In an empty nook of the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in San Pedro, long-ago memories bubble up like seafoam. To accommodate the growing numbers, the church moved to its current location, atop the Beacon Street bluff overlooking the San Pedro Harbor, in 1951. “Especially when, you know, isolation is the norm.”The pandemic has brought plenty of changes to the Seamen’s Church. The couple chat with Liv Johansen, center, Catherine Chiaro and Tone Grunwald at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church’s gift shop in San Pedro. “It’s really a mess.”AdvertisementBecause of the pandemic, the Church of Sweden is holding its St. Lucia celebration online this year.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 13, 2020 08:03 UTC