St. Christopher Catholic Church

We are so grateful to all of you for your faith, patience, and fortitude throughout this year and a half as COVID-19 has brought necessary reconsideration and restructuring of our church life. Life is beginning to feel more and more normal as infection and hospitalization rates drop to single digits and folks emerge from their hunkered-down lifestyles.

More and more of you are venturing back to in-person worship and other activities here at St. Christopher church and we are delighted to see you again. Given the amount of time we have been apart over the past year, it will be important to be intentional about reconnecting and reorienting ourselves back to church. We could not have gotten to this point without your help, your patience, and your willingness to live into something new.  It is time for us to pray for gratitude for what we have learned during this pandemic as a community of believers. Be the breath of the Spirit that warms each other's hearts. 

With the State lifting many of the pandemic restrictions, the Diocese, in conjunction with the local public health officials, has authorized some changes beginning this Sunday.

Mass Locations/Time:   

Starting on Sunday July 11th
Church at: 7:00am,  8:00am,  9:30am, 11:00am , 12:30pm and 4:00pm
Kindergarten Courtyard at: 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30am

Capacity:

There are no limits on Church capacity. 
The Diocese is asking that there be 3 feet of social distance between family groups.  That means two smaller families could sit in the same long pew.

Reservations:

No reservations needed for Mass in the Church.
For the K. Courtyard, reservations required due to the limited capacity.

Masks:

Everyone will be encouraged to wear masks while at Mass.
  Sanitizing:  Hand sanitizers will still be available for everyone to practice good hand hygiene. 
  Collection:  For Mass in Church: you will be invited to bring up your offering at the Preparation of the Gifts and place it in a basket near the Ambo and the Commentators Stand.

Dismissal:

Until further notice, we will continue to dismiss the Assembly in the same way as in the past, row-by-row, through the side doors.

May the winds of Grace blow gently upon you, and Blessings fall softly upon your days.

Blessings
Fr. Chris