[Choir] Choir in January

[Donia Prince]

Hi everyone,

Thank you all for your replies to my queries.   It is clear that a majority
of you want to keep meeting and singing as possible in January, on a week
to week basis as conditions allow.  A few of you very understandably want
to hold off on anything in-person for a couple of weeks, at least.

It is also clear to me that to try to plan on producing offerings for
services in January just isn't realistic given all of the uncertainty, and
the excess pressure that creates.  So when we do get together, we'll be
working on music for future months, as well as trying to record some
hymns.  So no high-pressure rehearsals.

Here's the plan:
We will continue to meet in-person on a week-to-week basis.   This week,
however, with Covid Act Now (
https://covidactnow.org/us/vermont-vt/?s=27701658) saying that Vermont and
Washington County are at the highest risk level, we will not meet in
person.  It is likely that all in-person activities at the church will be
temporarily suspended.  We know that for the vaccinated the risk of severe
illness is quite low, but we do have vulnerable people and want to do our
part to ensure that any community spread is kept manageable.

Again, No in-person choir this week.

Some of you just aren't interested in zoom choir at all.  But enough of you
are, as an alternative, that we will have it this week.   I'll send details
and a link before Thursday.

I want to acknowledge the stress and fatigue created by all of the
uncertainty, and all of the adapting we have had to do in the past months.
Projections now seem to be that this latest omicron-sized slap in the face
will peak and pass fairly quickly.  If that holds true, and with work on
the ventilation in sight, I think that we will possibly only have to hold
on for another month or 2 before we can get to a more normal and steady
routine.  If any of you just want to wait to sing with the choir again
until that time comes, I totally understand!

See some of you Thursday!
Donia
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