Dear Friends:
As I announced several weeks ago, we are instituting a revised Mass schedule for our parish which will become effective on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. In line with the directives of the Archdiocese, and out of a concern for the energy and well being of the priests, we are reducing the number of weekend and weekday Masses. The Archdiocese asks that we try to celebrate Masses on a schedule that allows for the churches to be filled at least to half their capacity, which in the case of both of our churches is about 350 people and there is to be one vigil Mass only. As for weekdays, given the sheer number of funeral Masses and other demands on the priests’ time, it seems prudent to have one weekday Mass instead of the two we have had for some years now. Additional factors that entered into the decision are that no priest normally should celebrate more than three Masses on a weekend, and, if absolutely necessary, one priest could celebrate all the Masses.
The revised schedule will be as follows:
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil Mass at 4:30 PM at St. Mary’s Church
Sunday Masses
7:00 and 9:30 AM at St. Agnes’ Church
8:15 and 10:45 AM and 4:30 PM at St. Mary’s Church.
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
8:30 AM at St. Agnes’ Church
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
8:30 AM at St. Mary’s Church.
CONFESSIONS
Saturday from 3:00-4:00 PM at St. Mary’s Church
Monday from 6:00-7:00 PM at St. Mary’s Church.
NOVENA WITH EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Monday at 7:30 PM at St. Mary’s Church.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION (HOLY HOURS)
Wednesday after the 8:30 AM Mass at St. Agnes’ Church
First Saturday of the month at 3:00 PM at St. Agnes’ Church.
Again, this schedule becomes effective as of January 1, 2025. I thank everyone for their understanding and cooperation. I wish everyone a blessed Easter