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Collected Item: “‘God Pod’ helps churchgoers to connect despite dangers of COVID-19”

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‘God Pod’ helps churchgoers to connect despite dangers of COVID-19

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news article

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

"She met her pastor for a grief counselling session at St. John’s Lutheran Church that afternoon, but the meeting was unlike any she’d had in the era of physical distancing. They sat less than two metres apart from each other, and weren’t wearing any masks. They were sitting inside the “God Pod:” a 4-foot by 6-foot enclosed meeting space that looks like an altered and pandemic-proofed confessional booth."

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church, religion, social distancing, technology, innovation, counselling, grief, support

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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-god-pod-helps-churchgoers-to-connect-despite-dangers-of-covid-19/?cmpid=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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Mugoli Samba, The Globe and Mail

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2020-07-12
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