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Since much of the country is still under restrictions for large gatherings one priest has gotten creative in how to reach parishioners while keeping distance.
Father Tim Pelc of St Ambrose church in Michigan has taken to using a squirt gun to shoot people with holy water during drive-by church service.
A Priest giving social distance blessings with a squirt pistol and what, I'm assuming, is Holy water. 2020 folks. pic.twitter.com/iDnYs33hs9
— Jeff Barnaby (@tripgore) May 15, 2020
Father Pelc spoke with Buzzfeed News and talked about how he got the idea to shoot people with holy water.
Via Buzzfeed News
The original idea was to do something for the kids of the parish,” Pelc told BuzzFeed News. “They were about ready to have an Easter unlike any of their past, so I thought, what can we still do that would observe all the protocols of social distancing?”
Not only is this safe, this is fun,’ and he came with his kids,” Pelc said. “He provided me with all the personal protection stuff that I needed. The sun was out, we had a nice turnout. It was a way of continuing an ancient custom, and people seemed to enjoy it.”
The Internet of course had to turn the squirt gun priest into a meme.
— Jack Hurley (@Hurleyj44) May 16, 2020
When you walk through the valley of the shadow of death but also make time for some fun along the way pic.twitter.com/z6iCDtKPjA
— long time no seal (@HNSeal2) May 16, 2020
Sinners and quarantine breakers get excommunicated from life. pic.twitter.com/9c9NWE7vC9
— Vector (@vectorthemerc) May 16, 2020
— 🇲🇽Bryant🇲🇽 (@bryant_rf) May 16, 2020
Pope John Wick II does not mess around pic.twitter.com/Fg5OWzoEF2
— Steven Wine (@id6klub) May 16, 2020
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