Cathedral Basilica Of Saints Peter And Paul To Stream Easter Sunday Services Online

Crystal Cranmore reports.

A TRAVEL ALONG THE MLK DRIVE.THAT IS YOUR SUNDAY WEEKENDTRAVEL ALERT.TRADITIONS ARE CHANGINGTHIS EASTER SUNDAY BUT MOREIMPORTANT THEN EVER BEFORECHURCH LEADERS ARE TAKING TIMETONE COURAGE THE FAITHFULDURING THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCRYSTAL CRANMORE JOINS US LIVEOUTSIDE BASILICA OF SAINTSPETER AND PAUL IN CENTER CITYPHILADELPHIA WITH THEIRMESSAGE.GOOD MORNING, CRYSTAL.REPORTER: GOOD MORNING,JAN, EASTER CELEBRATES THERESURRECTION OF THE JESUSCHRIST A SYMBOL OF HOPE FORCHRISTIANS AROUND THE WORLDAND ARCHBISHOP NELSON PEREZSAYS THAT SYMBOL COULD NOTHAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME.PEWS INSIDE ST.

PETER AND PAULMIGHT BE EMPTY HERE, FOREASTER SUNDAY BUT THOUSANDS OFWORSHIPERS ARE EXPECT TO JOINCHURCH SERVICES ON LINE.CERTAINLY, IT IS AN EASTERWEEKEND UNLIKE ANYTHINGWORSHIP HOURS NORMALLY PACKEDTHE CATHEDRAL HAVE SEENBEFORE.EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE CANNOTGATHER DUE TO COVID-19, PEREZIS HOPING TO UPLIFTPARISHIONERS AND OFFER A SENSEOF TOGETHERNESS VIRTUALLY.IT IS DIFFICULTIES A PINTAGO THIS WE CANNOT GATHER INOUR CHURCHES BUT PARISHES ANDCHURCHES, ALL OVER THEPHILADELPHIA AREA HAVEACTUALLY ALL OVER THE WORLDARE MAKING USE OF SOCIAL MEDIATECHNOLOGY TO CONTINUE TOBRING PEOPLE TOGETHER ANDPRAYER.REPORTER: NOW MASS FOR HERBLUSK WITH THE GREATER EXODUSBAPTIST CHURCH IN NORTHPHILADELPHIA ORIGINALLYPLANNED ON HAVING EASTERSERVICES, TODAY, DESPITE CALLSFOR SOCIAL DISTANCING.THE CONDITIONS WERE 50 PEOPLEWOULD BE ALLOWED IN THESANCTUARY, THEY HAVE TO SIT6 FEET APART AND WEAR FACEMASKS AND GLOVES.NOW, HERB LUSK CONTACTED USVIA E-MAIL AND SAID AFTERCONSULTING WITH THE CITIESHEALTH COMMISSIONER HE DECIDEDIT WOULD BE BETTER JUST TOHAVE ON LINE SERVICES,ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THEDEVASTATING IMPACTS THIS HASHAD IN OUR COMMUNITYESPECIALLY DEVASTATING IMPACTIT HAS HAT WITHIN THEAFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.LIVE STREAMING SERVICES WILLBEGIN AT 11:30 AT GREATEREXODUS BAPTIST CHURCH.BACK HERE LIVE AT CATHEDRALBASILICA OF SAINTS PETER ANDPAUL LIVE STREAMING HERE WILLBEGIN AT 11:00 O'CLOCK THISMORNING.FOR NOW WE ARE LIVE IN CENTER