Rev. Amy Brooks Paradise, GreenFaith’s organizer for North Carolina, says it’s especially important to bring together people of all faiths to focus on the environment.
Having visited Bermuda for more than 30 years, Marjie Smith thought she knew the island.
On moving here in April, however, the “wildlife” was a huge surprise.
At breakfast one morning, Mrs Smith was s.
Spring Interfaith Council adjusting operations to support community online during the pandemic By Alvaro Montano, Staff writer
Since forming more than 10 years ago, the Spring Interfaith Council has been counted on to provide its three main annual events starting with dialogue dinners in spring, a breakfast get-together of clergy organizers in the fall and an in-person Thanksgiving inclusive worship service hosted in a different faith community every year in November.
Nevertheless, this past year none of those events had a chance to be held face-to-face due to COVID-19, so the council came up with online alternatives.
Linda Barry, a member of Holy Comforter Episcopal, said those switches have opened the door to opportunities during a time of lockdown, using various media like videography to reach out to the community.
Why Christianity remains an in-person religion, even in a pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a reminder for many Christians that their worship is an in-person experience at its core. Socially distanced congregants attend a service at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Tallahassee, Florida, on Dec. 13, 2020. Video screengrab
December 24, 2020
(RNS) On Christmas Eve, members of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Tallahassee, Florida, will gather in the parking lot for a service that’s part tailgate, part worship and part family reunion.
Holy Comforter has been hosting indoor worship with strict limits on attendance since the beginning of the pandemic. But at this time in the liturgical calendar and this time in the pandemic, said the Rev. Jerry Smith, rector of Holy Comforter, people need to be together.