A Memo from Fr. Kwame - Update #1

TO:             All Parishioners of Saint Charles Borromeo

FROM:        Fr. Kwame Assenyoh, Parochial Administrator

SUBJECT:   OPEN AND CANCELLED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

The Coronavirus spread has reached pandemic proportions; hence, here is a list of services and programs at Saint Charles Borromeo that we will suspend or keep on schedule, immediately:

*Cancelled* Programs and Services 

6:30 AM Lenten Services
Adult Bible Study (after the session for tonight/Thursday, March 12)Alpha Sessions
Cyber Security Training
Faith Formation Out-Reach Project (Packaging Meals)
Girlfriends' Tea
Karen Adam’s Funeral
LTAA – Life Transition for Aging Adults
No Ministry to the Home Bound
No Masses at Vineyard, No ministry to Nursing homes
Parish Mission (we will post videos on the topics on our website)What Makes us Catholic
WINGS Thursday Gatherings
Women’s Bible Study 

Open & On-Schedule Programs and Services

(personal choice to attend or not)

Services

9:00am Weekday morning Mass (in the Church)
All Weekend Masses (9:30am Mass will be televised — go to www.stcharleslivermore.org/watch)
Reconciliation Night (No communal service; priests will be available for confession from 7pm to 8:30pm)

Programs

Choir Practice 
Grief Support 
Faith Formation
Lifetouch photo-taking
Meditation
Perpetual Help  
Youth Ministry 

Note: You can find these changes on the Calendar website. If you have further questions, call Mary in the Parish office 925-447-4549 x101.

Practices at Mass

  1. If you are ill, stay home; watch our live-video Mass, and/or read and reflect on the Word of God for the day. You can unite yourself in spiritual communion with us in Jesus Christ. 

  2. Use the hand-sanitizers which we provide in the vestibule of the Church and at entrances of our meeting areas and rooms.

  3. Communion will be distributed under the species of Bread only.  Be assured that we receive the whole of Jesus even if we receive under one species for reasons like the pandemic we are facing.  Receive only the bread and make a spiritual commitment in your heart to live a life of sacrifice.

  4. We would NOT hold hands at the “Lord’s Prayer” and NO hand-shaking or “fist-bumps” at “Sign of Peace.”

  5. Eucharistic Ministers MUST use hand sanitizers before distribution, and must NOT touch when blessing non-communicants.

  6. Respect and follow the expert advice from our public health officials.

  7. Please DO NOTHING out of panic. We will use common sense to know when it is appropriate or not to touch.

May the spirit of God continue to inspire our actions and practices under these circumstances even as we strive to keep healthy.  

Kelsey Szenderski