Lebanon Daily News
Christmas Eve services are the equivalent of blockbusters for churches, often drawing many more people than attend regularly on Sundays.
It is a time of togetherness, in the words of Paul Liepelt, a pastor at Annville Church of the Brethren. But this year, what is normally a blessing comes with the curse of the coronavirus.
Throughout Advent and anticipating Christmas Eve, churches in Lebanon County have responded differently to the pandemic. Some, including St Cecilia s Catholic Church in Lebanon, are having in-person services on Christmas Eve, in many cases recorded or streamed also, even as many churches have moved online entirely.