2021 COVID-19 Guidelines

Our parish office and Sanctuary are open. We have Sunday and Daily Masses, the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Eucharistic Exposition. You will find specific information about these Spiritual services and our parish office procedures below. We are following guidelines implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and diocesan leaders. Please become familiar with our procedures provided below. Our highest priority continues to be the welfare of our parishioners and Clergy.

Following are our current spiritual services and guidelines:

• While in our Church building outside of Mass, we recommend wearing a face covering (mask) and maintain a comfortable distance from others (except your Household members).
• If you are entering our Parish Office/Community Center, we require everyone 4-years-old and older to wear a face covering (mask) and continue wearing it in all public areas within our Parish Office/Community Center. More information below.
• When attending Mass, parents should not send their children to the restrooms alone.  It is parish policy that any child 13 years old or younger must be escorted to the restroom by a parent or older family member.  

Sanctuary Open: Monday to Thursday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

• We recommend that you wear a facemask while in the Sanctuary.
• Enter the Church via doors next to the Rectory (West entrance).

Registration: Individuals planning to attend our Saturday 5 PM Vigil Mass and Sunday 5 PM Mass must register in advance to ensure entrance to the Mass. By registering, you agree to follow all requirements listed on our website and posted on entrance doors of the church, and to follow all instructions given by Hospitality Ministers and/or staff regarding safety procedures while in the church.

LINKS WILL BE AVAILABLE/ACTIVE BEGINNING ON MONDAY PRIOR TO THE MASSES. 

Click on the link on our homepage for 5 PM Saturday or Sunday Mass that you wish to attend.  Sign-up links close at 10:30 AM each Friday, or when full.

On The Day of the Mass: Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of Mass. If you have not arrived by five minutes before the start of Mass you may lose your spot. When you arrive at Mass, Hospitality Ministers will greet you at the entrance of the Church building to check your registration. Only a set of Courtyard doors remain open once Mass begins.

• Maximum number of persons allowed in to the Sanctuary for each of these two Masses is ~145 including Clergy, Hospitality Ministers, and other volunteers assisting.
• Everyone 4-years-old and older must wear a facemask while attending the 5 PM Saturday or Sunday Mass.
• Do not sit in the pews blocked off by "Maroon" rope.
• We have marked off every 6-feet within the pews using blue tape. Sit with the blue tape directly in front of you.
• Members of the same household may seat adjacent to each other without a 6-foot separation.
• Turn off your cell phone to prevent interference with Live Streaming signal.
• Individuals must patiently wait in your seats until instructed to proceed to receive the Eucharist.
• The flow of the Communion procession to the Altar will be different.
• All individuals shall be part of the Communion procession to maintain 6-foot separation.
• You must receive the Eucharist in your hands not your tongue.
• Lower your mask when you are near the Clergy distributing to easily consume the Eucharist.
• Individuals in the Sanctuary must exit in an orderly manner starting from the back pews and maintain 6-foot separation.

For these Masses, we do

• recommend you wear a face covering (mask),
• not require you to register, and
• not require you to social distance

Sunday Masses: 7AM, 9AM, 11AM and 1PM
 

Daily Morning Mass:  8:30 AM (Monday to Saturday)
Entry for daily Mass is availablle through the set of glass doors leading in from the courtyard (south side of the narthex).  The wooden doors on the north side of the narthex and the doors at either end of the arcade will remain locked before and during Mass.  These procedures are in place to enhance security for our parishioners, clergy, and church facilities. 

Friday following Daily Mass until 10:15 AM

• Wednesday from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
• Saturdays from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM 

Enter for Confession through the set of glass doors leading in from the courtyard (south side of the narthex).  The wooden doors on the north side of the narthex and the doors at either end of the arcade will remain  locked.  Once in the Church, proceed to the Sanctuary and wait until the appropriate time. You must wear a mask when entering the Chapel through the glass doors in the Sanctuary. Exit via the wooden doors. Please do not return to the Sanctuary to do your Penance.

• If you need to speak to a staff member in person, please make an appointment ahead of time.
• Upon your arrival to the office, please ring the white doorbell.
• We may ask you to wait in your vehicle until the staff member who will be assisting you is available.

• When entering the Community Center, we require everyone 4-years-old and older to wear a face covering (mask) and continue wearing it in all public areas.
• While inside your designated meeting area, we recommend, but not require members of an organization/group continue to wear a face covering (masks).
• Any time, a member leaves the designated meeting area, we require that they wear a face covering (mask) while in a public area.

• We recommend but not require participants, volunteers and staff to wear a mask during Parish-wide events.
• If the event set-up or teardown occurs during posted Parish Office hours, volunteers, organization/group members and staff shall wear a face covering in all public areas within our Community Center.
• If a parish staff member is working in the Parish Office, s/he can require individuals to wear a face covering (mask) within her/his personal office and conference room during the event.