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Morphed traditions
Since March, Christian
traditions have found them-
selves altered and morphed
by a pandemic.
Churches grappled with
things like how commu-
nion could work in a safe
way and connecting with
remote congregants. Two of
the faith’s landmark holi-
days, Easter and Christmas,
didn’t escape the impact of
COVID-19, either.
As churches prepared
to enter the season of Lent
with Ash Wednesday, some
were set to continue that
morphing trend. The First
HUR
COURTESY OF FIRST FRISCO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
The onset of extreme winter weather put a wrench in Ash Wednesday plans as mil-
lions of Texans found themselves without power and as roadways became dangerous
to travel.
But the onset of extreme did not have cameras in our nition that we
United Methodist Church winter weather put a wrench sanctuary,” said Tom Palmer, need connec-
in Mesquite had planned a in those plans as millions of pastor at First United Meth- tion, one with
socially-distant-friendly im- Texans found themselves odist Church in Mesquite, the other,” he I
position of ashes as well as without power and as road- “We had a video camera that said.
about what’s not possible,
you say ‘What is possible?’
and then ‘What would real-
ly be a blessing to people?’”
Vowell said. “And you just do
the best you can, and most
of the time, the congrega-
tion understands, because
everybody else is dealing
with their own limitations.”
As Grace Lutheran
Church of Carrollton
dealt with intermit-
tent power issues,
Mark Vowell
Pastor Nathan
Strong said the
church decided to
go completely
online for
Ash Wednes-
day by creat-
ing a record-
t ed service
that would
be uploaded
an in-person service. Grace ways became dangerous we recorded and put it on a Pastor
Lutheran Church of Car- to travel. As a result, Ash CD, but that was about it. Mark Vowell, who heads onlinethat evening.
rollton had also planned Wednesday for some places But we’ve pivoted to Face- First Frisco United Method- Strong said the season of
an in-person service, live of worship meant moving book Live, YouTube, we have ist Church, said the church’s Lent is a time of reflection
streamed for remote watch- online, a move local church- people watching every Sun- in-person worship crowd and a being reminded of
ers and complete with “to- es have become more ac- day from around the world.” is still fairly small as most what is truly needed.
go” containers of ashes that customed to in the last 11 Instead of performing members still watch online. "God’s word and the sac-
could be picked up before months. the planned in-person Ash “We’re much more inter- raments and what it is God
the service. “This time last year, we Wednesday service, Palmer net-savvy, online-savvy than is doing among us, and tru-
======================================= went live on Facebook that we were just a year ago, ly how it is we’re called to
evening from his home of- especially a lot of our older care for one another in their
fice and delivered a litany to members who really didn’t time of need," Strong said.
congregants.
have any use for online stuff, "Many of us right now have
“I’m trying to make sure I mean that’s their lifeline that opportunity all around
they have a candle flame, now,” Vowell said.
us in our own neighbor-
some dirt and some water In the wake of the winter hoods where we are sharing
available,” he said earlier weather, First Frisco moved either electricity or heat or
that day.
its Shrove Tuesday and Ash water itself. It’s an opportu-
HEMSMEELeCAlON
ONLY
Viewers would be able Wednesday services to the nity, I think, for us to really
to self impose ash on their next week. The church has share what God has blessed
palms, he said.
“It’s going to be on the to administer ashes.
plans to use medical swabs us with to those who are in
need. And sometimes that’s
palm that you shake hands “Rather than getting all our neighbors right next
with, because that’s a recog- wrapped around the axle door.”
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