Wedding, Funeral and Sunday services cancelled

Wedding, Funeral and Sunday Services have been cancelled as part of a new range of restrictions announced by the Church in Wales.

In response to parishioners’ concerns over the spread of Coronavirus, the Bench of Bishops have released a statement to say that while church doors will remain open, gatherings will be avoided.

Baptisms will still go ahead with less than 10 people present, but weddings should be cancelled until at least July 31 and all church services and gatherings for public worship should no longer take place.

“This includes regular Sunday services and weekday services, as well as occasional offices,” their statement outlines.

“Study groups and other parochial events that gather people together should also no longer take place. We are awaiting further information from the government, which will help us all to measure and reflect upon the gravity and potential duration of this cessation.

“However, given the information we have available to us at present, the ceasing of public worship and gathering is the prudent course of action.”

Funeral services should be conducted at the graveside or at crematoria only providing it is permitted by the relevant authority.

“Once the wider situation makes it safe to do so, the bereaved should be offered opportunities for remembering their loved ones in church at a future date,” they state.

There is plenty of further advice offered and it can be accessed at source from here