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St. Joseph's Elko Reopening Guidelines My Dear Friends in Jesus Christ with p r o f o u n d j o y t o a n n o u n c e y o u that o u r C h u r c h i s g o i n g t o b e reopen f o r t h e p u b l i c c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e M a s s e s o n June 7 t h . H o w e v e r , t h e B i s h o p h a s d i s p e n s e d the obligation t o a t t e n d M a s s f o r t h e f o r e s e e a b l e future, s o i f y o u a r e f e e l i n g u n w e l l o r i f y o u a r e concerned about your health, p l e a s e s t a y h o m e ; w e will c o n t i n u e t o l i v e s t r e a m t h e Masses. T h e f o l l o w i n g o u t l i n e s w h a t t o e x p e c t a n d t h e p r o c e d u r e s that everyone will h a v e t o follow when Mass resumes. T h e s e p r o c e d u r e s a r e o u r p a r i s h ' s a d a p t a t i o n o f t h e B i s h o p ' s g u i d e l i n e s . G i v e n t h e f l u i d nature of the situation, t h e s e p r o c e d u r e s , a s well as the schedule itself, will b e r e e v a l u a t e d w e e k l y . T h a n k y o u i n a d v a n c e f o r y o u r p a t i e n c e a n d c o m p l i a n c e , a n d G o d bless y o u a l l . MASS SCHEDULE D u e t o s o c i a l d i s t a n c i n g g u i d e l i n e s , w e h a v e r e d u c e d t h e c a p a c i t y o f t h e c h u r c h a n d O u r Lady o f t h e R u b i e s C h a p e l . Because of this, w e h a v e a d d e d t w o a d d i t i o n a l M a s s e s . S a t u r d a y s a t 9 a m w e will have a M a s s f o r ' V u l n e r a b l e P e r s o n s ' i n w h i c h a d d i t i o n a l p r e c a u t i o n s a n d s o c i a l d i s t a n c i n g will be added.Sunday at 5 p m w e h a v e a d d e d a B i l i n g u a l M a s s . W e will a l s o s i m u l c a s t t h e M a s s t o Mater D e i i f a n d w h e n t h e c h u r c h p r o p e r h a s r e a c h e d capacity. As such t h e s c h e d u l e will be: Saturday 9am (for 'Vulnerable Persons') Saturday 5pm Sunday Sam Sunday 10 am Sunday 12pm (Spanish) Sunday 4pm (at OLR chapel) Sunday 5pm (Bilingual) ENTRY PROCEDURES Mass will s t a r t p r o m p t l y a t t h e s c h e d u l e time a n d s e a t i n g i n t h e c h u r c h will be on a first come first s e r v e b a s i s . E v e r y o n e i s e n c o u r a g e d t o a r r i v e 3 0 m i n u t e s e a r l y . Everyone will sign in prior at the designated area(s) and will be reminded to wear a mask. Ushers will s e a t a t t e n d e e s from the front of the church to the rear of the church so that social d i s t a n c i n g g u i d e l i n e s c a n b e m e t . Entry will be made from the front d o o r s o n l y . U p o n r e a c h i n g the s e a t i n g c a p a c i t y i n t h e c h u r c h , o t h e r s will b e s e a t e d i n t h e o v e r f l o w s e a t i n g a r e a s i n Mater D e i H a l l a n d o u t s i d e o f t h e m a i n c h u r c h d o o r s ( w e a t h e r p e r m i t t i n g ) . MASS PROCEDURES Masses will b e c o n d u c t e d with r e d u c e d v o l u n t e e r l a y m i n i s t e r s . T h e r e will b e n o a l t a r s e r v e r s , c h o i r s ( 3 person) E v e r y o n e i s a s k e d t o w e a r their f a c e m a s k f o r t h e d u r a t i o n o f t h e M a s s t o p r o t e c t e a c h other. There will be no physical contact at the Sign of Peace o r h o l d i n g h a n d s d u r i n g t h e L o r d ' s Prayer.

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St. Joseph's Elko Reopening Guidelines

M y D e a r F r i e n d s i n J e s u s C h r i s t w i t h p r o f o u n d j o y t o a n n o u n c e y o u t h a t o u r C h u r c h is g o i n g t o b e r e o p e n f o r t h e p u b l i c c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e M a s s e s o n J u n e 7 t h . H o w e v e r , t h e B i s h o p h a s d i s p e n s e d t h e o b l i g a t i o n t o a t t e n d M a s s f o r t h e f o r e s e e a b l e f u t u r e , s o i f y o u a r e f e e l i n g u n w e l l o r i f y o u a r e c o n c e r n e d a b o u t y o u r h e a l t h , p l e a s e s t a y h o m e ; w e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o l i v e s t r e a m t h e M a s s e s .

T h e f o l l o w i n g o u t l i n e s w h a t t o e x p e c t a n d t h e p r o c e d u r e s t h a t e v e r y o n e w i l l h a v e t o f o l l o w w h e n M a s s r e s u m e s . T h e s e p r o c e d u r e s a r e o u r p a r i s h ' s a d a p t a t i o n o f t h e B i s h o p ' s g u i d e l i n e s . G i v e n t h e f l u i d n a t u r e o f t h e s i t u a t i o n , t h e s e p r o c e d u r e s , a s w e l l as t h e s c h e d u l e i t s e l f , w i l l b e r e e v a l u a t e d w e e k l y .

T h a n k y o u i n a d v a n c e f o r y o u r p a t i e n c e a n d c o m p l i a n c e , a n d G o d b l e s s y o u a l l .

MASS SCHEDULE

D u e t o s o c i a l d i s t a n c i n g g u i d e l i n e s , w e h a v e r e d u c e d t h e c a p a c i t y o f t h e c h u r c h a n d O u r L a d y o f t h e R u b i e s C h a p e l . B e c a u s e o f t h i s , w e h a v e a d d e d t w o a d d i t i o n a l M a s s e s . S a t u r d a y s a t 9 a m w e w i l l h a v e a M a s s f o r ' V u l n e r a b l e P e r s o n s ' i n w h i c h a d d i t i o n a l p r e c a u t i o n s a n d s o c i a l d i s t a n c i n g w i l l b e a d d e d . S u n d a y a t 5 p m w e h a v e a d d e d a B i l i n g u a l M a s s . W e w i l l a l s o s i m u l c a s t t h e M a s s t o M a t e r D e i i f a n d w h e n t h e c h u r c h p r o p e r h a s r e a c h e d c a p a c i t y .

A s s u c h t h e s c h e d u l e w i l l b e :

Saturday 9am (for 'Vulnerable Persons') Saturday 5pm Sunday Sam Sunday 10 am Sunday 12pm (Spanish) Sunday 4pm (at OLR chapel) Sunday 5pm (Bilingual)

ENTRY PROCEDURES

• M a s s w i l l s t a r t p r o m p t l y a t t h e s c h e d u l e t i m e a n d s e a t i n g i n t h e c h u r c h w i l l b e o n a f i r s t c o m e f i r s t s e r v e b a s i s . E v e r y o n e is e n c o u r a g e d t o a r r i v e 3 0 m i n u t e s e a r l y .

• E v e r y o n e w i l l s i g n i n p r i o r a t t h e d e s i g n a t e d a r e a ( s ) a n d w i l l b e r e m i n d e d t o w e a r a m a s k . • U s h e r s w i l l s e a t a t t e n d e e s f r o m t h e f r o n t o f t h e c h u r c h t o t h e r e a r o f t h e c h u r c h s o t h a t s o c i a l

d i s t a n c i n g g u i d e l i n e s c a n b e m e t . E n t r y w i l l b e m a d e f r o m t h e f r o n t d o o r s o n l y . U p o n r e a c h i n g t h e s e a t i n g c a p a c i t y i n t h e c h u r c h , o t h e r s w i l l b e s e a t e d i n t h e o v e r f l o w s e a t i n g a r e a s i n M a t e r D e i H a l l a n d o u t s i d e o f t h e m a i n c h u r c h d o o r s ( w e a t h e r p e r m i t t i n g ) .

MASS PROCEDURES

• M a s s e s w i l l b e c o n d u c t e d w i t h r e d u c e d v o l u n t e e r l a y m i n i s t e r s . T h e r e w i l l b e n o a l t a r s e r v e r s , c h o i r s ( 3 p e r s o n )

• E v e r y o n e is a s k e d t o w e a r t h e i r f a c e m a s k f o r t h e d u r a t i o n o f t h e M a s s t o p r o t e c t e a c h o t h e r . • T h e r e w i l l b e n o p h y s i c a l c o n t a c t a t t h e S i g n o f P e a c e o r h o l d i n g h a n d s d u r i n g t h e L o r d ' s P r a y e r .

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St. Joseph's Elko Reopening Guidelines

COMMUNION PROCEDURES

• T h e b i s h o p h a s s t r o n g l y u r g e d u s t o r e c e i v e c o m m u n i o n i n t h e h a n d . • T h e P r e c i o u s B l o o d w i l l N O T b e o f f e r e d t o t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n . • U s e o f p e r s o n a l h a n d s a n i t i z e r b e f o r e c o m m u n i o n is s t r o n g l y e n c o u r a g e d . • C o m m u n i o n w i l l b e d i s t r i b u t e d i n t h e p e w s . I f y o u d o n o t w i s h t o r e c e i v e c o m m u n i o n , p l e a s e b e

s e a t e d t o i n d i c a t e t o t h e p r i e s t y o u w o n ' t b e r e c e i v i n g . • M a s k s s h o u l d b e w o r n w h i l e w a i t i n g f o r t h e p r i e s t / E M t o d i s t r i b u t e c o m m u n i o n . A f t e r t h e

p r i e s t / E M o f f e r s y o u c o m m u n i o n p l e a s e r e m o v e y o u r m a s k , c o n s u m e t h e E u c h a r i s t , a n d t h e n r e - m a s k s f o r t h e d u r a t i o n o f t h e c e l e b r a t i o n .

DEPARTURE PROCEDURES

• A f t e r t h e f i n a l b l e s s i n g , p l e a s e m u s t r e m a i n i n y o u r p e w . • P e w s w i l l b e d i s m i s s e d i n a n o r d e r l y f a s h i o n a n d a s d i r e c t e d b y t h e u s h e r s . • Y o u m u s t e x i t y o u r p e w w h e n p r o m p t e d . P r i v a t e p r a y e r is n o t a v a i l a b l e i n t h e c h u r c h a f t e r

S u n d a y M a s s e s t o a l l o w t i m e t o c l e a n a n d p r e p a r e f o r t h e n e x t M a s s . • A l l e x i t s o f t h e c h u r c h w i l l b e u t i l i z e d d u r i n g d e p a r t u r e . • C l e r g y w i l l n o t s h a k e h a n d s o u t s i d e o f t h e c h u r c h a n d w i l l w a v e a s y o u e x i t . T h e y w i l l c o n t i n u e

t o p r a y f o r t h e d a y w h e n t h i s w i l l a g a i n b e o u r n o r m . • P l e a s e d o n o t c o n g r e g a t e o u t s i d e b u t h e a d d i r e c t l y t o y o u r v e h i c l e t o a l l o w f o r t h e n e x t M a s s t o

s t a r t o n t i m e .

CHURCH CLEANING PROCEDURES

• C l e a n i n g a n d s a n i t i z a t i o n p r o c e d u r e s i n c l u d e d i s i n f e c t i n g p e w s a n d c h a i r s , b a t h r o o m s , d o o r h a n d l e s , a n d o t h e r f r e q u e n t l y t o u c h e d s u r f a c e d b e t w e e n e v e r y M a s s .

• V o l u n t e e r s w i l l b e r e q u i r e d t o w e a r f a c e m a s k s , w a s h h a n d s , a n d w i l l b e s c r e e n e d f o r C O V I D - 1 9 s y m p t o m s .

• V o l u n t e e r s m u s t c o n s u l t w i t h t h e i r d o c t o r s o p i n i o n b e f o r e t h e y s t a r t t h e i r w o r k .

RECONCILIATION

G e n e r a l A b s o l u t i o n f o r e v e r y o n e w i l l t a k e p l a c e p r i o r t o M a s s . A n y o n e w h o w o u l d l i k e t o r e c e i v e t h e r i t e o f R e c o n c i l i a t i o n i n d i v i d u a l l y c a n c o n t a c t t h e c h u r c h o f f i c e f o r a n a p p o i n t m e n t w i t h a p r i e s t .

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS

E v e r y o n e is r e m i n d e d t o f o l l o w C D C r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s r e g a r d i n g y o u r o w n h e a l t h . I f y o u f a l l i n t o a n a t - r i s k c a t e g o r y , p l e a s e s t a y a t h o m e a n d j o i n u s b y L i v e S t r e a m . A t t h i s t i m e , l i t u r g y is o u r m a i n p r i o r i t y a n d s o a l l o t h e r c a m p u s a c t i v i t i e s r e m a i n s u s p e n d e d u n t i l f u r t h e r n o t i c e . A l l o t h e r l i t u r g i e s ( i . e . w e d d i n g s , f u n e r a l s . F i r s t C o m m u n i o n , a n d C o n f i r m a t i o n ) w i l l a d h e r e t o t h e a b o v e p r o t o c o l .

Y o u r o f f e r i n g c a n a l s o b e m a d e u s i n g O n - L i n e G i v i n g ( g i v i n g . p a r i s h s o f t . c o m / A p p / G i v i n g / s t j l 0 3 5 2 5 6 ) a n d t h e l i n k c a n b e f o u n d o n t h e c h u r c h w e b - s i t e a t s t j o e c h . o r g . G o d B l e s s U S , F R . B i j u