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Online services to continue as houses of worship wait to reopen

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Online services to continue as houses of worship wait to reopen
Online services to continue as houses of worship wait to reopen
Online services to continue as houses of worship wait to reopen

CHURCHES ARE NOWPREPARING FOR THEDAY THEY CAN BRINGTHEIR WORSHIPPERSBACK INSIDE ... BUTFOR NOW -- THEY AREADAPTING TO OFFERTHEIR SERVICES TO ASMANY PEOPLE ASPOSSIBLE.HERE'S 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERJENNA CALLARI.JEANNE KRUEDER OFTONAWANDA MISSESSUNDAY MASS."IT'S NOT THE SAME ATHOME."IT'S A DIFFICULT TIMEFOR PEOPLE LIKEJEANNE, BUT THEY'VEFOUND WAYS TO BELIFTED UP.

PLACES OFWORSHIP LIKE THECHAPEL IN GETZVILLEHAS BEEN LIVESTREAMING SUNDAYSERVICES ANDSENDING OUT UPDATESAND MESSAGES TO ITSCONGREGATION.JERRY GILLIS: "THIS ISAN OPPORTUNITY FORUS TO CONTINUE TOACT LIKE FOLLOWERSOF JESUS, CONTINUINGTO ACT LIKECHRISTIANS IN THEMIDST OF THIS TIME."ALL ANYONE CAN DO ASTHINGS CONTINUE TOCHANGE.

DURING THEGOVERNOR'S PRESSCONFERENCE MONDAY,IT WAS ANNOUNCEDTHAT AS OF NOW,PLACES OF WORSHIPFALL IN PHASE FOUROF THE REOPENINGPROCESS.ROBERT MUJICA:"THAT'S A MASSGATHERING.

THE SAMETHING WITH A STADIUM,ANY SITUATION WHEREYOU HAVE A LOT OFPEOPLE TOGETHER.": "PHASE FOUR WON'TBE HAPPENINGANYTIME SOON WHICHMEANS THE PEWSINSIDE CHURCHES WILLREMAIN CLOSED FORTHE TIME BEING.

BUTMASSES AND SERVICESWILL EVENTUALLYRETURN AND WHENTHEY DO, THINGS WILLBE DIFFERENT."FATHER PIERRO:"USUALLY YOU'RE USEDTO HAVING A FULLCHURCH OR DURINGTHE WEEK YOU MIGHTHAVE 50-100 PEOPLE INCHURCH."ST.

AMELIA PARISH INTHE TOWN OFTONAWANDA ISWAITING FORGUIDANCE FROM THEBUFFALO DIOCESE ONHOW TO PROCEEDONCE THEY'REALLOWED TO HOLDMASS... BUT THEY'REALSO PLANNINGAHEAD.

THEY'VEDISCUSSED ADDINGHAND SANITIZINGSTATIONS, HAVINGEXTRA MASKS, ANDADJUSTING THEIRCOMMUNION LINES TOKEEP UP WITH SOCIALDISTANCING.FATHER PIERRO:"KEEPING IN GOODSAFE PROCEDURES,NO ONE IS WALKING ONTOP OF EACH OTHER,THAT'S THE KEY THING."PREPARING IS ALLTHEY CAN DO.

UNTILPEWS CAN ONCE AGAINBE FULL, CHURCHLEADERS WILLCONTINUE TO BRINGWORSHIP INTOHOMES... ENSURINGWE'LL GET THROUGHTHIS AS LONG AS WEDON'T LOSE HOPE."JUST KEEPING INPRAYER.

EVERYTHINGTO OFFER IN PRAYER."FATHER PIERRO: "IT'SBECAUSE OF OURFAITH, BECAUSE OFWHAT WE BELIEVE INTHE CHURCH, ANDWHAT WE HUNGER FOR- TO GATHER AGAINTOGETHER AS ACHURCH AND A FAMILY -THAT WILL BE OURBLESSING."IN THE TOWN OFTONAWANDA, JENNACALLARI, 7EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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