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The obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligation continues to be suspended as long as the pandemic continues. We continue to record and post daily and Sunday Mass to our website: www.stgabrielhopkins.org/worship.
Mass is now open up to a limited capacity at each church. There are a number of things we've had to put in place to make this possible, so please read the following carefully. The link to sign up for Mass is after the instructions.
- To have time to disinfect the worship spaces in between Masses, the 8:30am Mass is temporarily moved to 8am. So the following is the weekend schedule:
Saturday, 4:30pm Mass, St. Joseph campus (confessions at 3:30pm)
Sunday, 8am, 10:30am, 1pm (Spanish), St. John campus (NO confessions at 12:30pm) - Doors will open 15 minutes before each Mass begins.
- The only doors that will be unlocked are the Mainstreet doors at St. Joseph campus, and the Preston Lane parking lot doors at St. John campus.
- Face masks are required for all assembly members (but not for those under age two, according to the CDC, since it may put them at risk of suffocation).
- A minister will spray hand sanitizer on the hands of all people when they come through the doors. Signs will be posted to provide instruction as how to stop the spread of germs and protect oneself from sickness.
- A minister will escort each household to their pew.
- Congregational singing is temporarily discontinued. Instead, we will use cantors or instrumental music. Congregants are to respond to all spoken or chanted texts while wearing masks. Choirs are discontinued until it is safe to resume. Hymnals and missalettes have been removed and stored during the pandemic.
- Distribution of Holy Communion will immediately follow Mass, while meditative instrumental music is played to maintain a prayerful atmosphere. Instructions will be given at Mass.
- The worship space and other high use areas will be disinfected using a fogger before and after each liturgy. Handrails, doorknobs, and push plates will be wiped down before and after each liturgy.
- Restrooms will not be available for use at the church.
- The faithful may pick up bulletins on the way out of church or visit our website to read it electronically. A collection basket will be at the entrance to the church, or you can give electronically.
Sign up to attend ONE weekend Mass HERE, or call the parish office: 952-935-5536.
Those over age 65 are strongly encouraged not to attend Mass, and anyone showing any symptoms of sickness, or anyone who has a household member who is sick or showing symptoms should not come to church.
St. Gabriel Parish needs your continued support:
Please help us fund the staff, resources, and operations necessary to support our digital ministry, and to provide for the required sanitization and setup for public Mass, by making a one-time or recurring online donation at: www.stgabrielhopkins.org/give. You can mail in donations, as well. Thank you for your generosity!
Please know that we are praying for you, for all those affected by COVID-19, and for deliverance from this pandemic. We humbly ask for your prayers as well.
In Christ—Fr. Paul, Staff, and Parish Leadership
Registración para la Misa en español
El enlace para la registración está despues de las instrucciones.
Resumen de
los Lineamientos Generales para la Transición a la Fase II
- La obligación de atender a Misa el domingo sigue suspendida durante el tiempo de la pandemia. Personas enfermas y/o con familiares enfermos, así como las personas en alto riesgo de contraer la enfermedad deben permanecer en casa.
- Se seguirá transmitiendo la Misa por internet para aquellos que no puedan asistir.
- Las puertas se abrirán 15 minutos antes de que la Misa comience.
- La única puerta que estará abierta es la del estacionamiento de la calle Preston Lane (que es la puerta por la que la mayoría de las personas entramos).
- Se requiere el uso de MASCARILLA para todas las personas que participen en la Misa excepto para los menores de 2 años, ya que, de acuerdo con el departamento de salud estarían en riesgo de sofocación.
- Un ministro le recibirá en la puerta para la aplicación de sanitizante en espray, después deberán registrarse en la entrada, recibir información e instrucciones de cómo evitar la propagación de gérmenes y de cómo protegerse usted mismo de la enfermedad.
- Un ministro le guiará a su lugar en las bancas.
- Temporalmente se han suspendido los cantos para la congregación, lo que significa que escucharemos la Misa en silencio devocional. En vez de eso cantará el ministro de música o habrá música instrumental. Los himnarios se han guardado durante el tiempo de la pandemia.
- La distribución de la Sagrada Comunión será inmediatamente después de la Misa, mientras sigue la música. Usted recibirá más información e instrucciones al llegar a la Misa.
- El espacio de culto y otras áreas de alto uso se desinfectarán con un nebulizador antes y después de cada liturgia. Los pasamanos, las perillas de las puertas y las placas de empuje se limpiarán antes y después de cada liturgia.
- Los baños no estarán disponibles para su uso en la iglesia.
- Los fieles pueden recoger boletines al salir de la iglesia o visitar nuestro sitio web para leerlo electrónicamente. Una canasta de recolección estará a la entrada de la iglesia, o puede darla electrónicamente.
