From Maryland-
The
leader of the Episcopal Church in the diocese of Maryland is asking
congregants to alter some of their worship practices to minimize the
chances of contracting or spreading COVID-19, the coronavirus first
reported in China in December that has spread to 70 countries, including
the United States.
The Rt. Rev. Eugene Taylor Sutton issued a statement
encouraging the more than 44,000 members of his 117 congregations to
refrain from shaking hands while “passing the peace” during services.
And he discouraged the practice of “intinction,” a ritual observed in many Episcopal churches in which congregants dip a piece of communion bread into a common cup. The process poses a risk “especially when the bread is handled with unwashed hands of children and adults," he wrote.
More here-
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-episcopals-coronavirus-20200302-mmmpdygscvf25lkrljy6rabq2a-story.html
And he discouraged the practice of “intinction,” a ritual observed in many Episcopal churches in which congregants dip a piece of communion bread into a common cup. The process poses a risk “especially when the bread is handled with unwashed hands of children and adults," he wrote.
More here-
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-episcopals-coronavirus-20200302-mmmpdygscvf25lkrljy6rabq2a-story.html
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