Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We will meet for 8:30 Rosary and 9:00 am Mass at Holy Rosary Church as planned; however, I received word from the parish this very afternoon informing us that a LIVE Chapter Meeting in Aquinas Hall this weekend is cancelled. The Archbishops directives regarding religious meetings of up to 50 people will not apply to a Dominican Laity meeting. When I argued that we are a religious group the explanation is that term “religious meeting” is restricted to sacramental meetings such as Holy Mass, funerals, weddings, and baptisms.
Therefore our schedule has changed to the following:
8:30 am – Rosary in Holy Rosary Church (for those who did not sign up, please say the rosary privately at home)
9:00 am – Mass in Holy Rosary Church (for those who did not sign up please live stream the Mass from your home)
We will NOT be allowed to set up a virtual Mass in Aquinas Hall so if you did not sign up for the 9:00 am mass please live stream the 9:00 am mass from your homes or attend an alternative mass if possible, and then join the ongoing education meeting at noon via ZOOM. Calvin will send an invite to the ZOOM meeting in a separate email.
Morning Prayer – We will say our morning prayers privately at home.
Refreshments – We will allow time for everyone to drive home from Mass, grab a bite to eat at home then begin our Zoom meeting.
ZOOM – Noon to 1:30 pm Business Meeting & Ongoing Education Meeting
I will send the meeting agenda in a subsequent email.
We were not given much notice of this change in policy but it could not be helped. The regulations are changing weekly and Fr. Corwin could not have predicted this sooner.
I am so grateful that many of us have the opportunity of attending Rosary and Mass together and know that these difficulties due to the pandemic storm will come to an end eventually.
The Peace of Christ be with you all.
In Our Holy Father St Dominic,
Cecelia
