{"id":29233,"date":"2020-06-11T12:56:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T16:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=29233"},"modified":"2020-06-19T11:20:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:20:46","slug":"church-doors-are-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2020\/06\/11\/church-doors-are-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Church Doors Are Opening!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706\" data-series-id=\"440\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 33 of 45 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/P1070571-1.jpg?resize=625%2C833&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/P1070571-1.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/P1070571-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exciting announcements have been made this week about places of worship!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ontario <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/opo\/en\/2020\/06\/ontario-permits-more-businesses-and-services-to-reopen-in-the-coming-days.html\">announced<\/a> that all places of worship across the province can re-open to 30% capacity, Alberta <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/release.cfm?xID=7256707F4ACA1-947B-6D61-82D5FA695DB863FB\">announced<\/a> it was removing gathering restrictions on places of worship, and both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saskatchewan.ca\/government\/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources\/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines\/emerging-public-health-issues\/2019-novel-coronavirus\/public-health-measures\/mass-gatherings\">Saskatchewan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gnb.ca\/content\/gnb\/en\/corporate\/promo\/covid-19\/recovery.html#current\">New Brunswick<\/a> recently increased worship gathering size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As governments have eased restrictions for business, industry and services a plethora of guidance has been released (Alberta will soon have 60+; Ontario has 100+; Newfoundland &amp; Labrador has almost 50) and churches are asking \u201cwhat restrictions apply to us?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Ontario, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/framework-reopening-our-province-stage-2#section-2\">Stage 2 Reopening Plan<\/a> explains that \u201cthe government will make available guidance, including limiting attendance to 30 per cent of building capacity and practicing physical distancing\u201d and that \u201cguidance will also be provided for spiritual leaders and their staff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CCCC received notice that \u201cFurther to the news earlier this week allowing places of worship to resume services at 30% capacity starting Friday June 12, 2020, the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development has provided guidelines to help places of worship re-open safely.\u201d Those guidelines are found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/d1ow5xpphy0w2p.cloudfront.net\/common\/covid-19-worship-places-health-and-safety-guidance.pdf\">Guidance on Health &amp; Safety for Places of Worship<\/a> (you can also find this document from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/resources-prevent-covid-19-workplace\">Ontario Workplace Resources<\/a> page; scroll to the bottom and search the table for &#8220;worship&#8221;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, many Ontario church leaders are wondering whether more is forthcoming. On June 15, the Ontario Ministry of Health released <a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.gov.on.ca\/en\/pro\/programs\/publichealth\/coronavirus\/docs\/advice_religious_services.pdf\">additional guidance<\/a> containing much more detail as to core elements of religious practice, making it similar to the highly prescriptive and limiting guidance from other provinces (see listing below). It is only available through a fairly obscure Ministry of Health <a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.gov.on.ca\/en\/pro\/programs\/publichealth\/coronavirus\/2019_guidance.aspx#guidance\">list of guidance<\/a> and not in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/resources-prevent-covid-19-workplace#section-3\">main government listing of sector-specific guidance<\/a>.  <br><br>Some local public health authorities have also released guidance (i.e. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthunit.com\/uploads\/covid-19-guidance_for_places_of_worship-2020-06-10.pdf\">Middlesex-London<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/978e-COVID-19-Guidance-for-Places-of-Worship.pdf\">Toronto<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provincial guidance for places of worship or gatherings can be found here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alberta: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberta.ca\/assets\/documents\/covid-19-relaunch-guidance-places-of-worship.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Relaunch Guidance for Places of Worship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>British Columbia: <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/health\/about-bc-s-health-care-system\/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer\/covid-19\/covid-19-pho-guidance-faith-based-organizations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidance for Faith-Based Organizations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manitoba: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manitoba.ca\/covid19\/restoring\/phase-two.html#collapse1\">Public Gatherings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Brunswick: <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gnb.ca\/content\/dam\/gnb\/Departments\/h-s\/pdf\/faq_religious_services-e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Q&amp;A &#8211; Religious Services<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newfoundland &amp; Labrador: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.nl.ca\/covid-19\/guidance-for-gatherings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidance for Gatherings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nova Scotia: <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/coronavirus\/restriction-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drive-in Religious Services<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/coronavirus\/what-it-means-for-nova-scotians\/#gatherings\">Gathering restrictions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ontario: <a href=\"https:\/\/d1ow5xpphy0w2p.cloudfront.net\/common\/covid-19-worship-places-health-and-safety-guidance.pdf\">Guidance on Health &amp; Safety for Places of Worship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prince Edward Island: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.princeedwardisland.ca\/en\/information\/health-and-wellness\/worship-services-guidance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Worship Service Guidance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saskatchewan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saskatchewan.ca\/government\/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources\/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines\/emerging-public-health-issues\/2019-novel-coronavirus\/re-open-saskatchewan-plan\/guidelines\/places-of-worship-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Places of Worship Guidance &#8211; 1\/3 Occupancy, Max 30<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yukon: <a href=\"https:\/\/yukon.ca\/en\/health-and-wellness\/covid-19\/guidelines-and-recommendations-covid-19\/faith-based-services-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faith-Based Service Guidance &#8211; lesser of 30% capacity or 50<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is encouraging to see recognition of the essential role of churches in meeting the heightened emotional, psychological and spiritual vulnerabilities of our communities during this unusual season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Churches and charities have diligently served the physical needs of vulnerable people and have been creative in their responses to closures and lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But equally as important, churches meet the oft-hidden need for hope, psychological security and spiritual wellbeing in the broader community.&nbsp; We know and share in the conviction that our faith is what gives hope and strength to carry on during difficult times and are thankful that church doors are starting to reopen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For additional guidance on workplace safety, provincial and territorial re-opening plans and other key links, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/noteworthy\/2020\/05\/01\/covid-19-re-opening-plans-across-canada\/\">Re-opening Plans Across Canada<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ministry workers are invited to share how they are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic within their organization in our online community forum, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreen.community\/c\/cccc-covid19-response\/\"><em>The Green: COVID-19 Response Room<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pps-series-post-details pps-series-post-details-variant-classic pps-series-post-details-38706 pps-series-meta-excerpt\" data-series-id=\"440\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-content\"><div class=\"pps-series-meta-text\">This entry is part 33 of 45 in the series <a href=\"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/series\/covid-19\/\">COVID-19<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>Exciting announcements have been made this week about places of worship! Ontario announced that all places of worship across the province can re-open to 30% capacity, Alberta announced it was removing gathering restrictions on places of worship, and both Saskatchewan and New Brunswick recently increased worship gathering size. 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