Coronavirus: Quiet Sunday at some churches as worship services go online

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SINGAPORE - It was an unusually quiet Sunday morning (Feb 16) at the Church of St Alphonsus or Novena Church, as it is more popularly known.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - It was an unusually quiet Sunday morning at the Church of St Alphonsus or Novena Church as it is more popularly known.

Filipina domestic helper Ms Luvimin Calepardo, 45, who has attended Novena Church for more than eight years, said that it is much quieter than usual. Ms Rachel Tan, 24, noted that it was a novel experience as she had never watched a recording of mass before. A live worship session was streamed - The Straits Times understands only about 20 staff members were in the audience - and church members were directed to give their weekly offerings through PayNow or credit card payments. A sermon was part of the service as usual.

"Attendance at the 9am service today was about half of the usual, which is normally attended by more than a thousand people. Numbers have definitely fallen since was confirmed," she said.

 

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