St. Colman of Cloyne

If you plan to return to Mass in the church next week, please refer to the many changes outlined in the letter sent to all parish households this past week.  To highlight some of the most critical ones:
* Masks/face coverings are required.  If you do not have a face covering of some sort, you will not be able to attend Mass.
* Tickets are required to attend each of the weekend Masses.  Use the link at the top of this page to obtain your ticket(s).  Please refer to your parish letter for specifics regarding the seating requests.  You will have to obtain tickets each week to attend that weekend's Masses.  Ticketing for eah week opens at midnight Sunday night.  Look for the Mass by DATE. i.e.  MASS: Sunday, May 31, 2020.  Call the Parish Office if you have difficulty finding the landing page. 
* At this time, daily Masses do NOT require at ticket.  If we find that we are reaching capacity with the daily Mass attendance, we may have to begin a ticketing process for those.  
* You are required to take your temperature before leaving the house.  If you are running a fever or 100.4 or higher, have a cough or are simply not feeling well, please DO NOT come to Mass.
* When you arrive, only sit where there is a designated seat marked with blue tape.  The Ushers will be assisting you.  They may be seating you upon your arrival is we are expecting full capacity.  
* Hymnals and misslettes will not be used. Feel free to bring the readings on your phone to follow along.  
* And a reminder that you are not REQUIRED TO ATTEND MASS at this time.  The bishops have granted all of us a dispensation from attending Mass into September.

We ask for your patience as we figure out the best plan of action to accommodate all of the guidelines we have to follow as well as our parishioners who want to return to the church. Check this page often as all changes and updates (and we believe there will be changes and updates as we move throught the summer) will be posted.  Thank you for your understanding. May God bless you.

You can read the entire letter sent to all registered parishioners here.


 

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Fr. Cyrus Haddad has been appointed pastor of St. Colman of Cloyne parish here in Washington Court House. Fr. Haddad presently serves as one of two parochial vicars at St. Joseph Cathedral. As you know from previous announcements, this change is the result of a new three-parish cluster being formed between St. Peter and St. Mary parishes in Chillicothe, and St. Mary parish in Waverly, precipitated by the retirement this summer of Fr. Hummer and by Fr. Hahn being appointed by Bishop Brennan to serve as the new Director of Vocations for the Diocese. In addition to his service at the Cathedral Fr. Haddad has also served as chaplain to the Extraordinary Form Mass Community at Holy Family parish in downtown Columbus.  Fr. Tim Hayes, current pastor of St. Timothy in Columbus, will become the pastor of the new Chillicothe-Waverly consortium.