{"id":103214,"date":"2021-06-18T12:14:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T16:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=103214"},"modified":"2021-06-18T17:47:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T21:47:50","slug":"church-times-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=103214","title":{"rendered":"(Church Times) C of E General Synod to meet remotely in July"},"content":{"rendered":"

The July meeting of the General Synod<\/a> will now take place remotely, because of the four-week delay in lockdown easing<\/a> which was announced this week.<\/p>\n

The meeting had been scheduled to take place at Church House, Westminster, when it was thought that all legal restrictions on social contact, mask-wearing, and indoor and outdoor gatherings would end on 21 June. The Prime Minister said on Monday<\/a>, however, that most restrictions would remain in place until at least 19 July, because of concerns about the rapid spread of the Delta variant, first seen in India<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A statement from Church House, issued on Thursday, says: \u201cSynod\u2019s Business Committee examined alternatives including a hybrid meeting or reduced attendance to comply with restrictions but has reluctantly concluded that the only viable option is to hold the group of sessions from July 9 to 12 remotely.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a result, the timetable for the event has been slimmed down slightly, with some items better suited to a face-to-face meeting postponed and some extra screen breaks introduced.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u201cSynod\u2019s Business Committee examined alternatives including a hybrid meeting or reduced attendance to comply with restrictions but has reluctantly concluded that the only viable option is to hold the group of sessions from July 9 to 12 remotely" https:\/\/t.co\/z5lAdgB8yd<\/a><\/p>\n

— Church Times (@ChurchTimes) June 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n