Saint Katharine Drexel Parish- SKDP

⇒ Starting June 1, 2020

Due to the requirement to clean and disinfect the inside of the church after EACH USE, which includes: weekday and weekend Masses, Funerals, Weddings, Baptisms and any time the church is used, there will be a reduction in daily Masses until further notice.

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⇒ Starting June 6/7, 2020

Saint Katharine Drexel Parish Weekend Mass Schedule remains the same. 

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Sacrament of Penance 
TEMPORARY CONFESSION SCHEDULE
until further notice 

Due to Covid-19 restrictions with social distancing and safety protocols, individual confessions will be held according to the following schedule:

Penitent must STAND for confession
NO face to face confessions

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ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR GRADUAL REOPENING
OF CHURCHES
STARTING MAY 15TH

• Limited funeral Masses and weddings continue, with cleaning/sanitizing guidelines in place, expanding to groups of no more than 25 people.
• Churches will be permitted to open for private prayer with safety guidelines in place including seating in designated areas only, the use of masks, hand sanitizers, and social distancing.
• Churches will be permitted to open for Confessions – Confessionals do not meet public health safety requirements, and as such, Confessions will be heard at posted times and in a manner that preserves the sanctity of the Sacrament.  Penitents must practice social distancing and all other safety guidelines.
• Baptisms can be scheduled but with the restriction of one family baptism per each ceremony and no more than 25 people present. Great care must be given to social distancing, wearing masks, and sanitization precautions.
• Livestream Masses and prayer services will continue.
    

the diocese will look to return to the public celebration of the Holy Mass, starting with daily Masses on Monday, June 1, 2020, and a goal of recommencing weekend Masses the weekend of June 6 and 7, 2020.  More details will be released closer to those dates. 

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from Saint Paul Cathedral
Pittsburgh, Pa

⇒ live at 8:15 AM
Monday through Saturday, and
10 AM Sunday click here for online web
or
Facebook • Recommendation is to watch on-demand, allow a half-hour to an hour after the Mass streams live for processing. Times will vary; please be patient.

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Other Sources
TV Masses
  Sunday:
6:30am WINP (ION) Channel 16

Sunday:
Cable TV 8:15am Comcast Channel 95 (St. Paul Cathedral)

Daily:
12 Noon Comcast Channel 95 Daily Mass (St. Mary’s)

Daily:
Satellite TV Dish Network Channel 16 or 216

Daily:
Direct TV channel 305

"Spiritual Communion"

Introduction:
     During this time of the Coronavirus, many people feel afraid and helpless.

     As Christians, we are called to do good through our example of words, actions and prayer. The good that we do can have a positive impact upon others at such challenging times. Pope Francis offers us encouragement:

“Let us call upon him today, firmly rooted in prayer, for without prayer all our activity risks being fruitless and our message empty.” (Evangelii Gaudium, no. 259)

     The Diocese of Pittsburgh and its parishes are feeling the negative impact due to a sharp decline in weekly offertory donations since the suspension of public Masses because of government restrictions associated with the coronavirus. 

     To help Catholics support their local parishes, the Diocese of Pittsburgh is working with them to set up online donation areas on their individual websites (See below - Saint Katharine Drexel's Online Donation / First and Second collections).

People will also be able to donate to parishes, schools, or diocesan ministries of their choice, at the main diocesan website: https://www.diopitt.org/help,(Southeast Washington County (Grouping 336) - Saint Katharine Drexel) with an option for one-time or recurring gifts. People who prefer traditional means will still be able to mail financial gifts to their parishes.

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During Coronavirus Outbreak

God our Father we come to You in our need to ask Your protection against the Coronavirus that has claimed lives and has affected many.

We pray for Your grace for the people tasked with studying the nature and cause of this virus and its disease and of stemming the tide of its transmission.

Guide the hands and minds of medical experts that they may minister to the sick with competence and compassion and of those governments and private agencies that must find cure and solution to this epidemic.

We pray for those afflicted.
May they be restored to health soon.

Grant us the grace to work for the good of all and to help those in need.

Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever.

Amen.

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