Corona in your area?

Hazelelponi · Mar 18, 2020

Nick1000 said:
Although in regard to how things are looking in California, "your mileage may vary" based on where you live.

Note: This is mind boggling. And if you don't watch the whole thing, it is safe to assume that it would be even more mind boggling if you had watched it all the way to end. Yowzer.

Wow... I'm not even healthy enough to wait in a line that long!

I mean wow... I seriously couldn't do it! I'd be completely without food if I lived there!

Wow...

Anhelyna · Mar 18, 2020

Gurney - I know what you mean about this blasted thing being evil .

Some of our folk are trying to organise little house groups - but even those are not recommended - many of our folk are elderly [ actually I suspect I'm the oldest

] and according to the recommendations I should be limiting contact with folk for 14 accursed weeks.

If I were in Kate's position I'd be terrified - yes she can look after herself but it's other folk she has to worry about !

prodromos · Mar 18, 2020

Euodius said:
As it turns out, because I can't go to Church, I am hosting a prayer service at my house which exceeds the government's (supposedly voluntary) guidelines. And I am glad about breaking the guidelines because everything is absurd and the whole point of the absurdity is to traumatize people.

Why can't multiple people host at different locations so you can keep the numbers down? There isn't a need for everyone to be in one location so why would you risk it. I also don't agree with our archbishop's decision here in Australia, however I will be obedient to him.

InnerPhyre · Mar 18, 2020

Today was an eye opening day at the hospital. We have corona patients in house. We are already rationing supplies. People who don’t face the reality of working in an overcrowded understaffed and undersupplied medical system can be really smug and careless and laugh this off as a hoax but for those of us who do, I want you to know you are going to make our lives difficult. And God forbid someone you know gets a serious case and requires hospitalization, who will you come to demanding they be saved when there is a line out the door? Not going to church for a few weeks won’t kill you and won’t damn your soul. Sacrificing the comfort of church for a few weeks out of love for your neighbors might save if though.

~Anastasia~ · Mar 18, 2020

gurneyhalleck1 said:
Next time strike a pose standing next to the bare shelves and at least make it look authentic! Those could've been stock photos!

LOL no not stock photos. I didn’t want to be in them. I have not been at my best the last two days. If I didn’t have to go out I wouldn’t have.

Maybe the photo data is attached - place and time taken. I actually need to learn how not to include that maybe. I’ve been surprised before to post photos of my animals or something on FB only to find that FB willingly shared the location - my actual home address - as part of the file.

ChristianGirl_96 · Mar 18, 2020

Does this mean I need to limit social contact?

InnerPhyre · Mar 18, 2020

ChristianGirl_96 said:
Does this mean I need to limit social contact?

Please do. Don’t panic but it’s good to take more precautions than you think you might need.

nutroll · Mar 18, 2020

gurneyhalleck1 said:
My opinion is we can worship, pray to, and love the Lord wherever we are. If we think our praise is limited to the divine services, maybe we've missed something. I am fairly certain St. John the Forerunner offered up meaningful praise in that dungeon as he waited for his martyrdom. We know the saints who were exiled were close with the Lord. St. Mary of Egypt wasn't going to Presanctified Liturgies and the Divine Liturgy, and she offered up herself to God as a daily sacrifice and was a prayer warrior. It's not a good idea for large amounts of people to get together right now. Exercise caution and be grateful you guys don't have this. Kate said it's just plain AWFUL.

I don't want to be argumentative, so please forgive me if I come off that way. I certainly agree that we can be saved in the desert, in the forest, locked away in a dungeon, etc. But I also don't think that is the norm. Saint Zosimas and the monks would spend Lent in the desert, but they were sent there as an obedience. Saint Mary ended up in the desert because the Mother of God told her she would find her salvation across the Jordan. So if your bishop has said to go into self-isolation then you do so out of obedience, but you also do all the other things he tells you to do with regard to prayer rules, etc. My bishop has not told me that we should be doing such things. And what we do as priests will necessarily be different from what the laity are called to do.

InnerPhyre said:
Not going to church for a few weeks won’t kill you and won’t damn your soul.

Again, I'm not trying to be argumentative, but when we refer to great Lent as "the forty days that bring profit to our souls" I think we should understand that even a few weeks can make a huge difference to our spiritual lives. We are potentially looking at far longer than the six weeks of Great Lent. I am not suggesting that we just throw caution to the wind, but that we not neglect our spiritual lives in the interest of our physical lives.

I am not one of those folk who think this is a hoax, or no big deal. I just happen to think that we can't really be Christians if we are hiding ourselves away. We can't visit the sick if we are afraid to encounter them. We can't abide in Christ and Christ in us if we don't eat His flesh and drink His blood. We can certainly pray, and should do so with great fervor. But as Christians we must figure out how we can live out our lives in Christ even while doing what we can to protect others. What I see is a lot of fear on the one hand and stupid defiance on the other, and not a lot of cautious courage. We wouldn't want to see Doctors and Nurses go into self-isolation and let us all sort things out for ourselves. Christians should also be courageous in demonstrating the faith through their deeds, sharing the gospel with others, and caring for the sick and dying. It's what Christians have always done.

charsan · Mar 18, 2020

ArseniusTheSilent said:
Stop & Shop here in Boston is having Over 60 only shopping hours from 6:00 - 7:30 AM every morning.

Same here for Stater Bros. my Mother-in-law said that she went to three stores and the lines were around the block 30 cars deep or more in other places. The store only let here shop for 15 minutes. We are self isolating and I have not been out since last Thursday,now I know how my kitty feels as she looks longingly out the window.

shineyourlight · Mar 18, 2020

shineyourlight said:
We've had 8 new cases over the weekend in my county. Therefore, all the schools are closed.

I work at a residential facility with a school program. All day treatment kids can no longer come, as well as residential. I just found out that one of my students brother came in contact with coronovirus, so me and my coworker might have potentially come in contact with it. I don't believe I have any symptoms. I do not have a fever. I do not have a cough.

Our facility might shut down and if it does, we do not know if we are going to be paid. There was a meeting, but we weren't told if we will be paid. We are taking it day by day and we will be going in daily until told other wise.

We were given an option to either work from home or come into work.

Most of us have decided to work from home until further notice.

Hope everyone is staying safe!

LizaMarie · Mar 18, 2020

I live in a small town the closest case is 85 miles away. Our local grocery store is stripped bare of bread, milk, toilet paper and meat. Truck comes tomorrow to restock. I haven't even bothered going to our local Walmart or larger supermarket which is 30 miles away. Don't want to be around that many people. We are a small Lutheran Church still so far having services and had service this Wednesday night but have canceled lunch after service.
I don't know if we will have church this Sunday. I miss Church when I can't go as I work every other Sunday too.
I agree with Gurney, I wasn't concerned about it at first either but I think it's going to be bad.

~Anastasia~ · Mar 18, 2020

I just got an email that the testing sites for the certification exams are closing for at least 30 days. So that’s my other job definitely on hold for that long+

I caught the first streaming service from Church. Maybe I’ll figure out something better, but it wouldn’t rotate on the screen so the whole Church was roughly 1-1/4” tall. My eyes can’t make anything out. The sound was stuttering. And of course I couldn’t receive the Eucharist. It made me feel worse.

I’m already thinking of how to productively use my time (I’m planning to start studying for my next level certification and get some stuff done that will hopefully help with the house. Find some way to be helpful, hopefully. Pick up some extra reading and prayers for Lent maybe.

But honestly for today I’m not feeling great. I’m not one of the desert Saints. I struggle from this on top of some other personal stuff I haven’t shared here. And already a pretty long separation from Church for someone used to always being there. I’ve missed a lot since a surgery last fall.

But it will be ok. I hope soon. It’s still going to pain me if I have to miss Holy Week and Pascha though.

Please forgive me for my whining. I’m taking a chance needing to share it here.

Dorothea · Mar 18, 2020

Prayers for your wife, Scott.

It depends on the grocery store. Hubby went to Whole Foods on Monday, and the shelves were mostly empty. I went to King Soopers (local grocery store a couple miles from our house) yesterday and today, and it's pretty stocked up. Although I didn't check the toilet paper aisle, so don't know on that. The toilet paper was out at Whole Foods.

gurneyhalleck1 · Mar 19, 2020

I know! I’m just razzing you!

~Anastasia~ said:
LOL no not stock photos. I didn’t want to be in them. I have not been at my best the last two days. If I didn’t have to go out I wouldn’t have.

Maybe the photo data is attached - place and time taken. I actually need to learn how not to include that maybe. I’ve been surprised before to post photos of my animals or something on FB only to find that FB willingly shared the location - my actual home address - as part of the file.

gurneyhalleck1 · Mar 19, 2020

You are not being argumentative, Father, and I don’t disagree with you. I would never suggest disobeying a Bishop! I’m merely saying if we can’t get to church and do isolate, especially at his behest, we can still be blessed and the Lord is with us.

Your opinion, as a priest, is more valid and worthy of consideration than mine.

Right now our visiting the sick could do more harm than good, and are we called to do that in these circumstances? You could have the virus, show no symptoms, and unknowingly transmit it to the sick. The medical community is cautioning all of us to let them do their jobs, not us. My wife’s hospital is refusing visitors on all floors no matter what. It’s dangerous to assume in this weird time. Financially we can help others, keep our distance yet pick up food for shut-ins, pray for others, lots of things, but getting near the sick I’d take a bit of issue with, respectfully.

nutroll said:
I don't want to be argumentative, so please forgive me if I come off that way. I certainly agree that we can be saved in the desert, in the forest, locked away in a dungeon, etc. But I also don't think that is the norm. Saint Zosimas and the monks would spend Lent in the desert, but they were sent there as an obedience. Saint Mary ended up in the desert because the Mother of God told her she would find her salvation across the Jordan. So if your bishop has said to go into self-isolation then you do so out of obedience, but you also do all the other things he tells you to do with regard to prayer rules, etc. My bishop has not told me that we should be doing such things. And what we do as priests will necessarily be different from what the laity are called to do.

Again, I'm not trying to be argumentative, but when we refer to great Lent as "the forty days that bring profit to our souls" I think we should understand that even a few weeks can make a huge difference to our spiritual lives. We are potentially looking at far longer than the six weeks of Great Lent. I am not suggesting that we just throw caution to the wind, but that we not neglect our spiritual lives in the interest of our physical lives.

I am not one of those folk who think this is a hoax, or no big deal. I just happen to think that we can't really be Christians if we are hiding ourselves away. We can't visit the sick if we are afraid to encounter them. We can't abide in Christ and Christ in us if we don't eat His flesh and drink His blood. We can certainly pray, and should do so with great fervor. But as Christians we must figure out how we can live out our lives in Christ even while doing what we can to protect others. What I see is a lot of fear on the one hand and stupid defiance on the other, and not a lot of cautious courage. We wouldn't want to see Doctors and Nurses go into self-isolation and let us all sort things out for ourselves. Christians should also be courageous in demonstrating the faith through their deeds, sharing the gospel with others, and caring for the sick and dying. It's what Christians have always done.

gurneyhalleck1 · Mar 19, 2020

Before she left today she was a nervous wreck. I took her before our icons and we prayed hard for her safety, that she bless and heal others, and that nobody on her floor or hospital catch this affliction. Most Holy Lady Theotokos pray for Kate and ALL first-responders and health care workers. Protect our elderly and our young. Bless everyone in this forum and ease their anxiety and grant comfort and peace, for you are a Good God who loves mankind.

Anhelyna said:
Gurney - I know what you mean about this blasted thing being evil .

Some of our folk are trying to organise little house groups - but even those are not recommended - many of our folk are elderly [ actually I suspect I'm the oldest ] and according to the recommendations I should be limiting contact with folk for 14 accursed weeks.

If I were in Kate's position I'd be terrified - yes she can look after herself but it's other folk she has to worry about !

LizaMarie · Mar 19, 2020

I guess my being able to visit the Greek Orthodox Church in that town 85 miles away(and a new mission Serbian one that cropped up nearby the Greek one.) are likely to be put on hold for awhile. I haven't checked if they are having services but I will not be traveling likely until we get on the other side of this.

~Anastasia~ · Mar 19, 2020

Continued prayers for all who are dealing with this on the front lines, and especially for Kate.

gurneyhalleck1 said:
Before she left today she was a nervous wreck. I took her before our icons and we prayed hard for her safety, that she bless and heal others, and that nobody on her floor or hospital catch this affliction. Most Holy Lady Theotokos pray for Kate and ALL first-responders and health care workers. Protect our elderly and our young. Bless everyone in this forum and ease their anxiety and grant comfort and peace, for you are a Good God who loves mankind.

~Anastasia~ · Mar 19, 2020

Publix did restock today. I got there an hour after they opened and they were already out.

I’m going to try Saturday when they open, the next truck. My daughter hasn’t been able to find anything either and she works pretty long hours, so she’s not likely to be able to get food. I’m sharing what I’m able to get with her. We won’t starve for a while yet.

If nothing else we get a fresh supply of eggs every day.

BNR32FAN · Mar 19, 2020

Here in DFW area meat dept, milk, eggs, and toilet paper are completely gone. Hoping this will change soon once the hoarders finally have more than they need.

Corona in your area?

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