Archbishops: Prepare for 'all reasonable eventualities' in updated coronavirus guidance
Church of England clergy are to suspend the use of the shared chalice during Communion and encourage worshippers not to shake hands during the Sign of the Peace under revised coronavirus guidelines.
In a letter to clergy from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, priests are advised to suspend direct physical contact while imparting a blessing or what would normally be the 'laying on of hands'.
The changes extend all the way to the top, with the Archbishops saying that from now on, they will offer only bread when presiding over Communion services at their official residences, Lambeth Palace in London and Bishopthorpe Palace in York....