Update: In a letter later on November 24, Bishop Dietsche amended his instructions to allow greater discretion to congregations with regard to in-person worship. Read his letter here. In a letter sent by email this morning, Bishop Dietsche celebrated the development of effective vaccines against the coronavirus before going on to say that things …
July 2, 2020 Bishop Dietsche wrote to the clergy and lay parish leaders today to add to his earlier guidance regarding reopening and stress the need to keep accurate records of attendance in order facilitate contact tracing. The full text of his message: As many of our churches prepare to resume public worship this week, …
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The Bishop wrote today as follows to the clergy and congregations of the diocese to offer guidance and direction regarding safe reopening of churches and the celebration of the Eucharist. June 24, 2020 My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I write to you one week before the July 1st date at which limited resumption of …
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Bishop Dietsche’s letter to the clergy, lay leaders and people of the Episcopal Diocese of New York laying out plans, requirements and recommendations for the resumption of public worship beginning on July 1. Includes PDF link for downloading.
Bishop Dietsche announced May 1 that the suspension of public worship in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended to July 1. This decision was reached by the bishops of New York in consultation and coordination with the bishops of the Diocese of Long Island.
The ECW’s Spring UTO Ingathering and Meeting is postponed indefinitely; the Fall Conference remains scheduled for October 16-17 subject to change; Christian Social Concerns Scholarships issuing dates for undergraduates will extend through November.