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Social media advertisement for socially distant church youth group activity
My church youth group usually hosts a several week long program in the summer for graduating high school seniors called Thrive. It deals with the next steps in life (college or otherwise) and how to maintain your relationship with God and Christian community. This year, the program was still held in person, but due to restrictions the students (about 20) had to set up chairs six feet apart and wear masks. This summer, I had a part time job (working virtually from home) running the social media for our youth group, and I created graphics like this one to post on Instagram each week as a reminder. -
Eid al-Adha Amidst a Pandemic
When I was younger, I would wake up to the holiday of Eid al-adha to presents, a lavish breakfast, and getting all dolled up to head down to the mosque for the special Eid prayer to then spend the rest of the day with friends and family. Unfortunately, this important holiday was spent six feet apart and wrapped up in masks. The day before Eid, my dad sat all of us down and told my family how this year would work, considering the mosque was able to open back up with certain regulations regarding the pandemic. At first I was so excited to hear that we were allowed back there, until he began telling us that we have to keep our masks on the entire time, you won’t be allowed to stick around and socialize afterwards, and we have to remain a certain distance apart from each other at all times. I started to reminisce on the thousands of people of all different backgrounds that would always come to Eid prayer, if anything else. I took for granted how significant this day is for Muslims once it actually came, and none of us could celebrate it the way it should be celebrated. Once I got there, we immediately had someone come up to us to take our temperature, make sure we were sanitized, and gave us each masks if need be. He guided us into the mosque, and to my astonishment, the beautiful place of worship I’ve known since I was a kid was all marked up with placeholders that were each six feet apart to tell us where we were able to sit. We got in, completed our traditional prayer, and left. The energy was not how it usually was in there. The minute I come inside the mosque, there are always people greeting me and waving, and the whole room is buzzing with laughter and smiling faces, but this year everyone's countenance was masked. Our Imam told us to never lose hope, and that we will all be able to look back at this and remind ourselves how far we have come together. The pandemic has truly caused the Muslim community to become more and more grateful for everything they have, because it can all be taken away in the blink of an eye. -
‘It ain’t real’: Local pastor’s COVID-19 sermons raising eyebrows
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Navigating COVID: Our Ancestors Pointed the Way
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Message from Rabbi Knopf and Howard Yancovitch Regarding Shul Reopening Procedures
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How is this Pesach Different from Other Pesachim
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Chag Pesach Sameach from Rabbi Tonya
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Sign posted to Ocho Rios Methodist Door
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Keeping In Touch +A
Since we are not able to meet at the present, I still want to stay in contact with you in every way possible. I plan to provide a brief message here a couple of times each week. Some of our older people do not have computers and so do not have access to this site, but a ministry project for you would be to call one of those people and read the message to them. -
National Day of Prayer +A
May 7th is designated National Day of Prayer. We always stand in need of God's watchcare over us, but surely during this time of the COVID crisis the need must be keenly felt even by some who seldom consider the need of God's daily mercies in our lives, May we all join our hearts in special prayer asking for God's help, for He has promised to be a present help in trouble. Let us pray for President Trump, our Governors and all in places of authority. We should also pray for the doctors, nurses and others who are working diligently to minister to those with the virus. Human beings often think they can find a solution to every problem but this crisis reveals how fragile we really are and how much we need the mercy and grace of our sovereign God. -
We've All Been Exposed
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Vatican’s Commission for Covid-19
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The Psychology of Crisis
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Hand Sanitzer Next to Guest Book at Funeral
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Letter from the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jamaica
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UCI Jamaica Live Steam 4/24 (Time: 54:50-70:20)
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Jamaica Baptist Union Prayer During COVID_19