![]() ![]() Viewers could participate in chat room discussions and were welcomed by pastor Father Justin Huang who spent time after Mass chatting with them and answering questions. Anthony of Padua in Vancouver, virtual hospitality ministers welcomed visitors and Mass readings were displayed on screen. After Mass, he held a live meet and greet with viewers, giving shout-outs and answering questions.Īt St. ![]() Father Justin Huang welcomes viewers to an online Mass at St. Andrew Kim Korean parish in Surrey provided a link to Mass on Korea’s Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation. Masses were also offered in Vietnamese, Spanish, Mandarin, and Cantonese, while St. Many of the viewers left likes and comments expressing their appreciation for the opportunity to participate in Mass, albeit virtually. Deacon Greg Barcelon and Father Don Larson in a livestreamed Mass at All Saints Church in Coquitlam. Joseph the Worker in Richmond, which had more than 5,000 online views.Ĭonsidering each registered view could have had more than one pair of eyes watching, it’s possible the total audience was substantially higher. Viewers accessed Masses on a variety of platforms, from YouTube to Facebook to Zoom, with audiences averaging from a few hundred to a few thousand, the largest being Holy Rosary Cathedral which had more than 7,000 views of its five streamed Masses, followed by St. A livestream Spanish Mass is celebrated by Father Henri-Claude Testamar, CS, from Our Lady of Sorrows in Vancouver. Parishes from Squamish to Chilliwack offered as many as five weekend celebrations of Mass to online viewers, all in response to COVID-19 restrictions on large social gatherings that has led to congregation-free Masses across Canada. The churches were closed to the public, but it didn’t stop more than 30,000 Vancouver Catholics from tuning in on TVs, computers, tablets, and phones as dozens of parishes provided livestreams of their weekend Masses. ![]()
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