St. Jude the Apostle Church

August, 2020
 

My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,          

The protocols will take cooperation by all parties, and I ask for your acceptance. The changes are for the best of the parish community as a whole, and your help with implementation would be most appreciated. I wish also to thank the Knights of Columbus for their efforts and support in assisting me. Our Knights will be serving as Ushers to help everyone adjust to the new seating and health protocols. 

You will have your hands sanitized upon entering the facility, and every pew, door handle, and knobs, etc… will be sanitized with an approved CDC disinfectant cleaner after/before each Mass. 
 
We have taken great effort to provide for the safety of our parishioners, and visitors. We have marked out seating in the Church, removed seating from our meeting/classroom space, and marked our carpet all to comply with social distancing and safety protocols recommended.
 
It is important to note that any and all policies are subject to modification without notification. As we move forward, we expect to make modifications as warranted.

The policies, rules, and health protocols will be strictly followed and implemented. We are also urging anyone with an underlying illness such as, but not limited to asthma, diabetes, chronic lung conditions, or those who are elderly or suffer from immune disorders, to exercise caution before coming to Church. Further, it is important to note that the Sunday obligation is lifted and not required. Additionally, we will still offer the Mass through the website for those unable to attend.

Realize that many of these protocols are taken as a precaution for your health and that of your fellow parishioners. Though the CDC issued a report on Thursday (5/21) that covid transmission can in almost all cases last only a minute or less on any surface, we still are taking extreme caution on how we treat all surfaces in the parish center including the Church. 
I also ask you to view a video that I uploaded on my YouTube channel (Michael Rodak), or that can be accessed through our website by going to the banner on top of the page. You will see me wearing the mask for the video. It explains what you will expect as you come to Church.
 
May God bless you for your understanding and your patience. I look forward to seeing you, and the opportunity to worship together in our Church. Please know of my prayers for you.

Sincerely in Christ,
Fr. Michael A. Rodak 

WHEN CHURCH RE-OPENS

THE FAITHFUL ABOVE 2 YEARS OF AGE SHOULD WEAR A MASK, AND WE ASK ALL PARISHIONERS TO CARRY THEIR OWN HAND SANITIZER.
PARISHIONERS WILL PRACTICE HEALTH PROTOCOLS SUCH AS SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WILL BE ASSISTING THE FAITHFUL IN SEATING.

LITURGICAL NEWS

Our weekend Mass is able to be viewed on our website by clicking on the picture above and to the left. I invite you to gather as a family to view the Mass each week. It includes music provided by our choir. I am very grateful to them for their willingness to serve in this capacity as a singer or playing an instrument at such a vital time. Our Music Director Vadim Ghin has done a good job working with them, as they are all enhancing our celebration of the Mass.

Again I thank  MaryAlice Jansky for the work done to beautify the Church for our video Mass celebrations.

BULLETIN – Please see our bulletin on the website.

COMMUNICATION – At this very pivotal time, communication is essential. Please make sure that we have your current Email address and phone number. Due to the lack of funds, we will be unable to have further mailings because of the cost involved, thus our communication will be through email. Reach out to us for updates via this website.

Please exercise caution and be careful.

I would like to thank people for the kind compliments that I have received because of the Sunday Mass as viewed thru our web site.