Kansas priests, lay minister describe challenges of ministering amid pandemic
Jan 2, 2021 catholic news service
Father David Metz baptizes Brooks Gilliland Nov. 1, 2020, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Concordia, Kan. Also pictured, from left, are godfather Ryan Gilliland, Brooks brother Jack Gilliland and parents Ambria and Eric Gilliland. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Gilliland family.)
When the Kansas bishops closed Mass to the public March 17, Father David Metz, like many clergy around the country, moved to streaming Mass online.
CONCORDIA, Kansas When the Kansas bishops closed Mass to the public March 17, Father David Metz, like many clergy around the country, moved to streaming Mass online.
Kansas priests, lay minister describe challenges of ministering amid pandemic
Kansas priests, lay minister describe challenges of ministering amid pandemic
Father David Metz baptizes Brooks Gilliland Nov. 1, 2020, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Concordia, Kan. Also pictured, from left, are godfather Ryan Gilliland, Brooks brother Jack Gilliland and parents Ambria and Eric Gilliland. (CNS photo/courtesy Gilliland family)
By: Karen Bonar
Date: December 16, 2020
CONCORDIA, Kan. (CNS) When the Kansas bishops closed Mass to the public March 17, Father David Metz, like many clergy around the country, moved to streaming Mass online.
In addition to celebrating two Masses online, he took a fellow priest’s advice and celebrated one weekend Mass privately.