Please pray for JANE BRYCE (RIP) and her family. Funeral will take place on Wednesday 20th January at 12pm. May she rest in peace.
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So the churches will be closed now. We can expect this to last in Scotland until the end of the month, although in the light of the PM’s comments today about England, we may need to ready ourselves for a longer period in Scotland too. UpdatesMon 04 Jan PM
The First Minister has announced new lockdown measures that will result in the closure of churches from Friday. Worship
At Holyrood today she said: "It is with real regret that we consider it necessary for places of worship to close during this period for all purposes except broadcasting a service, or conducting a funeral, wedding or civil partnership. I am well aware of how important communal worship is to people. But we believe that this restriction is necessary to reduce the risk of transmission. While up to 20 people will still be able to attend funeral services, wakes will not be possible during January. And a maximum of 5 people will be able to attend wedding and civil partnership services." |