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UPDATE: Mass Schedule

The 4:00 p.m. Mass will resume on September 5. Until then the only weekend Mass is on Sunday.

Mass time: 10:00 a.m.

Please see the notice at left for information on how to safely attend Mass. Masks and social distancing are MANDATORY for all, and seating will be limited.
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Updated Diocesan Directives in Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak
- The Bishop continues to dispense everyone in the Diocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Day Masses until further notice.
- It is not necessary to receive Holy Communion at Mass, and one can legitimately remain in one’s seat.
- If someone displays symptoms, that person must not, under any circumstances, attend the celebration of Mass.
- Singing is to be limited as far as possible.
- Parishioners must wear masks and practice proper hand hygiene.
- Parishioners must maintain 6 feet distance between each other (families of the same household excluded) and avoid congregating in the aisles of the church.
For questions about the sacraments of Reconciliation, Baptism, Marriage, and Anointing of the Sick, please contact Fr. Edward A. Sousa, Jr., at 401-421-9137, ext. 15.
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