“Being at the epicenter of this pandemic and in order to protect our flock, we advise that congregations remain closed until more accurate and uniform information is provided,” said Bishop Paul Egensteiner, who oversees the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s congregations in the hard-hit New York City region.
* epicenter = (활동의) 중심점; (문제의) 핵심; (지진의) 진원지(震源地), 진앙(震央)/ pandemic = 전국[전 세계]적인 유행병/ flock = (특히 같은 유형의 사람들) 무리[떼]/ congregation = (예배를 보기 위해 모인; 특정 교회의) 신자[신도]들/ remain closed = 폐쇄된 채로 (남아)있다/ accurate = 정확한/ uniform = 획일적인, 균일한/ bishop = 주교/ oversee = 감독하다/ evangelical = 복음주의의/ hard-hit = 심각한 영향을 받은, 큰 타격을 입은/ region = 지역, 지방