{"id":28213,"date":"2020-06-01T14:34:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=28213"},"modified":"2020-06-01T14:34:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:34:23","slug":"anglican-churches-in-ontario-closed-until-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/anglican-churches-in-ontario-closed-until-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Anglican Churches in Ontario closed until September"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Ontario, the Anglican Church of Canada will not be meeting in its churches before September, regardless of government regulations.<\/p>\n

I have no idea whether this is the right decision or not but I do wonder how many parishes will have ceased to exist by September.<\/p>\n

ANiC has not made any announcement for Ontario yet.<\/p>\n

From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"\"The past three months have been difficult as we journeyed through a time of wilderness with the closure of our church buildings and as we have creatively adapted our ministries to respond to the emergency situation. Inspired from the witness of scripture, a time of sabbath rest invites our clergy and lay leaders, as well as the whole Church, to take time apart from our usual patterns in order to bring renewed energy and knowledge and skill to the practice of ministry.What this means is that regardless of where the Government of Ontario is with its reopening plan, our churches will not be reopening for in-person worship until at least September. This decision was made in consultation with public health experts as well as our diocesan executive officers and chancellors, with the well-being and safety of all our parishioners and the communities we serve uppermost in our hearts and minds<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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