Sunday, June 6, 2021

From the Pastor’s Desk: Dear Parishioners & Friends: Repeatedly in the Old Testament, God makes covenants with his chosen people, and repeatedly, his chosen people broke those covenants. Repeatedly, in the Old Testament, God provided his chosen people with instructions on how he wished to be worshipped, honored, and remembered, and repeatedly, his chosen people failed to follow them. Because God never falters, never fails, never abandons his people, God sent his beloved son to save us by offering himself as a sacrifice, then and forevermore. We remember and celebrate that sacrifice today in this feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. For many of us, we have attended Mass many times throughout our lives. We experience great familiarity with the Mass as a result. That familiarity may cause us to lose sight of the history of the worship of God that the Mass embodies. God cares, very much, about how we worship him because worship shapes us, forms us, changes us. God understands our brokenness and reaches out to us perpetually through worship to

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Lifting of COVID-19 Mitigation Measures! We invite you to please review our revised guidelines for the attendance of Mass, which are included below, so you know what to expect. They are also posted on our website and Facebook page. Thank you for your support of the parish and complying with these new guidelines, for your safety and for the safety of our parish community.

Weekly Offering: Week of May 25-31, 2021: Weekly Online: 5,142.00 Weekly Mail & Mass: 6,541.00 Weekly Total: 11,683.00 Budget (last year): 14,187.48 Variance: (2,504.48)

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Sunday, June 6, 2021

strengthen and sustain us and draw us to himself so we may be saved and united with him. He does this through the sacrifice that takes place during Mass, by which bread and wine become his Body and Blood so we may experience his real presence. It truly is a miracle. My wish for you is that your eyes be opened anew to this miracle and that you experience the Mass and the real presence of God in the Eucharist in a new way. I hope you feel wonder and awe as you participate in the Mass and grow ever closer to God beginning with this feast of Corpus Christi and continuing throughout the rest of your lives.

Fr.Gary Mass Intentions: Sunday, June 6, 2021 Vigil — Robert Finn (Mandy O’Connell) 8:30 am — Cathy Bernard (M/M Michael Lese) 11:00 am — For the People of St. Basil the Great Monday, June 7, 2021 8:45 am — Ann Bednarczyk, 98th Birthday (Diane & Paul Winters) Tuesday, June 8, 2021 8:45 am — Dorothy Wolper (Diane Small) Wednesday, June 9, 2021 8:45 am — Robert Finn (Betsy Amalong) Thursday, June 10, 2021 8:45 am — Denise Lee (Ronald & Shirley Krisko) Friday, June 11, 2021 8:45 am —Eleanor Shackleford (Diane Shackleford Small) Saturday, June 12, 2021 5:00 pm — Frank Wetty (The Murphy Family) Next Sunday, June 13, 2021 8:30 am — Giulio Odorisio (M/M Michael Lese) 11:00 am — For the People of St. Basil the Great

Welcome and thank you, Bishop McIntyre! Bishop John J. McIntyre will be returning to St. Basil the Great this Sunday, June 6, 2021 to celebrate the 8:30 am Mass with us. We welcome Bishop McIntyre to St. Basil the Great and thank him for sharing the gift of his priesthood and office with all of us.

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Parish Programs: Spiritual Book Club - Meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 9:30 am via Zoom.

Parents of Special Needs Children - Meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 5:00 pm via Zoom.

Adult Faith Opportunities - RCIA - For those thinking about becoming a Catholic.

These programs are available for parishioners who are 18 years old or older. Please contact Jim King at dre@stbasils.org and 610-935-1261 for information and to register.

Please pray for: A complete list of everyone on our parish prayer list is on our website.

Rest in Peace: All of our faithful departed.

To Add People to Our Parish Prayer List: If you have a loved one in need of special prayers for any reason, please contact the Parish Office to have them added to our Prayer List and to remove them once they are no longer in need of such prayers. Thank you in advance for your help with this and for praying for those in our parish who need special prayers.

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All Masses are open to the public. Daily Masses and the Sunday 8:30 am Mass are also live-streamed on the parish Facebook page.

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Corpus Christi Prayer: May the Body of Christ forever nourish us and the Blood of Christ forever sustain us until the day when we are united with Christ forever in Heaven. Amen.

COVID-19 Mitigation Measures Announcement

This Announcement is a follow up to our May 15, 2021 and May 22, 2021 announcements.

I wanted to update you as to where we stand on COVID-19 mitigation measures at our parish. It appears we are in a transition period where we are being asked to self-regulate and take responsibility for our actions as they affect ourselves and our community. Please keep in mind that COVID-19 still presents a risk, so I ask everyone to act responsibly and in accordance with all applicable laws and public health recommendations, since our collective health and well-being depend on it.

Beginning June 1, 2021, this is what to expect at St. Basil the Great:

1) All sanitation, social distancing, and seating capacity restrictions will no longer be in effect. We realize, however, that not everyone is able to be vaccinated at this time, so we will keep one section of pews marked so those who wish to maintain social distance while in the church building for Mass may do so.

2) As of now, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania mask mandate remains in effect. This means that those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (i.e., it has been at least 14 days since the last vaccine required for full vaccination was received) no longer need to wear a face mask in our buildings, while those who have not been fully vaccinated must continue to wear a face mask. When the mask mandate is lifted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Chester County and local officials, it will be lifted at St. Basil the Great as well.

3) Our local mitigation measures (e.g. ushers seating everyone, only the main entrance doors being open, no hymnals, no devotional candles, etc.) will largely cease and normal practices will be restored in the coming days with the exception of the following, which continue to be suspended until further notice: (1) the distribution of the Precious Blood; (2) the Entrance, Offertory, and Recessional Processions; (3) the Sign of Peace; and (4) Holy Water distribution. Additionally, until further notice, liturgical ministers will continue to wear masks during the distribution of Communion and bulletins will not be printed, but will continue to be available on our Facebook page and website. We will continue to use the Collection drop boxes at this time.

4) The current Mass schedule, including live-streaming daily Masses and the Sunday 8:30 am Mass will continue at this time. The Sunday 4 pm Mass continues to be suspended until further notice. The obligation to attend Mass continues to be suspended in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

We ask everyone to be respectful and non-confrontational in dealing with one another in church and throughout the community. Additionally, please follow federal, state, and local laws and recommendations regarding when to stay home, quarantine, etc. should you be sick or be exposed to someone with COVID-19.

Please continue to check our website and Facebook page for updates and changes. Thank you for all you have done and will continue to do as we work through these issues as a loving faith community and for your continued faithful support of me and our parish.

Fr. Gary Pacitti, Pastor

Dated: May 28, 2021

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