Churches Take Different Approaches to Keeping the Faith as COVID-19 Rules Change While some houses of worship in Santa Barbara County resume indoor services, others are waiting for still-high virus numbers to go down The Rev. Randall Day, pastor at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos, talks during the Ash Wednesday service outdoors, where ashes were handed out in tiny biodegradable cups on a tray and administered by individual members instead of church leaders under COVID-19 modifications. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully February 17, 2021 | 10:10 p.m. Some churches in Santa Barbara County quickly returned to indoor services, but others have kept status quo amid still-high COVID-19 cases and uncertainty that numbers will reach and stay low.