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Monitoring Coronavirus

- COVID 19 UPDATE – November 23, 2021
  
  Please be notified we have received reports of positive COVID 19 test results from parishioners who attended the 12noon and 5pm Masses on Sunday, November 21 and the
  8am Mass on Tuesday, November 23.
  
  If you were at any of those Masses, please monitor your symptoms and check with your doctor for any further instructions. The Board of Health has been notified, along with the Archdiocese of Boston. The church has been sanitized for everyone’s safety.
  Please keep those affected by the virus in your prayers.
- COVID 19 UPDATE – November 21, 2021
  
  Please be notified we have received a report of positive COVID 19 test results from someone who attended both the 8am Masses on Sunday, November 14 and Monday, November 15.
  
  If you were at either of those Masses, please monitor your symptoms and check with your doctor for any further instructions. The Board of Health has been notified, along with the Archdiocese of Boston. The church has been sanitized for everyone’s safety.
  Please keep those affected by the virus in your prayers.
- COVID 19 UPDATE – November 18, 2021
  
  Please be notified we have received a report of positive COVID 19 test results from someone who attended both the 4pm mass on Saturday, November 13, and the 5pm Mass on Sunday, Nov. 14.
  
  If you were at either of those Masses, please monitor your symptoms and check with your doctor for any further instructions. The Board of Health has been notified, along with the Archdiocese of Boston. The church has been sanitized for everyone’s safety.
  Please keep those affected by the virus in your prayers.
- COVID Update - November 16, 2021
  
  Please be notified we have received a report of positive COVID 19 test results after the 8:30AM faith formation class at the school on Sunday, November 14. The families of the classmates have been notified.
  Please monitor your symptoms and check with your doctor for any further instructions. The Board of Health has been notified, along with the Archdiocese of Boston. The classroom has been sanitized for your safety.
  Please keep those affected by the virus in your prayers.
- COVID protocols
  
  The Archdiocese of Boston has udpated their COVID protocols for all the parishes effective September 4, 2021. Among these protocols we wish to highlight three:
  
  1. All are encouraged to wear masks at all parish activities including Masses.
  2. We will continue to have available a seating area in the Church for those who wish to be social distanced.
  3. As has been the case, all unvaccinated people over the age of 5 are advised to wear masks at all parish activities.
  
  Thank you for your understanding as all of us desire to continue to worship together safely in light of the present COVID situation.
- for your safety
  
  We know that many are concerned about the increasing numbers of infections of COVID 19.
  What is the parish doing to prevent the spread?
  
  1.  We have hospitality ministers at all Masses to assist people in knowing where to sit and in moving about the church for Communion.
  2. We have signs posted at the entrances of the church and pastoral center that state that masks are encouraged for all.
  3. We have hand sanitizer available at the entrances of the church.
  4.  We have a section of the church that is reserved for people who want to continue wearing masks and social distancing.
  5.  Our clergy and Eucharistic Ministers wear masks when distributing Communion. They also sanitize their hands after they consume their Host and after any incident of touching a person before giving Communion to another.
  6.  We are not passing offertory baskets among the congregation, but have offertory boxes in the gathering area of the church, as well as electronic giving.
  7. We sanitize the family room after each Mass and the church daily.
  
  We want everyone to feel welcomed and comfortable as they enter the church, so that their hearts are fully open to receive Jesus Christ who gives us the hope and the strength we need to endure our challenges.
- prayer in time of pandemic
  
  O God, whose Only Begotten Son bore the weight of human suffering for our salvation, hear the prayers of your Church for our sick brothers and sisters and deliver us from this time of trial.
  Open our ears and our hearts to the voice of your Son:
  Be not afraid,
  for I am with you always.
  Bless all doctors and nurses, researchers and public servants;
  give us the wisdom to do what is right and the faith to endure this hour,
  that we might gather once again to praise your name in the heart of your Church, delivered from all distress and confident in your mercy.
  Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
- Pray for people who are infected with COVID-19 or facing quarantine
  
  Jesus, during Your ministry on Earth You showed Your power and caring by healing people of all ages and stations of life from physical, mental, and spiritual ailments. Be present now to people who need Your loving touch because of COVID19. May they feel Your power of healing through the care of doctors and nurses.
  
  Take away the fear, anxiety, and feelings of isolation from people receiving treatment or under quarantine. Give them a sense of purpose in pursuing health and protecting others from exposure to the disease. Protect their families and friends and bring peace to all who love them.

public mass

CURRENT MASS SCHEDULE
Daily Mass:
Monday - Saturday: 8 AM

Weekend Mass:
Saturday: 4 pm
Sunday: 8 am, 10 am, 12 Noon and 5 pm

CURRENT CONFESSION SCHEDULE
Mondays & Wednesdays: 6-7 pm in the Day Chapel
Confessions will NOT be heard on Saturday afternoon at this time.

Previously recorded Saint Michael Parish Masses: Local cable (Verizon, channel 24 and Comcast, channel 22) on Sundays at 12 Noon and Thursdays at 11 am.
EWTN (Cable Channel) Daily Mass at 8 am, 12 Noon and 7 pm and Sunday Mass at 8 am and 12 Noon.
From the CatholicTV chapel. Daily Mass airs at 9:30 am (live), 7 pm and 11:30 pm. SUNDAY MASSES are at 10 am, 4 pm, 7 pm and 11:30 pm

Participate in this weekend's Mass live from Saint Michael Church Saturday at 4 pm by visiting our YouTube channel This Mass will also be available to view at your preferred time.

- Following guidance from the Archdiocese of Boston,
  the Adoration Chapel will be closed until further notice.
  The church will be open for private prayer from 8 am to 3 pm daily..
  
  Thank you for your understanding during this challenging time.
  You and your loved ones are in our prayers!