Gimcheon City Holds 'COVID-19' Religious Community Meeting... Local Catholic Representative Announces "Temporary Suspension of Mass"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] On the 31st, Gimcheon City in Gyeongbuk held a 'COVID-19 Overcoming' meeting in the mayor's reception room with Samuel Moon, president of the Gimcheon Christian Federation, Byeongrae Park, representative of the Catholic Daegu Archdiocese Gimcheon area, and Jeokin, president of the Gimcheon Buddhist Temple Federation in attendance.

At the meeting, after reporting on Gimcheon City's implementation measures following the elevation of social distancing to level 2 due to the novel coronavirus infection, countermeasures for religious activities such as worship services, masses, and Buddhist ceremonies were discussed.

The representatives of religious organizations unanimously expressed their intention to actively cooperate with Gimcheon City's quarantine guidelines. Samuel Moon, president of the Gimcheon Christian Federation, stated, "We will limit and conduct various religious activities either non-face-to-face or with fewer than 50 people and actively comply with quarantine rules."

Byeongrae Park, representative of the Catholic Daegu Archdiocese Gimcheon area, conveyed the policy to "completely cancel weekday and weekend masses until September 6," and Jeokin, president of the Buddhist Temple Federation, promised to "reduce the Baekjung event scheduled for September 2 to the minimum number of participants."

Mayor Chungsup Kim of Gimcheon said, "Compliance with social distancing level 2 quarantine rules is a crucial factor in preventing community infection," and earnestly requested, "Please refrain from religious activities that gather many believers and actively cooperate with the government and Gimcheon City's policies."

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