Houses of worship across Long Island adapted precautions to make sure parishioners could come together safely on Easter.

Churches are operating at 50% in New York. This is a significant step forward from when many were completely locked down one year ago.

At Saint Boniface Martyr Church in Sea Cliff, every other pew was blocked off and families could sit in their own pods.

Everyone had a mask during the Easter service, and temperatures were checked at the door before entry.

Father Kevin Dillon says even with all these restrictions in place, it was a joy to be with his parish in-person again on Easter.

"For Catholics, Mass is meant to be celebrated in person,” he says. “That's what the last supper was, Jesus was gathered around his apostles. And to see all the people, even I could see their smiles behind her mask. That's what it means to be in church, to come together and be the body of Christ.”

Still, many churches across Long Island held their Easter services completely online.