News and events

Covid Restrictions:
4/04/21

1. Public Masses inside church are limited to 50% capacity.  OSP seats 300 so that means around 150 people per Mass in Church.  
2. Face Masks at Mass: per diocesan guidelines facemasks are strongly encouraged at Masses.  4PM Sat and 8am Sun are still mask requried Masses (persons who are at high risk or have not yet been vacinated encourged to come to these) 10:30am Sunday Masks are encouraged but for those with personal objections not required.  Both myself and altar servers will be wearing masks for Holy Communion distribution. 
3. Other restrictions from earlier in pandemic are still in place: but somewhat loosened: there are some hymnals in pews, holy water in some fonts... Please use these at your own discretion and only if it feels safe to you.
4. You are welcome to sanitize your hands before and after Mass at the hand sanitization station in the vestibule.
5. Confessions are now back in church

Please be mindful or these diocesan policies.  We want to be as safe as possible, many people are getting vaccinated and the virus situation is changing rapidly, take the meausres you need to stay safe.  Bishop Boyea has extended  his dispensation from Sunday obligation until Pentecost May 23, 2021 so you can always stay home if you feel unsafe.    (This is meant especially for those at high risk of the Virus: advanced in age, or with preexisting conditions not for healthy and young people) 

May God bless us and bring an end to the pandemic!
-Fr Tom