• There shall be no formal or informal gatherings of family or mourners outside the church before or after the Funeral Mass. Households must maintain social distancing upon entering and exiting the church.
• Only a maximum of 65 people per family is allowed in the church.
• Everyone 6-years old or older must wear a mask.
• It is imperative that only members of the same household can sit together in the same row
• Only couples from the same household can sit together.
• Individual attendees must be seated 6 feet apart from other individuals, couples, or household groups.
• Family of the deceased should be seated in the church first, separated by household, then followed by guests.
• The casket or urn should remain outside until everyone is seated before bringing the casket or urn inside.  There is to be no procession involving family or friends. 
• There may be no distribution of Holy Communion indoors.
• Casket or urn shall leave the church first at the end of Mass.  Family and guests shall proceed directly to their vehicles maintaining social distancing protocols.

For Baptisms:

• No more than 20 family members or guests can attend a Baptism.  If the baptism is celebrated entirely outdoors, then a larger number could be permitted to attend as long as proper social distancing is maintained and the gathering does not cluster near the font.   
• Like all celebrations, proper social distancing by household must always be maintained.  If indoors, Godparents and family members should be seated in the pews following social distancing protocols
• Everyone age 6 and above ­must wear a mask

For Weddings, we will follow the same protocols as Sunday Masses, especially as it pertains to maximum seating in the Church, limiting the number of participants indoors to 65, maintaining social distancing, using masks, etc.

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Fr. Samuel Jandeh, VC
Pastor