St. Peter's By-the-Sea Episcopal Church
Gulfport, Mississippi

Rite I 

Please be aware of the Safe Worship guidelines (below our form) St. Peter’s will be implementing while we transition to full capacity.

Service Reservation Form

Please be aware of the following:

• • Everyone attending a service should have registered in advance (see below for more on why this is so important) and will be checked in upon arrival.

• • We are asking that everyone wear a mask.
    Cloth masks will be provided for those arriving without them.
    This simple act not only protects parishioners, but the vulnerable loved ones that they will return home to.
  • Hand sanitizer will be liberally distributed throughout the church in easily accessible locations.
  • Please maintain physical distance of at least 6 feet. Entrance, exit, pews, seating and communion stations will be marked accordingly to maintain physical distance for those NOT living in the same household.

• • Communion will be in one kind: the Body of our Lord.
    Designated stations will be used to maintain space between communicants.

• • Printed materials will include the entirety of the services.
    Prayer books and Hymnals will not be available in the pews at this time but attendees are encouraged to bring either a personal BCP or an electronic device for accessing the bulletin (available each week to download from our website)

• • The Peace will be shown by non-contact means.
    Air hugs, heart hands, peace signs, curtsies and jazz hands are all acceptable.

• • The offering plates will not be passed but placed near the exit and a QR code will be included in our printed material for on-line giving.

• • At this time, we will not have Fellowship Gatherings (coffee hour) or Adult Formation (Sunday School) and the nursery will not be available.