FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A church in Plantation held a Sunday service adapted to the coronavirus pandemic.
Saint Benedict’s Episcopal Church held its first drive-thru mass. Parishioners were able to dial up Father Albert Cutie’s sermon on their car radios.
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“They’ve been watching us on Facebook seven days a week, with mass and leading prayers, but it’s not the same. When people come onto the property they feel like they’re coming home,” said Father Cutie.
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