PARISH UPDATE
MAY 15, 2020
Keeping Our Faith Community Strong!
Dear Fellow Parishioners,

The Archbishop of Cincinnati gave permission for public Masses to resume, beginning May 25th, with many new guidelines to ensure safe and reverent celebrations. Each parish is unique and will adapt accordingly. Physical distance is a guiding principle. Thus, the number of people allowed at each Mass will be greatly reduced. To address this issue, the Archbishop has temporarily lifted the obligation of Sunday Mass attendance indefinitely, and he is encouraging those who are not in the “at risk” category to attend Mass any day of the week in order to limit the crowded conditions of Sunday and give more people a chance to attend Mass. More details on how we will accomplish this at St. Christopher will be provided in next week’s newsletter. To facilitate the safe celebration of Mass, we will need additional Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Ushers, Greeters, and Volunteers to clean after Masses. Please read the parish letter for details. Thank you in advance for answering the call.
 
The Staff of St. Christopher Parish
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  • SVDP Lunch Thank You
  • Sunday Contribution Report
  • Mass Update
  • Scholarship Winner
PLEASE READ THESE LETTERS REGARDING MASS
CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF OHIO

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 

As the “Responsible Restart Ohio Plan” is implemented during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, allowing a gradual return to work and lifting of some of the restrictions regarding consumer, retail and services, returning to operation, we your bishops, together with you, are anxious for the safe return to the public celebration of Mass/Liturgy. While making every effort to respect the spirit of the governor’s instructions, we want to begin in some way to make the public celebration of Mass/Liturgy available. To that end, we inform you that the bishops of Ohio have agreed that each diocese will determine a soft opening date later in May...
ARCHBISHOP SCHNURR

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 

Over the past eight weeks, the Bishops of Ohio have met on a regular basis to discuss recommendations and requirements put in place by the State of Ohio and the medical profession to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Early in those discussions, we very reluctantly agreed that we had to suspend the public celebration of Mass for the safety of our parishioners and for the common good of our communities. These past weeks and months have been very difficult, but I am grateful to our priests, deacons, and lay leaders who continued to show genuine pastoral care for our people by staying in contact with parishioners in very creative ways...