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In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Province of Miami (Archdiocese of Miami and
Dioceses of Palm Beach, Orlando, Pensacola-Tallahassee, St. Augustine, St. Petersburg, and Venice)
dispensed all Sunday Mass obligations.
Masses at Holy Family re-opened to the public
on Monday, May 25, 2020, at 8:00am.
Respecting the needs of our parishioners:
Bishop Gerald Barbarito has continued the dispensation. Read his 11 May 20 letter here.
Livestreaming of Sunday Mass will continue.
If you choose to come to Mass on-site, please follow the protocols listed below in the FAQ.
All other parish functions, classes, and meetings are suspended until further notice.
Dioceses of Palm Beach, Orlando, Pensacola-Tallahassee, St. Augustine, St. Petersburg, and Venice)
dispensed all Sunday Mass obligations.
Masses at Holy Family re-opened to the public
on Monday, May 25, 2020, at 8:00am.
Respecting the needs of our parishioners:
Bishop Gerald Barbarito has continued the dispensation. Read his 11 May 20 letter here.
Livestreaming of Sunday Mass will continue.
If you choose to come to Mass on-site, please follow the protocols listed below in the FAQ.
All other parish functions, classes, and meetings are suspended until further notice.
1. Today's Mass
Please join us for Holy Mass. Please take the time to prepare your home space as well as yourself: be sure you have a place to sit and kneel, and say your prayers before Mass begins.
All music, composition and lyrics, used during our worship services is from the public domain.
A sincere “Thank You” to all of our loyal sponsors, who year after year, continue to support our parish bulletin. Parishioners, please continue to support the companies and individuals that support us and mention their ad when doing business with them. Every advertiser is important – we appreciate every one of you and pray that God equips and empowers you to push through the current challenges.
Frequently Asked Questions
is this a livestream?
The Mass you see here on the website is a recording. The livestream happens on our Facebook Page at 8:30am, Monday-Friday, and on Saturday Vigil, 5:00pm, and Sunday, 10:00am.
can i see the livestream even though i do not have a facebook account?
Yes. Just go to https://www.facebook.com/HolyFamilyCCPSLFL/
Have a look around at all of our content while you are there!
Have a look around at all of our content while you are there!
all i see is a picture. how do i watch the video?
The "play" button looks like an arrow pointing to the right, inside a box. Click on that using your mouse (computer) or your finger (phone).
i like using a misselette during mass. how can i get one?
On your phone: Please accept our invitation to use the myParish app. You will find Holy Family within that app, and you can use any of the prayer resources there.
On your computer: Go to https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/daily-readings and select a date from their calendar.
On your computer: Go to https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/daily-readings and select a date from their calendar.
i know my monetary donations to holy family are important, but i only have envelopes. how can i make my donations?
Holy Family continues to accept Diocesan Services Appeal (DSA), weekly collections, and donations to the church and education programs. You can mail your donations or drop them off (Holy Family Parish Office, ATTN Bookkeeper, 2330 Mariposa Avenue, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952).
E-giving is a popular option. Using Faith Direct is easy and secure, and there are no fees to use it. You can find instructions here: http://www.holyfamilyccpsl.com/stewardship.html and the direct link in the button above.
REMEMBER THAT HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ITS CLERGY AND STAFF WILL NEVER CALL YOU ASKING FOR DONATIONS. If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from Holy Family and asking for money or gifts, it is a scam. Please call the Parish Office to let us know about your experience. DO NOT GIVE MONEY OR PURCHASE GOODS (like gift cards) ON THE PHONE FOR HOLY FAMILY.
Thank you for continuing your financial gifts to Holy Family Catholic Church so that we can maintain our day-to-day operations and continue our ministries during this unprecedented time.
E-giving is a popular option. Using Faith Direct is easy and secure, and there are no fees to use it. You can find instructions here: http://www.holyfamilyccpsl.com/stewardship.html and the direct link in the button above.
REMEMBER THAT HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ITS CLERGY AND STAFF WILL NEVER CALL YOU ASKING FOR DONATIONS. If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from Holy Family and asking for money or gifts, it is a scam. Please call the Parish Office to let us know about your experience. DO NOT GIVE MONEY OR PURCHASE GOODS (like gift cards) ON THE PHONE FOR HOLY FAMILY.
Thank you for continuing your financial gifts to Holy Family Catholic Church so that we can maintain our day-to-day operations and continue our ministries during this unprecedented time.
i miss reading the bulletin. are you still publishing one?
Yes! Please click on the button above, or go to http://discovermass.com/church/holy-family-port-saint-lucie-fl/#bulletins
IF I CHOOSE TO COME TO CHURCH, SHOULD I WEAR A MASK TO MASS?
We highly recommended that all adults and older children wear a mask at all times when in or near Holy Family Catholic Church.
Because small children have difficulty wearing a mask, parents should consider not bringing children under the age of two to Mass yet. Remember that the cry-room and chapel are not available for seating at this time, so people of all ages will be gathered in our one main space. Maybe the two parents could go to two different Masses, or the family could opt to follow the Bishop’s continued dispensation.
Christian love is focused on the well-being of other people. In response to a question about the commandments, Jesus says that there are two best commandments. The first one is to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength” (Mark 12:30). The second great commandment is to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Mark 12:31). Jesus teaches us that there is no other commandment greater than these two. The apostle St. Paul reminds us that "He who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. …Love does no wrong to a neighbor….” (Romans 13:8-10).
So we are called in the current times as in all times to demonstrate our love of neighbor. We can do this by wearing a mask. Our behavior over the past 10 or so weeks has proven that wearing a cloth covering over the nose and mouth helps slow the spread of COVID-19. By modifying your normal behavior and opting to wear a facial covering during Mass at Holy Family, you demonstrate your love for fellow parishioners, clergy, extra-ordinary ministers of the Eucharist, ushers, other volunteers and staff at Mass, and visitors.
If it is difficult or too uncomfortable for you to wear a mask for about an hour, show your love of neighbor by accepting the dispensation rather than coming to Mass without a mask.
Store-bought and homemade masks as well as well-placed bandanas, gaiters, and scarves are acceptable facial coverings for Mass attendance. You will lower your own mask to receive Holy Communion. The topic of receiving Holy Communion will be taught in more detail in a future post later this week.
It will be difficult to sing while wearing a mask, so we encourage you to sing silently in your heads while listening to the cantor sing.
Because small children have difficulty wearing a mask, parents should consider not bringing children under the age of two to Mass yet. Remember that the cry-room and chapel are not available for seating at this time, so people of all ages will be gathered in our one main space. Maybe the two parents could go to two different Masses, or the family could opt to follow the Bishop’s continued dispensation.
Christian love is focused on the well-being of other people. In response to a question about the commandments, Jesus says that there are two best commandments. The first one is to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength” (Mark 12:30). The second great commandment is to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Mark 12:31). Jesus teaches us that there is no other commandment greater than these two. The apostle St. Paul reminds us that "He who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. …Love does no wrong to a neighbor….” (Romans 13:8-10).
So we are called in the current times as in all times to demonstrate our love of neighbor. We can do this by wearing a mask. Our behavior over the past 10 or so weeks has proven that wearing a cloth covering over the nose and mouth helps slow the spread of COVID-19. By modifying your normal behavior and opting to wear a facial covering during Mass at Holy Family, you demonstrate your love for fellow parishioners, clergy, extra-ordinary ministers of the Eucharist, ushers, other volunteers and staff at Mass, and visitors.
If it is difficult or too uncomfortable for you to wear a mask for about an hour, show your love of neighbor by accepting the dispensation rather than coming to Mass without a mask.
Store-bought and homemade masks as well as well-placed bandanas, gaiters, and scarves are acceptable facial coverings for Mass attendance. You will lower your own mask to receive Holy Communion. The topic of receiving Holy Communion will be taught in more detail in a future post later this week.
It will be difficult to sing while wearing a mask, so we encourage you to sing silently in your heads while listening to the cantor sing.
IF I CHOOSE TO COME TO CHURCH, AM I PERMITTED TO WEAR GLOVES?
PLEASE DO NOT WEAR GLOVES TO MASS. While wearing a mask is highly recommended, wearing gloves during Mass is not allowed. No gloves of any type will be worn by the priests, the congregants, the ministers of Communion, or the recipients of Communion.
Why not?
We need to remember that the Eucharist is a powerful sacrament. Catholics believe that the consecrated Host is really and truly the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that even the tiniest piece is the Body of Christ. If we really believe that, it is easy to understand and accept that the consecrated Host should only touch a person’s skin-- hand or tongue-- to be absorbed into us.
As believers in the Real Presence, it is now easy to see that the consecrated Host should not be placed onto fabric that collects particles and that will be washed in a washing machine where those particles will go down the drain to a sewage system.
Or, even worse, imagine the particles from the consecrated Host that have landed on plastic or disposable gloves, which will be thrown in the trash and taken away to a dirty and disgusting landfill.
Wearing gloves is a counter-sign, placing an unneeded layer of hygiene over and above our belief in the Real Presence of our Divine Physician, our Bread of Life.
Catholics attending Mass who are in good standing but who feel uncomfortable receiving Communion under the current health crisis while not wearing gloves or from a minister not wearing gloves may opt to attend Mass but not to receive Communion. They can continue to pray for Spiritual Communion. This is part of the dispensation.
Please be assured that staff and trained volunteers clean and disinfect all surfaces in the main church after each use, so there is no need to feel that you have to wear gloves during the Introduction or the Liturgy of the Word in order to protect yourself. All hymnals and missalettes have already been removed and packed away, so if you need a worship aid, you can use your own phone. We suggest finding “Holy Family PSL” on the myParish app. A description is here: http://myparishapp.com/appstore
Also note that congregants are permitted to bring in their own bottles of hand sanitizer from home. We suggest you and your family use the hand sanitizer 3 times: after arriving in church, before the reception of Holy Communion, and after leaving church.
You will not have an opportunity to greet the priests and deacons before or after Mass with a handshake for the time being. We strongly encourage you not to exchange a Sign of Peace that involves physical touch for the time being. We strongly encourage you not to hold hands during the Our Father. A future post will describe other ways interactions in the Mass will be modified temporarily.
Collection baskets will not be passed during the Offertory. For the safest conditions, please donate online. http://www.holyfamilyccpsl.com/stewardship.html If you prefer to use your envelopes or make a cash offering, please drop your donations in the black, metal, locked collection box now located at the church entrance. We will produce a separate post about the collection box later this week.
Thus, you will not really touch anything once you enter the church. Please do not bring gloves into the church.
Thank you for taking the time to reflect on this message and for following the guidelines our parish has set in place. We look forward to the day when we all gather together and peacefully and freely worship in familiar and open ways.
Why not?
We need to remember that the Eucharist is a powerful sacrament. Catholics believe that the consecrated Host is really and truly the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that even the tiniest piece is the Body of Christ. If we really believe that, it is easy to understand and accept that the consecrated Host should only touch a person’s skin-- hand or tongue-- to be absorbed into us.
As believers in the Real Presence, it is now easy to see that the consecrated Host should not be placed onto fabric that collects particles and that will be washed in a washing machine where those particles will go down the drain to a sewage system.
Or, even worse, imagine the particles from the consecrated Host that have landed on plastic or disposable gloves, which will be thrown in the trash and taken away to a dirty and disgusting landfill.
Wearing gloves is a counter-sign, placing an unneeded layer of hygiene over and above our belief in the Real Presence of our Divine Physician, our Bread of Life.
Catholics attending Mass who are in good standing but who feel uncomfortable receiving Communion under the current health crisis while not wearing gloves or from a minister not wearing gloves may opt to attend Mass but not to receive Communion. They can continue to pray for Spiritual Communion. This is part of the dispensation.
Please be assured that staff and trained volunteers clean and disinfect all surfaces in the main church after each use, so there is no need to feel that you have to wear gloves during the Introduction or the Liturgy of the Word in order to protect yourself. All hymnals and missalettes have already been removed and packed away, so if you need a worship aid, you can use your own phone. We suggest finding “Holy Family PSL” on the myParish app. A description is here: http://myparishapp.com/appstore
Also note that congregants are permitted to bring in their own bottles of hand sanitizer from home. We suggest you and your family use the hand sanitizer 3 times: after arriving in church, before the reception of Holy Communion, and after leaving church.
You will not have an opportunity to greet the priests and deacons before or after Mass with a handshake for the time being. We strongly encourage you not to exchange a Sign of Peace that involves physical touch for the time being. We strongly encourage you not to hold hands during the Our Father. A future post will describe other ways interactions in the Mass will be modified temporarily.
Collection baskets will not be passed during the Offertory. For the safest conditions, please donate online. http://www.holyfamilyccpsl.com/stewardship.html If you prefer to use your envelopes or make a cash offering, please drop your donations in the black, metal, locked collection box now located at the church entrance. We will produce a separate post about the collection box later this week.
Thus, you will not really touch anything once you enter the church. Please do not bring gloves into the church.
Thank you for taking the time to reflect on this message and for following the guidelines our parish has set in place. We look forward to the day when we all gather together and peacefully and freely worship in familiar and open ways.
I WANT TO COME TO MASS. WHAT DO I DO WHEN I ARRIVE?
HOW WILL I RECEIVE COMMUNION DURING THIS UNPRECENTED TIME?
SHOULD I COME TO MASS, OR IS IT BETTER FOR ME TO STAY HOME AND WATCH THE LIVESTREAM?
Staff and trained volunteers will sanitize the church between every Mass. Even so, parishioners who are at higher risk for severe illness should consider not attending Mass and continue to participate in live-streaming and radio broadcasting of Mass. Please consult with your doctor or the CDC website to determine your risk level.
If you have traveled out of the country in the last 30 days, have a fever, shortness of breath and/or at least two of these symptoms – chills, headache, coughing, shortness of breath, sore throat, muscle pain, loss of smell/taste – please do not attend on-site Mass. Watching the livestream Mass is a good option for you at this time.
If you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days, please do not attend on-site Mass. Watching the livestream Mass is a good option for you right now.
If you have traveled out of the country in the last 30 days, have a fever, shortness of breath and/or at least two of these symptoms – chills, headache, coughing, shortness of breath, sore throat, muscle pain, loss of smell/taste – please do not attend on-site Mass. Watching the livestream Mass is a good option for you at this time.
If you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days, please do not attend on-site Mass. Watching the livestream Mass is a good option for you right now.
Do you need help during this unprecedented time?
Catholic mental health services
1-----The Catholic Charities Counseling Program provides confidential, professional counseling for adults, children, families, couples, and groups in seven locations throughout the Diocese of Palm Beach, including Stuart and Fort Pierce. Their team of professional therapists address issues such as marital/relationship discord, child and family dynamics, depression, loneliness, outpatient level addiction recovery, infant loss grief support, grief and loss, anxiety/trauma, stressful relationships, child and adolescent problems and other life stressors. Services are available in Spanish, German, and Dutch. The Counseling Program offers its services to clients on a sliding scale based on household income as well as through insurance or employee assistance programs (EAP). For more information, see their website https://www.ccdpb.org/programs/counseling-services/
2-----During this time of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, people may experience fear, confusion, anxiety, distrust, or other negative emotions.Turning to the Lord in prayer is an especially helpful way to address these feelings. UNBOUND Healing Prayer, offered by the Diocese of Palm Beach Office of Marriage, Family Life, Faith Formation and Youth Ministry, is a biblically based, safe, loving, and effective model of prayer ministry. For more information, please see their website: https://www.diocesepb.org/unbound-healing-prayer-ministry
2-----During this time of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, people may experience fear, confusion, anxiety, distrust, or other negative emotions.Turning to the Lord in prayer is an especially helpful way to address these feelings. UNBOUND Healing Prayer, offered by the Diocese of Palm Beach Office of Marriage, Family Life, Faith Formation and Youth Ministry, is a biblically based, safe, loving, and effective model of prayer ministry. For more information, please see their website: https://www.diocesepb.org/unbound-healing-prayer-ministry
SOCIETY OF st. vincent de paul
Holy Family's Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. This aid may take the form of intervention, consultation, or through direct dollar or in-kind service. All information is kept confidential and your personal dignity is respected. The Society assists people in need and does not discriminate against cultural, religious or political beliefs.
Please call the Hotline at 772-335-8621. Your initial phone call will be answered by voicemail. Leave your name, a phone number, and a brief description of your request, and please speak clearly. Someone will call you back within 48 hours. When they call back, our call may show as "Restricted" on your caller ID.
If you have an urgent need that must be answered sooner, please call 211 for help.
If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911.
Please call the Hotline at 772-335-8621. Your initial phone call will be answered by voicemail. Leave your name, a phone number, and a brief description of your request, and please speak clearly. Someone will call you back within 48 hours. When they call back, our call may show as "Restricted" on your caller ID.
If you have an urgent need that must be answered sooner, please call 211 for help.
If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911.
211 HELPLINE
The 2-1-1 Helpline offers access to community information and referrals services 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. There are no eligibility requirements and no cost. Gain access to trained professionals who are able to identify caller’s needs, problem solve with callers to identify solutions, and guide families through public and private health and human services. Dial 211 or visit their website https://211palmbeach.org/
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