Important information regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

The Archdiocese of Chicago Distributed the Following Guidelines and Policies to Clergy and Parish Staff:

 Governor Pritzker has just announced a mandatory shelter-in-place order for the State of Illinois.  What this means for our parishes is that effective 5 p.m. Saturday, March 21 through Tuesday, April 7:

• All churches and adoration chapels must be closed and locked until the order is lifted by the governor. Private prayer in any parish building must be discontinued until the order is lifted.

• There can be no live Stations of the Cross or any other gatherings anywhere on parish/school property, nor can any parish personnel be involved in organizing them on any other site.

• All weddings and baptisms must be postponed and can be re-scheduled only once the order is lifted. There are no exceptions to this, regardless of the size of the group. However, in case of an extreme emergency for baptism, please seek the permission of your bishop.

• Funerals and wakes must be postponed until the order is lifted.

• Parish offices must be closed until the governor’s order is lifted. That stated, each pastor and his staff must identify essential functions that need to continue as follows:

• Determine ongoing operations plan: Though parish offices must close, parish staff should work from home where possible.

St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish

Live stream Mass

Monday – Friday

9:00am – English

12:00pm – Polish

 3:00pm – Spanish

Sunday:

9:00am – English

10:30am – Polish

12:30pm – Spanish

 You can access the Facebook live with the following link

https://www.facebook.com/StMaryofCzestochowa/?modal=admin_todo_tour

O Mary,
you always shine on our path
as a sign of salvation and of hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,
who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm.
You, know what we need,
and we are sure you will provide
so that, as in Cana of Galilee,
we may return to joy and to feasting
after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform to the will of the Father
and to do as we are told by Jesus,
who has taken upon himself our sufferings
and carried our sorrows
to lead us, through the cross,
to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.
Our Lady of Czestochowa, pray for us!

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