Anglican Episcopal Church set measures for Easter celebrations, mass prayers

CAIRO – 27 April 2021: The Anglican Episcopal Church prepares for celebrating Easter feast, taking into account the precautionary measures for social distancing of Coronavirus during prayers and celebrations.

The feast mass will be headed by Dr. Mounir Hanna Anis, the Archbishop of Alexandria Region for the Episcopal Church, as well as a number of public and diplomatic figures who will attend in limited numbers that suit the conditions of banning gatherings to avoid the spread of Corona pandemic.

The church has banned entry without masks, and limited the number of attendees.

Dr. Mounir Hanna, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church in Egypt, called for the necessity to adhere to all precautionary measures at the mean time due to the current rise in COVID infection rates.

Hanna added that the church will live broadcast the mass prayers of the Holy Week, allowing those with chronic diseases or having any symptoms of Coronavirus to attend the prayers from home on the church’s TV channel.