Greetings from Fr. Dave

This weekend we return to music at all four of our weekend Masses! Although we still will not have our usual choirs and instrumentalists with us, we will have piano and cantor helping us worship well. I mentioned at one of the Masses last week that our center aisle sure seems long when I walk in or out with no music. And, I sure miss the usual enthusiasm and vitality of our worship on weekends!
 
Likely the next step in reopening will allow us to have up to 250 people in church at each Mass. That’ll be a progress, and we have measured it out carefully to see if we can do that safely with the 6’ spacing. We can — though it will take a bit of effort with our Greeters and staff to help everyone with the spacing. It gets a bit complicated because of course family groups are welcome to sit together without spacing, and we will need to use all our seating area to the maximum.


Here’s our current set up:

• Weekend Masses require signing up via our website (call our office if you need help).

• Daily Masses only require that you sign in when you come.  All are welcome!

• Recorded Mass will be posted by Sunday morning and takes place at Saturday’s 5:30pm Mass.

 
Confessions have resumed in the church after three months of doing outside drive-up confessions. Thanks to all of you for adapting along the way. Using the Reconciliation Room does require us to sanitize door handles, kneeler, and chair after each use. Easy to do!


For all who are getting impatient with all of this, here are the words from St. Teresa of Avila, with the center line in bold print to remind us how important it is!
 

Be not afraid; be not disturbed.
All is passing; God does not change.
Patience attains all.
One who holds onto God lacks nothing.
God alone is enough.

 


Blessings to Zoe Parker, who was baptized this weekend!