[Magdalen] Stay-at-home order

Scott Knitter scottknitter at gmail.com
Tue Mar 31 20:12:06 UTC 2020


Our stay-at-home order in Illinois just got extended through April 30.

On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 8:47 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I’m in Virginia, and our Governor just issued a stay-at-home order
> yesterday.
> But what I wanted to tell you, Michael, was that, in addition to two
> online Sunday services—so far—I’ve been alternating Evening Prayer and
> Compline every evening around 6:00 pm live on the church’s FaceBook page.
> And a few of us are going to start doing daily Morning Prayer together,
> using Zoom.
>
> If you can’t do services in person, maybe something like this would be an
> alternative.
>
> > On Mar 31, 2020, at 9:40 AM, Michael Bishop <rev at michaelbishop.name>
> wrote:
> >
> > It is indeed - here in UK, we a allowed out only to do essential
> shopping, local exercise or to go to essential work which cannot be done at
> home. If we go out, we are not allowed to be with more than one other
> person (keeping 6 feet apart) unless with someone resident with us.
> Churches are closed for all purposes - no services, no private prayer -
> even funerals can only take place in a crematorium  or a burial ground with
> only close family and all kept apart. I have now be housebound for two
> weeks with my only outings two short shopping trips. As I live alone, I
> have not been in company in that time. My only conversations have been
> either by email or telephone. As an over 70 I am not be allowed to
> officiate at any service except at home alone or online.
> >
> > Keep well and ready for better times
> >
> > God bless
> >
> > .....
> > .....
> > Michael Bishop
> > rev at michaelbishop.name
> >
> >> On 31/03/2020 2:24 pm, cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
> >>
> >> My Cousin Thor sends me reports from Oslo, Norway that could just as
> wellhave been written in Pennsylvania USA.
> >> IOW, this shut in life is going on worldwide.
> >>
> >>
> >> David Strang.
> >> In a message dated 3/30/2020 5:57:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> marionwhitevale at gmail.com writes:
> >>
> >> Life has stopped in Canada.
>


-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA


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