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The next few days normally is a time when area churches are filled to capacity for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced churches to alter their services and traditions because of restrictions on crowd size and social-distancing guidelines. Many churches canceled their Easter services in April because the pandemic was in its early stages and many moved to online services, with some still offering both live and online worship to accommodate people’s preferences. Others are having worship outside in parking lots.
Monsignor John Zuraw, chancellor for the Diocese of Youngstown, said parishes of the Diocese have all adapted for holding Christmas Eve Masses.
For Zion Lutheran Church in Bismarck, the show must go on.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the church put on its 60th annual Live Nativity last weekend a scaled-back, socially distanced, drive-by performance complete with an all-ages cast, two donkeys, two sheep and a llama. We re really glad that we re able to still do it even with all the changes of the pandemic and still have that opportunity to give that message to the community in a positive manner, said the Rev. Tom Marcis, who has led the church for 31 years. Livestreaming enabled snowbird church members to tune in. Zion Lutheran is planning a larger Live Nativity for 2021.
The next few days normally is a time when area churches are filled to capacity for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced churches to alter their services and traditions because of restrictions on crowd size and social-distancing guidelines. Many churches canceled their Easter services in April because the pandemic was in its early stages and many moved to online services, with some still offering both live and online worship to accommodate people’s preferences. Others are having worship outside in parking lots.
Monsignor John Zuraw, chancellor for the Diocese of Youngstown, said parishes of the Diocese have all adapted for holding Christmas Eve Masses.
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