Hurricane Preparations Important for All Congregations

Hurricane season is upon us, and as Hurricane Ian threatened a landfall in the U.S. this week, diocesan staff sent out a reminder to points of contact at all congregations in the diocese with helpful tips to remember when preparing for threatening storms. Here is the text of that email:

SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPARING
You already may have a checklist of items to prepare for the arrival of the hurricane. If not, you will find a suggested "last minute checklist" for preparing at your church here at this link. 
South Carolina Emergency Management has a hurricane guide that can be found here:
hurricane.sc/.
 
Some important points:

• Review your disaster plan.
• Locate your insurance paperwork. Please make sure, if evacuations are ordered, that your church's point-of-contact has a copy of it.
• Check in with shut-ins and other parishioners who may need assistance. Make sure they have medications and other needed supplies. Keep in touch with them about their plans as the storm approaches.
• Have a plan to communicate with your parishioners (ie. phone tree, email, group text, social media, etc.).

 
INSURANCE NEEDS
The claims team at Church Insurance Agency Corporation is closely monitoring the storm and they are available 24/7 at 1-800-223-5705 for any Church Insurance Company insured needing to report damage.
 
DIOCESAN OFFICE CONTACTS
The Diocesan Office is not making any changes to regular office hours at this time. You may reach the staff at 843-259-2016 or on their personal cell phones. You can find each staff person’s contact information here: http://www.episcopalchurchsc.org/clergy--staff.html Please do not hesitate to reach out if we can be of any assistance.
 
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God is our hope and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved, and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof rage and swell, and though the mountains shake at the tempest of the same. There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High. (Psalm 46)