ReopeningofChurchfortheCelebra3onofMass

DearFriends,

Wehavebeenstrugglingforalong6metomaintaincommunityandworshipatourchurch.Forthepastfewmonths,wehavecelebratedmassesoutsideaswellasofferonlinemasseswithcommunionbeingofferedonSundays.Youhavebeenamazinginyourflexibilityandresponsiblebehaviorduringthiscri6cal6me.Youhavealsosavedliveswithyoursacrificeanddiscipline.ForthatIcongratulateyou.AFeranumberofweeksofgoodnewsontheCovid-19frontwearenowreadytomakeournextmovetowardnormalcy.

Star6ngontheweekendofSeptember19–20wewillbeginofferingsomemassesinthechurch.Theschedulewillbeasfollows:

Saturday4pm–Inchurchwithreserva6on

Sunday7:30am–Inchurchwithreserva6on.

Sunday11:30am–Inchurchwithreserva6on

Sunday6pm–MariachiMass,outsidewithreserva6on

Asyoucansee,wewillofferthreemassesindoorswithreserva6ons.Liketheoutsidemass,maskwearing,socialdistancingandtherecep6onofcommunionaFermasswillcon6nueinorderforallofustostayassafeaspossible.Eachsec6onofthechurchismarkedwithaloca6onnumberandcolorsoyouwillbeabletofindyourposi6onsafely.Becausethechurchismorecrowdedyouwillbeassignedaloca3on.Movementinandoutofthechurchwillbeaspecialprocessthatisdesignedtokeepussafelydistancedaspossible.Liketheoutsideliturgiesyouwillneedtomakeareserva6ononline,viaourwebsite,or

byphonelikeyouhavebeendoingforthelastfewmonths.Ourwebsiteaddressis:www.mostholytrinity.org

VivaMariachi!

Itisalsowithgreatjoythatwewillbewelcomingbackourmariachigroupinalimitedwaystar6ngattheSundayeveningmassat6pm.WeweregivenpermissionbybishopWeisenburgertoallowourmariachigroupbackprovidedtheyareoutside,sociallydistancedandwillnotusetrumpets.Asyoucanimagineweareexcitedaboutthisdevelopment.Asusualreserva6onswillberequiredforthismass.

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Becauseofthelimitedsizeinthechurchnogrouporfamilyunitlargerthanthreepersonswillbeallowed.Ifyouhavealargergroup,werecommendthatyoua\endtheSundayeveningoutdoormariachimassora\endtheindoormassbyreservingtwoplaces.(Nomorethantworeserva6onsatamass.)Asoriginallymen3onedinourphase1leCerinMay,childrenundertheageof7maynotaCendmassatthis3meinordertoprotectthemfromharm.BecauseCovid-19iss6llverymuchwithus.Weneedtocon6nueoureffortsatwearingmasks,washinghandsandkeepingourdistance.

Finally,wewillcon6nuetooffercommunionbetween9and11amonSundaysforthosewhos6llfeeluncomfortablewitha\endingaformalmassattheparish.Wewills6lloffercontentonline,howeverwewillbegininmid-Octobertotransi6ontolivestreamingthe4pmmass,thenpos6ngitaFermassforthosewhowishtoseeitlater.

Asareminderifyouarepartofavulnerablepopula3on,i.e.seniorsover55andorhaveapre-exis3ngcondi3on,livingwithvulnerablepeople,orfeelinguncomfortableaCendingatthis3me,thebishop

hasextendedthedispensa3onfornotaCendingmass.Therefore,ifyouares3llhesitantaboutaCendingmass,orfeelingsick,stayhomeandcon3nuewithwhatyouhavebeendoing.

InclosingIonceagainwanttothankyouforyourunderstandingandflexibilityduringthisuniqueandtragic6me.Con6nuetostayupdatedonthechangesandprogressatMHTthatwilltakeplaceduetotheunpredictablenatureofthevirus.Againbecauseofyourfinancialsupportandprayerswehavebeenabletomaintainourparish.Iurgeyoutocon6nueyourfinancialsupportaswebegintotakethenextstepsbacktoanormalparishlife.Ifyouhaveanyques6onspleasedonothesitatetocontactmeorBritneyMorales,ourbusinessmanagerformoreinforma6on.

MayourDivineSaviorcon6nuetoblessandprotectyouandyourfamilyaswecon6nuethisjourneyoffaithtogether.

YoursintheSavior,

Fr.Tom

September14th2020

SeeChurchSea*ngChart&Enter/ExitDirec*onsDiagramonthenextpagebelow.

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