Away from home?  Find a Mass here:  https://catholicmasstime.org/

*Please call any new parish for COVID guidelines before attending Mass.  

St. Monica Parish:  Please see the message under "Parish Protocol for Mass" Please read before returning to Mass.

The weekly mass schedule will be:

Monday & Friday:  7:00 AM
Wednesday:  8:15 AM 
Tuesday & Thursday:  5:00 PM 

Saturday:  4:15 PM
Sunday:    8:00 AM, 10:00 AM & 4:15 PM

The Bishop wants to remind everyone that the obligation to attend week-end Mass is still suspended, and will remain so until there is a vaccine. So, if you are apprehensive about going to church, even on the weekend, it is not a sin to stay home and participate in Mass on the TV or internet.

The Burlington Diocese will continue live-streaming daily mass at 12:05 pm and Sunday mass at 10:00 am at:
 
www.vermontcatholic.org/tvmass and
www.facebook.com/DioBurlington

Mass may also be found on Sunday morning at 6:00 am on WCAX.

The link to the diocesean daily and weekly masses is below under "From the Diocese". 

The following is the prayer for making spiritual communion:

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Posted Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Updated Diocesan Guidelines for Mass

The Bishop has issued new guidelines for Mass attendance. Since each parish has had to implement the guidelines with consideration of their worship space, Fr. Pat wants to let you know what is happening at St. Monica.

1. There is no longer a need to sign the contact log as you enter the church. You are still asked to sanitize your hands as you enter.

2. All the church doors will now be open to enter, and a bottle of sanitizer will be available.

3. Masks are still required in church. Songbooks have been returned to the pews.

4. The “cry room” will remain the confessional for the time being to assure greater space and ventilation for the priest and penitent.

5. It is still required that there is a 6-foot space between mass attendees who do not live together.

6. The obligation to attend mass still remains lifted. The Bishop is considering returning the obligation before too long. Those who are not feeling well should stay home.

7. Receiving Communion protocol remains the same. We will continue to distribute Holy Communion only as the Body of Christ, and preferably in the hand. Those receiving on the tongue must come to the celebrant, last in line.

8. Altar servers will be invited soon to begin their ministry again. The spacing issues in the sanctuary are still a concern.

9. Deacon Dan and Fr. Pat will begin processing out at the end of mass when the weather permits them to stand outside.

4/13/21 - St. Sylvester/Mother Cabrini Packing/Moving Day - Fr Pat needs your help on May 1st starting at 9:00 am to pack/move items from St. Sylvester and Mother Cabrini to St. Monica. Trucks and many people needed!!

A bid for the purchase of St. Sylvester Rectory and Church, and a separate bid for Mother Cabrini has been received. Fr. Pat will prepare his notes and forward the bids to Bishop Coyne, who alone has the ability to accept or reject the offers.

St. Sylvester Update (1/17/21):   Fr. Pat is encouraging any former St. Sylvester Parishioners to call either rectory if you would like to take home one of the church pews. Another Church has made inquiry about them, but our hope is to give former parishioners first choice. The church ceiling lights are also being taken down. Since the new owners will not need the lights, we are able to offer them to former parishioners as well. Please contact Kathy Grange, Deacon Dan, or Fr. Pat to get one. The sale of the church and rectory is moving along. The Bishop has two more committees to consult before the sale can happen.

November 30, 2020- Fr. Pat never sends emails asking for money or gift cards. If you receive such an email please ignore and delete it. Thank you.

Christ Our Hope:  Information about Christ Our Hope can be found on our website:  Go to About Us>>Christ Our Hope  

St. Sylvester Conference Room Dedication (10/25):  The meeting room in the St. Monica Parish Office has been dedicated to St. Sylvester this past week.  A relic, biography and beautiful picture of the Saint have been hung on the wall for all to enjoy.  Once we are past Covid,  Fr. Pat will host an open house for everyone to have a chance to stop in.




Welcome New Parishioners:  In this sad time when North American Martyrs, St. Edward and St. Sylvester Parishes have been closed, we warmly welcome the parishioners from those parishes who have made St. Monica their new home. We hope you will become involved in parish ministries and activities.