Update from the Pastor

Mask Mandate

In a memo I received late Friday evening, the Archdiocese has asked that all St. Louis City and St. Louis County parishes follow the mask mandate of the City or County, which will be requiring both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals over the age of 5 to wear masks in indoor public places.

Even though the mandate goes into effect on Monday, July 26, I ask that you wear a mask this weekend, since we will have around 150 people attending each of our three weekend Masses.  

The “good news” as of today (Saturday 1100am) is that at this time we are not being asked to social distance, have limitations in attendance or return to using Sign Up Genius.  It’s the small victories that count also!

For those who participate in the liturgy via livestream, I am going to experiment by using a mask and the standing microphone rather than my shield and the wireless ear microphone.  I had heard that the shield distorted the sound because it acted like an echo chamber.  Please let me know if you are not able to understand me speaking with the mask on.