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Yes,

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we have been working over the last little

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while with a

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task team chaired by Archbishop ThaboMokoba of

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the Anglican Church,

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which included leaders of the Evangelical

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Alliance, the charismatic churches,

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grace by the church,

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and leaders of the African IndependentChurches,

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so that we have made sure that when we

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look at this,

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we've got all the various traditions thatare

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able to say what would work.

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for their environment.

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We have therefore set those norms andstandards which

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we will be publishing and all

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our church leaders are distributing them

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in their congregations so that

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the people are trained and prepared formanaging that.

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Every congregation must then be able to

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ensure that there is a

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COVID readiness.

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But in the same way that schools have tohave a COVID readiness.

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to saying that Texas should have a COVIDreadiness.

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This is a tough team,

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a COVID tough team that focuses on

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ensuring that everything is managed as itshould.

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We are proposing, for example,

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that in order to keep the numbers

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to 50,

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you probably need to have some kind of a

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rotation system that you know,

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you either use the alphabet or use the

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geographic areas to see that, Jim.

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This group comes and people sign up aheadof time

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who are going to come for the 50 for theday.

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And we can have a number of services inthe course of the week,

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as well as maybe three Sunday

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services or so on Sunday.

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And we can have Saturdays as well.

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So it makes sure that at the same time

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we are saying the elderly must

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stay at home.

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People with underlying health conditions.

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We've got a lot of people with

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diabetes.

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TB, with HIV, with cancer,

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with asthma and chest conditions,

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and all these people are encouraged tostay at home.

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There are others who are saying they canhave special

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services for people under the age of

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55 and just stay by themselves.

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And there are all kinds of different waysof managing this,

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but the key thing is

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COVID compliance, COVID compliance,

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COVID compliance.

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We've got rural congregations that have...

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a lot more challenges in being COVID

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compliant.

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And so the heads of churches have to take

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special responsibility.

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The key thing is that we want to be

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known as agents of life,

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not agents of death.

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People must make sure that they don't usethe church

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as a gateway to the grave.

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Okay.

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Bishop, I think that was enough.

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You need to take your time.

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Thank you.

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Thank you so much.

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Mm-hmm.