Mass Attendance Update

There has been some confusion around Mass attendance.

While the province did increase the number of people able to attend Mass to more than 50, there are still limits on how many people can be in the church at one time.

In addition, we are now required by law to keep a record of those attending Mass. 

For these reasons, we still need you to register to attend Mass. While we continue to use a lottery system, the increased capacity that we have in the church means that you have a much greater chance of being able to attend the Mass of your choice on a regular basis.

If you would like to register your household to attend Mass, you can do so at the link below.

MASS ATTENDANCE REQUEST

If you know of someone who does not have internet access, and would like to attend, please encourage them to call the parish office (653-6830) to register.

Please only register for Mass once, your name stays on the list for following weeks.

If you would like to make a change to your registration, for example you wish to change your preferred Mass time, or change the number of people in your household who wish to attend Mass, you can just email (holyredeemersj@gmail.com) us with any changes.

FYI –

Please continue to use the front doors when entering the church.

Please maintain at least a 6-foot distance from anyone not in your household.

Seats are NOT reserved, and not all pews are available for use. If you have a preferred section of the church you wish to sit in, please arrive early.

Due to the reservation system continuing, Ushers and Lectors will be scheduled through the parish office for the time being.

Introduction – Prayers Of The Faithful

Supposedly, this ad once ran in a newspaper: “For quick sale, one new set of encyclopedias. Reason for sale? Have two teenage children who know everything!”

As children answer God’s call into adulthood they often test the lessons and truths they receive from their parents. Sometimes it seems that anyone else is right but their parents! But with the responsibilities of adulthood, and starting a new family of their own, wisdom starts to emerge. Maybe Dad and Mom were right about all those things after all!

It’s also the same process with faith. In childhood God was the explanation for everything. In adolescence and early adulthood God often ends up to be very distant and on the fringes. Sometimes He is pushed so far to the fringe He never finds a way back! Our fathers are at their best when they model their parenting on God the Father – creative and nurturing, protective and providing, forgiving and encouraging. 

Today we thank the Father of us all for the fathers and grandfathers and other men He gave us and placed in our lives as parents and guardians. We ask God to help us to be gentle with them as they grow older and ask God to embrace the ones who have left us and be good to them. We thank them and pray for them on this Father’s Day!