New MASS Details

Parishioners who have underlying health conditions or who are over 60 years old are STRONGLY encouraged to avoid attending Mass. Those who are symptomatic or who have been exposed to another with the virus within 14 days are not permitted to enter the church. All are asked to check their temperature at home before coming to church.

The dispensation from Sunday Mass obligation will remain in place for all Catholics in the Archdiocese until further notice.

Our live stream Masses will continue for the foreseeable future, both Sunday Mass & Daily Mass

We anticipate under 400 people will be accommodated in our church for Mass. Once church is “full”, parishioners may go to our Parish Hall where we can accommodate 100+ people. Mass will be live streamed in the Hall and Holy Communion will be distributed.

All church doors and parish hall doors (interior & exterior) will be kept open and hand sanitizers will be available at all doors of the church and parish hall. When the church fills, the doors will be closed, and overflow will be directed to the parish hall. When the hall fills, those doors will be closed. If you arrive early for the next mass, please stay in your car until the doors are open.

The church and parish hall (pews, chairs, restrooms, sacristy, door handles, etc.) will be sanitized after each Mass. Parishioners will not be allowed to enter the church until sanitization has been completed.

The faithful are obliged to wear their own mask upon entering church and the parish hall and during the celebration of Mass, except when seated in the pew and for the brief moment of receiving Holy Communion. CDC guidelines state that children under 2 years or anyone unable to remove their own mask should not wear them.

Families may sit together in the church and parish hall. In the church, every other pew will be cordoned off. Families are requested to maintain a distance of 6 feet from the next family in a pew. In the hall, rows of chairs will be 6 feet apart and chairs within in the rows will be 1 foot apart. Two chairs should be left empty between families. Please do not move the chairs in the parish hall.

Holy Communion will be received by hand only. Keep a distance of 6 feet from the person in front of you. Aisles will be marked where to stand. Leave your mask on to protect the communion minister and the other hosts they are holding. Bow and respond “Amen” as normal. Extend your hands to receive the host. After stepping away from the minister, remove your mask and consume the host, then replace your mask. No Precious Blood will be available until further notice. If you need a low-gluten host, special arrangements are to be made with the pastor.

Collection baskets will be placed in the aisles of church & the parish hall. Please place your envelope in the basket prior to entering a pew in church or a row of chairs in the hall. You can always give online through Faith Direct.

Sunday Nursery, Children’s Liturgy of the Word, and Catechesis of the Good Shepherd will be suspended until further notice.

Everyone should exit church in an organized manner, wearing masks and observing 6 feet distance between each household. After the recessional hymn, please leave the church building and parish hall immediately into the parking lot so the pews and chairs can be sanitized for the next Mass. Please do not linger in the gathering area.

The Missals will be removed from the pews. A printed worship aid with the music for Sunday Mass is available on our parish website. You are encouraged to print copies at home and bring them with you to church; limited copies will be available in church. We ask that you take your sheet home and recycle it.

Holy Water will not be out to make the sign of the cross when entering and leaving church until further notice. Although there is holy water in the baptismal font, please DO NOT use it.

Meetings and events on parish grounds are still suspended until further notice. We encourage our organizations to continue online meetings through ZOOM.

The Blessed Sacrament will still be unexposed until further notice. The Adoration Chapel will be open 24/7 for individual prayer. No more than 3 people in the Chapel. If the chapel is full, you may enter the church. The door code is 1355.

Unfortunately, once the Church and Parish Hall are both full, we will not be able to accommodate additional people. We will be monitoring Mass attendance very closely as we return to public Masses and consider how best to meet the needs of our parish. We expect to learn a lot in the first few weeks and are grateful for everyone’s patience during this difficult time.

The Ushers will determine when the church has reached capacity based on social distancing guidelines. Once the church is full, the doors will be closed, and overflow will be directed to the Parish Hall.