Zorb Worship

We're pretty sure we're good with this one, so this may now be the future of Lockdown Worship.

As we know, the Government has made an exception for churches and other religious organisations to continue to worship. Subject to the "Covid Secure" regulations. Which, as we know, aren't that Covid secure but it used to be Boris Johnson's catchphrase at some point between "Stay Home" and "I'm so Sorry". Just before "Celebrate Xmas but it's own your fault if you die", I think.

So naturally we've been very nervous. Our strict limits in on-premise worship do pretty much ensure security. But leading services for one family at a time can be very tiring, by the time I've got through the whole Community.

And so we're proud to announce the Beaker Folk are trialling "Zorb Worship". With each Beaker Person safely sealed into a high-density bubble, we have worship that is totally safe, socially distanced, and yet still enables us to exchange greetings with those around us, to sing as loudly as we like, and even to take this new, safer form of worship outdoors.

Young Keith has fitted each Zorb with a CO2 level warning device. So you know when it's time to leave the worship space and get a refill before you pass out. 

Just had the one issue with the trial run. We'd so been looking forward to the first full-immersion baptism since last February. But of course, with Flagstone encased in a massive plastic bubble, it was impossible to push him down.

Think we might have to put that one on hold.