From Northwest PA-
When I became a bishop in the Episcopal Church, I did not foresee the
day when the president of the United States would be urging people to
attend Easter services and I would be urging them to stay home. But here
we are.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told Bill Hemmer of Fox News
that he hopes to see “packed churches all over the country” on Easter
Sunday. I, on the other hand, am instructing my priests and people to
celebrate the greatest feast of the Christian year at home because it is
essential that we practice social distancing to slow the spread of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The resurrection of Jesus is, for me, the
single most important event in human history. It is the moment at which
God demonstrated once and for all that love is stronger than death. I
never imagined I would do anything to diminish the joy that Christians
take in celebrating this feast together. My heart ached when I informed
my diocese that we would not be observing Holy Week and celebrating
Easter in our churches. But the decision itself was not a difficult one.
More here-
https://www.goerie.com/opinion/20200327/staying-home-on-easter-is-right-for-god-one-another-bishop-sean-rowe
Suffragan Bishop of Aston
20 hours ago
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