Mass

Father David strives to make Holy Day mass as easily accessible as possible and will generally hold Holy Day Mass the evening before the Holy Day of Obligation at Immaculate Conception and St. Patrick's followed by a morning mass on the Holy Day at St. Mary's.  

Please check the bulletin each week for the latest mass time changes and sign up for our Flocknote service to be notified of the latest cancellations (use the sheep link in the upper right corner of the page)

Mass is the celebration of the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Holy Eucharist. Please join us for prayer and worship; all are welcome.  Sunday Mass is considered mandatory and the obligation can be filled by attending either Sunday or a Saturday Vigil.

The following are the regularly scheduled masses for our three parish communities.  Please check the bulletin for the latest updates or for changes due to Holy Days, special religious celebrations or cancellations/changes.

If you are traveling out of town MassTimes.org is an excellent resource for finding weekend or daily masses at your destination.

First, just as a reminder, if you are sick please do not come to Mass.
Second, if you are a high risk person for covid-19 due to age, frailty or serious chronic health issues you might want to consider staying home from Mass until you feel comfortable returning to Mass, you still have dispensation to stay home and we still have resources for worship at home available under the Worship At Home link under the News and Events tab.

As we resume please keep the following points in mind:
1) No one is obligated to come to Mass until further notice.
2) Try to keep social distancing as best you can.
3) Some of the pews will be "closed" to help keep social distancing
4) Please wear a mask except for communion time.
5) Please drop your envelope/offering in the basket as you enter or leave the church.
6) Please use hand sanitizer when you enter and leave the church.
7) Do not gather and converse before or after Mass inside the church.
8) Once you are in your pew masks are optional.
9) The bathrooms will be open for use.
10) Please do not come to church if you are sick.
11) If you would like to use a missalette for Mass, pick one up out of the box by the entrance of the church, then take it home with you and bring the same one back with you for each Mass.
12) Immaculate Conception and St. Patrick's parishioners please pick up your new box of collection envelopes in the narthex of the church.

- Fr. David

WARNING ABOUT RISK ASSUMED BY PARISHIONERS: 

While our parish staff will attempt to take appropriate precautions consistent with the advice of public health authorities, parishioners and guests should understand that they assume the risk of contracting COVID-19 anytime they enter a public space since such precautions do not eliminate the risk of infection. 

WARNING ABOUT THOSE WHO MAY BE ILL: 

Do you have a fever or flu-like symptoms? 

Have you recently traveled out of the country?

Have you been exposed to someone with COVID-19? 

Those who show signs of risk should not enter the church and should stay at home. 

The faithful continue to be dispensed from attending Sunday Mass. 

Those who are elderly or vulnerable are encouraged to remain at home. 

Please wear your mask or face covering and maintain social distancing when at church. (Family members in the same household do not need to maintain distance from each other.) 

CHANGES TO THE CELEBRATION OF MASS 

As a precaution, collection baskets will not be passed during the offertory. Your contributions can continue to be mailed or submitted online if you do not wish to hand them in during collection. 

There will be no gift procession during the offertory. 

There will be no sign of peace before the Lamb of God. 

The Precious Blood will not be distributed. 

As an added precaution, please use hand sanitizer immediately prior to communion.

The faithful are strongly encouraged to receive Communion in the hand and to carefully avoid any physical contact with the minister's hand when receiving. (If incidental hand contact occurs, the minister is to use sanitizer before proceeding.) 

Those who do not wish to come forward at Communion are encouraged to remain in place and to make an Act of Spiritual Communion.

For the present, parishes should avoid using choirs in order to keep proper distancing. Rather, it is recommended that a musician be assisted by a single cantor.