...that we are re-opening the church for public Masses, beginning this weekend?

There are certain specific protocols which MUST be observed in order for us to restore normal liturgical life in our Parish, according to the Diocesan directives.

The Mass times, for the present, will be 9:00 AM every weekday, Monday through Saturday.  Those Masses will be ‘livestreamed’ at 9:00 AM every weekday, for those sequestering at home. For those participating, via “livestreaming”, who wish to receive Holy Communion, you may receive each day at the Kiosk (under the corridor between the church and Kino Hall.)  That opportunity will be for ½ hour following the daily Masses – approximately 9:45-10:15.  When receiving outdoors, please observe the requirement of wearing a mask.  The Sunday Vigil Masses (Saturday evening) will be at 5:00 PM (and 6:30 PM at Good Shepherd Mission.)

On Sundays, the Mass times are 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 Noon (Spanish), and 5:00 PM.  The Masses at 10:00 AM and 12:00 Noon will be “livestreamed”, and Holy Communion will be available at the Kiosk (outdoors) for ½ hour following the 10:00 AM and Noon Masses, for those who have participated in the “livestreamed” Masses. (Masks required.)

Our Bishop reminds us that he has suspended (temporarily) the Obligation to attend Mass, and that anyone who feels that they are at risk, because of age or particular medical circumstances, should refrain from attending public Masses.

There is also the reminder, as has always been the case, that if a person feels ill, they should not attend Mass, for their own protection and that of your fellow worshipers! (Illness has always ‘excused’ non-attendance!)

Following the procedures developed, and approved by the Diocese, when we opened for public liturgies in June, social distancing MUST be observed – with 6’ between yourself and non-family members. We have taped off every other pew, to encourage the practice of social distancing.

Please use all of the entrances of the church in exiting, to avoid congestion, and be patient in waiting for others to exit – again, waiting until aisles are clear in front of you before exiting.  Holy Communion will be distributed outside following Mass for those who have participated via ‘livestreaming’.

Masks are required in the church, and will be made available if you have forgotten to bring one.

Please use the hand-sanitizers, also available at the entrances.

The church will be sprayed with disinfectant and the metal surfaces (door handles, restroom counters, etc. will be wiped down with disinfectant following each Mass.

Confession times will be from 8:30-8:55 AM on weekdays (Monday through Fridays), on Saturdays from 8:30-8:55 AM and 3:30-4:55 PM – before the Masses, and on Sundays, from 7:30-8:55 AM and 4:15-4:55 PM. Confessions will be heard in the “Family Room” practicing social distancing and wearing a mask.

PLEASE be patient with us, your Staff, and one another, as we work through this difficult and admittedly confusing time, in trying to restore normal liturgical life and, at the same time, keep all safe!

3 August 2020

Bethlehem University Foundation is pleased to announce the April 2020 election of Helena Christine and Ann Dickson to the Board of Directors of the Bethlehem University Foundation.

As a joint venture between the De La Salle Christian Brothers and the Vatican, Directors of the Bethlehem University Foundation, once elected to the Board, must be confirmed by the Superior General of the Christian Brothers and the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. Helena and Ann's election was confirmed earlier this week.

Reflecting on the election, Sister Irene O’Neill, Chair of the Board of Directors said, "The Foundation is honored to welcome Helena and Ann to the Board. They bring years of professional experience and personal support to the Foundation. The Board is very fortunate to have both women join in our ministry of supporting and promoting Bethlehem University in the Holy Land."

Both Helena and Ann are Patrons of the Bethlehem University Foundation and are Dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Their terms will commence in November of this year.

“For we find that the work of forgiveness has to be done over and over and over again. We forgive, we mortify our resentment; a week later some chain of thought carries us right back to the original offense and we discover the old resentment blazing away as if nothing had been done about it at all. We need to forgive our brother seventy times seven, not only for four hundred and ninety offenses, but for the one offense!”
                                                                                           

C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)

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