May 24, 2020: Phase One Re-Engagement

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

It is with great joy that I can announce that our Diocese of Green Bay and Most Blessed Sacrament Parish will begin the re-engagement process to bring us safely back to communion and community. As Bishop Ricken puts it, we are moving forward with both “bold faith and prudent action.”

As the first step in this re-engagement process, Bishop Ricken has granted permission for those who desire and can safely do so to receive Holy Communion under specific guidelines beginning on Pentecost Sunday, May 31st.

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It is important to remember no Catholic is required to receive Holy Communion during the pandemic. The faithful in the Diocese of Green Bay remain dispensed from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. 


Our parish has had a team working diligently and quickly to develop a procedure that allows for the safe reception of the Eucharist in accordance with the Diocesan guidelines and in the spirit of our parish mission.

Beginning Sunday, May 31st, our parish will begin allowing groups of the faithful to receive Holy Communion outside of the Mass immediately following our 9AM live-streamed Mass.

Beginning Tuesday, June 2nd, our parish will be allowing 8 people to attend daily Mass Monday - Saturday at the St. Peter Site.

Please review the following documents for more detailed information:

• Parishioner Guidelines from the Diocese
• MBS Plan for Sunday Communion Services and Daily Mass with Small Groups.

You can also check out this video walk-through of exactly what you can expect when you join us for the Sunday Communion Services:

Seeking Donations

To assist with the additional sanitizing and disinfecting needs we will have during this time, we are currently seeking donations of hand sanitizer and disinfectant - both of which can be hard find and purchase in bulk. If you are able, we are asking each household to consider donating one of the following:


• one bottle of store bought (not homemade) hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, or
• one container of disinfectant spray or wipes from the EPA’s Registered Household disinfectant list.

You are also welcome to bring your weekly giving envelopes and Brown Bag Sunday donations when you come. Thank you for continuing to live the Gospel by serving one another with your generous donations and giving!

Moving Forward with Charity & Patience

I appreciate your patience as our team works to smooth out any bumps in these new processes. If you run into challenges or issues, please be patient and kind with our volunteers and staff, with each other, and with yourself. We are all learning as we go and will do our best to tweak and adjust as needed. We will communicate with you as additional changes become necessary and as soon as our Diocese enters the next steps of the re-engagement process.

Communications: Stay Up to Date

One of the best and quickest ways for us to communicate with you is via email. Please take a moment to send your updated email address to [email protected] (please include both your name and email address) to get added to our parish communications.

Peace,
Fr. Jerry