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An open letter by a Windsor Anglican priest co-signed by more than a dozen other local Christian church leaders is urging religious communities across the region to comply with COVID-19 rules.
“We humbly encourage you to follow the recommended public health guidelines, and we also write to let you know we will be doing the same,” wrote Fr. Robert Clifford of All Saint’s Anglican Church in downtown Windsor.
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“As a tangible expression of our love, we will suspend our large on-site, in-person gatherings for alternative methods of worship that follow appropriate health guidelines.”
WINDSOR, ONT. Some Windsor-Essex faith leaders are cancelling in-person services over the holidays and urging people follow public health measures after the increased spread of COVID-19 in the community. “We write you today in the spirit of this love: we humbly encourage you to follow the recommended public health guidelines, and we also write to let you know we will be doing the same,” said the letter. The letter is signed by Rev. Robert Clifford, Rector at All Saints Anglican Church in downtown Windsor and Rev. Rielly McLaren, Pastor at Windsor Mennonite Fellowship. “As a tangible expression of our love, we will suspend our large onsite, in-person gatherings for alternative methods of worship that follow appropriate health guidelines,” the letter continued. “Don’t get us wrong: we love to gather and worship together on Sunday mornings, but our faith is so much more than one day a week, and we consider it an honour to lay down our privileges for the sake