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Update from the Rector regarding COVID-19

Greetings,
 
Attached, you will find a memo from our Bishop issued yesterday.
 
In light of the many events he has asked to have cancelled, we will add our Summer Bible Camp.
 
At the moment, the BC Health Officer has asked that groups congregating be no larger than 50 persons.  8 am weekday Mass is not a problem but the 12:10 pm can be larger than that. There will be Mass tomorrow but we will be monitoring the situation on a daily basis. 8 am Mass very rarely has more than 50 people in attendance. For both Masses, we can open the balcony for social spacing.
 
Remember: weekday Mass is not obligatory and those 65 and older should remain at home. Those who are ill MUST stay at home and not come to Mass. If you attend the 8 am Mass you must not attend the 12:10 pm. Kindly leave room for others.
 
Also, it is important not to crowd people around you. If someone is sitting in the pew in front of you, do NOT kneel directly behind them. Give them space please.
 
The Church is open for daily, private prayer. Today, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed upon the main altar from the Morning Mass until prior to the noon Mass and silently reposed. And again, I am attaching the page of prayers that seem appropriate for this time.
 
And while praying for ourselves we might remember others... for instance, 6 priests from the Diocese of Bergamo in Italy (the birthplace of Pope John XXIII) have died and 20 priests have been hospitalized.  

Blessings as we pray the Lord to spare us and the world.
 
Fr. John
 
Memo from the Bishop to Parishes
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