While Archbishop Etienne has lifted the dispensation from attending Mass (which means that as Catholics we are required to attend Mass in person once per week, we encourage those who are not comfortable yet in large groups to participate in the weekly Masses from our website. We have two distanced sections in the sanctuary and we continue to require attendees to wear masks. Singing short responses while masked has returned, however only the choir will sing longer songs. Contact Anne Frederick for any questions.
All people attending Mass must wear a mask and must self-screen for symptoms of illness: fever, cough, loss of smell or taste, gastro-intestinal upset. If you are not vaccinated, please choose a seat in the distanced section, which is marked as such in the Sanctuary with alternating rows closed. In order to maintain distance between households, you should leave three chairs between unvaccinated households.
Sometimes people may believe they simply have a cold or allergy when it may actually be Covid, and vice versa. Please stay home when you or a family member are not feeling well. To help distinguish the differences, here is a chart from the Washington State Department of Health:
