By UUA Congregational Life Staff Group
June 1, 2021.
In May 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control released new interim guidance that surprised many congregational leaders and members. The guidance tells individuals that once they reach the two-week point after completing the COVID-19 vaccine, they do not need to wear masks in indoor places.
But the CDC’s guidance is about individuals. As congregations, our decisions about masking or un-masking need to be about community. We are in covenant with one another to act not just as a collection of individuals, but as a body that works for the good of all.
Because our Unitarian Universalist faith is grounded in values that call us to care about one another, we must continue to make our decisions by centering the needs of the most vulnerable among us:
The UUA strongly recommends that congregations maintain a culture of indoor masking when they regather in person. This is because of who we are, as congregations, at our best: