Level one: Greeters greet

Greeters quit shaking hands, they give a worship folder, welcome me verbally and smile.

Level two: Alcohol pumps

Placed prominently in hallways are alcohol pumps and hand sanitizers.

Level three: Turn-and-greet

Worshippers are urged to turn and pat someone, greet each other verbally (or in California) give a hug instead of shaking hands when “passing the peace.”

Level four: Nursery wiping

Wiping every toy in the nursery or toddler area is done more obviously than ever before—so parents see it.

Level Five: Offering plates

Rather than passing a hard-surface offering plate for everyone to touch, the offering is a march offering, a placed basket, or the plate edges are clothed in cloth..or we use the old basket-on-a-pole method.

Level Six: Vinyl registers

Rather than passing a vinyl register along each row we use individual cards for the “friendship register.”

Level Seven: Communion

Communion is served with wafers and individual cups, or if by intinction one person wipes with alcohol, breaks bread for everyone and the pieces are large enough so fingers don’t go down in the drink.

Level Eight: Door handles

Rather then having each person touch the door handles, the greeters open the door for each attendee or they are propped open; same with all other church doorways that do not have alcohol pumps.

Level Nine: Waste cans

Waste cans in the restrooms are placed near (or outside) the door so people can use their paper towels to open the door.

Level Ten: The Nuclear option

Just cancel services until the H1N1 virus has finished its course