In response to the pandemic and the need for social distancing during Holy Week 2021, St. Agnes of Bohemia Parish, 2651 S. Central Park Ave., and Most Blessed Trinity Parish in Waukegan, turned annual events into outdoor experiences for parishioners. St. Agnes of Bohemia held eucharistic adoration outside the church following the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, April 1. On Good Friday evening, April 2, Most Blessed Trinity held a drive-in "cinema style" production of the Way of the Cross.
Good Friday indoors and outdoors at St. Joseph in Libertyville As another sign of parishes adapting during the pandemic, St. Joseph Parish in Libertyville held Good Friday celebrations of the Lord’s Passion both inside and outside.
Pandemic no match for annual basket blessing in Lemont To observe social distancing, Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church in Lemont held a drive-thru Easter basket blessing on Holy Saturday, April 3, 2021.
Parishes hold neighborhood Stations of the Cross The streets surrounding Most Holy Redeemer Parish in Evergreen Park were bustling the afternoon of April 2 with more than 100 families walking the sidewalks and kids on bikes and scooters. It wasn’t an early trick-or-treat event, but rather a neighborhood Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.