St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish

During Lent we pray the Stations of the Cross as a community on Fridays at 9:30 am in the Church and at 6:00 pm outside, weather permitting. (If it is too cold or raining we go inside.)  Because we cannot use booklets due to COVID, we have been praying the Way of the Cross as written by St. Alphonsus Ligouri.  If you have a smart phone, download the ap called iBreviary.  You will find the stations listed under prayers.  By the way, iBreviary is a great way to join the priests and deacons in praying morning prayer and evening prayer, to see the prayers and readings for every Mass, and so much more.

Is It Safe To Come Back to Church at St. Ignatius?

Many parishioners who have not been attending Church for fear of contracting Covid are wondering if the time is now right for them to return.  They watch Mass on their computers and tablets, but miss receiving the Eucharist weekly.  Taking it for granted that those whose immune systems have been compromised or who have a member in their family with a compromised immune system should not return to Church until a safe and effective vaccine is available, St. Ignatius has taken the following actions to be sure that attendance at Mass is safe.
 
 1) If you come back to St. Ignatius you will find that everyone in the church is wearing a mask.  This is mandatory for attendance in the church. 

 2) You will find that all the surfaces of the Church are sanitized.  After every Mass, our excellent maintenance department sprays all the pews, door handles and any place that may have been touched.

 3) You will find that social distancing is kept by having every other pew roped off and markers on the pews so that households may stay six feet from other households.

 4) You will see that we have taken measures to minimize your touching something that others have touched.  For example, the basket is not passed–baskets for your support are placed on tables at the entrances of the church.  Bulletins and other materials are available for you to pick up.  The hymnals have been removed and music is projected onto the screens.

 5) You will find hand sanitizing stations available at all the doors of the church.

Our concern is the safety of all who attend Mass.  If you or members of your family are not immuno-compromised, then you should feel comfortable returning to Mass. 

Msgr. Pellegrino and Fr. Bell will continue to post their Masses and homilies for those who cannot attend.  Just follow the links below.  Please note that the links become active by 4:00 pm on Saturdays:

Pray the Mass with Msgr. Joseph Pellegrino for the Second Sunday of Lent (Feb 28)

         Msgr Joe's homily for the Second Sunday of Lent (Feb 28)

Pray the Mass with Fr. Kyle Bell for the Second Sunday of Lent (Feb 28)

            Fr. Kyle's homily for the Second Sunday of Lent (Feb 28)

We have posted the Faith Formation/Religious Education Schedules for the entire year.  Go to the Top Menu, and under Ministries you'll find the sub menu "Faith Formation--Religious Education."  There you will find the schedules for all the classes.  You can also find registration forms for these classes there.

Pope Francis has declared Dec 8, 2020 to Dec 8, 2021 the Year of St. Joseph.  

He recently released an Apostolic Letter on St. Joseph "Patris-Cordo-With a Father's Heart".

You can find the Apostolic Letter here. 

The Diocesan website also has additional information here.