Churches in Singapore took Good Friday services online yesterday, while offering prayers for healing in this time of coronavirus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Churches in Singapore took Good Friday services online yesterday, while offering prayers for healing in this time of coronavirus.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong noted in a Facebook post yesterday that it has been a difficult time for people of faith."They have been unable to hold their usual services because of Covid-19 measures. However, these measures are essential to protect all of us, Christians and non-Christians alike," said PM Lee.
Said Mufti Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir:"We truly empathise with the challenges that the Christian community faces in not being able to celebrate these momentous events in the most ideal way.
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