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• Join us via Facebook live stream this evening at 7:30pm to pray the Rosary and tomorrow (Friday) evening at 7:30pm for Stations of the Cross.
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• Holy Week Suspended Dear Parishioners, I have just received notification that all public worship for Holy Week is suspended. We will do everything possible at Holy Infant to live stream the Sacred Triduum from our church, observing the guidelines that we have received. Also, the Mass of Sacred Chrism will be live streamed from the Cathedral Basilica on Holy Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. Here is the link to the live stream from the Cathedral Basilica. http://cathedralstl.org/live/ No matter what form the Cross takes, Easter always follows Good Friday. The tomb was empty. We will rise again! Let us continue to pray for one another! Fr. Ed Stanger
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• March 16, 2020 Dear Parishioners, In order to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in our community, Archbishop Robert Carlson, in collaboration with the leadership of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and local health officials, today issued the following mandates, effective immediately: 1. The public celebration of Holy Mass is suspended with preliminary plans to resume beginning Monday, April 6th. 2. The dispensation given for all Catholics in our Archdiocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is now extended through April 5th. 3. All public celebrations of the Liturgy, the Liturgy of the Hours, Stations of the Cross, and all other group services, Bible studies and activities (Fish Fries, retreats, meetings, etc.) are to cease. 4. Weddings, Funerals, and Baptisms will continue but in a simplified manner and scope at the discretion of the parish priests. The latest public statements and information from the Archdiocese regarding COVID-19 can be found at www.archstl.org/coronavirus. In light of the new mandates, the following will occur here at Holy Infant, effective immediately: 1. Msgr. Mike, Fr. Burkemper, and I will continue to celebrate Holy Mass daily, praying for you, your families, and our world in this time of great need. The Mass intentions scheduled for these days will be offered as planned. Though we cannot be united at Mass physically, we can certainly do so spiritually. I encourage you to daily make a Spiritual Communion with the celebration of Holy Mass and especially so on Sunday to keep the Lord’s Day holy. 2. We are working to set up a livestream for the celebration of Mass from our Church for the following three Sundays. More information will be forthcoming concerning this as it is available. 3. At this time, Holy Infant Church will remain open for personal prayer, devotions and confessions. The main Church will be open during normal daytime hours in order to ensure proper social distancing, and our chapel will continue to be open 24/7 using the access keypad. All are welcome. We strongly encourage you and your family to turn to our Lord in prayer in this time of global need. 4. Perpetual Adoration is suspended until further notice. Eucharistic Adoration will be offered in the main Church on Tuesdays from 9:00am until 5:00pm. 5. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered by appointment only. The regularly scheduled times have been suspended. Please call the Parish Office to schedule a time for Confession. All three priests are here to serve you and your family. 6. The Sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick and Holy Communion will continue to be celebrated with the sick and the dying. Please contact the parish office if you or a loved one desires these Sacraments. They are of great importance, especially for the dying. 7. The weekly collection remains absolutely essential to our parish operations. Even though we will not gather physically for Mass, please continue to give via Faith Direct or by bringing or mailing your contribution to the Parish Office. These are truly unprecedented times for us all but by continuing to trust in the Lord and turn to Him in prayer we, in Faith, will make it through this period of trial. I will continue to keep you updated via our parish connection points: Flocknote, the parish Facebook page, the parish website (holyinfantballwin.org), and the school website (holyinfantschool.org). Mary, Health of the Sick and our Mother, pray for us. God’s blessings upon you and your family. Fr. Ed Stanger
• Dear friends, With the current prohibition on public gatherings of more than 50 people, our Fish Fries are cancelled for the remainder of Lent. Please stay home and stay healthy. Let us pray for one another. God’s blessings. Fr Stanger.
• Holy Infant School & Parish School of Religion CLOSED March 15, 2020 Per directives from the St. Louis County Government and the Department of Health, Holy Infant Parish School and Holy Infant Parish School of Religion (PSR) will be closed immediately — with a tentative view toward resuming on Monday, April 6th. You will be receiving direct correspondence from our School Principal, Mrs. Becky McQuaide and from our PSR Director, Ms. Patricia Foley, regarding ongoing education and faith formation remotely and at home in the interim. Please stay tuned to our parish’s online connection points — Flocknote, the parish Facebook page, the school’s Facebook page, our school website (www.holyinfantschool.org) and the parish website (www.holyinfantballwin.org) — for all current information. Please let us continue to pray for our Church, our human family, and all those who are suffering. God’s blessings to you and your family. Fr. Ed Stanger
• COVID-19 Update from Fr. Stanger March 14, 2020 Please read carefully • As many have heard, Catholics in the Archdiocese of St. Louis are dispensed from Sunday Eucharist for the weekends of March 14-15, March 21-22, March 28-29. Our Mass Schedule at Holy Infant will remain unchanged, nonetheless. Masses will be at our regularly scheduled times: Saturday 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:15 a.m. and 12 noon. I remind everyone in our parish family to exercise good judgement and keep Sunday, the Lord’s Day, a holy day. • For those who are making a decision to be absent from worship during these times, please be mindful that you can view the Celebration of Eucharist on the cable network EWTN, the Catholic Faith Network, and catholictv.org. • If you are viewing the Celebration of Eucharist remotely, please be aware of the long-standing practice of making what is called a Spiritual Communion — the desiring of union with Jesus and uniting ourselves to Him through prayer when we cannot receive Him sacramentally. Here is a prayer for your use: “My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment 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.” • Holy Communion will be distributed only under the Species of the consecrated Host. • Anyone who is in any way sick at all is urged to stay home from any and all parish activities. • The Greeting of Peace prior to Communion has been suspended until future notice. • All scheduled baptisms and weddings at Holy Infant will go on as scheduled. Christian Burial will always be provided; however, depending on the ongoing directives from the St. Louis County Government and the Health Department it may be necessary to limit the size and scope of the funeral rites. • All who celebrate the Sacrament of Penance are encouraged to do so anonymously (behind the screen) in order to ensure the maintaining of social distancing between persons. • Decisions regarding the functioning of our school and the ongoing education of our children will be made as directives come from the St. Louis County Government, the Department of Health, the State of Missouri and the Archdiocese of St. Louis. • All CYC related activities are suspended through 3/31/2020 including practices. • At this time, pending the fact that new developments are coming nearly every couple of hours, our weekly Friday Fish Fry will from now on be carry-out only. • All decisions regarding any other type of parish activity, gathering, meeting, organizational activity, etc. will be made on a case by case basis as we follow any upcoming gathering directives from the St. Louis County Government and the Department of Health. • As any new developments emerge regarding the coronavirus, I will share information with you about how we will continue to operate safely and effectively at Holy Infant. • Let us continue to support one another during these challenging and unprecedented times. If we can be of any assistance to you personally, please feel free to contact us at the parish office. We are here to serve. God’s blessings to you and your family! Fr. Ed Stanger
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