Greetings, students. Now that you’re in Year 3 of your American English studies, you will be able to read, and listen about one of VOA’s “Arts and Culture” articles, which explore music, pop culture, society, and life in the United States of American as well as in countries all over the world. You are encouraged to carefully read the article and the vocabulary words, as well as listen to the article. Finally, you are invited to share what you learned by discussing why this article is important and meaningful in the comments section below.
Directions: Read the article and study the vocabulary below.
Directions: Listen to the audio recording of the article.
Directions: Share your insights about why this article is meaningful and important by writing in the comments section below.
lesson 3.22.4. year 3
VOA, Art and Culture,
” Will Americans Return to Church after Pandemic.”
During the Coronavirus Pandemic millions of people stayed home from churches: the question is how many people will return? There is possibility of not surviving the small houses of worship.
The Rev. Gloria E White Hammond is a professor at the Harvard divinity School and the leader of a church in Boston, she said, smaller churches with older congregations are the greatest danger of failing. Rev. Gregory Foster said, we can’t entirely blame everything on Covid, but that was just the final blow. Some people have not been back at all.
In Charlotte, North Carolina, temple Beth El was closed during the pandemic, but the temple kept a connection with congregants through events like,” Challah day.” volunteers baked over 900 loaves bread which were delivered to homes to people could eat them on Shabbat, Judaism’s Day of rest.
Dusty Klass is the rabbi of temple Beth El said, ”there were people who went home and may never come back to the Sancturary” further he said, it is up to us to make sure they the opportunity,”