St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church

The following items are changing at St. Mary of Vernon as of
Saturday, June 12, 2021:

• Mask wearing will be optional.
• Mass reservations will not be required.
• No limitations on how many can attend Mass.
• All church pews will be open. The ribbons and blue tape have been removed.
• All church entrances will be open- front doors and both sets of side doors.
• We will be able to sing!
• We will have two communion lines down the center aisle.
• We will not be sanitizing hands; however, we will have hand sanitizer available. You are encouraged to bring your own.
• We would like Lectors to sit in the reserved pews near the choir. Eucharistic Ministers can sit anywhere in the church with their family.
• You will be able to offer the Sign of Peace however you feel comfortable.
• Church will be cleaned and sanitized daily.
• Facebook live streaming will only be on Saturday evening, however the Mass will be recorded and posted on St. Mary of Vernon’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
• Sunday, June 13^th will be the last Sunday we will offer drive-up communion.
• Reconciliation will resume in church on Saturdays beginning June 19^th, 4:15-4:45pm.
• We hope to go back our pre-COVID Mass schedule beginning July 31^st.

Please refer to the State of Illinois Phase 5 Guidelines for further questions.

We are now Livestreaming all our Masses onto Facebook with worshipers in attendance. One Mass will also be posted on our YouTube channel.  

5pm Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/maryofvernon
St. Mary of Vernon OFFICIAL YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi2U3J3JkmgiUrGFvDP_1wg 

My Jesus, 
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. 
I love You above all things, 
and I desire to receive You into my soul. 
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, 
come at least spiritually into my heart. 
I embrace You as if You were already there 
and unite myself wholly to You. 
Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

8:30 AM  |  7:00 PM

FOURTH SUNDAY:  4:00 PM
11:00 AM | Includes signed interpretation on the first, second and third Sundays