{"id":29393,"date":"2021-12-20T20:22:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T01:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=29393"},"modified":"2021-12-21T20:29:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T01:29:38","slug":"british-columbia-sets-church-capacity-limits-based-on-vaccine-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/british-columbia-sets-church-capacity-limits-based-on-vaccine-status\/","title":{"rendered":"British Columbia sets church capacity limits based on vaccine status"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"\"Worship services<\/p>\n

If all participants are vaccinated as determined by the worship service leader, there are no capacity restrictions on worship services and choirs.<\/p>\n

If participants are not all vaccinated, worship services and choirs are limited to 50% seated capacity.<\/p>\n

Masks are required but can be temporarily removed for ceremonial eating and drinking, and by officiants, readers or for singing a solo where physical distancing is observed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This, of course, has no effect on the Anglican Diocese of BC, since they struggle to fill their churches to 25% capacity at the best of times.<\/p>\n

It does place great responsibility in the hands of \u201cthe worship service leader\u201d, though. Who inspects the vaccine passports? The greeters (good morning, welcome to St. Elgiebetea’s, show me your papers)? If the church becomes half full, do you ask only the latecomers for papers, or do you throw everyone out and, in your egalitarian zeal, start again? Must masks be N95? Will an old scarf do? A pair of my wife\u2019s pantyhose? Must churches hire bouncers to eject unclean interlopers?<\/p>\n

In comparison to this, the mystery of the Trinity is simplicity itself.<\/p>\n

An update from the Diocese of BC as of December 21st:<\/p>\n

Unvaccinated individuals over the age of 12 will be asked to participate in worship virtually only for the next few months, while vaccination rates continue to improve, and the threat of the new variant is assessed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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