Hi everyone,

At long last, we will be holding our first practice back at the Advent this coming Wednesday! (7-9pm)

Here's how I envision this first practice working:

- We want to limit the number of people in the ringing room/antechamber to 8-10.

- Supposing we have more than that attending, we will hang out outside the church (probably on Mt Vernon), sending 8 people up at a time for 25 minute slots. Then, we will regroup downstairs for 5 minutes as a break (this will hopefully let some air turn over in the tower as well).

- Masks are required to be worn indoors by the church.

- Please sign up in our RingingAttendance spreadsheet so we know how many (and whom) to expect.

- Some ringers would also appreciate it if you shared your vaccination status in the spreadsheet as well.

The weather this week should be nice. If attendance looks high, perhaps bringing a lawn chair could be wise. If navigating stairs is an issue, we can negotiate the shifts around you. Future weeks, we may move this regrouping indoors to the library or Moseley, or ditch the procedure entirely.

I'll try to remember to bring the CO2 sensor as well, fwiw.

I suspect virtual practice may have very thin attendance as a result of Advent practice restarting. I propose adjusting Wednesday virtual practice to 8-9pm EDT. Hopefully the later start time and shorter duration can concentrate our attendance to overlap better. We can also turn Monday virtual practice into a hybrid hand/tower/mixed practice. Let me know your thoughts around this.

Hope to see you soon!

Austin