{"id":3493,"date":"2020-07-18T13:01:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T13:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecitizendaily.com\/?page_id=3493"},"modified":"2022-08-04T13:24:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T13:24:32","slug":"arch-bishop-cautions-churches-to-remain-closed","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/arch-bishop-cautions-churches-to-remain-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"Arch Bishop cautions churches to remain closed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Arch-Diocese-of-Juba-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Arch-Diocese-of-Juba-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Arch-Diocese-of-Juba-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Arch-Diocese-of-Juba-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Arch-Diocese-of-Juba-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Arch-Diocese-of-Juba-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> <em>St. Joseph Parish Catholic Arch Diocese of Juba. (Photo by Tombura James.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Tombura James<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Arch Bishop of the Catholic\nArchdiocese of Juba, Stephen Ameyo, has urged the Clergy and the faithful to continue\nobserving and adhering to the lockdown restrictions until further directives\nare provided, because churches are going to remain closed until the\nrestrictions are lifted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the restrictions provided\nby the government and the World Health Organization (WHO), is to save lives,\nwhich is the primary duty of everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arch Bishop Steven encouraged all\nthe faithful to remain patient and continue praying in their homes as usual or\nfollow the prayers on Bakitha Radio, 91.O FM, and other radio stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While briefing the journalist at\nthe Catholic Arch diocese in Juba on Friday, Rev. Fr. Samuel Abe Joseph, the Secretary\nGeneral, Archdiocese of Juba, said South Sudan Council of Churches asked every\nchristian denominations to prepare a guide line to be observed in the churches\nin case the lockdown is lifted; the Catholic Church has designed their copies\nready for used if churches are re-opened. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEach denomination is asked to\nprepare itself as a condition for re-opening and for us as catholic, we came up\nwith our guideline booklet so that if the government asks us to begin the\nworship, it will find us already prepared,\u201d Said Rv. Fr. Samuel said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rv. Fr. Samuel said, according to\nthe guidelines, if the lockdown is lifted, social distancing will be kept,\nusing masks, using hand sanitizers before entering the church, singing will not\nbe there in the church and registrations will be conducted for easy follow-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He urged the faithful to wait\nuntil the government announces the re-opening of the churches and also listen\nto the voices of the churches, otherwise by opening churches illegally may\nendanger the lives of many people. \u201cAny church opened is illegally operating\nwithout the go-ahead of the government and of the South Sudan Council of\nChurches\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tombura James The Arch Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, Stephen Ameyo, has urged the Clergy and the faithful to continue observing and adhering to the lockdown restrictions until further directives are provided, because churches are going to remain closed until the restrictions are lifted. 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