Churches in Kuala Lumpur city centre suspend services until end-month in light of Covid-19 case spike
On Thursday, the Catholic Bishops of Peninsular Malaysia reportedly announced that all weekend and public holiday Mass will be suspended from March 14 to March 29, 2020. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
On March 6, the Chancery of the Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur said a parishioner from the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Taman Industri, Puchong, had tested positive on March 5 for Covid-19 and is now being treated at Sungai Buloh Hospital.According to the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur website, two members of the OLOG were in close contact with the first confirmed case in the parish.
However, the St John’s Cathedral worker said, although Mass will be suspended, the church will remain open to those who want to come and pray. According to the statement, similar suspensions applies to other church activities such as catechism classes, meetings, gatherings, formations and fellowship sessions which will be cancelled or placed on hold during the suspension period.
The Catholic community is not the only ones who have suspended key services, as the St Mary’s Anglican Cathedral too has decided to suspend Sunday church services. “For the entire month, members can watch our online services which are available in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin,” said the church worker indicating that more information can be found at theAs for the Wesley Methodist Church on Jalan Wesley, church services have also been suspended for the rest of the month.A church worker, who requested anonymity, said it had only recently made the decision.
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