Opening Churches from June 10th for Green Zone or other zones

Opening Churches from June 10th for Green Zone or other zones

May 31, 2020

Pastoral Directive from Bishop Bernard Paul, DD (No. 21)

To All Parish Priests, Religious and Parishes of the Malacca Johore Diocese.

1. After weighing the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) SOPs and the stand of the Council of Churches Malaysia (CCM) and the Peninsula Catholic Bishops, I choose NOT to open churches till the Movement Control Order (MCO) is lifted.

2. The present Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) relaxations come with many SOPs. The COVID threat is not over. Stringent checks by MOH will follow. Risks are still there. Parishes COVID Response Team is a must. Reports have to be sub mitted for audit.

3. When things are so unsure and uncertain, I declare that the churches in MJD will not open till the MCO is lifted and the virus threat is confirmed clear. This will be the current pastoral action for these fluid times. We will wait for official MOH statement on MCO lifting, not CMCOs.

4. Reach out to your people. Inform them. Advise them on ways to keep the faith. Together With you, 

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