Live Breaking News & Updates on பெத்லஹேம் அப்போஸ்தலிக் தேவாலயம்
Stay updated with breaking news from பெத்லஹேம் அப்போஸ்தலிக் தேவாலயம். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
For the News-Register Photo Provided Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church Pastor Erica Harley, far right, conducts an ordination for Jane Schockey, a new minister who now pastors in Toronto, in December. Rather than a traditional laying on of hands, the ordination team connects to Schockey, kneeling, with ribbons during the prayer to allow for social distancing. WHEELING The short take on COVID-19 and worship in the Ohio Valley? Vaccines have been more than a literal shot in the arm. Clergy report the faithful are trickling back to churches and temples as disease count continues to drop. The longer view? Worship ranging from Roman Catholicism’s high church to Vineyard’s rock-and-roll style to Sabbath services at Temple Shalom hasn’t just flexed, clergy also say. It has bent in a varied-venue way that’s likely to stay on when masks are nothing but a memory. ....
For the Times Leader Photo Provided a newly ordained minister Jane Schockey who now pastors in Toronto conducts a prayer and communion service at Vance Memorial Presbyterian in December. Gloves and masks have become a part of ministerial gear for such events, according to Vance Pastor Erica Harley. WHEELING The short take on COVID-19 and worship in the Ohio Valley? Vaccines have been more than a literal shot in the arm. Clergy report the faithful are trickling back to churches and temples as disease count continues to drop. The longer view? Worship ranging from Roman Catholicism’s high church to Vineyard’s rock-and-roll style to Sabbath services at Temple Shalom hasn’t just flexed, clergy also say. It has bent in a varied-venue way that’s likely to stay on when masks are nothing but a memory. ....