Ecumenical Patriarch Announces Halt to All Orthodox Church Services Globally Due to Coronavirus By Nick Kampouris – Mar 18, 2020for the “Greek Reporter Europe” The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople issued a statement on Wednesday announcing the Church’s new decision in regard to the covid-19 global coronavirus pandemic. According to this statement, all religious ceremonies, events and …
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Link: https://www.nev.it/nev/2020/03/19/coronavirus-le-chiese-valdesi-e-metodiste-stanziano-8-milioni-di-euro/ Roma (NEV), 19 marzo 2020 – Otto milioni di euro per l’emergenza coronavirus dalle Chiese valdesi e metodiste. “Le Chiese valdesi e metodiste – si legge in una nota pubblicata pochi minuti fa, oggi, 19 marzo, sul sito chiesavaldese.org – e le loro organizzazioni di servizio sociale, educativo, culturale, partecipano pienamente alla sofferenza …
by Tom Ellis Link: http://www.ekathimerini.com/250799/opinion/ekathimerini/comment/mitsotakis-dared-to-face-down-the-church What no other prime minister dared to do, from the late Andreas Papandreou and his minister of education Antonis Tritsis in the 1980s, to Alexis Tsipras in the previous four and a half years – despite their stated intentions – was done by Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He clashed with the Church …
https://urc.org.uk/latest-news/3365-urc-issues-coronavirus-advice-to-its-churches The United Reformed Church (URC) is offering advice and resources from a variety of sources about the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. United Reformed Church House and the URC Bookshop are closing at 5pm today (19th). Details of how to get in touch with staff during the closure will be available on this website shortly. No …
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TAGS: Coronavirus, Politics, Religion The opposition says that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took too long, that he should have taken what was a self-evident decision sooner. Yet, how “self-evident” was it just a couple of week ago for a Greek government to order the suspension of church operations? The prime minister started trying to convey …
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/pressreleases/a-message-from-presiding-bishop-curry-related-to-worship-changes-during-a-public-health-emergency/ Statement of the Presiding Bishop to the House of Bishops Thursday, March 12, 2020 Day #3 “Opportunity is always to be given to every communicant to receive the consecrated Bread and Wine separately.” (BCP p. 407) “The Rector or Priest-in-Charge shall have full authority and responsibility for the conduct of the worship and spiritual …
Stores emptied of sanitizer, canned food, toilet paper, and water. Fights over the sale of limited supplies of face masks. Anger as congregations continue to gather for worship, prompting accusations of a lack of “social responsibility.” Continua a leggere
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