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All Masses will be celebrated inside the churches with the exception of a special 10:00 AM parking lot Mass which is celebrated in the front windows at Saint Malachy Church.  The faithful can listen from their car by tuning their radio to 87.9 FM. 

Effective immediately:

• Fully vaccinated people may attend Diocese of Pittsburgh Masses and all gatherings on parish property without wearing a mask.
• To accommodate those who are not fully vaccinated, and those who may feel more comfortable seated around others who are wearing a mask, a section in every church will be maintained for mask-wearing.
• Be aware that some of your brothers and sisters doubt the health and wisdom of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue during the pandemic. In your charity, please consider receiving on the hand for the coming weeks, lest we inadvertently increase our neighbor’s apprehension.

• You no longer need to stay six feet away from other households (though of course, you may do so if space permits).
• Mass registrations will no longer be required.
• If you are uncomfortable with the health risk, you are encouraged to come to the Sunday 10:00 AM outdoor Mass at St. Malachy, or listen to any of our Sunday Masses from the parking lot, or watch the Sunday 10:00 AM Livestream Mass at Holy Trinity. (At Archangel Gabriel Parish, we think these measures will suffice to care for our rapidly shrinking pool of persons with a low tolerance for risk, so our churches won’t have special sections for socially distanced seating for people with a low tolerance of risk.)
• The cry rooms will continue to be closed.
• Votive candles will again be available for use.
• Holy Communion, for now, continues to be available only in the form of bread. (But remember, every fragment of the Sacrament gives us the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of the Person of Jesus Christ.)
• The parish continues its current confession practices: the special locations at St. Malachy and St. Mary, and the special adaptations of the confessionals at Holy Trinity.

Everyone is asked to please register for all Saturday evening and Sunday indoor Masses (registration is not required for daily Mass). Thank you for cooperating with the following directives, which are meant to promote the physical health and safety of all present:

• If you are sick or vulnerable to COVID-19, please stay home. Visit archangelgabrielparish.org/sunday for resources on how to pray from home.  
• Arrive to church no earlier than 30 minutes prior to the start of Mass as the doors will not be open until 30 minutes prior to the start of Mass.  
• Wear a mask while you are in Church unless you are a person who cannot wear a mask due to a relevant medical condition, such persons may be assigned remote seating.  Mask wearing does not apply to infants or toddlers.

• Use hand-sanitizer that is provided when you enter and exit Church.  
• Maintain a 6-foot distance from everyone not in your own household.  
• Once Mass is ended, please do not linger in the church or narthex. Instead, go outside immediately.

FOUR WAYS TO REGISTER FOR WEEKEND INDOOR MASSES

1. Sign up for Flocknote and a registration link will be emailed to you every week.
2. Click the “Register for Mass” slide on the homepage of our website
3. Find the next weekend’s registration link in the bulletin each week.
4. Call the parish office at 412-787-2140. The receptionist will take your name and contact info to register you for a particular Mass.

The parish is continuing to work with the guidelines set forth by the diocese in the reopening guide "Moving Forward Together". Information surrounding the opening of public Mass and what to expect can be found at diopitt.org/moving-forward-together.

Diocese of Pittsburgh's Response to COVID-19