And though not yet 65, Gerush has hypertension, which she believed might bump her into the 1B priority group.
Then last Tuesday, she thought she had validation when she got a text from Dallas County prompting her to click through to a screening page.
There, she filled out her name, birthdate and some medical information.
It wasn’t long before she had an appointment time for the next day and a QR code to help verify it was hers.
Wednesday, Gerush and her husband both took off work to drive to Fair Park, only to be turned away. We get to the gate and go and the guy says, ‘Hey, are you over 65?’ And I say, ‘No.’ And he says, ‘Well, we re only doing over 65 today. ”
Published Dec 17, 2020
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia have long offered one-on-one spiritual direction, with the sisters and staff of Manna House of Prayer also offering directed retreats on a variety of topics.
However, the threat of Covid 19 has made most in-person meetings impossible or impractical. The sisters at Manna House quickly assessed the situation and began offering both spiritual direction and many of their retreats virtually.
Virtual spiritual direction was not new to Manna House. Several of the spiritual directors had previously used Facetime, Instant Messenger video conferencing and Skype to reach out across long distances to offer their services. This year they used that experience, and the addition of other technology tools like Zoom, to increase their reach.