Mass Attendance at St. John the Evangelist
We have been below the 33% capacity with our attendance at Masses due to the limits of social distancing.
You would think the recent change of 15% capacity for Mass would not affect us given the size of our Church, but it does.
This summer our Fire Code maximum number was reduced to 200 people from 675 due to lack of fire monitoring. We need to upgrade our electrical panel to achieve this, and due to the age and design of our building and current wiring, this is costly and not easy. It has been a work in progress but will not be ready for Christmas.
This means that Mass attendance is limited to 30.
The Archdiocese still allows celebration of Mass, but recommends streaming Mass.
We will be livestreaming two Masses.
Christmas Eve at 6:00 and Christmas Day at 10:30 am
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Due to the newly imposed restrictions our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day masses are already full.
Hospitality
We need 9 Volunteers for each Mass:
Safety Coordinator (1): Coordinate, communicate!
Point of Entry (2): Health questions, Registration.
Ushers (2): Seating form 2 m distancing.
Cleaners (4): Wash and disinfect the pews.
The only way that we can continue to celebrate Mass is because of these dedicated and generous Volunteers. We need everyone to discern how they can help. Please contact the Church office to Volunteer.
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Parish Directory Project
St John the Evangelist Parish
Thank you for your patience as we finish up the work on our Parish directory. We will notify our parishioners who participated in the Directory when we send the Final proof to the printers. Then we will notify you when you can come and pick up the Directories.
With Church attendance restricted, parishes struggle to manage on reduced revenues.
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