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A St. Cloud Catholic bishop is requiring participants, including children, who attend church camps to be fully vaccinated.
Bishop Donald Kettler of the Diocese of St. Cloud sent a letter to pastors last week outlining his requirements for day camps, overnight gatherings, and similar events.
The bishop is requiring all “staff, volunteers, and participants attending these programs to be fully vaccinated as a condition of participation.” Proof of vaccination will also be required.
“Those who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated, and those who choose not to be vaccinated, cannot attend these optional programs of our diocese until further notice,” the letter reads…
Pastors from individual churches may impose “stricter” measures than what the bishop is requiring, he clarifies in the letter…
It is unclear whether this rule means that camps for children under 12 will not be offered this summer…
The bishop sent out a second letter a few days after his initial memo, clarifying that those attending masses are not required to be vaccinated, as some people misinterpreted originally…
In a previous letter dated May 14, Bishop Kettler advised parishioners to encourage their fellow church-goers to get vaccinated…
He also strongly recommends that those distributing communion be fully vaccinated, so “all feel safe in receiving the sacrament.”