Welcome Back!

“Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them.”
We are so happy to welcome you back and to begin the process of worshiping together in person. In order to be able to do so, we are required by the Archdiocese to adhere to strict guidelines in accordance with national, state, and local directives. Those directives are outlined  here (click here) and we ask that everyone please adhere to them without exception so that we can continue to keep the church open.  
In addition we have put the following processes in place to ensure everyone's safety:

• Trained Monitors will be at every Mass to assist with our new processes.
• We will be seating people as they enter and we ask everyone to please take the seat in which they are assigned.
• We need this process to be timely, orderly and safe.
• Entrance will be thru the Main Doors or Bell Tower ONLY. 
• The gym entrance will be locked at all times and access to the church thru Community Hall will be restricted. 
• We also ask that you try to use the facilities at home prior to leaving for church. The bathrooms will be open, but we hope that they will be for urgent or emergent use only and use will be limited to 2 persons at a time. Parents must accompany children to the bathroom.

It is important to note, that as much as we want everything to be back to the way things were, it is just not possible at this point. With that being said, it is important to note that once the church is at capacity, we will not be able to admit anyone else. While we recognize that it may be a slight inconvenience in the short term, it is what needs to be done in order to follow the regulations and remain open. There will be signs outside of the church to indicate if we have reached capacity.
Cardinal Tobin has continued the dispensation from the Sunday obligation. If you are an at-risk person, have been exposed to the virus, or are feeling ill in any way, we ask that you please stay home. Mass will continue to be  livestreamed at 5:30pm on Saturdays with archived viewing at any time.
There still will be a risk for anyone who attends a public Mass. Even with best health practices and strict social distancing, anyone who enters a public space should recognize there is a risk of contracting the Coronavirus. Improved cleaning will occur at (our) Church, but one should not expect that they will be safer from germs than in other public spaces.