The Bishop’s Office has informed the parish priests of the Diocese of Galloway that a statement from the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland will be issued either later today or tomorrow concerning the coronavirus and public worship. The 10am Mass on Wednesday 18th March will still proceed as planned.

  2.2. Faith settings Current government advice is not to restrict or cancel religious gatherings. Public gatherings, particularly those involving worship, are a fundamental part of every-day life for people of faith communities and can help maintain morale. Faith leaders may wish to include basic information and materials developed by...

https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response

  https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/

http://www.gallowaydiocese.org.uk

  There can be no “good” time for something like the coronavirus to come upon us, but at least in Lent, a penitential season, we have a spiritual perspective which might help us to face it with some sense of meaning and purpose.   At the beginning of Lent we...