PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE ARE STILL AT 50% CAPACITY FOR EACH OF OUR MASSES.
We ask you to use your best judgement (especially members of the at- risk populations) about your coming to Church.
Those who feel in any way sick or who are worried about attendance should not enter the Church.
PLEASE MAINTAIN SAFE DISTANCING & WEAR A PROTECTIVE FACE COVERING- COVERING BOTH YOUR NOSE & MOUTH
Holy Week & Easter Sunday Masses
Please note that unlike last year we will have our Holy Week and Easter Masses. However, we are still at a 50% capacity for the Church, which allows us to safely accommodate 325 people. The Parish Center can safely accommodate an additional 50 people.
We will NOT be requiring tickets as we did for Christmas. However, if the Church reaches its capacity of 325 people we will open up our Parish Center for an additional 50 people.
We thank you for your understanding and cooperation during these challenging times.
As we begin to open up our Church for public Mass, I want to give some updates of what we are doing in preparation and the guidelines that will be in place until further notice.
As the Vicar General stated in his Letter to the Pastors. “As our Pastors prepare to return to public worship, guidelines are being provided to Pastors at this time to assist them in their pastoral planning as they develop policies and procedures that will be appropriate for their parish communities and worship space.” The safety and security along with respecting our liturgical traditions is of utmost importance.
Our maintenance staff has continued to clean and sanitize our Church on a regular basis and will continue to do so with additional cleaning on the weekends when we begin Sunday Mass.
The Public Celebration of Mass: until further notice
When you come up to receive Our Lord for Holy Communion
after the Priest/ Minister says, “The Body of Christ- Respond Amen.
Then remove your face covering in front of the Priest/ Minister
You can move the face covering down in front of your face or let it hang on one side of your face.
Then receive Holy Communion in front of the Priest/ Minister.
Put your face covering back on and return to your seat.
This will go a long way in preventing Our Lord from falling to the ground.
Please make sure that when you receive in the hand that you place one hand over the other. Please do not grab or take the host from the Priest/ Minister- Let us place the Sacred Host in your hand.
Also, no gloves, rosary beads should be in your hands
when receiving Our Lord.
We thank you for your cooperation as we navigate through maintaining our Worship and keeping everyone safe.