Malcolm, Deavitt & Binhammer Funeral Home in Pembroke has started recording and streaming local church services during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the state of Ontario issued in Ontario all places of worship have been ordered to close. Managing Director at MDB Funeral Home, Eric Zadow, says this past weekend they reached out to their their local clergy to offer them the opportunity to broadcast a reading, a quick prayer or the whole church service.
Zadow says so far they’ve had three pastors come in and record messages and interest from another half dozen churches in the area. The videos will be posted on the Malcolm, Deavitt & Binhammer Funeral Home website and shared to the local churches. Zadow hopes this will give local residents some comfort from their own homes during these unprecedented times of restriction and closure. Anyone interested in using this service is asked to call the funeral home at 613-732-3637.