Facing COVID-19 Together

'Love God with all your heart and Love your neighbour as you love yourself.' - Jesus Christ

Having taken government, NHS and CofS advice, all of our services in the Downfield Mains building are currently suspended due to the Covid-19 outbreak. We will however meet throughout the week online. Have a look at our Calendar page for more details about Sunday services, events and prayer meetings.

ISOLATED?
Are you feeling isolated and needing someone to talk to? If so, we are ready to listen and have trained mental health counsellors. Please email office@downfieldmainschurch.org.

GROCERIES | SUPPLIES?
Are you in need of groceries / household supplies? Downfield Mains has volunteers ready to assist. Please let us know and we'll do our best to support you. Please email directly to office@downfieldmainschurch.org.

The information we need from you:

• Name
• Contact Telephone
• Address
• Supplies you are short of
• Number people living at the address & ages.

Please note: Due to the extreme dangers associated with Covid-19, our support will follow all government guildelines. To minimise those dangers, our volunteers will only be able to leave the items at least 2 meters from the door at a prearranged time.

COVID-19 IMPORTANT UPDATE

​On Thursday, 28 May, the Scottish Government is planning to lift some of the restrictions that have been in place since March. This will mark the beginning of 'Phase 1' of the lockdown exit strategy in order to enter the first phase, the following conditions had to be met:

• The virus has not yet been fully contained, and there is a continued risk of overwhelming the NHS capacity without lockdown restrictions continuing;
• The R infection number has been below 1 for at least 2 weeks prior and the number of infections starting to decline;
• Sustained reductions in hospital admissions, ICU admissions, and deaths;
• Testing capacity increased alongside the implementation of digital systems for contact tracing (this is called the ​“Test and Protect” scheme in Scotland).

In Phase 1, several of the lockdown rules change. They cover a wide range of areas, which you can see the full detail of on the Scottish Government’s website here. We are hoping to outline what is most relevant for our community.
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Pastoral visits
Pastoral visits can take place at a physical distance, such as in back gardens, in the street or in a park. This will provide social and spiritual respite especially to those who live alone or shielding. If you are in need of a visit, please contact us at office@downfieldmainschurch.org

Please note: the overall closure of Downfield Mains will remain and reviewed at the end of Phase 2 and in conjunction with Scottish guidelines.