Extended Schedule for the Sacrament of Penance:
• Tuesday Evenings: December 8, 15, 22, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
• Reconciliation Weekend:
• Friday, December 18, from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
• Saturday, December 19, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon; and 1:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Christmas Masses in This Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Christmas Eve Masses – Thursday, December 24th
3:00 p.m. – Prelude music beginning at 2:45 p.m., doors open at 2:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – Prelude music beginning at 5:45 p.m., doors open at 5:30 p.m.
11:00 p.m. – Prelude music beginning at 10:45 p.m., doors open at 10:30 p.m.
Christmas Day Masses – Friday, December 25th
7:00, 9:00, 11:00 a.m.
New Year's Eve Masses - Thursday, December 31st
4:00 & 6:00 p.m.
New Year's Day Masses - Friday, January 1st
7:00 & 9:00 a.m.
Because of occupancy restrictions, and the requirement for social distancing, we must limit seating at all Masses this year. Therefore, we are providing additional Masses, with seating in both the Church and the Parish Center. Doors will open for seating a half-hour before the start of each Mass
• The first 140 people can be seated in Church. (There can be no early arrivals to save seats.)
• An additional 140 people can be seated in the gymnasium of the Parish Center. There people will view a live-feed of Mass from Church; Holy Communion will be distributed at the proper time.
Please sign up to attend mass by going to our website, www.stpstc.org. Registration, however, does not guarantee you a seat. It is first come, first serve as guidelines may change due to the virus. Any overflow from church will be accommodated in the Parish Center for live streaming.
The dispensation Archbishop Carlson issued in March 2020 is still in effect in light of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases and includes the dispensation for public Mass attendance for the Sunday obligation and the Holy Days of Obligation. All mandates and directives regarding COVID-19 from the Archdiocese of St. Louis can be found archstl.org/coronavirus.
Thank you and God Bless!