The H1N1 strain of influenza is in our midst. Public health officials continue to strongly encourage everyone to be prepared for a flu pandemic, and President Obama has declared its impact a national emergency. We encourage all parishes to develop a plan in light of this.
If you have not already, you may want to bring together a group of people at your parish to begin discussing what might be best for your parishioners. There may be some steps you might want to put into place now, additional steps you may want to implement under more advanced circumstances.
The guidance contained in this document is not a directive from the Diocese but simply a list of suggestions for accommodations you may wish to consider.
Blessings & peace,
The Right Reverend Wendell N. Gibbs, Jr., Bishop of Michigan
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