Before you leave home:

• If you are 60 or older and especially if you have preexisting health conditions, please consider joining us via our live streaming service. If you have symptoms of any type of illness, please remain at home and be attentive to your health needs. The obligation for Mass attendance is still suspended and will remain so until further notice. Your health and safety is our primary concern.

• The celebration of the Mass will still be recorded and available by Fr. Steve.

• You will be required to wear a mask/face covering for the duration of our Mass.

• A reservation is required for attendance at Mass. Please register through the link on our website, www.st-phil.org, the St. Philip the Apostle Facebook page, or contact the parish office at 630-628-0900. All reservations MUST be confirmed when you arrive at the church.

* Please remember that the doors will be locked 10 minutes prior to mass begins.

• Use the restroom before leaving the house. The facilities in the church must be sanitized after each use. We are striving to minimize their use.

When you arrive for Mass:

• Check in with a greeter at the check-in table.

• Enter only through the School Gym doors.

• Deposit your offering in the baskets provided.

• An usher will provide you with hand sanitizer.

• An usher will ask a few health questions and take your temperature.

• An usher will check you in on the reservation list.

• Take your place in the pew as directed by an usher.

• You may only share a pew with those people who live in your home, except in cases of single participants sitting at a social distance.

• Social distance will be maintained at all times.

During Mass:

• Do not change pews once you are seated.

• Wear your mask/face covering throughout Mass (except when receiving Holy Communion).

• No physical contact, except with members of your own household, during the sign of peace.

• No singing or use of hymnals will occur during the Mass, in an effort to minimize risk of contamination.

Receiving Holy Communion:

• You will approach the priest from the center aisle, keeping social distancing.

• When the usher approaches your pew, stand up.

• There is an automatic dispenser for hand sanitizer in the center aisle. Please sanitize your hands; please remember not to touch your face after this.

• Receive the Host in your hand ONLY.

• After reception of the Host, move to the side, remove the strap from one ear of your mask or face covering, letting it hang from the other ear and uncovering your mouth, consume the Host.

• Replace the mask over your mouth and nose.

• You may kneel or pray silently until the priest is finished with the congregation.

After Mass:

• Gather all personal items.

• The usher will dismiss one pew at a time to ensure social distancing is adhered. Use only the proper exits, as directed by an usher.

• Do not congregate outside the doors or in the parking lots.

• Do not remove your mask until you have left the grounds.While our parish staff will attempt to take appropriate precautions consistent with the advice of public health authorities and the Diocese; parishioners and guests should understand that they assume the risk of contracting Covid-19 any time they enter a public space since such precautions do not eliminate the risk of infection. Parishioners will always be the first priority. We will strive to communicate clearly and frequently, to ensure we are doing all that we can to safeguard your health and to always support and prioritize your spiritual welfare.