We have heard from Cathedral Corporation that the boxed envelopes will be delayed in arriving here. In the meantime, use old envelopes or regular envelopes to put into the collection basket. The Cathedral Corporation is having problems with shipping and truck driver shortages.
News
+ For weekday Mass schedules, please check bulletin.
+ Mask guidelines from Diocese. View now
New Mask Guidelines (Winter 2021)
Effective Monday, December 13, 2021: Due to a new New York State mask mandate, masks will now be required for all liturgy participants. The exception to this rule will be clergy/liturgical ministers when fulfilling their speaking roles.
As previously, please note the following passage from a Diocese of Buffalo document:
If a person does not feel well, has a temperature greater than or equal to
100°, or is experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19, they should
stay home and seek medical attention.When present in church, all participants should:
— Exercise coughing/sneezing etiquette;
— Limit what they touch;
— Limit personal contact such as hugging and hand shaking
— Wash hands properly and often.
Decorating Church for Christmas (2021)
We’ll be decorating for Christmas on Sunday, December 19th, 2021 after the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. masses.
Many hands make for an easy job!
Christmas Wafers (2021)
Christmas Wafers will be available in the back of church at both Worship Sites the weekend of December 11-12 (2021) and the following weekend, December 18-19 (2021). Donation of $3.00 per envelope.
St. Nick Tree, 2021
Coming Soon! St. Nick Tree
Each year we have helped families in the Arcade area who are in need at Christmas time.
If you would like to help a family in need, tags will be handed out after Masses on November 20th and 21st.
Gifts should be returned no later than December 11th and 12th.
This year, due to the pandemic, a representative will be in the vestibule and hand you a tag which will include the child’s name, age and size.
(For more information, please see the bulletin of November 14, 2021.)
The above is reprinted with slight modification from the bulletin of November 14, 2021.
National Vocation Awareness Week
U.S. Catholic Church to Observe National Vocation Awareness Week November 7th through the 13th
This week (November 7-13, 2021) is National Vocation Awareness Week. It is an annual celebration of the U.S. Catholic Church dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life through prayer and education, and calling the faithful to pray for and support those who are considering such a vocation.
The above is reprinted as select excerpts from the bulletin of November 7, 2021.
All Saints’ Day (2021): No Holy Day of Obligation
From the bulletin,
November 1st [2021] is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year.
In other news,
November 2nd is the Feast of All Souls as we remember our beloved deceased that have gone before us.
This year, as we remember all of our beloved deceased, we will use our envelope for All Souls. There is a place on the back to write the name of your departed loved ones. These envelopes will be placed on the altar at both worship sites as we remember them at masses.
Health Guidelines from Diocese
For the health and safety of all, please see the following excerpt from a Diocese of Buffalo document:
“If a person does not feel well, has a temperature greater than or equal to
100°, or is experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19, they should
stay home and seek medical attention.
When present in church, all participants should:
— Exercise coughing/sneezing etiquette;
— Limit what they touch;
— Limit personal contact such as hugging and hand shaking
— Wash hands properly and often.”
Also, please remember that masks are now mandated for everyone as you enter, move throughout the Church, as you are in line to receive Communion and upon leaving the Church. The only time you may remove your mask is when you are seated in your pew.
More sources of information: Bulletin | Masks at Mass: Fall 2021
At Cemeteries: Please Recover Urns, Planters, Etc.
Special Request:
If you have urns, statues, planters, etc., in our Arcade or East Arcade Cemeteries, we ask that you remove them by the end of October, 2021.
Thank you very much!
Masks at Mass: Fall 2021
We have received new COVID-19 Guidance from the Diocese.
Beginning this weekend, masks are now mandated for everyone as you enter, move throughout the Church, as you are in line to receive Communion and upon leaving the Church.
The only time you may remove your mask is when you are seated in your pew.
Also, from a Diocese of Buffalo document:
“If a person does not feel well, has a temperature greater than or equal to
100°, or is experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19, they should
stay home and seek medical attention.
When present in church, all participants should:
— Exercise coughing/sneezing etiquette;
— Limit what they touch;
— Limit personal contact such as hugging and hand shaking
— Wash hands properly and often.”
The above news post includes an edited excerpt from the bulletin of October 3, 2021, along with a quotation from a Diocese of Buffalo document.
