{"id":551,"date":"2020-03-20T17:24:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T17:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westankolediocese.org\/?p=551"},"modified":"2020-03-20T17:24:03","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T17:24:03","slug":"guidance-on-church-services-during-corona-virus-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westankolediocese.org\/index.php\/2020\/03\/20\/guidance-on-church-services-during-corona-virus-period\/","title":{"rendered":"GUIDANCE ON CHURCH SERVICES DURING  CORONA VIRUS PERIOD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Top Church leadership in West Ankole Diocese has today met and\nprayed the Litany in view of the COVID -19 (Corona virus disease) pandemic\nseeking Gods face. This was at the Bishop\u2019s office on Bweranyangi hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bishop, Rt. Johnson Twinomujuni, who shared from 2nd\nChronicles chapters 6 and 7 informed the diocese that it is time to come to God\nin prayer and seek his pardon. He expressed his sincere passion for the\ncountries that have been hit hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the prayers which took half a day, the bishop met top\nleaders to agree on how to guide the entire diocesan population in this period\nwhen the President suspended church meetings and Sunday services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the meeting, they agreed on the following;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>No Sunday, mid- week, fellowships, or overnight services will be\nconducted till the 21st of April &#8211; unless the suspension is lifted\nearlier.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Churches shall remain open every day (between 8am and 6pm) for\nindividual prayers.<\/li><li>&nbsp;Prayers will continue in\nhomes. Each family will pray alone at home. We have provided a short liturgy\nfor the Sunday prayers in homes.<\/li><li>No gathering will be allowed at the Church anytime, anywhere &#8211;\neven on Easter.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerning giving (tithe and offertory), the leadership agreed\nthat no offertory shall be sent to mobile phones or be given to individual\nministers or lay readers during the suspension period.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure order and proper accountability, Christians are\nadvised to keep their offertory, tithe, and any other form of gifts till the\nsuspension is lifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May the Lord bless and keep you all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Zadock Amanyisa <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Communications Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WEST ANKOLE DIOCESE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CONTACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Phone<\/strong>: 0706139795\/0782711457&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Emails:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:westankolediocese@gmail.com\/\">westankolediocese@gmail.com\/<\/a>\n<a href=\"mailto:zadock.amanyisa@gmail.com\">zadock.amanyisa@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Facebook:<\/strong> West\nAnkole Diocese&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Twitter:<\/strong> @WADiocese&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westankolediocese.org\">www.westankolediocese.org<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Church leadership in West Ankole Diocese has today met and prayed the Litany in view of the COVID -19 (Corona virus disease) pandemic seeking Gods face. 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