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Ann Hoffman of Bradenton looks skyward Feb. 16 as she holds a section of the 850-foot COVID-19 Ribbon Memorial on the beach near Magnolia Avenue in Anna Maria. Hoffman’s older brother, Stephen Newlon, died March 30, 2020. He was the third known Manatee County resident to succumb to COVID-19. Islander Photo: Amy V.T. Moriarty
People step up to a ribbon of ribbons Feb. 16 to take part in a COVID-19 memorial on the shore in Anna Maria. Each ribbon represents a Floridian who died of COVID-19. Islander Photo: Connie Wolgast
People step up to a ribbon of ribbons Feb. 16 to take part in a COVID-19 memorial on the shore in Anna Maria. Each ribbon represents a Floridian who died of COVID-19. Islander Photo: Connie Wolgast
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Faith can play an important role in times of uncertainty - offering comfort and hope. Since COVID-19 hit Connecticut, many churches, synagogues and mosques have closed across the state. Faith leaders have moved worship online - and found new ways to bring people together.
It has not been easy. Leaders across religious traditions are under tremendous pressure guiding their congregations through grief and trauma - while helping their communities build resilience.
In a conversation recorded earlier this month, guest host Diane Orson talks with a pastor, a rabbi and an imam who have walked into a pandemic - and it is not a joke. They speak about what it has been like for clergy, where they turn when they’re feeling stressed, and whether their own faith has wavered.
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With many churches, synagogues and mosques closed because of the pandemic, clergy across religious traditions have found new ways to bring people together.
The Rev. Jerry Streets said COVID-19 has called on faith leaders to be creative, “. which for me has meant alternative ways of connecting through weekly Zoom meetings with the congregation, online worship services. And what I’m sensing is a whole new model of ministry being forged as a result of responding to the pandemic.”
Streets is the pastor at Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church in New Haven and former chaplain at Yale University.
“Dixwell is about 110-15 people, the oldest African-American Congregational Church in the known world. And a significant number of our members are mature elderly. And so we’ve found the need to partner them with their grandchildren and younger people who’ve helped them to learn and to use the technology.”
With 100,000 lights in his holiday show, this Shoreline teen is bringing the joy
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Sam Reed photographed at his home in Clinton surrounded by his light show on Dec. 11.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The light show at Sam Reed’s home in Clinton.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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CLINTON - Red, green, white, gold, blue and purple lights spectacularly flash and dance all around the Reed’s family home, all synchronized to seasonal music from a popular radio station.
With more than 100,000 lights and 50 props, including arches, a snowman, snowflakes and a 15-foot mega tree, Sam Reed has been entertaining his community with his dazzling light show on Frederick Place for some five years.