Nota Bene (Note Well)...
DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD…
According to the CDC (to date & Nation wide): 7.3 million people have come down w/ the flu; 84,000 people have been hospitalized from it & 31 states have seen wide spread flu outbreaks.
Because we love you and we are concerned about your health, here at St. Mary, we are suspending the Distribution of the Precious Blood and we will also use a "modified Sign of Peace" which means we will have the Sign of Peace but ask that you don't shake hands (just nod and say "Peace be w/ you").
I'm not sure what the other Catholic Parishes are doing but Bp. Doherty leaves it up to each Pastor to decide how much risk they want to expose their congregations too...
Thank you for your patience and understanding. These two practices will remain in place until Holy Thursday.
Please continue to pray for the most vulnerable and susceptible at this time.
In the love of the Holy Family, Fr. A. Dudzinski
According to the CDC (to date & Nation wide): 7.3 million people have come down w/ the flu; 84,000 people have been hospitalized from it & 31 states have seen wide spread flu outbreaks.
Because we love you and we are concerned about your health, here at St. Mary, we are suspending the Distribution of the Precious Blood and we will also use a "modified Sign of Peace" which means we will have the Sign of Peace but ask that you don't shake hands (just nod and say "Peace be w/ you").
I'm not sure what the other Catholic Parishes are doing but Bp. Doherty leaves it up to each Pastor to decide how much risk they want to expose their congregations too...
Thank you for your patience and understanding. These two practices will remain in place until Holy Thursday.
Please continue to pray for the most vulnerable and susceptible at this time.
In the love of the Holy Family, Fr. A. Dudzinski