Event Information:

• You will be asked to show your ticket as you enter the church. One ticket is required per person. Please bring a printed copy of your ticket or show the ticket on your mobile device.

• Please wash your hands with soap and water before leaving for church. • Bring a mask or face covering with you. (Highly recommended.) • Arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of Mass.

• Please stay home if: you are not feeling well; you have been in contact with a COVID-19 positive individual; you have a compromised immune system.

Before Coming into the Church

· Please check temperature of all family members before coming to church. If any family members have a fever, please remain home for the health and safety of all. Consult your family doctor.

· If you exhibit any of the following symptoms, please remain home at this time – cough, fatigue, loss of appetite, shortness of breath, muscle aches, loss of taste or smell, headache, runny nose, sore throat, chills with shakes.

Arriving at the Church:

· Maintain physical distancing at all times – 2 metres (6 feet) from others – in the parking lot, church entrance and in church itself.

· Upon arrival, put on mask/face covering before entering church (for all those over the age of 3)

· Parishes will likely be using one entrance only – it may not be the entrance you are familiar with. Follow direction of volunteers, signage as appropriate.

· Sanitize hands upon entry and regularly wherever possible.

· Pews and aisles will be marked to note physical distancing requirements. Families and households living at the same residence may sit together; the same 2 metre (6 ft.) distance should be maintained concerning others. Follow direction of ushers for seating.

· Pews will be emptied of prayer books, hymnals, etc. Parish bulletins will not be published at this time.

· Holy Water fonts will be empty and not in use at this time.

· If your church hall is used for overflow purposes, it will also be marked for physical distancing – same guidelines apply.

Celebration of the Eucharist:

· Please listen carefully to announcements before the start of Mass. Follow direction as advised.

· Altar servers, lectors will be kept to an absolute minimum during this period of time. Please do not enter the sacristy unless you have been asked to assist during Mass.

· Other than a cantor or choir appropriately physically distanced, there will be no singing at Mass until further notice.

· There will be no offertory procession or collection. Please leave donation in the designated basket upon entry/departure as directed.

· We ask that people do not hold hands or shake hands during any portion of the celebration of the Eucharist. At the Sign of Peace, a nod or bow to others is appropriate.

· Masks/face coverings should be removed prior to reception of Holy Communion and put back on after consumption.

· During this time of pandemic and under the guidance of local medical health officials, the faithful are asked to receive Holy Communion in the hand by placing one on top of the other, allowing the Eucharistic Minister to safely place the Body of Christ in one’s hand without contact.

· Follow direction of ushers for communion flow ensuring physical distancing at all times

· Follow direction provided for dismissal and departure – exits may be different than those you are accustomed to.

· Following Mass, please depart the church so that cleaning may commence. While it is our nature to congregate/socialize in the foyer or parking lot, we ask you NOT to do so at this time. Please maintain physical distancing.

General:

· If you suddenly feel ill, start coughing or sneezing, please leave the church for the health and safety of others gathered.

· Children’s ministry, prayers groups and other ministries that gather in the church/church grounds are either suspended or operating virtually only at this time.

· Please use washrooms only if absolutely necessary. One person or family at a time should be in the washroom. Ensure that all wash their hands with warm, soapy water after using washroom facilities. Please respect physical distancing outside the washroom.

· If, within 14 days of attending Mass, you learn that you or someone in your family who attended Mass with you has tested positive for COVID-19, you are asked to: a) contact the Ontario Public Health Authority; and, b) contact the parish office. Your identity will not be revealed to anyone other than the Public Health Authority, and only to ensure that any spread is contained

· If you would like to volunteer to help at the parish, please contact the parish office. Separate guidance will be provided to lectors ushers, Eucharistic Ministers, etc.