Guidelines For The Celebration Of Mass Inside the Church
 

The celebration of Mass at St Bridget Catholic Church resumes inside the Church . This will be done while ensuring social distancing. As we resume gathering, it is important to note that the Corona Virus is still in our midst, and as such one can still contract or transmit it. In order to prevent the contraction and/or transmission of the virus, the following guidelines have been put in place for our Liturgical celebrations:
 
Time
Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm
Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am.
 
Weekday Masses
Weekday Masses resume at 8:00 am Monday to Saturday  during the Easter season and Monday to Friday after the Easter season. To ensure social distancing, some pews will not be used. All who come to Mass please sit in appropriate and designated pews that are marked with a cross.  Each group, couple, or individual must be seated six feet away in all directions from the next closest group, couple, or individual.
 
Confessions
Confessions will take place in the side/bell tower Chapel at the usual times:
Saturday: 3:00-3:50pm
Sunday: 7:30-8:20am and 9:50-10:20 am.
 
Face Masks
All must wear face masks as they enter the Church and for the duration of the Liturgy.
 
Entry
All are required to enter only through the main entrance- on Highway 24 and to “Wait to Be Seated.” If you have special needs, you are encouraged to call the Parish Office ahead of time (985-446-6801). 
 
Social Distancing
To ensure social distancing, some pews will not be used. All who come to Mass on weekend will, therefore, sit in appropriate and designated pews that are marked with a cross.   Family members who live in the same house together may be  seated together in a group. They are therefore encouraged to arrive at the same time. Each group, couple, or individual must be seated six feet away in all directions from the next closest group, couple, or individual.
 
Arrival
In order to allow for orderly seating, please plan to begin arriving 30 minutes before the beginning of the Mass. Hospitality ministers will welcome and lead individuals or groups to their respective and appropriate pews.
 
Holy Communion 
All will remain in their pews and the clergy will walk around to bring Holy Communion or to offer a blessing. To receive Holy Communion, individuals will remove the face masks and place them back soon after.
 
Offertory Collection
 There will be Stationary Collection Baskets for the offertory. The offertory envelopes or cash may be placed in any of these baskets as you come in, or as you leave. Please be cautious to maintain the six-foot distance as you do this.
 
Departure
The hospitality ministers will give directions for an orderly departure pew by pew, beginning from the back. As there should be no physical contact between individuals not living in the same household. Please resist the temptation to socialize closely or to linger after the Mass. When Mass is completed please make your way to your vehicle and return home.
 
Dispensation 
All are reminded that the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sunday  is still in effect as such if you cannot or chose not to attend Sunday Mass you will not be sinning.

As we continue to be careful and not fearful we should not put ourselves or others at risk. Therefore, if you are sick/unwell, immunodeficient, or care for someone who is sick, it is strongly encouraged that you do not attend these Masses but rather participate through live-stream or participate in one of the several Masses offered on TV.
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Adoration Chapel, as well as the Church, will be open for personal/private prayer.

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