COVID Practices

COVID Practices for In-Person Worship @ Illumine

Chairs and tables in the worship space will be set up in distanced fashion, at least 6 feet apart. They will be set up in clusters of varying sizes, to accommodate different-sized groups. Please maintain a 6-foot distance from those not in your household the entire time you are at Illumine.

We ask that out of love and care for others, you wear a face covering (see note below). We have plenty of masks available for use if you forget yours at home or for whatever reason do not have one.

We will not serve any coffee/food/drinks.

The nursery will sadly not be available for use.

A little note on masks:

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have tried to comply with public health experts and political officials, insofar as they are not asking anything of us that violates God’s Word. And they haven't.

The Christian life requires crosses (Matthew 10:38, 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23). Likely, no one wants to wear a mask. We do so, however, because we care for others and would rather inconvenience ourselves than ever bring harm upon a brother or sister in Christ, or anyone else we come into contact with. This is called sacrificial love, and it's beautiful. It’s beautiful precisely because it is a shadow of our Savior who, though he had the rights and privileges of God, nonetheless valued us ahead of himself. His cross was not about himself, but about others.

Inconvenient? Yes. But there’s something very loving, beautiful, and God-glorifying about singing praises to God even when those words may be muffled as people seek to care for their neighbor.

Thank you very much! Jesus loves you!