Oak Ridges Church takes the health of the people who form our community and attend our gatherings very seriously. During this time of heightened concern related to COVID-19 virus, we are taking steps to ensure the safety of all who participate in the life of our church, as well as the greater community. We recognize the possibility for the virus to spread rapidly and widely.
Though the current Ontario government protocol for places of worship allows for no more than 50% of seating capacity and / or the ability to maintain a 2 metre distance between individual / family groups, our church leadership team has decided to press the pause button for in-person gathering due to the higher transmissibility of the omicron variant.
Online worship will continue live each Sunday at 10 a.m. as well as on-demand through the Facebook Live and Vimeo links provided above.
All other programs of the church also remain suspended except for ESL (Conversational English as a Second Language) which continues to offer online sessions. For more information, click on the ESL link on this page below.
It is our desire to express the compassion of Christ in all we do. Therefore, we are working to live out that value as it relates to the spread or COVID-19. If you have flu or cold-like symptoms, or feel unwell, or have travelled abroad, please consider others by retaining at home. If you are concerned that you may have the COVID-19 virus, please pursue next step information at the York Region Health webpage ( york.ca/covid19 ) or telephone Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653, or Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000.
We continue to pray for those who have the virus and are suffering from its symptoms in Canada and throughout the world. This is not only a season for increased vigilance, but also a time to declare our trust in the Lord who helps us in times of trouble.
If you have questions or suggestions we encourage you to contact Pastor Keith Montgomery by telephone or email.
