Local church adjusts Christmas Eve services amid pandemic
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Usually, churches see their biggest crowds for Christmas Eve services. But this year, places of worship, like First Presbyterian Church in downtown Colorado Springs, are finding safe ways to celebrate Christmas Eve amid COVID-19.
First Presbyterian will offer two options for Thursday evening s congregation: in-person or virtual.
As part of the in-person service activities, Bijou Street will be closed today from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. between Weber Street and Nevada Avenue for church services at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7 p.m.
For people who wish to watch from home, or who may be in a high-risk population, the services will also be live-streamed. The Christmas Eve sermons will be featured on their website, on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire, and Facebook Live.
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Nestled snugly along a short, one-block section in the Old North End is a beautiful display of Christmas and Americana.
Colorado Springs likely contains other neighborhoods that are more brilliant and attention grabbing but a short segment of East Caramillo Street between Weber Street and Wahsatch Avenue looks like something out of a Norman Rockwell painting.
A series of beautifully maintained homes, most built more than 100-years ago, line this light-filled street, taking visitors back in time. Driving or walking through the neighborhood, you half expect to see Ralphie and his friends from A Christmas Story walking along the sidewalk, discussing how great it would be to get a Red Ryder BB gun as a gift this year.
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