![]() ![]() But this year more churches opened their doors for Easter services with few COVID-19 restrictions, in line with broader societal trends.Īmong them were Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston, which since last June has once again required most churchgoers to attend Mass in person - though those with health risks may still watch remotely, and pastors have been asked to make space for social distancing in churches. Many continued to hold virtual services last spring after a deadly winter wave of the coronavirus and as vaccination campaigns were still ramping up. The pandemic erupted in the country in March 2020, just ahead of Easter, forcing many churches to resort to online or televised worship. “We hadn’t seen a crowd like this for two years,” Faison said. ![]() But rain forced a last-minute change of plans, and about 700 mask-wearing worshippers met instead in the church’s sanctuary for what senior pastor John Faison said was by far their biggest indoor gathering during the pandemic. Another mostly Black congregation, Watson Grove Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, had hoped for an outdoors service at a downtown park. ![]()
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