Church drive-thru communion
- Matthew Beck
- Updated
Moment of prayer
St. Timothy Lutheran Church member Patti Cyr bows her head and folds her hands in prayer with Pastor Joanie Holden on Sunday morning outside of the church in Crystal River. The church offered a drive-through communion for their parishioners as well as any others in the community who felt compelled to take part in the service. Cry said that she and her husband were married in the church in 1985 and said she feels communion is deeply important to her beliefs. "We all have to keep our faith, and that's what we do," she said. The drive-through communion concept is one way this church, and others around the nation, are practicing distance worshiping during the global pandemic.
Words of encouragement
Pastor Joanie Holden speaks with one of her church members Sunday morning during the St. Timothy Lutheran Church's drive-through communion service. The church offered communion between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. to any who wanted to take part. "Our church believes this is a gift of love," Pastor Holden said referring to communion as a gift from Christ. Those serving communion wore masks and kept safe distances from one another as they practice social distancing during a time of distance worshiping.
Communion offering
Deacon Frank Hofstetter holds a bowl of communion wafers Sunday as the St. Timothy Lutheran Church holds communion for church members outside of the church. In the Christian faith, the bread, in this case the wafers above, symbolizes the body of Christ. Wine, or in some churches grape juice, is used to symbolize the blood of Christ. Both the bread and wine are taken by those participating in communion.
The blood of Christ
St. Timothy Lutheran Church Deacon Frank Hofstetter helps with communion services Sunday morning.
Prayers for church members
Floyd Blodgett and his wife, Louise, take part in the communion service Sunday morning as Pastor Joanie Holden prays with the couple.
Communion with Christ
Pastor Joanie Holden prays Sunday morning with a church member after taking part in the drive-through communion service. One-by-one cars made their way past the front of the church to take part in the service.
MATTHEW BECK
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