FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
A Norwegian church in San Pedro honors a saint who brings light to darkness. Fitting in a pandemic [Los Angeles Times]
In an empty nook of the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in San Pedro, long-ago memories bubble up like seafoam.
Here, sailors used to huddle thousands of miles from home and regale each other with yarns about their lives. In a corner long since repurposed, the seafarers gathered to smoke, read newspapers from tiny towns in Norway and drink coffee. There were bunks to sleep, a pool table for entertainment and phone booths to call home, alongside Lutheran sermons. It was equal parts nourishment for body and soul.