Entries for March 2020

While we all pray for an end to this emergency and for healing and comfort for those who are afflicted with the Coronavirus, we are sharing some answers to some of the questions people have had.   Are palms still being distributed on Palm Sunday Yes. While there will be no public celebration of the Mass, we will be having a “Palms Drive-through” at Saint Mary Church, 1600 Main St, Coventry at Noon on Palm Sunday (April 5). Palms will be handed to you by gloved volunteers while you remain in your car.   What about Masses? All public Masses have been suspended until furt...

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Dear Parish Family of St. Thomas, St. Mary and University of Connecticut -      In lieu of all that has been going on as a result of the coronavirus, I’m reaching out to all of you to reassure you that I have and will continue to pray for you, our parish, Church, Nation, and World. We find ourselves in a time of challenge and uncertainty we have never experienced before in our lifetimes. Yet as challenging and uncertain things might be, we have to realize and believe that God and Our Blessed Mother know what we are going through and are there for all of us to turn to.      I&rsquo...

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Check here for the latest updates and changes 3/18/20 - 2:00pm IF YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE PARISH OFFICES CAN BE DONE BY PHONE OR EMAIL, PLEASE CONSIDER DOING THAT INSTEAD OF COMING IN, to reduce exposure for you, the Staff and Father. Click here for emails. Phone: St Mary 860-742-0681. St Thomas Aquinas 860-429-6436 All public celebrations of Mass are suspended. Beginning effective immediately, Bishop Michael R. Cote has mandated that all public celebrations of Mass be temporarily suspended in all churches of the Diocese of Norwich (the Connecticut counties of Middlesex, New London, ...

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With the rise in the spread of influenza, commonly called the flu, it is time to revisit precautions undertaken for our Eucharistic Liturgies. These are temporary safety measures. We will restore normal liturgical practices once the risk of this form of influenza has passed. Effective January 7, 2020: The Sign of Peace and the distribution of the Precious Blood will be suspended until further notice. Holy Communion will only be distributed to non-ordained liturgical ministers and the faithful under the species of the Consecrated Host. Communicants are encouraged to receive in their hands rather than on the tongue...

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