Ashley and Lindsay Mitcham and their three children were committed to keeping their church-going tradition alive.
Dressed in their Sunday best, hands clasped together and staring intently at their television, Ashley and Lindsay Mitcham and their three children Jane, 7, Francis, 4, and Dominic, 3, were committed to keeping their church-going tradition alive.
The Mitcham family - Ashley, Lindsay, Jane 7, Francis 4 and Dominic 3 - watch the Easter Sunday Mass on their television.While ritual church services have been closed to the public, the federal government classified priests and other religious leaders as 'essential workers', allowing live-streams like those held at St Paul's Cathedral and Temple Beth Israel's virtual synagogue to continue.
“It’s been something to look forward to. If we didn’t turn it on, there would be nothing special about the day that would distinguish it from any other day in isolation.”
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