St. Lawrence Parish Guidance for Phase III due to precautions during Covid-19 Pandemic;
Friday, December 4, 2020 (unless adjustment required)
1. Bishop Jugis has dispensed everyone from the obligation of assisting at Sunday Mass in these days. Watch Holy Mass and other devotions on Television or on the internet.
2. In North Carolina, there is still a real risk in gathering in groups; please do not put other people or yourself at risk for the pandemic disease.
3. Because of our physical location and limitations, our events will be very limited in Phase II. We will have to clean the Church after each activity in the Church.
4. Please follow all CDC guidelines including:
a. Stay home if 65 or older, if sick, or in a high risk group
b. Wear a mask
c. Sit 6+ feet from other households
d. Wash hands before and after Holy Mass
5. Please check the home page of our web site, the current bulletin on the website and signage at the Church for regular updates of activities at the Parish. If you do not have internet
capability, please call a friend who does or call the office and ask for Barclay Roberts who is
our communication person.
Our schedule will be:
a. Confessions: Fridays:12:45—1:30pm and Saturdays: 8:30 to 9:30am
b. Daily Mass: Mon & Tues 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed. All daily Masses are private.
c. Sunday Mass: one in English (9am) and one in Spanish (5pm) for 24 households at each
Mass for St. Lawrence Parishioners. These Mases will be live-streamed.
Parishioners who want to attend Sunday Mass should complete an online form on our website homepage or call Barclay Roberts at the Office (828.252.6042) to be placed on the waiting list for a reservation. Only ONE reservation request is needed. Parishioners will be placed on a rotating list for Mass attendance until we return to a normal schedule.
PRAYERHoly Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas. We fly to you today as your beloved children. We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you did at the wedding in Cana. Pray for us, loving Mother, and gain for our nation and world, and for all our families and loved ones, the protection of your holy angels, that we may be spared the worst of this illness. For those already afflicted, we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance. In this time of trial and testing, teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind. Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts. We come to you with confidence, knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother, Shelter us under the mantle of your protection, keep us in the embrace of your arms, help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. Amen |