Church of St. Richard of Chichester Barnesville, PA

Parish Office Hours:

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

9:00 am - 12:00 noon

Pastoral Note

Pastoral Note

“Thank you so much to our parish family who supported our parish’s annual Food Festival this year by buying food, making donations, and joining us for a good time. Thank you to our business sponsors, whose names you will see in our parish bulletins for the next couple of months, for your support. Thank you to our parish fundraising team, volunteers, and Boy Scout Troop, who generously gave of their time and talent, for making our annual food festival successful during the difficult time of the pandemic. Ad majorem Dei gloriam!"

I am thankful for the blessing of celebrating Mass in the presence of the faithful and seeing many of you at the Sunday and weekday Masses. As many of you already know on May 22nd, 2020, Bishop Schlert announced that the faithful are invited back to Mass and that parishes reopened for Masses to the public on Monday, June 1st, 2020. Mass attendance remains voluntary during the pandemic Yellow Phase. The dispensation from the Mass obligation will remain in place until the green phase. Those, who do not feel safe or have compromising health conditions, should not attend Mass.

On Wednesday, June 17th, 2020, the Diocese of Allentown moved into Green Phase Part I regardless of the Commonwealth’s designation of their respective county at that time. As you will note, this is Part I of the Green Phase. We anticipate a second part of this phase after evaluating the effectiveness and needs of parishes in the second half of the summer so that we can determine the best course of action.

The main change for the Green Phase – Part I, beginning Monday, June 29th, is that Churches will be permitted “no more than 50% of their occupancy” which in the case for our parish of St. Richard of Chichester will be an occupancy limit of 80 people in the church for Mass and using the overflow Mass procedure up to 60 people in the lower church hall for Sunday Masses.

The overflow Mass procedure of using the lower Church hall and Live-streaming of the Sunday 8:30 A.M. Masses will eventually be discontinued sometime during the Green Phase, Part 1 or 2, since more parishioners will be able to attend Mass in the Church proper.

For the Green Phase Part I (until otherwise notified by the diocese) face masks are to be worn by all of the lay faithful in the church and lower church hall. The only time a face mask should be removed is when a lector proclaims the readings and for the reception of Holy Communion. A cantor, who is socially distanced may participate without a face mask.

Please be patient, since having Mass with people present with all of the Pandemic Green Phase Part I) safety precautions is a new and different experience for us. Mass with the Yellow Phase and Green Phase Part I safety requirements in an ongoing learning process for us and we will need to adjust to our current situation.

Please pass on the good news about the reopening of Masses to the public at our, especially for those with special needs and who do not have internet access and smartphones, and other modern devices.

Thank you so much for all of your support and for continuing to share your treasure according to your ability to do so, during this difficult economic and financial time caused by the pandemic, and for mailing or dropping your offering envelopes, and/or contributing via the parish online giving link on our parish website.

Looking forward to seeing you at Mass

May God bless you and keep you…

Rev. Eric Tolentino

Please Note:

Following are the current details for the celebration of Mass with parishioners present.. Please note the updated items in the list for the “Green Phase, Stage 1, effective Monday, June 29th, 2020.

1. The faithful who attend Mass will be required to wear

masks and maintain social distancing.

Family groups may be seated together.

2. Please bring your own hand sanitizer.

3. For Sunday Masses, I plan to use the overflow Mass

procedure having some people seated in the lower church

hall with the Mass projected on the screen, while the Mass

is celebrated in the church. This procedure will be

eventually discontinued sometime during the Green

Phase Stage 1 or 2, since more parishioners will be able to

attend Mass in the Church proper.

4. Began on Monday, June 29th: (Green Phase)

Sunday Mass attendance will be limited to 80 people

in the church (50% of the church seating capacity) and

60 people in the lower church hall for the overflow

Mass procedure.

A maximum of 25 people permitted in the church hall

for non-liturgical functions.

5. Sunday Mass attendees may enter the church using

the ramp door only, 30 minutes before the

scheduled Mass.

6. Began on Monday, June 29th: (Green Phase)

Weekday Mass attendance will be limited to 80

people (50% of the church seating capacity) in the

church.

A maximum of 25 people permitted in the church hall

for non-liturgical functions.

7. Weekday Mass attendees may enter the church using

the ramp door only, 30 minutes before the scheduled

Mass.

8. The Saturday vigil Mass for Sunday will be at

4:00 PM . Sunday morning Mass will be at 8:30 AM.

Sunday 8:30 AM Masses will also continue to be

live-streamed for those unable to attend Mass.

This procedure will eventually be discontinued sometime

during the Green Phase Stage 1 or 2, since more

parishioners will be able to attend Mass in the Church

proper.

9. Weekday Masses will be at 8:00 AM Mondays,

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and 6:00 PM

on Thursdays.

10. Holy Communion for people attending Mass will be

distributed immediately at the end of Mass in the Church

only. After the people, who attended Mass, receive

communion in the church, please exit using the ramp door

of the church. After finishing distributing Holy Communion

in the church after the Sunday Masses only, one of the

clergy will be available outside of church at the bottom of

the ramp to distribute communion to anyone in the parking

lot who was not able to attend Mass.

Diocese of Allentown

Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator::

Ms. Wendy S. Krisak, M.A.,NCC, LPC– Direct Phone: 800-791-9209

victimsassistance@allentowndiocese.org

Diocesan Secretary for Youth Protection:

Pamela Russo, MSW, MS - Phone: 610-871-5200 Ext. 2204

prusso@allentowndiocese.org

The Diocese of Allentown provides assistance to anyone who, as a minor, was sexually abused by a priest, deacon, or employee/volunteer of the Diocese/Parish. Parents, guardians, children, and survivors of sexual abuse are invited & encouraged to contact the Diocese of Allentown for more info about this program. The fullness of compassion should be extended to these victims by the Church. To lean more about the Diocese of Allentown’s Youth Protection

Programs, Sexual Abuse Policy, & Code of Conduct, please visit www.allentowndiocese.org & click on “Youth

Protection” in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Sacraments

Sacrament of Baptism

Sacrament of Marriage

Baptisms are celebrated after the 10:30 am Sunday Mass. Parents need to be registered parishioners and attend a Baptismal Preparation Class. At least one Godparent must be a practicing Catholic for a valid reception of Baptism and also obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from

their parish. Please call the parish office to schedule an appointment with the Pastor.

Sacrament of Marriage

Arrangements should be made at least one year prior to the proposed wedding date to begin pre-nuptial instructions. Please call the parish office for more information and schedule an appointment with the Pastor.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturdays @ 3:30pm in the vestibule or call the rectory to schedule an appointment.

Sponsor Eligibility

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Certificates of Eligibility for Baptism & Confirmation require the sponsor to be an active & registered member of the parish. Please call the parish office to schedule an appointment with the Pastor.

St Richard Church - Barnesville, PA

St Richard Church - Barnesville, PA

Church of St. Richard of Chichester Barnesville, PA

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Diocese of Allentown

Sacraments

Sacrament of Baptism

Sacrament of Marriage

Sacrament of Marriage

Sacrament of Marriage

Sacrament of Marriage

Sacrament of Marriage

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Sponsor Eligibility

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Sacrament of Reconciliation

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