Covid -19 Guidelines for Worship at Mount Olive Lutheran Church:
Update: The California SMARTER Steps Plan.
The SMARTER steps are a simple tool for Californians to use to navigate the SMARTER Plan, the state’s next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
SHOTS: All individuals are recommended to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations.
MASKS: Wearing a mask is an effective tool to help slow the spread of COVID-19. California uses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Community Levels to inform masking recommendations and prevention actions dependent on a community being classified as low, medium, or high.*Currently, masks are not required while indoors.
VENTILATION: Meeting outdoors is always the safest. Improving ventilation (air flow) when indoors can protect people by lowering the amount of virus in the air. *Mount Olive continues to keep windows and doors open as necessary to ensure sufficient ventilation is available.
TESTS: If you have an exposure or symptoms, you should take an at-home test or get a test at a testing site or a healthcare facility. If you test negative on an at-home test but have COVID-19 symptoms, test again with an at-home test in 24-48 hours or obtain a PCR test.
ISOLATION: Individuals who have tested positive should stay home at least five days AND until their fever and symptoms are improving. Test with an at-home test at or after day five to confirm you are no longer infectious.
TREATMENT: There are medications approved to treat COVID-19, especially for those with a high risk of serious disease. Contact your health care provider to determine if a medication is right for you.
Pastor Update:
We are pleased to welcome Pastor Quincy Koll as our church pastor!
The Dual Congregation Parish (DCP) of Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Poway, CA and Christ the Cornerstone Lutheran Church in Mira Mesa, CA are excited to announce the arrival of Pastor Quincy Koll as our new pastor. The congregations put forth the call in April 2021 and Pastor Quincy officially accepted upon his graduation from seminary school in May 2021.
Pastor Quincy was Ordained into the pastoral Ministry of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and installed as Pastor at Christ the Cornerstone on Sunday, June 13th, 2021 at a special worship service. He was installed as Pastor at Mount Olive on the following Sunday, June 20th, 2021.
We give thanks to God for all that he has done to help our two churches throughout the call process and we are excited to see what blessings both He and Pastor Quincy will bring in the future.