Pope Francis to Mariah Carey: Options for online Easter service amid COVID-19 lockdown

As United States is facing a major public health crisis with strong social distancing measures in place, many Christians are searching for a possible Easter Sunday Service. For those still looking for ways to attend service, fortunately, most of local churches in US have planned to live-stream ir services on social media platforms.

Apart from local churches, Pope Francis will also be live-streaming his Easter Sunday Mass service on YouTube channel at 11.00am (local time) or 5.00am EST. Vatican has alrey live-streamed mass of Lord’s Supper on April 9, celebration of Passion of Lord on Good Friday, and Easter vigil on April 10. 

Houston’s Lakewood Church, a megachurch in Texas that has been hosting one of largest congregations in United States, will be hosting multiple services throughout day along with presence of celebrities. At 8.00pm EST, American pastor and televangelist Joel Osteen will be joined by singer Mariah Carey and Tyler Perry.

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Presbyterian Church USA has planned a digital Easter Service at 6.30pm on April 12 and has alrey shared a 37-minute standalone Easter worship service on its website. “In this unprecedented time of crisis and social distancing, we remain Church toger, united in risen Christ,” wrote church on its website while inviting everyone to watch service to come toger in a virtual community.

hering to social distancing protocols, churches and cadrals across UK will also hold Easter services online. Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, will le first national digital Easter Sunday service from his kitchen in his London apartment via an iP. 

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Clergy turning to social media

Several members of clergy have turned to social media platforms to organise mass and stay connected with faithful amid social distancing measures. Recently, a Portuguese priest even took up role of a DJ to help faithful ward off isolation blues during coronavirus pandemic. Parish priest Guilherme Peixoto organises Livestream events on Facebook where he plays some of his favourite tunes every Friday and Sunday night.

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