The year is 2099. Around England, churches maintain the remembrance of the rituals they adopted in response to the Covid pandemic.
At St Margaret's, Flimpning, people use hand sanitiser every fifteen minutes.
At St Bilberry's, Lesser Thong, they all sit 2 metres apart. Just as they have since 1732.
At St Boris's, Fridgehampton, there is still a sign telling people to stay out of the chancel.The congregation believe the air is more infectious there than in the nave.
At St Mungo's, Midgeley, the president intincts the bread with the wine through an eye dropper, then distributes the bread while wearing a haz-mat suit.
At Holy Cross, Rempford, the Bibles and prayer books are kept in a glass-fronted safe. On Plough Mondays, the congregation are allowed to look at them. But only look. Never touch.
At St Celestine's Middling-in-the-Moor, the altar frontal is black and yellow and reads "Hands-Face-Space".
At St Kettering's, Coglington, a 2 meter long wooden ruler is carried in the procession by the Metrifer and laid on the altar steps.
In St Philemon's, Bilgewater, every other pew is still roped off with black and yellow tape.
At St John's, Gerbley, they just got the faculty to replace the black and yellow tape with black and yellow railings.
At St Apollos's, South Shillington-with-Wombleswade, they wear liturgucally coloured masks.
Nobody can remember why any of these things occur. But they know if they don't do it, something will happen.
And all their websites will still have a page that begins 'during the coronavirus pandemic, the following safety measures are in place' . This will often appear on the home page.
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