Spring blizzard forces North Dakota’s Holy Week services online

[Episcopal News Service] Blizzard situations stay in impact in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota as a spring snowstorm has dropped between 3 and 4 ft in some areas. Western North Dakota was notably hard-hit, inflicting the Diocese of North Dakota to maneuver a few of its Holy Week providers on-line, in line with an April 14 announcement on its web site.  

“North Dakota has been hit with a snow occasion, as most of you might be conscious. Due to this, many church buildings within the Western portion of the state are unable to have Holy Week as they had been anticipating,” the announcement mentioned. “This additionally means many individuals will be unable to make it to an in-person worship service. Due to this, we now have compiled a couple of totally different live-stream and Zoom worship alternatives.”

Livestream providers will probably be held by Grace Episcopal Church in Jamestown, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Fargo and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Grand Forks. For extra data click on right here.

Different congregations within the diocese, together with these served by the Rev. John Floberg, have determined to observe the Orthodox Christian calendar and have a good time Easter subsequent week.