Some South Mississippi religious organizations are resuming services in their buildings while others believe it’s still too soon to congregate due to COVID-19.
Some South Mississippi religious organizations are resuming services in their buildings while others believe it’s still too soon to congregate due to COVID-19.
- - some south mississippi religiou- organizations - are resuming services in their- buildings, while others believe- it's still too soon to- congregate due to covid-19.
- today, news 25's lorraine - weiskopf checked in with- two local churches - our lady - - - - of fatima catholic church and - infinity church in biloxi.- - this past week the catholic - diocese started allowing mass - with proper social- distancing.
- our lady of fatima in biloxi is- just one church resuming in-- - - - house services.
- things will look a bit differen- for parishoners- pews are - divided - - - - for individuals and families to- remain six feet apart.- father thomas white, priest at- our lady of fatima: "the dioces- told me that if they are- 65 or older they don't have to- come to church, so i guess i- should be going to the- - - - funeral home."- the 81 year old's sense of humo- is as strong as his faith.- he remains very optimistic for- the future of his congregation.- - - - "we've had some devastating - events in the past, and - hopefully this too will pass, - and - that the scientist will come up- with a solution."
- church patron jay davis is- encouraging his fellow patrons- to attend mass, believing the - environment is safe for - worship.- jay davis, a church patron, - says, "they should do it- perfectly if they're sanitizing- the - church, we have arrangements fo- people to stay separate."
- lorraine weiskopf, reporter - says, "there are many safety- precautions in place- here.
One of them being that yo- cannot enter the church after - it's been sanitized."
- father thomas white, priest at- our lady of fatima, says, "we'r- trying to not get the - virus."
- the church is sanitized after - - - - every service, only bread is- served during communion, it is- also strictly hands.- if patrons wish to give an- - - - offering they can do it on the- way out, the basket will not be- passed around.- not all churches will be- resuming traditional services.- pastor rick august of infinity- church in biloxi is hosting - drive up services,and live- streaming services for his- patrons.- rick august, pastor infinity- church "we just want to take- - - - care of our people, we have - several older member of our - congregation, people with - predistoped illnesses.- and there's just so much we - don't know."- in biloxi, lorraine weiskopf- news 25 -