How a centuries-old practice is offering peace in a pandemic at one Gainesville church - Gainesville Times

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How a centuries-old practice is offering peace in a pandemic at one Gainesville church

A cross is placed in front of Grace Episcopal Church Monday, July 20, 2020, as part of 14 Stations of the Cross prayer stations between Washington Street and Brenau Avenue in Gainesville. The stations have a QR code that you scan, which offers spiritual guidance. People are encouraged to start with the first one and move along the path. - photo by Scott Rogers

07212020 STATION 2.jpg — A cross is placed in front of Grace Episcopal Church Monday, July 20, 2020, as part of 14 Stations of the Cross prayer stations between Washington Street and Brenau Avenue in Gainesville. The stations have a QR code that you scan, which offers spiritual guidance. People are encouraged to start with the first one and move along the path. - photo by Scott Rogers

Fourteen wooden crosses stand in different locations around Grace Episcopal Church in Gainesville, inviting community members to walk and pray through the grief they’ve encountered.