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Our Lady of the Lakes Church
752 Norwich-Salem Turnpike, Oakdale, CT 06370 860-859-1575 oll.oakdale@gmail.com |
Saint John the Evangelist Church
22 Maple Avenue, Uncasville, CT 06385 860-848-1257 stjh4@sbcglobal.net |
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
63 Old Norwich Road, Quaker Hill, CT 06375 860-443-1875 olphquakerhill@yahoo.com |
Welcome to the Divine Mercy Faith Church
Reverend Robert F. Buongirno, Pastor
Reverend James J. Sucholet, Parochial Vicar
Deacon William Herrmann, Deacon
COVID-19 UPDATES:
--- SUNDAY public Masses resume next weekend (July 4-5)!
--- The Dispensation from Sunday Mass attendance remains in effect until further notice.
--- Temporary Modified Mass Schedule (regular schedule with added Masses in italics):
By day:
--- Saturday - 4:00pm St. John / 5:00pm Lakes /6:00pm St. John / 7:00pm Lakes
--- Sunday - 8:00am Perpetual Help / 8:00am Lakes / 9:30am Perpetual Help /
10:15am Lakes / 11:00 St. John / 12:00noon Lakes
By church:
--- St. John - Saturday, 4:00pm and 6:00pm / Sunday, 11:00am
--- Perpetual Help - Sunday, 8:00am and 9:30am
--- Lakes - Saturday, 5:00pm and 7:00pm / Sunday, 8:00am, 10:15am and 12:00noon
--- For those choosing to not attend church in person for the time being, Masses continue to be available online and on air. Our Diocesan website (norwichdiocese.org) has extensive resources and info about Masses, as well as devotions, prayers, events and news.
--- All WEEKDAY Masses continue at the regularly scheduled times in all three DMFC churches.
--- Beginning Monday, July 6:
--- Funeral and Memorial Masses, Baptisms and Weddings may be scheduled.
--- Regular Confession times will resume (for the time being, confessionals will remain configured the way they are now, all confessions behind screen with no face-to-face). Confession by appointment, as always, will also continue.
--- Faith Formation: Summer planning is underway.
--- First Confessions/First Communions, Confirmation and RCIA Easter Sacraments - discussion, but no earlier than September.
--- Contact information (all Parishes) for Religious Education is - faith.formation@att.net.
--- All parents of St. John and Perpetual Help students are strongly urged to contact Mary Cho, DMFC D.R.E., (to ensure our contact info is up-to-date).
--- Devotions: Miraculous Medal Novena (O.L. Lakes) will resume on Monday, July 6; St. John Wednesday Adoration will resume on July 8; Friday Holy Hour (O.L. Lakes) will resume on July 10; and First Friday Chaplet and Adoration (O.L. Lakes) will resume on August 7. (Capacity, Distancing, Face Mask/Covering guidelines apply).
--- Parish groups (Legions of Mary, K of C, Second Saturday Films, Fourth Friday Faith Fellowship) are allowed to meet, but meeting is up the leaders and membership (Capacity, Distancing, Face Mask/Covering guidelines apply).
--- Parish Council meetings will resume in September.
--- St. John bingo remains closed until further notice.
--- St. John Organ Fund Tag Sale is cancelled for this year.
--- St. John After Mass Coffee, O.L. Lakes Breakfast after 8:00 Mass and Children's Liturgy in all churches remain cancelled until further notice.
--- Offices
--- Beginning on July 7, until further notice, the St. John Office will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
--- Effective July 7: The offices at Our Lady of the Lakes and Our Lady of Perpetual Help will be open for only two days a week each, with one Secretary (Diane DeWick) for both.
--- Perpetual Help on Tuesdays and Fridays; Lakes on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
--- Please note that this affects the offices only: all Mass, Confessions, Devotions and Religious Education class times and locations REMAIN THE SAME.
--- All parishioners are still strongly urged to use the telephone or e-mail as much as possible to do anything with the Parish Offices. Mass intentions and most other business can be done over the phone, and payments can be mailed or placed in offertory baskets.
--- If visiting the Offices, masks and social distancing are required.
--- I will continue Facebook/E-mail Sunday Reflections as long as the Dispensation from Sunday Mass is in effect.
--- All WEEKDAY Masses continue at the regularly scheduled times in all three DMFC churches.
--- Beginning Monday, July 6:
--- Funeral and Memorial Masses, Baptisms and Weddings may be scheduled.
--- Regular Confession times will resume (for the time being, confessionals will remain configured the way they are now, all confessions behind screen with no face-to-face). Confession by appointment, as always, will also continue.
--- Faith Formation: Summer planning is underway.
--- First Confessions/First Communions, Confirmation and RCIA Easter Sacraments - discussion, but no earlier than September.
--- Contact information (all Parishes) for Religious Education is - faith.formation@att.net.
--- All parents of St. John and Perpetual Help students are strongly urged to contact Mary Cho, DMFC D.R.E., (to ensure our contact info is up-to-date).
--- Devotions: Miraculous Medal Novena (O.L. Lakes) will resume on Monday, July 6; St. John Wednesday Adoration will resume on July 8; Friday Holy Hour (O.L. Lakes) will resume on July 10; and First Friday Chaplet and Adoration (O.L. Lakes) will resume on August 7. (Capacity, Distancing, Face Mask/Covering guidelines apply).
--- Parish groups (Legions of Mary, K of C, Second Saturday Films, Fourth Friday Faith Fellowship) are allowed to meet, but meeting is up the leaders and membership (Capacity, Distancing, Face Mask/Covering guidelines apply).
--- Parish Council meetings will resume in September.
--- St. John bingo remains closed until further notice.
--- St. John Organ Fund Tag Sale is cancelled for this year.
--- St. John After Mass Coffee, O.L. Lakes Breakfast after 8:00 Mass and Children's Liturgy in all churches remain cancelled until further notice.
--- Offices
--- Beginning on July 7, until further notice, the St. John Office will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
--- Effective July 7: The offices at Our Lady of the Lakes and Our Lady of Perpetual Help will be open for only two days a week each, with one Secretary (Diane DeWick) for both.
--- Perpetual Help on Tuesdays and Fridays; Lakes on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
--- Please note that this affects the offices only: all Mass, Confessions, Devotions and Religious Education class times and locations REMAIN THE SAME.
--- All parishioners are still strongly urged to use the telephone or e-mail as much as possible to do anything with the Parish Offices. Mass intentions and most other business can be done over the phone, and payments can be mailed or placed in offertory baskets.
--- If visiting the Offices, masks and social distancing are required.
--- I will continue Facebook/E-mail Sunday Reflections as long as the Dispensation from Sunday Mass is in effect.
