Mass restart information



The parish staff, volunteers and I are busy working on the plan for the restarting of public Masses in the parish beginning on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th.

All registered parishioners will receive a postal mailing on this soon with more details and a Mass reservation request form.  (Here's the full text of that letter).

For those who choose to return to Mass (attendance at Mass is temporarily optional, by authority of the Archbishop), please read that letter over carefully to minimize the confusion over the new Mass procedures and to insure you are prepared for the changes needed while this epidemic persists.

Please note that some of the Mass times will change temporarily, due to the additional time needed for special procedures and that you will have to arrive early.   Please make sure that you check the parish calendar (on the website at the link, or the My Parish app on your phone) to confirm the correct Mass time before you come.

We do not yet have a way to sign up for your Mass reservation online, so you will have to call the parish office, email us, or drop off or mail the paper reservation form.  (You can print it out from the links above).   If we can get an online reservation system going, we will let you know.

As always, please help spread the word for those you know who do not have internet access.






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