The Catholic Community of

St. Brendan & St. George Church

Welcome back!

We are happy to announce that we are reopening our church this weekend in which we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi.

As we reopen our church, let's listen to the voice of Jesus that says to you: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever” (Jn 6:51).

During this time of difficulties the Lord has certainly been by your side. In the Bible we also hear Him saying: “I am the Lord, the God of all the living! Is anything too hard for me?” (Jr 32:27).

We wish to provide you with access to the liturgical life of the Church while maintaining the public health and safety of you and others with whom you may have contact. So we want you to keep in mind some easy guidelines. Are you ready?:

1. Mass attendance will be limited to 25% of seating capacity. Our full capacity in church is only 75 people; therefore, it will be on a first-come first served basis. We are keeping the same mass schedule as before during the weekend, that is, 5:30 pm Saturdays and 8:00 am & 10:30 am English and 1:00 pm Spanish. Again, please note that it is first come, first serve. When entering the church, please be reminded we are to use only the front door.

2. Volunteers should be available to welcome each one of you to church, maintaining six feet of social distance, directing you toward seating.

3. All of those attending the Liturgy must wear a face mask at all times. We ask all persons over the age of 2 to wear face masks.

4. All parishioners inside the church must practice social distancing by keeping 6 feet from other persons.

5. Certain pews will be closed to make sure that social distancing is maintained. Pews open for seating will be marked as to where you should sit.

6. The Exchange of Peace is to be shared without human contact.

7. Social distancing should be maintained by the faithful when they approach to receive the Eucharist at Communion time. Please allow six feet between each person in the line going to receive the Eucharist. We encourage you to bring hand sanitizer to use before the reception of Holy Communion.

8. The Body of Christ should be placed in the hands of the communicant.

9. We encourage you to weekly maintain the online giving so that the practice becomes more widespread now and permanently into the future.

Please follow protocol as mandated. We want to keep everyone safe & healthy.

Let's pray to the Holy Spirit to make us abundant in his gifts and faithful witnesses of the joy and resurrection of Jesus. God bless you!

Fr. Jesus