HEALTH & SAFETY @ ST JOHN'S
Our current Health & Safety Protocols
- St. John’s encourages all of its members to get vaccinated and boosted as soon as possible.
- If one feels sick or has the typical symptoms of Covid-19, we ask you to worship with us online.
- Masks are optional while inside all parish buildings for those who are boosted and vaccinated. For those who are unvaccinated and for your own protection, we recommend that you worship with us online or that you continue to wear your mask while inside our buildings. If conditions change and we experience another surge of Covid-19, we may have to alter our protocols and ask our members and guests to wear masks once again.
- While seated in the Church or in the Parish Hall, we recommend that all maintain an appropriate physical distance from those outside of your household.
Safe Church & Safe Communities
St. John in the Wilderness Safe Church
Background: ECMN and the National Diocese have developed a new Safe Church training program, which is expected to be completed by February 2023. The new system, operated through Praesidium Academy, will offer training modules and background checks through their online portal. Administrators create profiles for individual parishioners in Praesidium and assign required trainings, which are determined by building access and capacity of youth involvement. Members complete the required training independently online, or alternatively may attend a training session in person, and then proceed to fill out the background check form online through Praesidium. Once the training and background checks are completed, we can consider the individual to be Safe Church trained for the next 3 years.
Plan: With the new system in place, we will require that all parishioners involved in working with people under the age of 18, or who hold codes to the building complete the updated training. This includes all staff, vestry members, and anyone providing pastoral care. Administrators will invite individuals to complete trainings through Praesidium and inform them of which modules they are required to complete. Individuals will have the option to complete the training independently online, or to attend one of several in person trainings we hold at church. Maggie DeSmet Howe and Carrie Thomas will serve as administrators in Praesidium Academy for St. John in the Wilderness. They will also keep separate records in a google drive. Chronological records will include names and contact information of parishioners, date training was completed, and status of background checks. See Appendix item 1 for a list of requirements.
Clergy and All Paid Church Staff
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Introduction & Theological Background (25 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Organizational Rules and Policies (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Healthy Boundaries (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Power and Relationships
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Abuse & Neglect (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Inclusion (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Pastoral Relationships
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Bullying (10 minutes)
Duty to Report: Mandated Reporter (15 minutes)
Volunteer working with minors (under 18) or vulnerable populations
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Introduction & Theological Background (25 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Organizational Rules and Policies (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Healthy Boundaries (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Abuse & Neglect (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Inclusion (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Bullying (10 minutes)
Duty to Report: Mandated Reporter (15 minutes)
Vestry, Wardens, and elected positions not working directly with children or vulnerable populations
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Introduction & Theological Background (25 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Organizational Rules and Policies (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Healthy Boundaries (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Power and Relationships
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Inclusion (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Bullying (10 minutes)
Duty to Report: Mandated Reporter (15 minutes)
Key Holders, Lay Leaders, Adult ministries, and users not working with or making decisions about ministries with minors.
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Introduction & Theological Background (25 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Organizational Rules and Policies (15 minutes)
Safe Church, Safe Communities: Healthy Boundaries (15 minutes)
Duty to Report: Mandated Reporter (15 minutes)
CURRENT COVID-19 PROTOCOLS AT ST. JOHN’S
Effective March 4, 2022
- St. John’s encourages all of its members to get vaccinated and boosted as soon as possible.
- If one feels sick or has the typical symptoms of Covid-19, we ask you to worship with us online.
- Masks are optional while inside all parish buildings for those who are boosted and vaccinated. For those who are unvaccinated and for your own protection, we recommend that you worship with us online or that you continue to wear your mask while inside our buildings. If conditions change and we experience another surge of Covid-19, we may have to alter our protocols and ask our members and guests to wear masks once again.
- While seated in the Church or in the Parish Hall, we recommend that all maintain an appropriate physical distance from those outside of your household.
VACCINATION INFORMATION
All Minnesotans 12 years of age and older are eligible to receive a vaccine. Minnesotans age 12 to 17 are eligible only for the Pfizer vaccine.
How to get your vaccine:
- Use the Vaccine Locator Map to find vaccine providers near you.
- Go to a COVID-19 Community Vaccination Program site. Walk-ins welcome, no appointment necessary.
- Sign up for the Minnesota COVID-19 Vaccine Connector. The Vaccine Connector will inform you about vaccine opportunities in your area.
- Contact your primary health care provider or a local pharmacy.
- Your employer may also reach out with information about vaccination opportunities.
