For the second consecutive week, the Church of God in Aylmer held a large indoor service in defiance of the provincial shutdown order.
More than 150 cars were in the parking lot with many parked in overflow on a grassy area south of the church.
None of the attendees appeared to be wearing masks.
Several Aylmer Police cruisers were seen prior to the service but none were visible during and afterward.
In their Monday morning release, Aylmer Police said that in anticipation of breaches of the current Emergency Orders, officers monitored the church service taking place on John St. North.
A notice was posted at the beginning of the service advising, “we will not stop gathering as the church, nor will we bow down to the devastating ‘laws’ the Health Department has set up.”
Aylmer Police did lay charges against the church following last Sunday’s service and say charges against the organization and directors who actively participated and organized yesterday’s service are pending.
