All Sydney Anglicans need to know to respond to Covid19

Latest changes:

July/August Southern Cross out now in print and here.
Updated COVID Isolation rules. More here.

Index to Resources

For church leaders, workers and wardens:

Know how to respond in each situation if you are involved in running a church. Check our

Frequently Asked Questions

Prayer:

We are urging fervent prayer for all aspects of life and health, church fellowship and outreach.

Prayer during COVID19

Morning Prayer, read by Bishop Glenn Davies - Also listen on spotify and apple music

Seven days of Prayer Book services from Moore College.

Common Prayer for Homes

Kids Pray from Youthworks

Health information:

NSW Dept of Health latest COVID-19 updates

Frequently Asked Questions from NSW Health

You can download the Federal Health Department's Coronavirus app:

iPhone/iPad Android

Services:

As in-person services have resumed in churches, live-streaming may not longer be available.

Click here for the full list of churches by suburb. Please check church websites for full details.

Pastoral Care and Community Resources:

See the Pastoral care page

Children's Resources

See more on the Children's Resources page

Zoom Resources and recorded meetings:

See our special page on Zoom Guidelines and Best Practice here.

Zoom-Church Masterclass

Recorded: Watch again on Vimeo

Zoom masterclass run by Bishop Michael Stead, Rev Mike Paget, Rev Ben Boardman and Rev Jodie McNeill

Youth and children’s ministry in a virtual-church world.

Recorded: Watch again on Zoom or Vimeo

Convener: Ed Springer, Youthworks Ministry Support

Using Zoom for interactive online church gatherings

Recorded: Watch again on Zoom

Convener: Mike Paget, St Barnabas Broadway

Using Facebook Live to livestream to your congregation.

Recorded: Watch again on Zoom

Conveners: Roger Fitzhardinge and Jodie McNeill

Livestreaming Resources:

Tips for solo livestreaming

Hints for speaking to camera

GAFCON on streaming

TGC on live streaming basics

Geneva push advice

Leading a virtual group from Hunter Bible Church

Music:

If your church does decide to create and broadcast your own service, remember to support the musicians whose music you may be using. Here are some links to the licensing requirements for webinars and online broadcasts as well as hymns in the public domain.

Those who are using contemporary songs will need to purchase a licence via CCLI as noted above. Those who are using traditional hymns played live rather than recordings should not require permission if the music is in the public domain (which much of it is).

As far as we are aware - Several Christian music publishing/performing groups and individuals have granted churches blanket rights for the inclusion of their sound recordings and/or videos in church live-streams during the lockdown period. Let us know if there are others.

We understand you can use any songs (with appropriate copyright attribution) from:

Streaming licence for churches available through CCLI

CCLI’s list of public domain songs

The 100 most popular songs in churches for 2019

Copyright for the use of material from A Prayer Book for Australia should be acknowledged during live streaming and a graphic added to end of any published videos.

Showing film scenes, videos or clips during live streaming services will require specific licencing to prevent against any breaches of copyright.

Privacy law should also be considered in the case of live streaming. Ensuring that you have the permission of those who may appear in your live stream will minimise the risk of a privacy breach.