Parish Council | Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church

Parish Council met on July 14, 2020.

The main topics we discussed were the return to mass during the pandemic. We continue to practice social distancing and keep the worship space disinfected on a regular basis. All who enter are required to wear a face covering. Although there is a small number of parishioners on Sunday mornings, all are continuing their weekly/monthly donations.

We discussed possibly resuming coffee following mass, but the Social Committee will see if there is a way it can be done following the restrictions.

We were going to meeet with the Parish Council at St. Victoria's on August 10th, , but they have decided to table that for now until we can meet and gather without the pandemic restrictions.

The minutes are being typed up and will be distributed to all members of the council as soon as possible.

Announcements

Mass for Sunday, July 26th is Now Posted!

The Mass for the second Sunday in July is now posted on the OLP website. Just look under the videos tab:

https://www.olpcatholicchurch.org/videos

Cleaning Committee--Volunteers Wanted

It's exciting that we have been able to resume mass at Our Lady of Peace. You may be unaware that one condition of our reopening is that we have to disinfect the pews both before and after mass. We are in need of volunteers to help perform this crucial work on a rotating basis. It only takes 20-30 minutes each time and you would be asked to do it less than once a month. Plus, you can do your job with the satisfication of knowing that everything that happens at mass is possible only because of your work. If you are interested in signing up for the Cleaning Committee, please email Bonnie Toth at:

bonnie3871@gmail.com

Attending Mass During COVID-19, in Three Simple Steps

Attending Mass during COVID-19, in Three Simple Steps:

Our Lady of Peace parish has now reopened for mass. Until the COVID-19 crisis is over, you should come to mass only if you do not fall into a vulnerable population and no one in your family is sick (if you don’t meet those conditions, you should watch mass on-line at home; our on-line masses will continue). If you are able to come to mass, just follow these three simple steps:

1. Wear a mask (homemade is fine). You will lift or remove the mask only when receiving communion. If you do not have a mask, an usher will provide you with one.

2. Maintain social distancing. Keep six feet away from anyone who does not belong to your family. Wave, rather than hugging or shaking hands; this includes the Sign of Peace.

3. Listen to your usher. The ushers understand all the complexities of the governor’s safety regulations and are our principal means of carrying them out. So during the coronavirus crisis, you should defer to your ushers the same way you would at a wedding. Just as at a wedding, you will be ushered to an assigned seat when you come in and you will be ushered out when you leave (do not leave until then). If for the next few months we can all pretend that we are at a wedding, we can all gather while still staying safe.