Thursday, March 12, 2020

Churches in Md.,Va.and DC Close for 2 Weeks; Washington National Cathedral among Closed

Episcopal churches in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia -- including the Washington National Cathedral -- are suspending worship services for two weeks because of the coronavirus, the Washington Post website reports today (March 12, 2020).

Bishop Mariann Budde, who oversees 88 congregations in Maryland and D.C., said buildings would be almost completely closed until March 25.

Bishop Susan Goff, who oversees the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, said 170 churches in the Virginia suburbs would also be closed.

The bishops said the last time churches canceled services en masse because of health concerns was for the flu of 1918.

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