at check-in that the child or children will not be staying for Morning Worship. A worker will then escort the child or children to the determined location to be picked up at the appropriate time. 

6. The same applies to children who did not come to Sunday School but are attending Morning Worship. They will meet a worker at a determined location where the parent will check them in. Temperatures will be taken and hands sanitized.

7. After Morning Worship, the children will be carried to the determined location to meet their parents.

8. We ask that no parent come into the multi-purpose building. In the event of an emergency, the parents will have a number they can call, and the child will be carried to them. 

9. Since the children will be with us through Sunday School and Morning Worship, we will provide them with an individual drink and packaged snack.

10. Each child will be given a plastic container to keep all the supplies they will need. It will be theirs to use every Sunday. It will be sanitized before storing it for the next week.

11. It was suggested to use hula hoops to designate each child’s personal space.

12. There may be times, if weather permitting, that we can take them out to play. If you do not want your child to go outside, please let us know.

13. In the event the multi-purpose building has to be used and would not be available for us to use, we will have the classrooms upstairs ready to use; however, it should not change the determined location where the workers will meet the children.

Again, this is all new to us and to you. It will be a work in progress, and we will have to see what works and fix whatever does not work. Please be patient with us and understand that what we are doing and asking of you is all for the safety of our children. Together we can make this work.

In Christ’s Love, 

Sylvia P.  Holder