All Saints Parish

SIGN-UP FOR MASS HERE: 
All Saints Mass Sign-up limit of 25 persons

Dear Parishioners, and Families of All Saints,
Greetings to all of you! It is once again my joy to communicate with you and be in touch with you. I am hopeful and I wish that you all do well, and you are staying safe! Today I want to share with you about our plan for the proposed limited opening of the churches for the liturgy of the Eucharist, the Holy Mass. Archbishop Sample sent a memo on last Friday to the pastors and administrators to get ready for a limited reopening within the legal framework of the governor’s earlier executive order. Accordingly, the pastors and administrators are asked to work with their staff and parishioners towards a limited reopening of parishes with a maximum number of 25 people for a celebration. In the last few days, I have had several meetings with the staff, pastoral council, coordinators of liturgical ministers and some volunteers. Before I proceed to share with you the plan for our parish, I want to draw your attention to some of the general principles that are reiterated in the document sent by the Archbishop.
The dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday and Holy Days of Obligation Masses is in place still. What this means is that those who are vulnerable, who are at risk, those with compromised immune system and people with underlying health issues and all those who are concerned about being in a public place with 25 people, are urged to stay home. Since we plan to continue the livestreaming of daily and Sunday Masses, I encourage the fore mentioned to stay home and join us in the Masses celebrated at our church. Every effort is being made to ensure physical/social distancing, cleaning and disinfecting of the pews, door handles, and the sacred vessels after each service. Every parish has been asked to develop their own sign up method for Mass to strictly limit the number to 25 including the celebrant and other liturgical ministers. We will be launching our online sign up by the next week for people to sign up.
We, at All Saints parish, plan to have a 9.00 am Mass on this coming Sunday for Mother’s day. We are planning to add more Masses in the next weeks as people begin to sign up online. If more people sign up and the numbers increase we plan to have a Saturday evening Vigil Mass at 5.00 pm and Sunday at 9,00 am and 10.30 am. People cannot come to Mass without signing up either online or calling the Parish office. We plan to have sign up for the whole month this coming Monday, May 11^th. For our parishioners who might be calling outside of the office hours, please call me personally at anytime at 541 808 8032 to sign up or email me at frpaul@allsaintsportland.com. People are required to sign up with their first and last names and their contact number to maintain a record that will be kept internally with the parish. To maintain the physical/social distancing mandated by the CDC in the church we will mark the seating places in the pews in the church and encourage the participants to strictly follow the physical distancing guidelines. The Masses will be of shorter duration to make sure that we do not keep people in the church for a longer duration. Congregational singing is discouraged at this time and there will be a cantor to lead the singing. The faithful are highly encouraged to use the face mask in line with the CDC recommendation. I myself will be coming around to distribute the Holy Communion to avoid standing in line and walking around the pews after communion. I will have my face mask at this time as it involves a minimum distance from you and not to pose a risk to you.
The spirit of this limited reopening is to respond to the spiritual need of those people who truly miss the Eucharist. Those that are at risk and who are not comfortable please stay home and participate in the livestreaming. Please stay tuned for more information regarding this limited reopening in our website, Facebook and emails. If you have concerns or questions, please contact me. Know that you are all in my prayers and thoughts. Thank you and take care!
Fr. Paul.  
          
Thank you to ALL who responded to the 'Christmas in August' fund! All donations great and small are gratefully appreciated to meet the continued needs of keeping the parish afloat. God Bless You!!!
SAVE A STAMP! Drop off your weekly tithing to the dropbox at the Parish Office. (On the wall to the left of the front doors)
Deposits will be retrieved daily! Thank you!
 
May- 2020
 Pray With Us - 
Each Day - 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Prayer to the Blessed Mother (Hail Mary, Hail Holy Queen, Memorare)
Saturdays - 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Pray the Rosary

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Archbishop Sample has communicated that on the weekend of May 9-10, we will begin a limited reopening of public Masses in the Archdiocese of Portland. 
 
Important Things to Know
 

• The obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation will continue to be dispensed.
• In accordance with Governor Brown’s executive orders, the number of people at a Mass cannot exceed 25. Consequently, in order to participate in these Masses, you need to sign up in advance.
• Appropriate physical distancing and adequate cleaning of the church after each use must be maintained.
• Those who attend Mass do so at their own risk. Vulnerable, at-risk and otherwise concerned persons should remain home. Anyone with the slightest symptoms or feelings of sickness must remain home.
• For those who do not feel safe about coming to Mass during these times, we will continue to livestream the following Masses: Monday-Saturdays at 8:00 AM and Sundays at 9AM. You can watch those Masses on our YouTube Channel.
• Must Sign up. Can’t Show up. You must sign up for Mass in order to attend. No one who simply shows up for a Mass can be allowed entrance. NO Exceptions.

 
Temporary Mass Schedule (May)
Beginning the week of May 11^th, the Mass schedule will be the following. We have slightly altered the Mass times additional Mass times will be provided as needed.
 
Weekday Mass
Monday-Saturday: 8:00AM
Saturday evening Mass: 5:00PM
Sunday Mass: 9:00 AM & 10:30AM
 
How do I Sign Up?
For those interested in coming to Mass, we ask that you sign up here or call the parish office at 503.232.4305.