Sanctuary Etiquette
Some gentle reminders from our Worship
Commission
The Northaven community continues to be moved and
inspired by our new sanctuary, and worship in the space has been a meaningful
part of our lives for the past few months. However, the Worship Commission would
like to remind you of some issues of etiquette and appropriateness regarding the
use of our new sanctuary during
worship.
Food and drink of any kind are never appropriate at any time. Because the sanctuary is a sacred and holy space, we ask that you refrain from from bringing food or drink into the sanctuary. Our new Atrium space is designed for fellowship, both before and after worship, and we encourage you to keep your food and drinks there.
Please turn off your cell phones during worship. Northaveners are usually pretty good about doing this, but we have noticed a few phones going off in the past months, and wanted to remind you about this.
Please refrain from using the interior stairwells during worship, unless directed by the ushers. Clearly, these stairwells are helpful during communion, or other times when our community needs to move within the space, but if you are simply leaving the space, please exit through the exterior door closest to you.
Please consider entering or leaving only during certain times of the service. It can be very distracting when persons are moving about during times of silence, prayer, or quiet spoken word. If you can wait to enter and leave the sanctuary during a hymn, or during a time when the congregation is standing in unison, it will be far less distracting to others.
The Worship Commission thanks you for considering all of these ways in which you can be considerate of others, and enhance the sacredness of our time together each Sunday.
Food and drink of any kind are never appropriate at any time. Because the sanctuary is a sacred and holy space, we ask that you refrain from from bringing food or drink into the sanctuary. Our new Atrium space is designed for fellowship, both before and after worship, and we encourage you to keep your food and drinks there.
Please turn off your cell phones during worship. Northaveners are usually pretty good about doing this, but we have noticed a few phones going off in the past months, and wanted to remind you about this.
Please refrain from using the interior stairwells during worship, unless directed by the ushers. Clearly, these stairwells are helpful during communion, or other times when our community needs to move within the space, but if you are simply leaving the space, please exit through the exterior door closest to you.
Please consider entering or leaving only during certain times of the service. It can be very distracting when persons are moving about during times of silence, prayer, or quiet spoken word. If you can wait to enter and leave the sanctuary during a hymn, or during a time when the congregation is standing in unison, it will be far less distracting to others.
The Worship Commission thanks you for considering all of these ways in which you can be considerate of others, and enhance the sacredness of our time together each Sunday.
Posted: Thursday - February 16, 2006 at 02:12 PM |
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