From St. Louis-
The winds passed over the Episcopal Church of St. Stephen at the corner of North Clay Avenue and Darst Road in Ferguson on Friday, leaving it undamaged.
However, like so many residences and businesses and institutions, the church was without electrical power. That’s not such a disaster, but when thoughts turned to Sunday, it became clear a pall would be cast on the proceedings. Given the forecast of more gloomy weather outside and the opacity of the stained glass windows within, the nave and sanctuary of the church would be gloomy themselves, not to mention dark.
What to do?
At first, the rector, the Rev. Steve Lawler, sent out an email scrubbing the Easter service for 2011. He wrote that the church was undamaged, and asked the members of the congregation to help their neighbors who were suffering one way or another.
As for Sunday morning, Lawler wrote, “I will let you know as soon as possible about services tomorrow. Suffice it to say, if we have not power, we will have not services.”
Then it occurred to him, “Why not?” Why not indeed. A hard-working team came together and joined him, and together they set about creating a place of worship in the roomy parish hall. A second email appeared on Saturday announcing the service would go on.
More here-
http://www.stlbeacon.org/arts-life/neighborhoods/109822-duffy-on-easter-service-in-ferguson
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