Covid-19 Response & Recommendations

UPDATE 6-24-20

►Read Archbishop Vigneron's latest letter to the faithful
►Read the latest Directives for the Resumption of Public Masses

With the permission of Archbishop Allen Vigneron, public Masses at St. Joseph have resumed ( see Mass schedule). Please note that during the current crisis, the Sunday Mass schedule is temporary and altered to allow staff and volunteers to sanitize the church and worship spaces after each service. The amount of seating at each Mass will be limited to allow of social distancing and we may not be able to accommodate everyone who wishes to enter the church. Persons who are not feeling well, persons aged 65 or older and those with medical conditions are advised not to come to Mass. 

Archbishop Vigneron has dispensed all the faithful from the Sunday obligation to attend Mass through Sunday, September 6th. For those who are staying home, the Saturday evening Mass will be live-streamed via our website, Facebook page and YouTube channel on Saturdays at 4:30pm.

This is a partial list of requirements to attend Mass:

• Everyone is required to wear a protective mask that covers the mouth and nose. This does not apply to children under 2 years of age.
• Hands must be sanitized and clean before entering the church.
• Everyone must keep a social distance of 6 feet while in the church and moving around the church. Family and household members may sit together.

If you are in good health and younger than 65, and would like to volunteer to help sanitize the church after Mass, please sign up here►.

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OTHER THINGS TO NOTE:

• Confessions are available by appointment and on Saturdays from 3:30-4:15pm. If you are interested in scheduling a confession, please call the parish office at 248-693-0440 and leave a message for Fr. Jim (ext. 207) or Fr. John (ext. 206).
   
• If you are in need of assistance with a funeral, baptism, wedding or any other sacrament, please call the parish office at 248-693-0440 and leave a message. Our staff is answering phones and messages remotely while the office is closed.

 

• St. Joseph Parish is following the prescribed measures required by the Oakland County Health Division found here.