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Management Team – COVID-19 Response Eastminster to remain closed for the next four weeks. The Management Team at Eastminster met again on Sunday, 15th November, 2020.  They had a lengthy discussion on the sharply increasing incidence of the virus in Ontario and, to a lesser extent, in Belleville.  The ...

As I write, the cooler weather suggests that summer days and warmth are ebbing away for the 2020 season.  Usually in the church, at this time of year, we are busy imagining what ministry will look like in the coming months and filling our calendars with a host of ...

Greetings from my home office on a beautiful summer day. As you will know, the Ontario government surprised many church leaders earlier this month by giving permission for churches to open up with restrictions.  The permission granted seemed so disconnected from other COVID-19 guidelines that continued to urge isolation ...

Permission vs Prudence: Eastminster to remain closed for the time being  Here we are some 13 weeks into the lockdown and I hope that you are all doing well.  With the Quinte Region about to enter Stage 2 of opening on Friday, we will find much more to do.  ...

It is unbelievable that we have gone through seven weeks of shutdown now in Ontario as a result of COVID-19.  The long days and changes in social practice continue to be strange, but we seem to be getting by and can be thankful for the work of our governments ...