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Worship - Witness - Welcome
*the voicemail is checked remotely the rest of the week, so please wait patiently for the voicemail to pick up when we are not in the office*
Date: September 12, 2023
Time: 08:00 AM -- 08:30 AM
Date: September 13, 2023
Time: 08:00 AM -- 08:30 AM
Date: September 14, 2023
Time: 08:00 AM -- 08:30 AM
Date: September 15, 2023
Time: 08:00 AM -- 08:30 AM
Date: September 16, 2023
Time: 04:00 PM -- 05:00 PM
Location: St. Francis Xavier Church -
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
1. Reminders should be posted that anyone with a cough or fever, or who may otherwise be feeling sick, should not come to church for Mass or even for a visit.
2. Indiana’s health protocols for places of worship also advise that “all individuals who are 65 and above or who have an underlying at-risk health condition to stay home.” While our more vulnerable brothers and sisters cannot be prevented from attending, we should nevertheless recommend that they continue to participate in Mass remotely at this stage of the pandemic.
3. All priests, deacons, and others who assist them at Mass should review their own health, screening themselves for symptoms of COVID-19. If any symptoms of illness are present, they must not celebrate or assist at a Mass (unless the priest celebrates Mass by himself).
STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING:
1. The state has not prescribed a specific numerical limit to the number of people who can
attend indoor church services. However, social distancing measures must be
implemented in every parish to continue to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. According
to the state, this means ensuring “6 feet between individuals or family units of the same
households during services.” Socially distanced seating is therefore the deciding factor
for how many can be gathered in a church at one time.
2. To that end, at least every other pew must be unoccupied,
Unused pews must be blocked off.
3. Some sort of oversight will be required to keep track of when a church's socially
distanced capacity is reached. At that point, no additional people may be admitted into
the church building.
4. Social distancing measures should be observed when the assembly enters and exits the
church (for example, dismissal could be done by row starting from the back). A plan
should also be enacted for restrooms, limiting occupancy and marking how a waiting
line should form. And tape must be placed on the floor to mark proper distancing
during the Communion procession. Participants must also be asked to observe social
distancing outside the church and in the parking lot.
OTHER GENERAL HEALTH PROTOCOLS:
1. Masks: Stage 2 of the “Back on Track Indiana” plan recommends wearing masks or
other face coverings in public settings, including religious services. As noted by health
authorities, the use of masks is not primarily for our own protection, but for those
around us.
All congregants (except for little children under 2 and those who would have trouble breathing)
must wear such face coverings out of concern for fellow parishioners.
During the celebration of the liturgy itself, clergy should not wear masks. Nor should
other actively assisting ministers (e.g., a lector while reading).
(See below under “Distribution of Holy Communion” for mask protocols at Communion.)
2. As recommended by the state, please make every effort sanitize your hands before entering the building.
3. Holy water and baptismal fonts must remain empty except during baptisms.
4.All should refrain from holding hands during the Our Father. The Sign
of Peace should not be given by the customary handshake. It could be exchanged
without physical contact – for example, by a bow of the head.
5.A distance of 6 feet must be maintained between individuals or family units in the
Communion procession. This may mean that parallel Communion lines cannot be
formed in aisles. Tape will be placed on the floor to mark proper distancing during the
Communion procession.
Date: September 17, 2023
Time: 09:00 AM -- 10:00 AM
Location: St. Francis Xavier Church -
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
1. Reminders should be posted that anyone with a cough or fever, or who may otherwise be feeling sick, should not come to church for Mass or even for a visit.
2. Indiana’s health protocols for places of worship also advise that “all individuals who are 65 and above or who have an underlying at-risk health condition to stay home.” While our more vulnerable brothers and sisters cannot be prevented from attending, we should nevertheless recommend that they continue to participate in Mass remotely at this stage of the pandemic.
3. All priests, deacons, and others who assist them at Mass should review their own health, screening themselves for symptoms of COVID-19. If any symptoms of illness are present, they must not celebrate or assist at a Mass (unless the priest celebrates Mass by himself).
STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING:
1. The state has not prescribed a specific numerical limit to the number of people who can
attend indoor church services. However, social distancing measures must be
implemented in every parish to continue to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. According
to the state, this means ensuring “6 feet between individuals or family units of the same
households during services.” Socially distanced seating is therefore the deciding factor
for how many can be gathered in a church at one time.
2. To that end, at least every other pew must be unoccupied,
Unused pews must be blocked off.
3. Some sort of oversight will be required to keep track of when a church's socially
distanced capacity is reached. At that point, no additional people may be admitted into
the church building.
4. Social distancing measures should be observed when the assembly enters and exits the
church (for example, dismissal could be done by row starting from the back). A plan
should also be enacted for restrooms, limiting occupancy and marking how a waiting
line should form. And tape must be placed on the floor to mark proper distancing
during the Communion procession. Participants must also be asked to observe social
distancing outside the church and in the parking lot.
OTHER GENERAL HEALTH PROTOCOLS:
1. Masks: Stage 2 of the “Back on Track Indiana” plan recommends wearing masks or
other face coverings in public settings, including religious services. As noted by health
authorities, the use of masks is not primarily for our own protection, but for those
around us.
All congregants (except for little children under 2 and those who would have trouble breathing)
must wear such face coverings out of concern for fellow parishioners.
During the celebration of the liturgy itself, clergy should not wear masks. Nor should
other actively assisting ministers (e.g., a lector while reading).
(See below under “Distribution of Holy Communion” for mask protocols at Communion.)
2. As recommended by the state, please make every effort sanitize your hands before entering the building.
3. Holy water and baptismal fonts must remain empty except during baptisms.
4.All should refrain from holding hands during the Our Father, if this is a custom. The Sign
of Peace should not be given by the customary handshake. It could be exchanged
without physical contact – for example, by a bow of the head.
5.A distance of 6 feet must be maintained between individuals or family units in the
Communion procession. This may mean that parallel Communion lines cannot be
formed in aisles. Tape will be placed on the floor to mark proper distancing during the
Communion procession.
please contact the Parish Office.
Wishing to receive Communion? Please contact the parish office.
Anointing of the Sick is available anytime, please contact the parish office.
The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated as needed.
One parent must be a practicing Catholic. One godparent must be a Catholic at least 15 years of age. Contact the Parish Office for more info and to schedule.
Anyone contemplating marriage in the Catholic Church must be a practicing Catholic. Father must be contacted six months prior to the wedding.Prenuptial requirements must be completed prior to the wedding. Contact the Parish Office.
Please notify the parish office
Please contact the parish office. There is also a form on the website.
Can do so on the website or by requesting a form from the parish office.