FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONGREGATIONS URGED TO USE BEST PRACTICES IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF FLU
Mounting concerns over this flu season have congregations looking for solutions to prevent the spread of the H1N1 and seasonal flu viruses. As a follow-up to a pastoral letter on flu prevention from General Minister and President Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins, Executive Director of Week of Compassion Rev. Amy Gopp, and Donald T. Lucey, M.D., Former Vice Moderator of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Office of the General Minister and President and Week of Compassion are urging congregations to utilize a recent document distributed to member communions by the National Council of Churches on best practices for congregations to prevent the spread of the flu. The document, titled “National Council of Churches H1N1 (Swine Flu) and Seasonal Flu Best Practices for Congregations,” is a comprehensive guide that cites ways congregations can adapt worship practices, create hygienic spaces, and make pastoral visits to hospitals and other venues safer, quelling the anxiety of their members and helping to keep everyone healthy.
To view the best practices statement as a PDF document, visit:http://www.disciples.org/Portals/0/PDF/DNS/2009/20091022-H1N1BestPractices.pdfor visit www.disciples.org and click on the link titled “Keeping your Congregation Healthy.”
In Christ service,
Patrick
Rev Patrick Muston, pastor
Selah Christian Church Disciples of Christ
Four Oaks, NC
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