NEWS: Pews will remain empty on Palm Sunday to stem the spread of the coronavirus so pastors are turning to online services.
THE VALLEY BECAUSE OF THECORORNAVIRUS.THAT DOESN'T MEAN - YOU CAN'TSTILL WORSHIP TOGETHER - WHILEIN ISOLATION.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE AT THECATHOLIC DIOCESE HEADQUARTERS -- TO SHOW YOU HOW.SEAN?NINA - THE DIOCESE ORIGINALLYWANTED SUSPENDED MASS - THROUGHTODAY.THEY'VE SINCE EXTENDED THECLOSURE - THROUGH APRIL 30TH -- SO PASTORS ARE REACHINGACROSS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE TOMEET THEIR PARISHIONERS ATHOME.FATHER BILL KENNY AT HOLYSPIRIT CHURCH - - SAYS THEY'VEALWAYS LIVE STREAMED AT LEASTONE SUNDAY MASS - BUT THATHAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY.THEY NOW BROADCAST EVERY DAY.MEDITATIONS AT THE STATION OFTHE CROSS - BIBLE READINGREFLECTIONS MONDAY THROUGHFRIDAY - - AND SUNDAY SERVICESBROADCAST LIVE.HE SAYS MANY OF HIS THOUSANDSOF FOLLOWERS WATCH - SHARE - -AND TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUTSERVICES AS A FAMILY AT THESAME TIME THEY WOULD NORMALLYLEAVE THE HOUSE - - EVEN IFIT'S A RECORDED BROADCAST.EVEN THOUGH THIS IS WORKING - -HE SAYS IT'S VERY STRANGE TOHAVE EMPTY CHURCHES - - ON THEHOLIEST WEEK OF THE YEAR.HE'S PRAYING FOR THE DAY - THECHURCH DOORS OPEN AGAIN.FATHER BILL KENNY/HOLY SPIRITCHURCH - 5:56 "WHEN WE ARE ABLETO HAVE MASS BACK HERE IT WILLBE A GREAT CELEBRATION WITHLOTS OF MUSIC AND FLOWERS.IT WILL BE LIKE OPENING UP THECHURCH ALL OVER AGAIN.IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY."KENNY SAYS IN THE MEANTIME -YOU SHOULD CONNECT WITH YOURFAMILY - RELY ON EACH OTHER - -AND STAY STRONG IN YOUR FAITH,NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES.HOLY SPIRIT IS JUST ONE OFMANY CHURCHES BROADCASTINGTHEIR MASSES...YOU CAN FIND THOSE ON THEIRINDIVIDUAL WEBSITES - - OR ONTHE CATHOLIC DIOCES OF LASVEGAS WEBSITE.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.SINCE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO GOTO PALM SU
Virtual Easter Sunday services, some communities are defying stay-at-home orders.
Joe Holden reports.
