Diocese of Burlington updates in response to ‘Stay in Place’ order by Gov. Scott

On March 25, Burlington Bishop Christopher Coyne directed that all Catholic churches, chapels and shrines throughout the state be closed as of 5 p.m. today and that all “non-essential” employees of the Catholic community (as defined by the governor’s order) work remotely as need be.

Closure will impact Holy Week and other ministries of the Catholic Church:

• The Chrism Mass will be rescheduled to a time when the priests and faithful can gather together. Priests may bless the Oil of the Sick and Oil of Catechumens according the prescribed rites if needed.
• The liturgical celebrations of Holy Week and Easter will be carried out by the parish priest privately. These will also be live-streamed at vermontcatholic.org/tvmass.
• Parish food shelves can be open for specific hours and curb-side pickup only.

During these challenging times, Catholics can still participate in devotions and worship remotely by tuning into daily 12:05 p.m. Mass (Monday through Friday) and Sundays at 10 a.m., live rosary at 11:15 a.m. and many other spiritual engagement activities. For the weekly schedule of activities visit: vermontcatholic.org/spiritualresources.

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A Special Appeal

This time of global crisis is hard on all of us. And with the suspension of all public Masses, we are anticipating a dramatic decline in our parish income.

And yet, life goes on. Fr. Oliver will continue to say private Mass for the intentions of the parishes and our parishioners. We will keep the lights on and the home-fires burning, in anticpation of the day when we can once again gather together in joyful communion.

To the extent you are able, we hope that our parishioners will continue to support the parish. You can mail in your weekly donations, or IHM parishioners may consider signing up for regular online donations (IHM Parishioners only).

Thank you, and God bless you all.

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, AT 5:00 PM, IN KEEPING WITH THE ORDERS OF THE GOVERNOR, BISHOP COYNE HAS DIRECTED THAT ALL PARISH OFFICES AND CHURCHES SHOULD BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

BISHOP COYNE HAS DECIDED THAT DISTRIBUTION OF PALMS WILL NOT TAKE PLACE THIS SUNDAY

The Burlington Diocese has spiritual resources available HERE, including livestreamed daily and Sunday Masses which can be viewed HERE.

We are so grateful to see your donations as they continue to come in through the mail and online(IHM).

At Our Lady of the Holy Rosary we are researching online options for giving, to make it easier in times like these when you need to be at home or when you would rather use a credit card.