Weekdays: 11:00am at Ss. Robert and William (will also be livestreamed)
Weekends at St. John of the Cross:
Saturday Vigil 6:00pm and Sunday 8:00am at Outdoor Shrine
Masses will start again on Tuesday, May 26. These plans are cautious and fluid to adjust to the realities of still being amid the pandemic. A few guiding principles:
• The best way to protect yourself is still to stay at home, especially those of you with health issues or in a vulnerable age group. Moreover, if you are a caregiver it is probably best to stay at home. You can still watch the LIVESTREAM 4 pm and 11 am Mass from Ss. Robert & William.
• The obligation to attend Mass on Sunday is still dispensed and will be for the foreseeable future. Therefore, while all are welcome to come to Mass, this is a choice and choice that should be made wisely.
Daily Mass, Monday – Saturday will be at 11 am starting Tuesday, May 26 At SS. Robert & William and will be LIVESTREAMED. Starting the weekend of May 30 & 31, we will have a 6 pm Saturday Vigil Mass and a 8 am Sunday Mass. Both of these weekend Masses will be at St. John of the Cross. The 8 am Sunday Mass will be at outside in the Shrine, weather permitting. Assuming all goes well…we will work towards adding a second Sunday morning Mass. Moreover, we will work towards restoring weekday and weekend Masses back to the pre-pandemic schedule. The goal will be to have a full schedule by September 1, assuming all continues to go well.
Exiting: We will designate an exit for each of the four sections. Please follow the presider’s instructions. Please do not congregate after Mass in the church. If you do outside, please respect social distancing.
Sanitizing/Cleaning: Our staff will rigorously clean and sanitize the church building after each Mass.
Outdoor Mass: The above protocol will be followed. We have spaced the benches apart for social distancing.
As you can see, Mass will not have the same feeling that we have become accustomed to. But we must remember that for the health and safety of all we will need to follow these protocols for the time being. We must be flexible and cautious at the same time. We need to remember that Mass is not about us but about us worshiping and receiving Jesus Christ in the Word and in the Eucharist.
Finally, we will offer weekly Confessions every Saturday from Noon to 1 pm, behind the screen only.