COVID-19: ORANGE phase: February 9th, 2021
Update
Published: 2021-02-09 a 19h00
| Category: Diocese
Dear
Sisters and Brothers in Christ Jesus,
Zone 1 (Moncton
region) has moved to the Orange
level yesterday at midnight following a decrease in new cases of
COVID-19.
Here
are the guidelines to follow:
“Faith venues can operate under a
COVID-19 operational plan. In-person services are limited to 50
participants, or fewer depending upon the size of the facility,
with two metres of physical distancing. Continuous mask wearing is
required. No singing is permitted in the
assembly.
Other indoor religious
observances, funerals, marriage ceremonies, … of more than 25
people are prohibited.
Masks are mandatory in indoor
public places. Masks are required in outdoor public spaces when
physical distancing of 2 metres cannot be
maintained.”
In
addition, we must continue with all other sanitary measures that we
have been following during the last months. (It is important
to maintain the attendance list with the names and phone numbers of
the people attending a particular celebration and to check the
names at the entrance so that the list is as complete as possible.
These lists must be saved for the Health Department and for our
insurances.)
Any
celebration or activity outside of the regular Mass is limited
to 25 people (this includes, for example, baptisms, funerals,
weddings, celebrations of first reconciliation, catechetical
activities, prayer groups, any form of
gathering).
The
circulation of COVID-19 remains worrisome and serious with the
arrival of new variants that pose a threat to the control of the
pandemic. The NB Department of Health is taking the necessary steps
to stop its expansion. We are trying our best to collaborate for
the well-being of our congregations. Thank you for your cooperation
and support in these troublesome times.
May
the Lord bless us and continue to watch over us.
Mgr
Valery Vienneau
Archbishop of
Moncton
Note from the office of Youth
Faith Development regarding Catechetical
Gatherings:
All
catechetical sessions reverted to virtual gatherings effective
January 6, 2021 and shall remain as such until the Chief Medical
Officer and the Department of Public Health return our Zone – Zone
1 - back to the Yellow Level Alert. Please contact your
parish catechetical coordinator for information on those
gatherings, and the distribution of necessary supplies for the
sessions.
With 1,150
families in our parish, St. Bernard's is a strong and vibrant
Christian community with roots dating back 125 years in
Moncton.
We are a
welcoming congregation of brothers and sisters who gather for
communal worship.
We have
developed this website to reach out to our parishioners, potential
parishioners, visitors to our area and anyone else who may want
more information on our liturgies and other
activities.