Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Holy Mass
SOP
FOR THE HOLY MASS
Dear
Parishioners and friends of the Parish, St Dominic’s is open for Masses for the
devotees throughout the week. Due to the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) on
preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in religious
places/places of worship, only limited entry is allowed for each Mass. Those
who would like to come for the Saturday Vigil and Sunday Mass will have to
register themselves at the link shown below. The schedule is:
Weekday Masses:
There will be two Masses in English daily,
one at 6.30 a.m. and the other at 6.00 p.m. (except for Monday Morning).
Sunday
Masses:
Saturday
vigil Mass: 06.00 p.m. (English)
Sunday Mass: 07.30
a.m. (Hindi)
08.30
a.m. (Hindi)
09.30
a.m. (English)
10.30
a.m. (English)
06.00
p.m. (English)
Kindly note the following:
(1). Maximum seating capacity inside the
church is restricted to 50 (Fifty). Devotees wishing to attend Saturday
Vigil Mass and Sunday Mass are requested to fill GOOGLE FORM that
will be available on the parish web site (and in WhatsApp) from Thursday 07.30
p.m. Once the 50 available seats are filled up for a particular form the form
will be automatically closed.
(2). Each member of the family has to be
registered separately. If three members of your family are planning to attend
the Mass, then, you will have to fill up three separate forms.
(3). The forms will be closed by Saturday
04:00 p.m. for the Vigil Mass and 10:00 p.m. for the Sunday Masses.
(4). Only those who are above 10 years and
below 70 years of age can physically participate in the Mass.
(5). The main gate of the Church will be
opened half an hour before the Mass is to begin and be closed five minutes
before the Mass is to begin. Please ensure you adhere to the timings.
(6). All Parishioners will necessarily
enter through the main gate and exit through the side gates of the Church. Any
group gathering within the premises of the Church, before/after Mass is
prohibited.
(7). Your temperature will be checked at
the entrance. If your temperature is normal, then only, you are permitted to enter
the Church.
(8). Before entering the Church, ALL are
requested to make use of the hand sanitizer, kept for the purpose at the
entrance.
(9). Physical touching/kissing of Statues
is prohibited.
(10). Hand shaking is to be strictly
avoided.
(11). Seats in which one is to sit are
marked with stickers, kindly occupy those seats only.
(12). All who enter to participate in the
Mass, are mandated to wear proper face masks and continue wearing them
throughout the Mass. (Alternate use of Saree/ Chunni/ Kerchief is NOT
permitted)
(13). Holy Communion is to be received
only in the hand. Sufficient Physical distance (02 ?? ?? ????) is to
be maintained while lining up for receiving Communion. The same distance is
necessary while entering and exiting the Church.
(14). Those under quarantine or those who
have any symptoms of cold, fever, cough, headache or any other chronic illness,
kindly refrain from coming to the Church.
Fr. John Kusumalayam, O.P.
Parish Priest