A Special Edition of From the Pastor Updated September 2, 2021
 
Dear Friends:
 
I would like to update you with our COVID Transition Plan by adding a timeline.  The updated plan is presented below.  Please know that we will continue to update that plan, as necessary, to assure the utmost safety for all our parishioners.
 
Please come back to this site as updates are posted.
 
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Fr. Tom Morgan

Bishop Gregory Parkes’ Specific Instances Where the Dispensation Will Continue

One does not have an obligation to attend Mass on Sunday in the following circumstances:

1. You are ill, or your health condition would be significantly compromised if you were to contract an infectious illness (i.e., you have underlying conditions or are in a high-risk category). Please use the dispensation and do not attend Mass.
2. You exhibit flu-like symptoms. Please use the dispensation and do not attend Mass.
3. You have good reason to think you might be asymptomatic of a contagious illness (e.g., you were in recent contact with someone who tested positive for a contagious illness such as COVID or influenza). Please use the dispensation and do not attend Mass.
4. You care for the sick, homebound, or infirmed.
5. You are pregnant.
6. Those 65 years of age or older (per the CDC's recommendation of high-risk individuals).
7. You cannot attend Mass through no fault of your own (e.g., no Mass is offered, you are infirmed, or, while wanting to go, you are prevented for some reason you cannot control (e.g., your ride did not show up, the church was at capacity).
8. If you have significant and reasonable fear or anxiety of becoming ill by being at Mass.

Click here for Bishop Parke's complete letter.