06/10/2020
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Logan Utah Central Stake
The First Presidency has now authorized some church meetings and activities to resume on a limited basis, using a careful, phased approach. In particular, sacrament meetings may resume as long as they are held in a cautious, and carefully planned and coordinated manner based on local government regulations. In accordance with the guidelines provided by the First Presidency and as directed by the Utah Area Presidency, the Logan Central Stake will resume holding sacrament meetings starting on Sunday, June 14, 2020.
In order to adhere to government guidelines and to proceed in a cautious, careful manner, the number of people who attend a sacrament meeting in the Logan Central Stake will be limited. Therefore, wards and branches may need to hold multiple sacrament meetings. In the Logan Central Stake, each ward or branch will be assigned to a specific Sunday of each month to hold their sacrament meetings. Specifics for your ward/branch regarding which Sunday of the month to attend and what time to attend an assigned sacrament meeting are provided on the following page.
Sacrament meetings are being resumed to allow all members the opportunity to partake of the sacrament at least once each month. Until directed otherwise, these sacrament meetings will be less than 45 minutes in length. The following is an outline of how sacrament meetings will proceed:
● Welcome and announcements
● Opening hymn
● Opening prayer
● Ward/Branch business
● Sacrament hymn
● Administration of the sacrament
● Speaker - approximately 10 minutes
● Closing hymn
● Closing prayer
● Members will then be dismissed to return to their homes. No other Sunday meetings will be held at this time (e.g. Relief Society, Priesthood, YW/YM, Primary, etc.)
After each sacrament meeting, designated ward/branch members will clean and sanitize all frequently contacted surfaces in the meetinghouse (eg. door k***s, sacrament trays, restrooms, drinking fountains, etc.) before the next sacrament meeting is held.
We are grateful for the faith of the members of the Logan Central Stake and your kind support as we implement guidelines that will allow us to again worship the Savior Jesus Christ together.
Sincerely,
The Logan Central Stake Presidency
Schedule
Date: Second Sunday of the month. See Appendix A of this document to see what zone you are in.
Times:
● If your last name is in zone 1, you should attend the 9:00 AM sacrament meeting.
● If your last name is in zone 2, you should attend the 10:30 AM sacrament meeting.
General Guidelines
● Reference "Guidelines for safely returning to church meetings and activities" available at: https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/safe-return-church-meetings-activities
● If an individual does not feel well or anyone in their household does not feel well, or has been asked to self-quarantine, or exhibits any of the following symptoms, they should not attend meetings: fever, cough, shortness of breath, headache, runny nose, or sore throat.
● Members should follow social distancing, handwashing, and other recommended safe hygiene practices.
● According to local government regulations, members are encouraged to wear face coverings.
Social Distancing
● Individual households should sit together.
● Households should be separated by at least 6 feet (side to side and front to back).
● Households will sit in every other pew. Ushers will help provide direction.
● Please remember to avoid physical contact with others (e.g. handshaking, hugging, etc.).
● Please avoid congregating in the foyers, hallways and other areas of the building. Following the sacrament meeting, you should return home.
Cleaning
● Leaders will ensure that buildings are thoroughly cleaned after each set of meetings, especially areas that are touched, such as doork***s, light switches, water fountains, microphones and pulpits.
● Sacrament trays will be washed and sanitized prior to each sacrament meeting.
Other
● Printed programs for the meeting will not be made available.
● Hymn books will be removed. Therefore, you may want to bring a personal electronic device so that you can access the hymns electronically.
● If you are in a high risk group or you are uncomfortable attending sacrament meetings at this time, a worthy priesthood holder can administer the sacrament to you in your home, as authorized by your Bishop.
Appendix A
5th Ward Zones
Zone 1 (9:00 am)
Aguillon
Anderson (Richy, Jayme)
Baadsgaard
Behunin
Bertolio
Bird (Eska)
Blau
Boehme
Boschetti
Brimley
Burgon
Burton
Call
Carter
Christensen
Christensen (Jarl)
Chugg
Clement
Coup
Crane
Crummitt
Davis
Deeble
Draper
England
Fluckiger
George
Gittins
Greene
Grover
Haderlie
Harrison
Hartgrove
Hendricks
Henn
Hill
Hilton
Hoth
Kandler
Kartchner
Krogue
Light
Lindley
Lindsay
Luke
Matthews
Meats
Neal
Nielsen (Steph)
Nielson (Stanley)
Oakeson
Ostermiller
Pederson
Peterson
Phippen
Price
Ricks
Rindlisbacher
Rose (Donna)
Russell
Settle
Skabelund
Smith (Justin)
Tillotson
Torgerson
Walker
Wardle
Warner/Watkins
Webb
West
Wheeler
Winters
Woodworth
Wyatt
Zone 2 (10:30 am)
Abrams
Anderson
Bankhead/King
Barrett
Bell
Bird (Steve & Caroline)
Boston
Brough
Burk
Boman
Camarillo
Cox
Cranney
Cutler
Daines
Dettenmaier
Eborn
Egbert
Eyre
Gale
Gibson
Griffin
Guglielmotto
Hale
Hall
Hamson
Hill
Hoopes
Hunsaker
Johnson (Cyndi)
Johnson (Sarah & Larry)
Johnson (Carolina & LeRoy)
Jones
Lambert
Loftus
Lundberg
Madsen
Marin
Markeson
Masoe
Matthews (Ruthann)
McGary
Miller
Morrill (Mike & Sarah)
Morrill (Luke & Tonya)
Morris
Nixon
Patterson
Peterson
Reese
Rindlisbacher
Rose (Jack)
Rounds
Simms
Skalka
Slansky
Smith (Susan)
Snow
Suhaka
Tate
Wallace
Walker
White
Whittaker
Wiberg
Williams
Wood
Woodland
Wright
Zondag
The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have authorized a phased return to some of the faith’s weekly worship services and activities.
