St. Anthony Church Mass Times

 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Masks required indoors; masks encouraged outdoors but not required if socially distanced (except liturgical ministers)
• Singing by assembly permitted indoors with mask on; outdoors if socially distanced
• Social distancing between households is 0-6' at the pastor’s discretion 
• Hand sanitization required upon entry and before receiving communion 
• Proof of Vaccination: not required
• Mass registration: not required

CLERGY & LITURGICAL MINISTERS
• No mask required while proclaiming the word, leading prayer or preaching if 6' from others; if lesser distance, must wear mask 
• Ushers and Eucharistic Ministers must wear masks at all times indoors; must mask outdoors if less than 6' from others

MUSIC MINISTERS
• No mask required while singing if 12' from others (indoor and outdoor), if lesser distance, must wear mask

EXEMPTIONS TO MASKING REQUIREMENTS
• Persons younger than two years old. Very young children must not wear a mask because of the risk of suffocation.
• Persons with a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability that prevents wearing a mask. This includes persons with a medical condition for whom wearing a mask could obstruct breathing or who are unconscious, incapacitated, or otherwise unable to remove a mask without assistance.
• Persons who are hearing impaired, or communicating with a person who is hearing impaired, where the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication.

MASK AND VACCINE MESSAGE FROM THE DIOCESE
As a reminder, we wear masks for the protection of our fellow employees, volunteers, and parishioners, for the care of those most vulnerable – the immunocompromised and children – and for the greater public health of our communities as we work to prevent this Delta variant from spreading and other variants from gaining traction. It’s important to note that a return to masks for those who are vaccinated does not mean the COVID-19 vaccines do not work. Vaccines continue to be extremely effective, particularly at preventing severe illness, but they may not always be completely effective at preventing infection or transmission of the Delta variant. According to the CDC, new data show the Delta variant is highly contagious. It’s more transmissible than the flu, the common cold and is on par with chickenpox, which is considered to be the most contagious of common viruses. Still, the vaccines continue to prevent most infections and almost all hospitalization. If you have yet to get a vaccine, we strongly encourage you to do so. The Diocese has a webpage summarizing the Catholic Teachings on vaccinations and the COVID vaccine that you can review HERE. Together, we can put this pandemic behind us. This new variant is not an unsurmountable setback – just the next hurdle on this journey. Our top priority remains the health and safety of our employees, clergy, and volunteers and those we serve and minister to in our diocese.