Dear St. Peter's Families,
In an effort to minimize the spread of the Coronavirus, the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph has instructed parishes to suspend all public Masses through April 3. You can read the entire directive from the diocese
here.
We hope to set up a live-stream or recorded weekend Mass, and will update you later in the week on this process. Previously scheduled Mass intentions will be fulfilled.
In order to exercise the utmost caution, we are also canceling Adoration, Stations of the Cross, and RCIA, as well as all gatherings, meetings, clubs, bible studies, and events of any kind scheduled at St. Peter's through April 3.
As the diocesan statement indicates, the sacrament of confession will still be offered. We will keep the regular schedule of 5:15-5:45 p.m. on Tuesdays and 4:15-4:45 p.m. Saturdays, and we will utilize the confessional in order to maintain proper social distancing. Funerals, should they occur during this time, will be generally limited to the celebrant and immediate family.
We will keep you updated via email, social media, and
website as further information develops, including plans for Holy Week, and we will do our best to continue our ministries. As always, please contact the parish office with any questions or concerns:
email
or call (816) 363-2320.
This is a very trying time for us all, made worse by the fact that we cannot come together for Mass and fellowship as we long to do, but we can join in prayer and seek God's grace to help us. We will get through this; I am praying for you all.
In Christ,
Fr. Matt Rotert
