Saint Thomas’ Church and every Thursday for the past five weeks he’s gone over the common space in the middle of the neighbourhood and gathered, adhering to social distancing rules, with people of all faiths.“We stand together on the common, which is common land, and acknowledge the grief we all feeling not just for those who have died but the changes to life with the pandemic.
There is real suffering going on and we acknowledge that together.”Some days, names of loved one who have died as a result of COVID-19 are attached to the sheets of plywood and people say a few words.“I think there is a space, a need for communities to come together and see the grief.