Church gets creative to bring people together

As COVID-19 prevents churches from worshiping together, a Lee's Summit, Missouri, church is getting creative to bring its parish together.

DURING THIS PANDEMIC,SUNDAYS LOOK DIFFERENTFOR PEOPLE OF FAITH.NEW AT TEN: 41 ACTIONNEWS REPORTERMCKENZIE NELSON FOUNDA LOCAL CHURCH SERVINGITS COMMUNITY IN AUNIQUE WAY.MCKENZIE NELSON - REPORTINGWITH SOCIAL DISTANCING,CHURCHES AREN'T ABLETO GATHER AS THEYNORMALLY WOULD ANDAHEAD OF SUNDAY'SSERVICE, THIS CHURCHHERE IN LEE'S SUMMIT ISDOING SOMETHINGCREATIVE TO BRING THEIRPARISH TOGETHER.CATHIE LICCAR - DIR.

OFEDUCATION"It's like why not, we're all inthe same boat together."FOR DAYS - CATHIE LICCARHAS BEEN HARD AT WORK.LICCAR"I've been printing thepictures, it's been thehighlightof my week."IN THEIR OWN WAY -MEMBERS OF ST.MARGARET OF SCOTLANDCatholic Church - ARE STILLFILLING THE PEWS.HILLARY TALKEN -MUSICDIRECTOR"I think I posted that onThursday and so we alreadyhave over 100 photos in hereand a lot of them are familiesgrouped together too, so itlooks like one photo but in allreality, it represents 5 or 6people so it's really awesometo start to see that begin togrow."THE IDEA CAME FROM APRIEST IN ITALY WHOPRINTED PHOTOS OF HISCONGREGATION - ANDPRAYED OVER THEM.A SMALL PROJECT - THATCHURCH GOERS IN LEE'SSUMMIT SAY IS GOING ALONG WAY.EMILY MARTENS - MEMBER"This is me holding our dogHarlow, and my husbandJeremy and my oldestdaughter Callie and Autumn,my youngest daughter."EMILY MARTENS AND HERFAMILY HAVE BEENMEMBERS OF ST.MARGARET'S FOR 10YEARS.THIS SUNDAY WILL BETHEIR FIRST SERVICEONLINE.UNCERTAIN ABOUT THEFUTURE - MARTENS SAYSTHE SMALL GESTURE LIFTSHER SPIRITS.MARTENS"Just to see the positiveinfluences within ourcommunity and specificallywithin our church, and sharingthe positive messages thatthey've been doing, you know,has been helpful in keepingmy mind in a positive mindsetas well."WITH THE 'STAY-AT-HOME'ORDER TAKING EFFECT ONTUESDAY -CHURCHES EVERYWHEREWILL HAVE TO STICK TOSTREAMING.IF YOU'RE NOT A MEMBEROF ST.

MARGARET'S - YOUCAN EMAIL THEM YOURPHOTO, AND THEY'D BEHAPPY TO PUT IT UP.LICCAR"It brings a tear to my eyebecause they're still yearningfor community, they just, theyneed to be apart of it."REPORTING IN LEE'SSUMMIT, MCKENZIENELSON, 41 ACTION NEWS