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NORWICH The Rev. Stacey Kohl, priest-in-charge of Christ Episcopal Church in Norwich, says she is planning to rest and see where God will guide her, after Christ Church holds its final service. “(The process of) closing a church is not fun,” Kohl said. “It’s filled with grief and sadness, but one also filled with hope.” On May 21, Christ Episcopal Church announced its final service will be held on Sunday at 4 p.m. On the website, the church states that 35 parishioners had an All-Parish meeting on April 25 and voted unanimously to close the 1849 church building and disband the parish formed 274 years ago. ....
Drive-thru ashes, do-it-yourself baggies: Churches adapt to an Ash Wednesday upended by COVID-19 Ryan Cormier, Delaware News Journal Ash Wednesday: 4 things to know Replay Video UP NEXT WILMINGTON, Del. – At Our Lady of Lourdes, the Rev. Steven B. Giuliano won t be using his finger this year to make the sign of the cross on the foreheads of his congregation for Ash Wednesday. The changes don t stop there. Instead of saying Repent and believe in the gospel to each worshiper, he will say it once to the entire church while socially distant from the crowd instead of face-to-face. And the church won t be celebrating Stations of the Cross in person, instead, having parishioners watch online. ....
As the one-year-mark of the pandemic approaches, the Rev. John O’Neill of St. James Church in Danielson, said it’s been a hard year for everyone, as the pandemic is even preventing the Christian tradition of Ash Wednesday to continue without changes. “I tell people to hang in there,” O’Neill said. “This year’s been toughest year we’ve experienced.” On Feb. 10, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich issued a release detailing the changes that have been made in the diocese regarding Ash Wednesday services. The main change is that, in the interest of minimizing physical contact, ashes, after being blessed, will be sprinkled onto recipients instead of being marked in the shape of a cross on their forehead. ....