Q & A with Pastor Henry Hildebrandt
We reached out to Pastor Henry Hildebrandt for comment and with some questions about his controversial service held on Sunday and below is that interaction.
****๐๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐บ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด****
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น?
โWe are deeply saddened by suffering it has caused and grieve with those that have lost loved ones. We pray that God will send healing to all the hurting.โ
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐-๐ญ๐ต?
โThe health of our congregants is extremely important and we are taking extraordinary measures to prevent the spread.โ
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ?
โEverybody must remain in their vehicle (besides the 5 individuals conducting the service that are permitted to be in a gathering for religious services, who are replaced with 3 parking directors prior and following the service to ensure safety) with their windows rolled up, listening to the service by radio. The building remains closed during the drive-in service.โ
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐?
โAny health issue of a member is a grave concern and they need our support and prayers as they deal with those issues in the manner they choose to do so.โ
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
โIt’s a matter of principle. If liquor and coffee are essential, why is God deemed non-essential?โ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐?
โThere is no such law. The law forbids physical gatherings, no indication of any ban on cars being in proximity to each other. No regulations are being ignored, period.โ
๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต’๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ-๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐?
โAbsolutely.โ
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น? ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐?
โWe are being advised by an extensive legal team from across the province and they are unanimous in their counsel that Chief Zvonko Horvat is entirely incorrect in his interpretation of the law and has ordered his officers to undertake illegal actions to gather evidence, videotape on private property without permission or a warrant, and attempt to disrupt a church service as well as indicating they were willing to detain a clergyman on his way to conduct a spiritual service (a criminal violation of Section 176 of the Criminal Code). He appears to be encouraging police misconduct. All other officers of the Aylmer Police Service have been professional and courteous and we extend our best wishes and prayers to them. There were no violations during two prior drive-in services as verified by numerous officers that attended.โ
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐.
โThere is no danger at all. Their concerns are well-meaning and we understand why they may be concerned, but this virus is spread by physical contact, not virtual contact.โ
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐? ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ?
โWe have no comment on the parishioner as this is based on an anonymous source. No collection was made. Everyone is free to provide their opinion.โ
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป?
โToday the Chief has his eyes set on a faith community, based, by his own admission, entirely on complaints from a false Facebook post the previous Sunday by -name extracted-. Who is the next target? This is not about our church or myself, this is a much broader issue.โ