Our Collaborative Church Opening Procedures

Tunayo furaha kubwa kwamba tumeweza kuendelea na adhimisho la Misa katika parokia zetu! Tunafurahi sana kukukaribisha kwenye nyumba ya familia yako ya kiroho! Shambulio la COVID-19 limefanya usumbufu mkubwa katika maisha yetu, na pia limetuongoza kwenye "kawaida mpya" angalau kwa siku zijazo zinazoonekana. Tafadhali kumbuka kuwa mwongozo wa Kadinali Seán kutoka kwa wajibu wa Misa ya Jumapili bado unatumika, kwa hivyo ni sawa kabisa kukaa nyumbani ikiwa unahisi afya yako itakuwa hatarini kwa kuhudhuria Misa ana kwa ana wakati huu. Kwa wote wanaopanga kuhudhuria, tafadhali fuata taratibu zilizoorodheshwa hapa chini, ambazo zipo ili kutuweka sote salama.

MASS SCHEDULES

• Ratiba ya Misa ya Jumapili ya kawaida katika makanisa yetu matatu inaendelea tena Jumamosi hii kwa Misa ya saa kumi jioni
• Funerals will be celebrated beginning next Tuesday.
• Weekday Masses begin June 1st, and will be held in the main churches, not in our chapels at St. Ann and Sacred Heart.



ENTERING/EXITING CHURCH

• Although we may have up to 40% occupancy at Mass, social distancing reduces this number to around 100 people at each Mass. Staff/volunteers will be counting people at the 2 open doors, so we are following a “first come-first serve” policy.
• Keep social distancing of 6 feet, even outside before entering our churches.
• Enter only via the main door, or the side door by the elevator or handicap ramp. These will be the only two doors open.
• Inside the church, use only the center aisle. The side aisles are closed and will be used only for returning after receiving Holy Communion.
• Please refer to the signs placed around the foyer.
• Sit in the designated pews and areas designated by tape on the pew railings which are 6 feet apart. Immediate family members may sit together without social distancing from each other.
• Please leave immediately after Mass, keeping social distance, so that we have adequate time to clean/disinfect after each Mass. There are no communal gatherings or group conversations   before or after Mass.



VITUO

• Visafishaji vinavyotokana na pombe vinapatikana katika kanisa lote.
• Sabuni na maji zinapatikana kwenye choo kwa ajili ya kusafisha mikono ikibidi.
• Windows and doors will be open to promote ventilation.
• Nyimbo za nyimbo, misaleti na vijitabu vimeondolewa kwenye viti. Unaweza kuleta misala yako mwenyewe kwa matumizi yako ya kibinafsi.
• Printed bulletins are not available at this time. Please visit qcc14.org/bulletin to access our last 12 bulletins.



MASKS

• All must wear masks (including priest/ministers distributing Communion)
• Exceptions: 
• Watoto chini ya miaka 2
•  Parents judge mask use for children 2-5
•  People who claim exemption
• Kuhani/wahudumu katika patakatifu



KWENYE MISA

• No congregational singing and no choirs
• Hakuna kushikana mikono kwa Baba Yetu
• No sign of peace
• No collection – please use the basket at the door or in the aisle for your offertory donation. Thank you for your generosity!



RECEIVING COMMUNION

• Vaa kinyago chako katika maandamano ya Ushirika.
• Weka umbali wa kijamii - fuata alama kwenye sakafu.
• Receive ONLY IN THE HAND – the priest/minister will drop the host in your hand without touching. If you are accidentally touched, the priest/minister immediately will sanitize their hands before proceeding with distribution.
• Procedure: Receive in your hand, step aside, demask, consume the Eucharist, remask, and return via the side aisles – do not go back down the center aisle.
• If you are not receiving, please step in the center aisle and allow others in your pew to enter the Communion line.



The new procedures will take a while to become routine.  We do hope that our liturgies will be celebrated as smoothly as possible. However, we do anticipate having some glitches, and ask for your understanding and patience during these times.



Thank you for your patience and support as we gather again to celebrate Mass through, with, and in Jesus, in the unity of the Holy Spirit to give honor and glory to God the Father as we worship in spirit and truth.