Announcement on Offline Services with Limitations Samil Church resumes limited offline services as of October 12, 2020.
Online services will be streamed along with the offline services for a while
that please bear with the preventive measures for entrance and uses of the
church buildings and halls. We truly appreciate your cooperation with the Samil
Church staff for safety and faith of all the church members and families. [Sunday Services both
Online and Offline] 1. Service Times
and Congregations
- Offline
services along with live streaming will be at 9:00 am, 12:00 pm (noon), 3:00
pm, and 6:00 pm for cleaning and disinfection while online services are offered
in between. Please see the exact service times and types for details and note
that the offline services will be live streamed as before. Online services only
are in parentheses below. Offline Services with Live Streaming / (Online Only) Recommended Congregation Groups 1st Sunday 9:00 am Middle-Aged & Older Adults 2nd (10:30 am) n/a 3rd 12:00 pm at noon Young & Middle-Aged 4th (1:30 pm) n/a 5th 3:00 pm Young Adults 6th (4:30 pm) n/a 7th 6:00 pm Young Adults ※ Service times for young adults will
be designated taking turns. ※ Entrance is available an hour before
each service time; please evacuate as soon as each service ends in order to
proceed with the cleaning and disinfection. The parking lot at the basements of
Samil Church B Building will be closed when the service at 6:00 pm ends and the
congregation is dismissed. ※ The parking lot at Sookmyung Women’s
University is available on Sundays while the shuttle buses between the
university and Samil Church do not run. The parking coupons you have bought can
be refunded at the information booth at B Building first floor. ※ This guideline is subject to change
depending on the government disinfection measures and social circumstances. 2. Congregation Seating Policy The seats are available with one meter apart between each seat. They are
marked on the seats for their availabilities. - Congregation
halls will be opened according to the demand in the order of the hall on the 2nd
floor, the balcony seats on 3rd floor, Minor Service Hall on 1st
floor, Gymnasium Hall on 5th floor, and Room #405 on 4th
floor consecutively. ※ The
seating is subject to change depending on the circumstances. 3. Sunday School,
Choirs, and Newcomers Departments - Please refer
to the announcements of each division of the Sunday School Departments for its
offline Sunday school classes. Sunday School Classes from the 1st
grade and above will be available both offline and online as of October 25,
2020. - Choir practices
or choir singing during the services are replaced with solo or ensemble
performances for a while in order to secure the safety of the choir members. - Registration and
orientation for newcomers is available at 10:20 am, 1:20 pm, and 4:20pm at the Newcomers’
Room on the 5th floor in Bethany (B) Building. The education for
newcomers used to be offered in C Building (from the 2nd session to
5th); however, it will proceed at Room # 503 in B Building from 10:30 am to 11:30 am and from 1:30
pm to 2:30 pm on Sundays for a while. [Services during Weekdays] 1. Early morning
service is available only once a day at 6:00 am. The congregation is to enter
from 5:30 am and leave by 7:30 am. 2. Wednesday
services are available as before at 11:00 am (1st service) and 7:30
pm (2nd service) on Wednesdays. The entrance and evacuation times
for each are from 10:20 am to 12:20 pm for the 1st service and from
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm for the 2nd. 3. Friday
evening services are from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm, but the lodging rooms are not
available after service. The congregation is to enter from 8:00 pm and evacuate
at 11:00 pm. 4. Services on weekdays will be streamed live as
well. ※ The entrance doors and parking lot
will be closed when service ends during the weekdays. [Notes on Offline Service Attendance] 1. Families with
young children, the weak, and the elderly are recommended to worship online. 2. If you have
fever or respiratory symptoms such as coughing, sore throat, and shortness of
breath, please do not enter the church buildings for your safety. 3. When you
enter the church doors, please apply hand sanitizer and keep your mask on
during the service at all times. 4. All the
visitors will have their temperatures checked along the queue and fill out the visitors’
access roster at the entrance screening. - Registered
church members are screened through the Online Church Members Application QR
code. ※ Please get the application ready for
easy flow at the entrance. You can download the application on your cell phones
and ask your leaders for further information. - Temporary
visitors are allowed to enter after the filling out the visitors’ roster and ID
card checks. 5. Please follow
the ushers’ guide for seating as you will be able to enter the worship hall on
a first-come, first-served basis. - When you park
your cars at the B Building parking lot on the basements, please use the #3
stairs and elevator only up to the entrance on the 1st floor. You
are not to move directly to the worship halls. - Please
have your temperature checked and fill out the roster on the 1st
floor with the help of the ushers. Then use the stairs #1 / elevators #1 &
2 and the stairs #4 / elevator #4 to the worship halls. 6. Please
evacuate immediately after service for cleaning and disinfection procedure.