Coronavirus Resources

Last updated: April 5, 2022
For questions about the adaptations put in place by the Diocese or church-related matters, to request pastoral clergy care, or to request assistance with supply needs, please contact a member of the congregational support team.
If you need different types of assistance - either as a church leader or as someone seeking to worship and engage at home - browse the options below.
The Regathering Plan (April 5, 2022)
Protocols for Distributing Wine at Communion (April 5, 2022)
Children, Families and Schools Guidelines (May 10, 2022)
Spanish-language Resources from EFwM
***Updated guidance on quarantining***
Follow the most recent CDC guidelines, found here.
***Contact tracing***
If a clergy member tests positive: Notify the senior warden and the bishops for pastoral support. Then notify members/visitors that someone has tested positive and those members/visitors should consult their physician for guidance in getting tested themselves.
If lay members or anyone in the congregation test positive: The member who tests positive should notify their senior warden and rector for pastoral support. The senior warden and rector/vicar will then notify other congregants who may have been exposed using language similar to "A member at the 8 a.m. service on X date has tested positive. You were also present at that service/event. You should consult your physician for guidance in getting tested."
Additional Resources For Churches
- Buildings and Grounds (Best practices for maintaining and securing unoccupied churches)
- Direct Service Ministries
- Financial Guidance
- Liturgy of Lament, Longing and Hope
- Ordering Masks for Churches
- Pastoral Care Resources
- Prayer List for the Sick and Faithful Departed (submission form)
- Prayers and Liturgies for the COVID-19 Pandemic (From The Episcopal Church)
- Regathering Resources (including sample signs)
- Safe Church during COVID-19
- Staying Connected (Tips for livestreaming, videoconferencing and building community off-line)
- Supply Clergy Requests
- Vaccination at Home Program
- Vaccine Information (videos and links to key resources)
- Vaccine Policy for the Staff of the Diocese of North Carolina
- Vestry Meetings (Requirements for holding vestry meetings online)
For Individuals
- Anxiety, Grief and Stress during COVID-19 - A webinar from the Children's and Youth Mental Health Committee to help adults deal with the particular stresses related to COVID-19 and social distancing.
- At-home Formation (Resources for children, youth and adults)
For Parents
Kids are going to hear about coronavirus, so be prepared to answer questions and talk to them about it.
- Anxiety, Grief and Stress during COVID-19 (Preschool and Elementary Ages) - A webinar from the Children's and Youth Mental Health Committee to help parents deal with their young children's stress.
- Anxiety, Grief and Stress during COVID-19 (Grades 6-12) - A webinar from the Children's and Youth Mental Health Committee to help parents deal with their middle and high school children's stress.
- Anxiety Grief and Stress during COVID-19: Parent Edition - A webinar from the Children's and Youth Mental Health Committee to help parents deal with their own stress.
Give as You Can
Though life has seemingly come to a standstill, the obligations it contains has not. Churches still have expenses related to worship spaces and ministries, and they need your continued help to keep it all going. As you are able, please continue to honor pledges or donate to your church. We say as you are able - this ongoing situation will have a financial impact on us all, and if you are not able to support your church financially, you can still do so through prayer and participation, knowing all the while you are loved.
For those churches who do not have online options available, the Diocese has created a giving option to help gather donations. By using the diocesan link, donors may designate their giving for a specific church, or they may donate to a general fund to be used to relieve financial stress as the Diocese designates to do so.