"Be Not Afraid" - Hope & Faith During the Pandemic- OFE Launches New Video Series

"Be Not Afraid" - Hope & Faith During the Pandemic- OFE Launches New Video Series

Posted on April 09, 2020 in: Reflections, FaithSparks

As the Lenten Series has ended, the Office of Faith Events has decided to continue weekly videos focused on Hope and Faith during the Pandemic.

This week, Liza Roach, Youth and Young Adult Minister for the Diocese of Norwich, kicks off the series during Holy Week speaking about the numerous times we hear "Be Not Afraid" in the Bible.

She ponders; How does this message apply to our lives in the time of the Pandemic?

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