Plus the people arriving can see in the vestibule the photo slideshow of the person they are coming to give thanks for. If the helpers in the creche can join in. If the housebound spouse can be given a tablet that will follow the whole service without a misplaced finger taking you out of the service. I think this is something that can make a difference for so many churches.
The project starts here
https://codeberg.org/Dave42W/PrayerOfHannah
Free Software to provide Slides as a web service for Worship, Noticeboards and more. Named in honour of Hannah (see 1 Samuel 2:1–10) and particularly from verse 8: "He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap" GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE: Version 3, 19 November 2007
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