Springs Church responds to backlash over grad ceremony The specific charges are for conducting an indoor gathering on private property and failing to ensure that every person who is not wearing a mask while in the indoor public place is given a reminder to do so as soon as practicable.Both violations are contrary to the province’s COVID-19 Prevention Orders.In a press release after the photos went viral, Spring Church senior pastor Leon Fontaine acknowledged the event took place, but said the ceremony — which happened on the last day of classes — involved 18 students from a single cohort in a closed studio.Fontaine also claimed the students were spaced out during the event, which was broadcast on a TV screen to people in parked.