Holy Week at Home: Creative Ways to Worship

A week ago a lot of us thought we would only need to hunker down for a few weeks with the promise of singing our loud, collective “Hosanna!” in our sanctuaries come Palm Sunday. But that reality is gone now. Just this week, our mayor announced a shelter-in-place order through April 13, the day after Easter. How do we imagine the largest church services of the year in a time of social distancing? It’s not easy. It’s certainly disappointing. But we’re here to help. Here are some more ideas about being the church during the COVID-19 pandemic, with particular attention to Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter. We will continue to add to this list as we learn and adapt.

Anna StricklandMarch 29, 2020holy week, creative holy week liturgy, covid-19, church at home, church crisis, online worshipComment

Reimagining Church in the Coronavirus Crisis

The wilderness of Lent has proven to be more treacherous than we’d like. With the pandemic global outbreak of COVID-19, we are faced with the unique challenge of being church to one another beyond the church walls. In a time of fear and panic, we have to show up for one another. We cannot survive this wilderness alone.

We’ve brainstormed some ideas that we hope are helpful to you as you find your way through this season of uncertainty.

Lisle Gwynn GarrityMarch 12, 2020coronavirus, virtual worship, live streaming worship, creative worship ideas, creative lent worship, church crisis, worship artComment