St. Mary's in the News
From the San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, April 4, 2021.
Easter services return to Bay Area by reservation - worshipers 'thrilled to be back'
.......by Sam Whiting
For people still hesitant to go inside before the community is fully vaccinated, St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church around the corner on Union Street had an appealing workaround. Its service was conducted outside in the courtyard, with blue Xs marking the spot where families could stand, two to an X. Services were held on the hour at a maximum of 70 attendees. Tickets were required, and an additional service was added to meet demand, for a total of five.
“We have not met in person since the lockdown,” said St. Mary the Virgin usher Linda Logemann, “and everybody is thrilled to be back.”
At the entry gate each attendee was given a hand bell, and at the end of the service, they rang them along with the church bells. Their chiming just before 11 a.m. could be heard all the way up the hill at St. Vincent de Paul.
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