Good morning,
We just wanted to update Vandyke Group members on guideline updates and a few other items of business.
Item 1: NEW Wednesday Zoom Only Meeting
Starting Wed. March 3rd @ 7pm, The Vandyke Group is starting another meeting on Zoom only. Please use regular zoom meeting link. There will be no in-person companion meeting available for this paticuler meeting, so please don't come to the church:-)
Why another meeting?
Reason # 1: We do not have a dedicated 12 & 12 meeting, so we felt that it would be nice to have one that focused on that particular book.
Reason # 2: It is inevitable that we are going to transition from having a Zoom option tied to each meeting to reverting back to a 100% In-Person Meeting (without a zoom companion meeting).
When is this going to happen? Who knows.
It will be based on how science and data impact gathering guidelines. Some estimates say we are looking at Summer or early Fall. Again, too many unknowns to guess at this point. In order to make this transition smooth, we thought it would be nice to have a single evergreen Zoom Vandyke Meeting option available after the Zoom plug gets abruptly pulled. There is a light at the end of this tunnel:-)
Item # 2: New Guidelines for in-person meeting at the church
1. Masks Required 100% of the time
2. Food is now allowed in the Church
3. We now can have up to 20 people in the room at a time.
Item # 3: We are paying rent monthly in advanced instead of weekly
If you are a treasurer, connect with a moderator to get more information. Although this is pretty easy to wrap your head around.
Item # 4: All first step meetings are going to break away from Zoom.
Let's be honest, going to your first meeting is uncomfortable enough without the technical clunkiness Zoom tends to offer. The Zoom add-on makes the first step more in-personal. If you want the opportunity to participate in a first step meeting, get masked up and come to an in-person meeting at the church. The doors are open and the lights are on.
If you have any questions, feel free to to connect in person or on Zoom. This email list is primarily for outgoing broadcast purposes only. :-)
Thanks,
Vandyke Group