Posted on 03/06/2020 9:37:20 AM PST by weston
Sounds like your church is taking reasonable precautions, exit.
Here’s the copied and pasted guidelines from the Archdiocese of Denver, also reasonable:
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Holy Mass
Don’t panic. Be informed.
Prevention & Resources
As of now, state health officials have NOT recommended or mandated that public events to be canceled, so public Mass will still be celebrated. However, the CDC has encouraged the more vulnerable populations, including people over 60, to avoid large crowds. If you are at high risk for adverse health complications from COVID-19, it is allowable for you to stay home from Mass.
As part of stage 2, we are instructing parishes to implement the following guidelines for celebrating the Holy Mass:
Remove Holy Water from the hand-fonts and have hand sanitizer available at all entrances.
Remove missalettes, hymnals, etc. from the pews.
Suspend the exchange of the Sign of Peace, or announce that it can be done with a simple bow. Also, no handholding during the Lord’s Prayer.
Suspend the distribution of the Precious Blood during Holy Communion.
Highly recommended that Holy Communion only be distributed in the hand. If the virus continues to spread, this may become mandatory.
Keep the gifts of bread and wine covered on the credence table – no offertory gifts procession.
Re-enforce procedures for having Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion sanitize their hands prior to distributing Communion.
Be extra vigilant that all vessels used during Mass are properly cleaned after each use.
If possible, do the collection in a manner that limits the number of hands touching the basket.
Assure the faithful they are not obliged to attend Mass if they are sick and staying home can be an act of charity towards their fellow parishioners.
Archdiocese of Denver TV Mass: https://www.archden.org/tvmass/
Weekly Broadcast Times on CPT12:
Mass in English: Sundays at 6:30 a.m.
Mass in Spanish: Sundays at 7:00 a.m.
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Link:
https://www.archden.org/coronavirus/mass/
Oh my, I’m sure Trump shook his hand.
But, looking on the bright side, if Trump should get sick I’m sure he will get well and what better example to show the peeps that “we have nothing to fear but fear itself!”
Unbelievable.
Joe Biden is raising money off the coronavirus.
"Does he have no shame? Have these people no sense of decency?" pic.twitter.com/GRW7lqxSsW— Trump War Room - Text EMPOWER to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) March 13, 2020
Tucker can say just the right thing sometimes.
There are two strains of COVID-19.
One is the “S” strain, which is like a mild flu.
The other strain is the “L”, which is the virulent kind.
I’m praying Trump was exposed to the S strain.
Trump is healthy to begin with, which is a big plus.
General Dollar seems to have a good supply of TP. We’re out of hand sanitizer but manager said they never sold much so didn’t have much in stock room. It would be coming in this weeks order.
Thank you, LG!
It’s snowing!!!
:-D
Praying for President Trump!!!
Boy, have we been praying a lot since the election!!!
:-D
And the virus just jumped from China or Iran straight to South America. If I didn’t know any better I’d say our president is being targeted. Someone knew who was visiting the WH and how to infect him!
ROFLLLL!!!
LOL!!!!
We all pray so much for our President that I’m hoping a shield has been placed surrounding him and he will be just fine.
He washes his hands, doesn’t touch his face, which he says he misses, lol, does ALL the right things.
All will be well!
Varney reporting that Bolsonaro tests negative in 2nd test.
The Government won’t allow you to do that.
This smells more and more like a NWO op to crash America, and bring down Trump, w/bonus:massive transfer of wealth.
Knowing the vectoring of our highly traveled world today, you start a bioweapon in China to cover your tracks and then it is used to reshape the world order.
Well, not with Trump in charge.
I try not delve into such theories, but I am busy now guarding my supply of TP. 😂
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