St. Pius X Catholic Church

We value the health and safety of St. Pius X parish employees and guests. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Pius X parish has implemented preventive measures in line with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Our focus is to ensure we meet the needs of those whom we serve while doing our part to keep our employees and our communities safe. For the latest updates, we recommend the guidance provided at the CDC website (cdc.gov/coronavirus).
Our buildings and worship spaces will continue to be cleaned with disinfectant cleaning supplies regularly.
At this time, we are taking recommended precautions while continuing operations.  While some of our employees are able to telework at least most of the time, we have instructed that all employees who work onsite:
Maintain a safe distance from one another (at least six feet).
Wash their hands frequently (at least 20 seconds).
Practice safe hygiene: cdc.gov/healthywater/hygiene/etiquette/coughing_sneezing
Have hand sanitizer with at least 62% alcohol readily available.
Wipe down their workspaces at least once per day with sanitizing wipes, which are provided.
Cover their mouth and nose with a tissue and dispose of the tissue and wash hands.  When a tissue is not available, use the crook of the elbow to cover the cough or sneeze.
Stay home if they are not feeling well or have symptoms such as a fever (100.4° or more) or a cough or trouble breathing.
Self-quarantine or seek medical treatment when necessary.
We are committed to continuing to serve our parishioners during this time. 

Beginning Friday, 29 May, public Masses will resume at a 25% capacity of the building.  Please see the bullet points below for more details.  If Fr. Anthony or a parishioner who attended a Mass became ill with COVID-19, all activities at the parish would cease for a 14-day period.

St. Pius X Parish Plan for Public Masses

All Catholics in the Diocese of Lansing are dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holydays through at least 31 July 2020
Catholics who are concerned for their health and well-being are not required to attend Mass
Catholics who are ill should not attend Mass until the illness passes
Beginning Friday, 29 May, Bishop Boyea is allowing public Masses at the pastor’s discretion
Those especially at risk from COVID-19 (those who are 60 or older, those with compromised immune systems, those who have serious pre-existing medical conditions) are encouraged not to attend
Every person (except the priest and deacon) is REQUIRED to wear a mask; those who do not will be asked to leave
Attendance will be limited to 25% of the church capacity, (110 people)
Attendance will be granted on a first come, first serve basis
Please maintain 6 feet of social distancing when entering and exiting the church
No congregating in the narthex before or after Mass
People are encouraged not to use the restrooms unless necessary
Some rows of pews will be closed off to enable social distancing
As much as possible, only one family should be in a pew, unless two families can be in one pew and still be 6 feet apart from each other
There will be no congregational singing, but people are encouraged to participate interiorly and respond to the spoken parts of the Mass
Fr. Anthony will be the only person distributing Holy Communion, and will only distribute the Body of Christ
Instructions for the distribution of Holy Communion will be given at Mass
Collections should be dropped in the large basket in front of the sanctuary before Mass begins
Fr. Anthony will not be greeting people individually after Mass
In order to promote air movement, doors will likely be left open during Mass; please dress appropriately
The church will be disinfected after every Mass (weekend and weekday)

Spiritual Communion is a practice of desiring union with Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.  It may be used by those who cannot receive Holy Communion at Mass.

An Outline for Spiritual Communion:
1. Sing with/listen to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL6zvsRxpMo or another Eucharistic hymn;
2. Read the readings of the day, which you can find at http://usccb.org (click on the appropriate day on the calendar on the right);
3. Pray the Act of Spiritual Communion (https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/act-of-spiritual-communion-339)

You can do this especially at the time for Mass on any day of the week

If you want to watch Mass, you can visit: https://www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass

1. Pope Francis has granted a special Plenary Indulgence during this time of COVID-19/Coronavirus:
 

The Plenary Indulgence is granted to the faithful suffering from Coronavirus, who are subject to quarantine by order of the health authority in hospitals or in their own homes if, with a spirit detached from any sin, they unite spiritually through the media to the celebration of Holy Mass, the recitation of the Holy Rosary, to the pious practice of the Way of the Cross or other forms of devotion, or if at least they will recite the Creed, the Lord's Prayer and a pious invocation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, offering this trial in a spirit of faith in God and charity towards their brothers and sisters, with the will to fulfil the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer according to the Holy Father's intentions), as soon as possible.

Health care workers, family members and all those who, following the example of the Good Samaritan, exposing themselves to the risk of contagion, care for the sick of Coronavirus according to the words of the divine Redeemer: “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (Jn 15: 13), will obtain the same gift of the Plenary Indulgence under the same conditions.

This Apostolic Penitentiary also willingly grants a Plenary Indulgence under the same conditions on the occasion of the current world epidemic, also to those faithful who offer a visit to the Blessed Sacrament, or Eucharistic adoration, or reading the Holy Scriptures for at least half an hour, or the recitation of the Holy Rosary, or the pious exercise of the Way of the Cross, or the recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, to implore from Almighty God the end of the epidemic, relief for those who are afflicted and eternal salvation for those whom the Lord has called to Himself. (from The Holy See)

As you likely know, the Department of the Attorney General has initiated an investigation into the sexual abuse and assault by Catholic priests of children and others as well as the concealment of these crimes. On 3 October 2018, investigators from the Department and the Michigan State Police executed a search warrant on the seven dioceses in Michigan obtaining relevant documents for this investigation going back to January 1950. All seven dioceses have pledged their cooperation with the investigation.
In light of this, the Department would like to give every victim of abuse by a priest, or those with information relating to the investigation of abuse and coverup, the ability to share more information on the Attorney General toll-free hotline at 844-324-3374 (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or send information by email through the link https://www.michigan.gov/ag and select "Learn More" in the Open Investigations section.
The identity and information provided by any victim shall remain confidential during the course of our investigation. The purpose of this investigation is to prosecute any crimes that occurred and to identify any and all perpetrators, whether or not they can be prosecuted, so that those who have survived these crimes may heal and to guarantee that no one will be victimized again.

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