RantWoman opted virtually to attend THREE Christmas Eve Services. RantWoman acknowledges that it is very reductionist to present data as below. RantWoman has a versatile God who gets things done all kinds of ways.
New Creation Church, Glenwood Springs CO, newcreationchurch.org as part of RantWoman's #CivicsForLauren project.
Music: contemporary arrangements and medleys of many favorite Christmas carols.
COVID awareness: not a mask to be seen but communion with the elements packed together in individual packages.
Performers: guitars, drums, a violin; dress clothes but not robes. One choir member has pink hair.
Congregation present: RantWoman has no idea! Enough of a superspreader event risk just with all the unmasked singers. Or maybe God and the virus somehow don't work the same way in CO that they do in WA.
Readings from various places in the Gospels
Themes: Love of God for everyone, Fear not:
Altar call: check.
Request for donations: not that RantWoman remembers
University Presbyterian Church, Seattle, www.upc.org
Christmas Eve 2021 Then End of Fear. Rev George hinman
Music: choir in robes, pipe organs, sometimes pastor or reader on mic during hymns. Program included a couple numbers less frequently performed.
COVID awareness: EVERYONE except pastor and children's program director on embedded video masks. No communion.
Congregation present: Yes, including everyone in the Seattle wing of the RantFamily except RantWoman, also others as panned with view of backs of heads and after candles lit. Probably not as large as other years but pastor expressed joy to be in person.
Readings from various places in the Gospels
Themes: Love of God for everyone, Fear not:
Altar call: check
Request for donations: oh yes, and several ways to donate!
Rainer Beach Presbyterian Church
Music and worship team: the pastor, her family, and one or two other people visible Bravely reading, singing, playing music with prayers that the message will reach... in spite of the fact that people are not gathering in person.
COVID awareness: worship team is a pod. RantWoman does not remember about masking but service was all virtual because of exposure in person at most recent Sunday service.
Altar call: not that RantWoman remembers
Request for donations: not that RantWoman remembers
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