This afternoon the Very Reverend Bishop Salvatore Matano made the difficult decision to suspend all public Masses in the Diocese of Rochester, until further notice.
As for our parish, we are keeping the sanctuaries of both OLQP and STM open for private prayer, but request that if you make the decision to come in to pray that you practice appropriate social distancing procedures (stay 6 ft or more away from others, etc.) and that you observe the mandated crowd size maximums put into place. At this time, NYS mandates that no more that 50 people be in attendance at once, and the federal government recommends that you do not gather with more than 10 people in one location.
We are working as a parish staff to find creative solutions for our faithful in this difficult time.