{"id":931,"date":"2021-12-09T12:45:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/latest-news\/3989-covid-plan-b-synod-moderators-updated-guidance.html"},"modified":"2021-12-09T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:45:08","slug":"covid-plan-b-synod-moderators-updated-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrewsurcrustington.org.uk\/?p=931","title":{"rendered":"Covid Plan B: Synod moderators&#8217; updated guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/images\/News\/News_images\/resized-image-Promo.jpeg\" alt=\"resized image Promo\" width=\"300\" style=\"margin-left: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;float: right\" \/>With the Prime Minister confirming that England will move to the government\u2019s \u201cPlan B\u201d in light of the spread of the Omicron variant, the United Reformed Church Synod Moderators have updated their guidance issued on 29 November, as follows:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The wearing of face coverings in church will become mandatory in England, bringing England into line with existing restrictions in Scotland and Wales. Medical exemptions will, we understand, continue to apply, but in light of the rapid spread of the latest variant we would ask members to consider whether they have a genuine medical reason not to wear a face covering, rather than a preference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"feed-readmore\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/latest-news\/3989-covid-plan-b-synod-moderators-updated-guidance.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Prime Minister confirming that England will move to the government\u2019s \u201cPlan B\u201d in light of the spread of the Omicron variant, the United Reformed Church Synod Moderators have updated their guidance issued on 29 November, as follows:&nbsp;  The wearing of face coverings in church will become mandatory in England, bringing England into line with existing restrictions in Scotland and Wales. 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