A Message From Our Pastor
Hello to all of you and continued best wishes. So many of you commented to me by email about the feelings I am experiencing (edginess, impatience, off-balance) and I appreciate your candor about your own feelings and that we all have so much in common. One thing I know we have in common: it would be good to get back to normal. One important aspect of that normalcy is for us to get back together for Mass. Although we don’t have a date yet, we are in the planning stages now, and for that your help is needed.
I am looking for a whole new “
Ministry of Hospitality” that will be in place when we come back to Mass. You will be trained for this ministry and your welcoming presence will delight the hearts and souls of our parish family and keep us safe. We will need 80-100 folks to participate. Here are the basics:
- You need to be from 18-64 years of age with no compromising health conditions.
- You will need to be at the church 30 minutes before Mass and for 20 minutes following Mass.
- Some will greet folks at the entrance to the parking lot; some will guide folks into the carefully designated pews; some will assist folks with Communion lines; some will help folks back to their cars at the end of Mass. All will help to disinfect the church and pews, in accordance with CDC recommendations, following each Mass and prepare it for the next Mass.
Volunteers will be provided with masks, gloves, disinfectant spray and disposable wipes.
The Diocese of Orange is giving the directives and guidelines for church capacity, social distancing, cleanliness of the church, and liturgy. These are very well thought out and it is up to each parish to get their plan in order.
If you are interested in becoming part of this new Ministry of Hospitality, please fill in the form that is on the parish website
st-timsrc.org/ministryofhospitality
; return it; we will get in touch with you very soon!
