Effective, PENTECOST, May 23, 2021 The following Safety Protocols have been relaxed for those who have been vaccinated. 1. Face masks and social distancing are no longer required at masses FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINATED. 2. We are now allowed to have a full choir and sing to our hearts content. 3. The faithful who prefer to receive the Eucharist on the tongue may now do so by approaching the priest. Thereafter, the priest will sanitize his fingers before administering the Eucharist to the next person. 4. Parish meetings and other events may now occur in our parish but the use of masks remains recommended. FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT RECEIVE THE VACCINE OR HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT YET: 1. We are designating the Sunday, 7 AM MASS, where the FULL SAFETY PROTOCOLS WILL BE IN PLACE (i.e. mandatory use of face masks, social distancing, the Eucharist given only by the hand.)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION UPDATE Starting this Saturday, June 19th, confessions will be back inside the Church. Priests will hear confessions in the Cry Room and in the Music Room. Confession times are from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

For those who do not wish to be inside the church for mass, we would like to present another option. Starting on Saturday Vigil Mass on March 20, 2021, our low-frequency FM transmitter will now air our masses which you can follow when you are inside your cars in our parking lot. This will be aired through your car radios on FM105.7. As usual, Communion will be given outside the church for everyone after each mass.

We have been given permission to offer Holy Communion to people who have watched the Sunday Mass on cable EWTN or online. It is not the best. The norm is to receive the Lord Sacramentally in Holy Communion within the celebration of the Lord’s Supper in a church. These are not normal times. We will distribute Holy Communion at the end of Mass on Saturdays from approximately 6:15-6:30 p.m. and on Sundays after each Mass from approximately 7:45, 9:45, 11:45 a.m, 1:45 & 6:45 p.m. until the top of the hour.

We wanted to let parishioners know who give online through Our Sunday Visitor that they will be receiving an email from OSV. The email will say “Welcome to the new OSV Giving”. This email will either come from “SS Peter & Paul Parish” or “OSV” and is legitimate. The email is simply letting parishioners know that OSV has upgraded its online giving platform and that website will look different. All current information and gift set up will remain the same and parishioners will not need to change anything for their gifts to continue.

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