The Big Question
This month’s question is: ‘How has your way of delivering summer church activities changed through the Covid-19 years?’
The Rev Fiona Mathieson, minister, Edinburgh: Carrick Knowe
“Our church has changed many things because of Covid but during the summer we shall, as usual, have fewer activities than during the winter months.
“Our church is ‘The friendly Church at the heart of the community’. Before the pandemic over 600 people came through our doors each week. It was very strange when we went in to check the building during lockdown to smell the stale air in an empty, still building! Thankfully now things are picking up and the building is buzzing again.
“Many of our activities stop over the summer to enable leaders to rest and people to enjoy holidays and the better weather – agood biblical model of work and rest. However, after the long months of lockdown many folk want to see their friends and be with people again. A change will be a few one-off activities for all ages.
We are fortunate to have secured funding from the Big Lottery Fund to employ a children’s worker and some events for children and families are planned.
“We are not just resuming practices which we just ‘did’ before ‘Covid’. For example we will no longer have printed orders of service as we have managed fine without them. As an Eco Congregation we are mindful of the amount of paper which this used over the year.