St. Mary's Church

Mission of St. Joseph

While our parish staffs 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.

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.) 

As a precaution, collection baskets will not be passed during the offertory. Your contributions can be left in the places indicated.

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.

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.