St. patrick Church 

From Archbishop Jackels and Fr Moser:

First - from a public statement by Archbishop Jackels: In recognition of how the spiritual and emotional needs of the Catholic faithful are met in great part by the parish community gathering for Sunday Mass in church ... And in view of the ever-increasing number of parishioners who are vaccinated, and who have a holy desire to worship at Sunday Mass with others in church ...

 

On 5/6 June 2021, the dispensation will expire that excused Catholics in the Archdiocese of Dubuque from participating at Sunday Mass in church. 

 

As the pandemic isn’t over, even without a dispensation Catholics can still legitimately excuse themselves from Sunday Mass if they are afraid of getting COVID, or if ... They are frail from age or illness, or caring for someone sick, homebound, or an infant, or weather makes driving hazardous, or work and Mass schedules conflict. In short, there is no sin in missing the Sunday obligation if you would go if you could go, but you can’t for reasons outside your control.

 

Second from Father Moser in regards to COVID safety measures: my goal is to proceed cautiously as we relax the CDC recommendations and the measures encouraged by state or local health officials:

 

ropes / tape on the pews... in an attempt to balance between those who want this extra measure of social distancing and those who do not, some of the pews in church will remain roped off for the upcoming months. 

 

social distancing and wearing of masks... both are appropriate [not required nor compulsory] for the months of May and June as we welcome larger attendance at Mass. During this period of transition we encourage everyone to continue to be sensitive to those with differing degrees of comfort with masks or social distancing.

 

Church/Parish Halls will be fully reopened and available to be used by parishioners and the public. I am setting a reopening date of May 26, 2021. Yes, this means that having funeral dinners catered in the church hall will be an option after that date. However, the St. Patrick volunteers who were serving funeral dinners are now  questionable due to the age and health vulnerability of these great volunteers. We will be addressing this in the near future.

 

On 5/6 June 2021, the dispensation will expire that excused Catholics in the Archdiocese of Dubuque from participating at Sunday Mass in church. 

 

As the pandemic isn’t over, even without a dispensation Catholics can still legitimately excuse themselves from Sunday Mass if they are afraid of getting COVID, or if ... They are frail from age or illness, or caring for someone sick, homebound, or an infant, or weather makes driving hazardous, or work and Mass schedules conflict. In short, there is no sin in missing the Sunday obligation if you would go if you could go, but you can’t for reasons outside your control.

 

Second from Father Moser in regards to COVID safety measures: my goal is to proceed cautiously as we relax the CDC recommendations and the measures encouraged by state or local health officials:

 

ropes / tape on the pews... in an attempt to balance between those who want this extra measure of social distancing and those who do not, some of the pews in church will remain roped off for the upcoming months. 

 

social distancing and wearing of masks... both are appropriate [not required nor compulsory] for the months of May and June as we welcome larger attendance at Mass. During this period of transition we encourage everyone to continue to be sensitive to those with differing degrees of comfort with masks or social distancing.

 

Church/Parish Halls will be fully reopened and available to be used by parishioners and the public. I am setting a reopening date of May 26, 2021. Yes, this means that having funeral dinners catered in the church hall will be an option after that date. However, the St. Patrick volunteers who were serving funeral dinners are now  questionable due to the age and health vulnerability of these great volunteers. We will be addressing this in the near future.