United Churches of Thunder Bay offering virtual Christmas Eve service
Rev. Randy Boyd to deliver a message on the subject of Christmas in COVID-19.
Dec 24, 2020 12:44 PM By: Leith Dunick
Randy Boyd.
THUNDER BAY – The United Churches of Thunder Bay is inviting everyone in the city to join them for an online Christmas Eve service.
Rev. Randy Boyd plans to deliver a message on the subject of Christmas in the time of COVID-19, featuring the music of the Cosbey family and tenor Justin Stolz, Christmas readings and carols including
O Come All Ye Faithful, Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger and
Thunder Bay churches prepare virtual, in-person services for Christmas ahead of lockdown
Under the orange-restrict category of the province s COVID-19 framework, Thunder Bay churches and other places of worship are permitted to hold services or ceremonies with up to 30 per cent capacity indoors, and up to 100 people outdoors where physical distancing can be maintained.
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Thunder Bay s Bishop says he s quite pleased with the way parishes responded to COVID-19 measures outlined by the Diocese. He says many churches have implemented teams of people to make sure that physical distancing takes place, masks are worn, and sanitization is available at the doors of the church.(stpatrickscathedral.ca)
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For many churches Christmas Eve is one of the biggest services of the year. With spread out families coming together to visit parents and grandparents, even the quietest of country churches can find itself filled to the brim on Dec. 24, under normal circumstances.
In the lead-up to the night before Christmas this year, however, most of Quebec is under the strictest level of COVID-19 restrictions and people have been encouraged to stay home as much as possible. Although even red-level regulations allow for a worship service of up to 25 people, the situation has required many churches to think on their feet when it comes to connecting with their usual faith communities.
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Allan Poole and Bob Mueller place a wood slab on a computer numerical control machine that was created and designed solely by Poole. Nadya Korytnikova, Record-Journal. Advertisement
Poole and Mueller working together to rearrange the table tops. Nadya Korytnikova, Record-Journal.Â
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