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Tue: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m, Tue - Thurs: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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A note from Father Matt Wiering:
"Dear Parishioners of St. Mary's,
I just wanted to write you to let you know that the parish leadership and I take seriously the threat of the transmission of COVID-19/ Coronavirus.
As you know, while Masses have not been cancelled in the Diocese of New Ulm, Bishop LeVoir has given Catholics in the Diocese the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass for the next three weekends (beginning this weekend, March 14/15).
We have also decided to postpone/cancel additional parish events tomorrow, including Youth Sunday, Sunday School, and the reception for our Confirmation students.
We will make other cancellation decisions on a day-to-day basis and will let you know by mid-day Tuesday whether we will offer a modified Wednesday evening faith formation schedule or cancel altogether.
I also wanted to communicate to you other things that we will implement at Masses until further notice to avoid the possible transmission of disease:
1) We will be emptying the holy water fonts.
2) We will not be distributing the Precious Blood.
3) We will omit the Sign of Peace.
4) Although I will greet parishioners after Mass, I will avoid shaking hands while doing so.
5) At this time I would also like to encourage parishioners, if this is your practice, not to hold hands during the Our Father with non-immediate family members.
As always, if you are feeling ill, please do not attend Mass so as to avoid contagion. I am always happy to bring communion to the homes of the elderly or sick, and if you would contact me, I would be happy to do so if you or your loved one would like to receive communion. Please call the parish/rectory number 423-5220 or email me directly: fatherwiering@gmail.com.
During this time of social distancing, please keep in mind those who might suffer from being isolated from others. If you are not able to visit people in the nursing home or assisted living, please consider giving them a phone call, as they may experience greater loneliness because of a lack of visitors. If you have elderly neighbors who are concerned about leaving their home, please offer to pick up groceries for them.
With various social and faith-related events cancelled we may during these weeks find ourselves with more family time or time at home, so I would just like to encourage families and individuals to use this time to grow in faith by praying together as a family, reading the daily Scripture readings, and by watching Mass on the Internet or television. Readings for Mass each day can be found on the homepage of the U.S. Bishops' website: www.usccb.org. I will be forwarding an email from EWTN with information on their television/radio Mass.
Another amazing Catholic resource with a treasure trove of Catholic bible studies and videos for families and adults alike can be found at Formed. All of our St. Mary's parishioners and any members of our local Bread of Life Area Faith Community have free access to all of the online resources found there. To access, click on this link and follow the instructions: http://www.holy-redeemer.com/formedorg1.html.
Let us pray for all those impacted by this virus! Hopefully, with the precautions being taken in communities throughout the country, we will soon be able to return to life as normal!
God bless you, Fr. Matt"
"Dear Parishioners of St. Mary's,
I just wanted to write you to let you know that the parish leadership and I take seriously the threat of the transmission of COVID-19/ Coronavirus.
As you know, while Masses have not been cancelled in the Diocese of New Ulm, Bishop LeVoir has given Catholics in the Diocese the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass for the next three weekends (beginning this weekend, March 14/15).
We have also decided to postpone/cancel additional parish events tomorrow, including Youth Sunday, Sunday School, and the reception for our Confirmation students.
We will make other cancellation decisions on a day-to-day basis and will let you know by mid-day Tuesday whether we will offer a modified Wednesday evening faith formation schedule or cancel altogether.
I also wanted to communicate to you other things that we will implement at Masses until further notice to avoid the possible transmission of disease:
1) We will be emptying the holy water fonts.
2) We will not be distributing the Precious Blood.
3) We will omit the Sign of Peace.
4) Although I will greet parishioners after Mass, I will avoid shaking hands while doing so.
5) At this time I would also like to encourage parishioners, if this is your practice, not to hold hands during the Our Father with non-immediate family members.
As always, if you are feeling ill, please do not attend Mass so as to avoid contagion. I am always happy to bring communion to the homes of the elderly or sick, and if you would contact me, I would be happy to do so if you or your loved one would like to receive communion. Please call the parish/rectory number 423-5220 or email me directly: fatherwiering@gmail.com.
During this time of social distancing, please keep in mind those who might suffer from being isolated from others. If you are not able to visit people in the nursing home or assisted living, please consider giving them a phone call, as they may experience greater loneliness because of a lack of visitors. If you have elderly neighbors who are concerned about leaving their home, please offer to pick up groceries for them.
With various social and faith-related events cancelled we may during these weeks find ourselves with more family time or time at home, so I would just like to encourage families and individuals to use this time to grow in faith by praying together as a family, reading the daily Scripture readings, and by watching Mass on the Internet or television. Readings for Mass each day can be found on the homepage of the U.S. Bishops' website: www.usccb.org. I will be forwarding an email from EWTN with information on their television/radio Mass.
Another amazing Catholic resource with a treasure trove of Catholic bible studies and videos for families and adults alike can be found at Formed. All of our St. Mary's parishioners and any members of our local Bread of Life Area Faith Community have free access to all of the online resources found there. To access, click on this link and follow the instructions: http://www.holy-redeemer.com/formedorg1.html.
Let us pray for all those impacted by this virus! Hopefully, with the precautions being taken in communities throughout the country, we will soon be able to return to life as normal!
God bless you, Fr. Matt"
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