To our American Martyrs Community

A message from Msgr. Barry and Bob Hodges
To my American Martyrs family, to all my parishioners and to all our wonderful school students,

I want you to know that I love you and I am praying for you and trust that you are taking good care of each other while we make our way through this time.
 
I want to share with you personally that I have been ill these last few days and have tested positive for the virus. I’ve had doctors in to see me, and others checking in, making sure that I am following doctor's orders!  
 
To be clear, and to stop any rumors… I am slowly feeling better, I am not in the hospital, I’m not using a ventilator, and there have been no life-threatening incidents.
 
Please continue to pray for me and everyone in our community, especially those who are ill. I pray for all of you every day.
Fr. John
Monsignor Barry has asked us to notify the community that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is at the rectory recovering. Fr. Rick and Fr. Joe are not symptomatic, but are now in voluntary quarantine in accord with the recommended protocols. They ask for your prayers and wishes at this time and want you to know you are in their prayers. As you can appreciate, they will not be in their usual communication patterns while they are following the protocols.
 
Monsignor started feeling symptoms on March 16 and was tested the next day. He went into self-quarantine at the recommendation of his doctor. His test results came in today, ten days later. Fortunately, he is now slowly recovering and feeling a bit better. We know you will join us in praying for his full and continuing recovery. 

While we know there are many places where Msgr. Barry could have been exposed, we wanted to make sure that our Parish Community had this information. The health and safety of everyone who is a part of our community is of great importance to us. In accordance with current protocols, this matter was reported to the LA County Department of Public Health.
The following are some helpful resources from the LA County Department of Health regarding COVID-19:
If you feel any of the symptoms associated with the COVID-19, please contact your doctor for further instructions.

We will keep everyone impacted by these events in our prayers. Should you need to contact parish staff, we are fully available to you and are working with the Archdiocese to assure that there is full coverage to address any pastoral needs.

Blessings to each of you during this Lenten season,

Bob Hodges
Business Manager