Amherstburg-Harrow

Catholic Family of Parishes     

Dear Parishioners of the Amherstburg-Harrow Catholic Family of Parishes,

As many of you know, the Government of Ontario announced that Step One of the reopening plan is going to begin this Friday, June 11th. There were several changes to this plan from what was previously announced- including a change which allows Churches to open at 15% of their maximum capacity. Previously this was not supposed to happen until Step Two.

While we welcome this news, it also presents some challenges as well. All of our original timelines and our plans were based on the reopening happening sometime during the first week of July. In fact, all of our support staff are utilizing vacation time this week, which makes it very difficult and impractical for us to attempt to accelerate our reopening plans.

Therefore, following guidance from Bishop Fabbro, who stated that, "Those parishes and communities that will not be ready to reopen this weekend may delay opening as required," and after consultation with our staff, we have determined that our reopening schedule will be as follows:

Tuesday, June 13th, In-person Daily Masses will resume. 

(Tuesday 6:00pm and Thursday 9:00am at St. Anthony of Padua, Wednesday and Friday 9:00am at St. John the Baptist)

The weekend of June 19-20th, Weekend Masses will resume. (Saturday 5:00pm and Sunday 11:00am at St. John the Baptist and Sunday at 9:00am at St. Anthony of Padua)

Reservations will continue to be required for weekend Masses. Daily Masses will continue to be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The Flocknote link and telephone reservations for the June 19/20th Masses will begin this Tuesday, June 13th, at 9:00am.

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we work to ensure a smooth reopening of our Churches. We look forward to celebrating with you in-person once again.

In Christ,

Your Pastoral Team