Collaborative Reconciliation Times
St. Martha Parish
on Sundays at 9:15 A.M.

St. Mary Parish
on Saturdays at 3:00 P.M.
& during
Mary's Garden Prayer Meeting
on 12/21@ 7:00 P.M.


Collaborative Christmas Mass Schedule

St. Martha Parish

Christmas Eve,
Thursday, December 24 at
3:00pm & 5:00pm
(both up and downstairs)
Christmas Day,
Friday, December 25 at 8:00am

St. Mary Parish

Christmas Eve,
Thursday, December 24 at
3:00pm & 5:00pm
(both up and downstairs)
Collaborative "Mass During the Night"
at 12 Midnight
Christmas Day,
Friday, December 25 at
10:00am & 12 Noon

Christmas 2020 Guidelines in the Plainville-Wrentham Catholic Collaborative

Click here for the PWC Signup Genius
 

Thank you for making your reservations early for Christmas Masses so we can plan accordingly for your participation and safety. We want this to be a joyful, spiritual experience for everyone, but to do that we need your help.

Church doors will be unlocked 20 minutes before each Mass (only volunteers enter earlier to prepare).
Please Note: MASS TIMES HAVE CHANGED for this Christmas Eve and a Noon Mass added on Christmas Day - so spread the word with family, friends and neighbors!

Due to limited capacity indoors from social distancing during the pandemic:

1. Tell everyone to signup, either online or by calling the parish during business hours. Those who do not reserve seating might not be able to get into the church - but we will make every effort to accommodate the overflow (see "Other considerations" below).
2. Cardinal Seán gave special permission to start earlier than usual on Christmas Eve.
3. The 3pm and 5pm Masses at BOTH of our parishes offer seating in the main church AND the downstairs church hall.
4. If signups exceed our expectations, we may try to add an additional Mass at the parish that most needs it (probably around 7pm).

• Follow Jesus’ call to “Love one another” this Christmas by bringing a comfortable, breathable face covering to wear since you will be stationary indoors with others for a while.
• A few windows will be open during the Mass (or the ventilation system running) for fresh air during the pandemic, therefore please dress warmly.
• If you are looking for a Mass with fewer people: consider Christmas Morning Masses, which are typically less crowded.
• If there are not enough seats available for signup, you can consider a different Mass time, or else signup for the "Wait List/Drive-In."
• If you are on the Wait List you will not be turned away:
  1. If we can find room for you inside, we will email you or call the number you provide at signup (hopefully a couple of days before Christmas).
  2. Even if there isn’t room inside, come anyway and bring your smartphone and/or tablet so you can attend “Drive-In Christmas Mass,” watching LIVE in your car and we will bring Communion outside for you (links and instructions will be sent by email).
• The Commonwealth’s Stay at Home Advisory at night presently has an exception for worship, so our Catholic Collaborative’s “Mass During the Night” (as the Church now calls it) for now is still scheduled for Midnight. If the rules change, we may have to move this “Mass During the Night” to an earlier time (or online).

Finally, if you feel at all unwell at Christmas, please participate in Mass online (www.pwc.church) or on Catholic TV (CTV). Cardinal Seán has given dispensation from Mass for this reason, so please do not risk others’ health no matter how much you want to be here – you will still be with us in spirit!

As you sign up, please review the slots on our Christmas “Signup Genius” page carefully, then check "sign-up" next to your choice and click the "submit" button to enter details for your reservation on the next screen.
Thank You and have a Blessed Advent and Christmas!