COVID-19 RESPONSE

All public Masses  are CANCELLED

BOTH CHURCHES OF THE PARISH ARE CLOSED 

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Directives for OPENING BOTH churches of Saint Junipero Serra Parish -- Our Lady of Perpetual Help AND Saint Catharine Siena

• All Catholics in the Diocese of Trenton are DISPENSED from their Sunday Mass obligation until further notice. No one is required to come to church. 
• We will have NO PUBLIC MASSES in the parish until further notice
• Sacramental Celebrations remain postponed until later
• Live-Streaming of Masses will continue in the parish (see above).
• Private & Live-Streamed Masses will not to be offered during the time that the respective churches are open for visits. 
• IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING WELL, PLEASE STAY HOME.
• At risk groups should remain at home.
• In light of the suspicion that recent cases of Pediatric Inflammatory Syndrome may be linked to COVID-19, parents should exercise extreme caution before bringing children to church. 
• The churches will be sanitized on a regular basis.
• No parish groups are to gather together in the parish churches or outside of the parish churches until further notice. 
• We ask that people not socialize in the church our outside of the church.
• We will have no Eucharistic adoration, no common recitation of the rosary, and no common novena prayers at this time. 
• Saint Catharine of Siena Church will be opened 
  • WEDNESDAY              2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • SUNDAY                      7:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Only the E Street Entrance will be OPEN. 
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church will beopened
  • THURSDAY                  7:30 AM – 12:30 PM
  • SUNDAY                       11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Only the Parking Lot Entrance will be OPEN.
• NO BATHROOMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR USE.
• No one is to enter the sacristy of either church.
• Please sit only in designated areas. 
• You MUST wear a MASK when you are on church property.
• Please carry your own hand sanitizer with you.