NEW RESTRICTIONS REGARDING CHURCH
 NEW Directives concerning Liturgies, Funerals, and Weddings at Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church during the COVID-19 crisis. Please note that in compliance with the National directives issued by our Prime Minister, we are required by law to adhere to plans and the absolute discipline expected for public gatherings.  

The government has amended an order under the Disaster Risk Management Act to facilitate in-person worship at churches on Saturdays and Sundays as follows:
While maintaining the physical distancing requirement of a minimum of six feet between persons, up to 50 persons may be allowed.
Sundays remain no movement days. For the purpose of worship on Sundays, persons are allowed to move between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
The Authorization form should be issued by the place of worship to permit up to 50 persons including clergy and support personnel to travel to and from church on Sundays.
Persons must have the form available for inspection by the security forces while travelling on Sundays.
The new limit will also apply to weddings.
The maximum number of persons allowed for funerals remains at 20 persons.

Funeral services will be allowed Mondays to Fridays with a maximum of twenty (20) persons including the Clergy, undertakers etc
Burials are allowed Mondays to Fridays with a maximum of fifteen (15) persons and should not exceed thirty (30) minutes
Persons are still permitted to visit the columbarium during the day; they can speak with the security to enter.  




Three masses this weekend beginning Saturday, October 2, 2021:
 
Saturday:  4:00pm
Sunday:     7:00am
Sunday:     9:00am

Persons who wish to attend mass must call the office to book for the Mass they wish to attend.

•     Morning Mass & Saturday morning Mass has resumed.
•     Weddings are permitted and limited to 50 persons including the minister.
•     Persons are still permitted to visit the columbarium during the day (except when there is a curfew); they can speak with the security to enter.  
•     We will try our best to make available reflections, recordings, or video presentations during this time to enhance and complement your spiritual reading, family devotions, novenas, and personal prayer at this time. However, we encourage you to pray for one another and call each other to provide spiritual support. Find a prayer partner, build a spiritual bond with someone. Please keep in touch with those who live alone.
•     The Church office will remain open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on weekdays when the curfew ends at 8:00 pm. The sacraments of the anointing of the sick and reconciliation are available during this time. Please note that the priest or bishop can only provide sacraments to persons outside of quarantine/isolation and within the current restrictions to hospital visits of one person a day.  
•     The Church’s soup kitchen ministry will continue providing for the poor and the needy.
•     St. Vincent de Paul will try and assist as best as they can within their limitations, those persons normally supported by the ministry.  
•     Regarding our stewardship of treasure, we are inviting persons who can do so at this time to make electronic transfers. If you are unable to do so via this method, you can drop off your collection at the Church office during the week. Thank you in advance for your generosity. The accounting details are in the bulletin.
   

Parishioners are encouraged to share a deeper participation in the parts of the mass that have been suspended remotely in their personal prayer.                                       

Thank you for your cooperation as we navigate these trying times.