Mass Times

The church is open daily for Mass; however, there is no obligation to attend Mass in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

Our 10 am Sunday Mass will Live Stream. Watch Mass HERE

General

We encourage parishioners at-risk and those who are uncomfortable returning to Mass to participate by watching the streaming Mass from Home at 10am on Sunday. There is no obligation to attend Mass in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. At-risk population is defined as those who are 65 years or older, those with chronic lung disease; moderate to severe asthma; chronic heart disease; severe obesity; diabetes; chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis; or weakened immune system.

Parishioners are asked to take their temperatures before coming to Mass and should not attend, if exhibiting any signs of illness or an elevated body temperature.

In order to accommodate social distancing protocols, no more than 50% of the mandated fire code seating capacity of the building is allowed.


Before You Arrive
•    Wash your hands.
•    For ages 10 and up, face coverings are required on our campus and for the duration of Mass. You may remove to consume Holy Communion
•    Bring your own hand sanitizer that can be used before receiving Holy Communion.
•    Plan to arrive earlier as it will take time to seat individual families. Once Mass begins or we achieve occupancy, the doors will close and lock. In this case, we respectfully ask you to participate online or at another mass time. Late arrivals will not be able to gain access.


Arrival Procedures
•    Masks (for ages 10+) are required to enter the Church, please wear as soon as you exit your vehicle. Please provide your own mask.
•    Arrive 15 minutes before Mass begins.
•    All liturgical ministers and their families should come to the front 30 minutes prior to Mass. Check in at sanitizing stations and proceed to your reserved pew and assigned task. Families are not guaranteed a pew if they do not come with the volunteer minister.
•    The Main Center door of the church will open 20 minutes prior to the start of Mass. You will be asked to enter one family at a time.
•    Ushers will be in Narthex to direct you to a side aisle
•    The church will be seated to fill the open pews from front to back. You cannot choose where you sit. Please stay where the ushers seat you. No seats can be saved.
•    Every other pew will be closed with a rope. Please do not remove.
•    You may be sharing a pew with another household, but social distance is required between the households (6ft).
•    The holy water fonts will remain empty.
•    When we reach capacity the doors will be closed and locked. Those who did not get in, may come to the next Mass or participate in the 10 am online Mass streaming.

Mass Procedures
•    The Hymnals have been removed. You can use the links at stamericigh.com/songsheet on your phone.
•    Please keep your face mask on for the duration of Mass.
•    There is to be no physical contact between households at The Sign of Peace or hand holding during the Lord's Prayer.
•    If someone seated in center needs to exit, please have your entire family step out of pew to allow the person(s) out and back in.
•    There will be signage for modified usage of restrooms to insure cleanliness. Parents should accompany children at all times.
•    The Narthex must remain clear of all parishioners during mass, other than traffic to and from bathrooms.

Communion Procedures
•    Cardinal DiNardo has mandated that communion not be offered on the tongue under any circumstance for the time being.
•    The precious blood will not be offered to the congregation.
•    Use of personal hand sanitizer before communion is encouraged.
 •    The ministers will come to you in the pew. There will not be a communion line. Stand to receive Communion.
•    Masks should be worn when the minister offers you communion. Once he moves on, remove your mask, consume the Eucharist, and then re-mask.


Departure Procedures
•    After the final blessing, parishioners must remain in their pew.
•    Pews will be dismissed in an orderly fashion. An usher will dismiss by family unit in each pew and direct you to a specific exit door.
•    You must exit your pew when prompted. Private prayer is not available after Sunday Masses to allow the church to be disinfected for the next Mass.
•    Clergy will not shake hands. They will wave as you exit.

You are reminded to follow CDC recommendations  regarding your own health. If you fall into an "at risk" category or don't feel ready to return, please stay home and join us by Live Stream.
 

General

Parishioners at-risk and those who are uncomfortable returning to Mass may participate by watching the streaming Mass from home at 10am on Sunday. There is no obligation to attend Mass in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston at this time.. At-risk population is defined as those who are 65 years or older, those with chronic lung disease; moderate to severe asthma; chronic heart disease; severe obesity; diabetes; chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis; or weakened immune system.

Parishioners are asked to take their temperatures before coming to Mass and should not attend, if exhibiting any signs of illness or an elevated body temperature.

In order to accommodate social distancing protocols, no more than 50% of the mandated fire code seating capacity of the building is allowed.

Before You Arrive

•    Bring your own sanitizer to use before receiving communion.
•    Wash your hands.
•    Bring your own nose and mouth covering. Nose and mouth coverings are required for the duration of Mass for ages 10 and older. You may remove to consume Holy Communion.

When you arrive and General Information

•    Please wear your personal mask after exiting your vehicle.
•    Maintain 6 ft distance between you and other households when entering and navigating through the church property and facility.
•    Enter the narthex only through the main center doors. The main center doors will be propped open.
•    There will be a hand sanitizing station to use in the narthex, prior to entering the nave.
•    Enter the nave through the center doors. The center doors connecting the narthex and the nave will remain propped open.
•    Exit the facility through side exits.
•    At the conclusion of Weekday Mass, Adoration, or Reconciliation the church doors will be closed and parishioners asked to leave in support of sanitizing procedures.
 

o    Please begin by filling in available pews from the front of the church then towards the back.
o    Every other pew will be roped off. Do not remove ropes. Sit only in open pews. The BACK two sections of Sanctuary will not be available for Daily Mass.

Communion:
o    Use of personal hand sanitizer before communion is strongly encouraged.
o    Do not form a communion line. Remain at your location, Father will come to you.
o    Father will distribute communion to you, mask should be worn when Father offers you communion, once he moves on, remove mask and consume.  Please re-mask.  

Dismissal:
o    After being dismissed from Mass, you may exit by using the side doors of church, remain in your pew for the rosary on Fridays, or move to reconciliation area to participate in reconciliation.