St. Stephen the First Martyr Church in Warwick held Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday evening, April 11. The pews were empty except for essential church members due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Using state of the art video and WiFi, equipment church business manager Mary Juliano used a laptop from a back pew to stream the mass on Facebook, controlling a video camera mounted on the wall behind her. Careful to keep their social distance lectors waited in pews for their turn to speak. The music director sang while a member of the adult choir played a bugle. Parishioners can watch the services live or replay them at any time on the church web site. (
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Easter Sunday is the most important feast in the Christian calendar. But due to the restrictions caused by the corona virus pandemic this year, the Easter Sunday Mass celebrated at the Church of St. Stephen, the First Martyr, was celebrated by live streaming.
- Roger Gavan