SAT: 4:00PM No Mass SUN: 11:15AM No Mass MON: 9:00AM Genevieve Zarycki, off: Lois Gagle & Family (Memorial Day) TUE: 8:30AM Viola Green, off: Daniel & Deborah Fr itz SAT: 4:00 PM Timmy Hayes, off: Tracey Jayne Thompson SUN: 11:15AM For The Par ish

Welcome to all who celebrate the Mass with us today. May God’s grace and peace fill us all so that we can serve one another in unity

and love.

SCHEDULE/ INFORMATION

STEWARDSHIP/ FINANCE

How To Give To The Church When There Is No Mass?

Please use the mail back envelope that is provided in the back of your envelope packet. If you remember back in the 70’s and 80’s we used the

offering box. Well it is back!! You may drop off your church donation in the Gathering Space of the church at the times the church is open for private prayer. The offering box is on the left side by the bride’s room door. You may also stop by the parish office and put your envelope in the mailbox

or mail your donation to:

Mary, Help Of Christians Church 954 N. Maple Avenue Fairborn, Oh 45324

Thank you for helping us to carry on the work of serving the poor, our parishioners, our ministries and supporting our buildings and staff during this uncertain and unprecedented time. Your donation is appreciated and

much needed.

Mary, Help of Christians All Public Masses Suspended

Catholic Bishops of Ohio Extend The Suspension of All Public Masses through May 24.

OUR BEAUTIFUL CHURCH IS OPEN STILL FOR PRIVATE PRAYER EVERYDAY Monday 9:30AM-8:00PM Tuesday 9:30AM-8:00PM Wednesday 9:30AM-5:30PM Thursday 9:30AM-5:30PM Friday 9:30AM-5:30PM Saturday 11:00AM-5:00PM Sunday 10:00AM-2:00PM

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Monday, June 22 @ 7:00-8:00PM

CONFESSION Saturday, May 23 @ 3:00-3:30PM

MHC LIVESTREAM SUNDAY MASS ON FACEBOOK Sunday, May 24 @ 11:00AM

Public Mass Returns Monday, May 25 Morning Mass 9:00AM Tuesday, May 26 Morning Mass 8:30AM Saturday, May 30 Vigil Mass 4:00PM Sunday, May 31 Sunday Mass 11:15AM

St. Peter in Chains Cathedral

Livestream to View Mass https://venue.streamspot.com/5a36f117

Mass will be available online at 8:00AM Monday through Saturday and Sunday Mass will be live-streamed at 11:00AM. Daily Masses are also available on TV from EWTN. Click here to find the cable channel. https://www.ewtn.com/tv/channel-finder?

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LIVESTREAM MASS OR WATCH MASS ON TV

Ascension of the Lord “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up at the skies?” Don’t just stand there, do something! We are awaiting the return of the Lord in glory, but we do not wait in the same way one might wait for a bus or a cab. Christian waiting is an active process. Jesus sent his disciples to all the nations with the good news. When the Lord does return to judge the living and the dead, we will be asked to give an accounting of our lives. The gifts we have received from the Father have been given to a purpose. What are we waiting for?! “Go,

therefore, and make disciples of all the nations.” This Sunday the readings are (1) Acts 1: 1-11 (2) Ephesians 1: 17-23 (3) Matthew 28: 16-20. Gather # 1079 Year A Next Sunday Vigil the readings will be: (1) Genesis 11:1-9. (2) Romans 8:22-27. (3) John 7:37-39. Gather # 1083 Year A

Next Sunday the readings will be: (1) Acts 2: 1-11 (2) 1 Corinthians 12: 3-7 and 12-13 (3) John 20: 19-23. Gather # 1084 Year A

We have created a Mary, Help of Christians YouTube channel which features videos of Mass for this “stay at home” time. Links to the videos will be posted on the Mary Help website, our MHC Facebook page and in the bulletin. Click on the link to go to the video. Please keep checking the website and Facebook for new information. This is a great way to stay connected. \

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u746v3Xunw May 17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtlRPA_jycs&t=1212s May 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wGmjHTdaPM May 03 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGYM5VRsyd4 April 26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJpw28UXGDM April 19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhBucVow27s April 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND_uivjNRn4 April 10

MHC ONLINE Live-Stream and Video

Visit the parish website at: www.mhcparish.com

Visit our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/

fairbornmhcchurch/

PARISH WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE LINKS

Collections for Sunday, May 17th and Sunday, May 24th will be

reported in the Sunday, June 7, bulletin.

THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROSITY

MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CHURCH FAIRBORN, OHIO MAY 24, 2020

Parish Satellite Library Easier To Access Most books from the Parish Library are in the process of been relocated to the Usher’s Room/ Satellite Library in the church. This move will make it more convenient for parishioners to select reading material. Access to this collection can be made online

at www.mhcparish.com and click on religious library. Come and check it out! For more information call Carol Maiorano @ 937- 340-6084. The Church is open for private prayer each day. Come in and check out a book. Watch For New Books Being Added Each Week. To see all the wonderful books available go to http://mhc.libib.com/i/mary-help-of-christians-library

UPDATE

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Offering Option

A few of our parishioners have their offerings to our parish set up as

“automatic” checks from their banking institution. We receive a

check from their banking institution at set times and for set amounts,

as predetermined by the parishioner. This type of giving saves the

parishioner from writing manual checks and also does not cost the

parish anything. The automatic checks are posted to our

parishioner’s donation record, just as if a manual check had been

written. If you think you might be interested in this option for your

support of the parish, please ask your bank to help you set this

up. We are told it is very easy.

Most online offering programs typically charge the parish a 4%-5%

fee off the top. If we used that type of program, an offering of

$50.00 would yield about $47.50. Instead, we avoid this fee by

receiving automatic checks, as described above. Thanks to all our

parishioners for your continued support of our parish in this very

uncertain time!

ONE MORE OFFERING OPTION

The Loving Memory section on the back of our weekly bulletin will

allow you to honor a deceased loved one by

including them in the “In loving Memory”

section. The cost is $52.00 per entry and

will remain on the bulletin until our renewal

in March 2021. If interested, please clip

and fill in this slip. Mail to Diocesan - 6161 Wilcox Road, Dublin, OH

43016. You can also call Vinnie DiNicola @ 614-580-8454.

Thank you for your support.

Mary, Help of Christians Church # 389

Fairborn, OH

Loved One’s Name: __________________________________

Your Name: ________________________________________

Billing Address: _____________________________________

Phone number: ____________________________________

(Kindly enclose a check for $52.00 payable to DIOCESAN).

LOVING MEMORY

Kroger Shoppers:

Have you linked your Kroger Rewards Card to MHC? It’s easy, and Kroger sends MHC a quarterly check based on the rewards points earned through this program. It does not affect the gasoline reward points you earn on the same card. If you already have an account for your Kroger Plus Card, skip to step 2.

1. Go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com. Find the “Ohio, Indiana” area in about the middle of the page. Click on the “Enroll Now” button and follow the instructions on the “Create an Account” page. 2. Sign into your account through www.krogercommunityrewards.com, NOT through the regular Kroger.com website. A page should appear with the following sections: “Find your organization”. Enter “Mary Help of Christians”. “Organization Name, Address, Organization Number”. Be sure to click on the little circle in front of the MHC information (the circle should turn blue). “Complete Enrollment”. Click on “Save” box. If you have any questions, call Judy @ 937-879-3570. Kroger Community Rewards number code to BL334 . If you are already registered, then it is automatically updated. If you wish to sign up and designate the Mary, Help of Christians Church then use BL334 or search for “Mary, Help of Christians”.

KROGER SHOPPERS

PARISH SATELLITE LIBRARY

Archdiocese of Cincinnati Public Masses begin Memorial Day Monday, May 25

WE ARE BACK/ PUBLIC MASS RETURNS

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What if I were the one to tell you That the fight's already been won Well, I think your day's about to get better What if I were the one to tell you That the work's already been done It's not good news It's the best news ever

Baptismal Preparation Classes At MHC The next Baptismal Preparation Class for parents seeking baptism for young children is being held on Sunday, July 12th at 12:30PM in the Church. Please call the parish office @937- 878-8353 to advise us if you will be attending this class.

Catholic Ministries Appeal 2020 (CMA) Please join with your fellow parishioners of

Mary, Help of Christians and all the other par ishes in the archdiocese as we all work together to support the CMA. If you have not yet made your pledge, please consider doing so this week. For more information and to pledge online, please visit CatholicAppeal.info. Thank you! You will find extra pledge envelopes in the pews for your convenience. To make your pledge securely online for the Catholic Ministries Appeal, please visit the Web at www.catholicappeal.net or make your checks payable to Catholic Ministries Appeal and mail your pledge card to 100 East Eighth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 in the envelope provided in your information packet. Please prayerfully consider supporting this year’s CMA. For more information, please visit www.catholicappeal.info.

CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL 2020

BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASS

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

Sponsor of the Week We’d like to call your attention to this week’s “Sponsor of the Week.”

Aqua Falls Bottled Water, 7606 Dayton Springfield Rd., Enon. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their continued

support of our weekly bulletin. THANK YOU: This bulletin is furnished to the Parish without charge. The advertisements that appear, completely defray all publishing costs with which the church would otherwise be burdened. Please patronize these sponsors as a thank you for their kind generosity.

HELP WITH RESUME AND MORE

Celebrating a Golden or Silver Wedding Anniversary?

Married couples celebrating a significant wedding anniversary Silver 25th, Golden 50th, 60th, 70th or 75th during 2020 are invited to request a congratulatory certificate from Archbishop Schnurr. You should contact the parish office @ 937-878-8353 no later than June 14, 2020. For “golden” couples, there will also be a Golden

Wedding Anniversary Mass on Saturday, August 01, 2020 at Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Dayton at 4:30PM. Bishop Joseph Binzer, will be the Celebrant. Certificates are sent to those who contact the parish office with their information.

Free To MHC Parishioners Have you ever wondered what the Catholic Church believes about certain topics? Have you ever wished to know more about faith? Now you can learn from the comfort of home or even when you’re on the go. Just go online to www.formed.org scroll down to Does your parish already have formed? and enter the code: J72WK2 (must be all CAPS). Then hit submit.. Fill out personal login information… From this point forward, “Login” using your personal account. Explore the site and you will be pleasantly surprised at the volume of movies, faith formation and e-books available at no cost to you. It’s some of the best Catholic content all in one place and just a click away. Movies, Bible Studies, Children, Youth and Young Adult Selections Inspirational Resources Formed provides amazing content 24/7 for you.

FORMED

Furloughed? Laid off? Working from home?

This might be a great time to review your resume, just in case. Whether you are actively looking, considering looking for a new job, or just perusing job postings to see what’s out there, updating your resume now will help you “be ready” for whatever the future brings for you. Hi, I’m Judith Schimpf, as a MHC parishioner for 10 years and a career coach for more than 20 years,

I am volunteering to help MHC Parishioners (like our name says). I will review your resume or help you to write it, help you with your job search, to prep for an interview, or talk about your situation and concerns. I have worked with people who have been laid off, changing careers, or retiring. I can be reached at ys.pathfindercoach@gmail.com so let me know how I can help.

Celebrating a Golden or Silver Wedding Anniversary

MEETINGS AND GROUPS SCHEDULED AT MHC

As the Church opens back up for public mass we are working hard to ensure the safety of all involved with the parish and it’s ministries. We have decided not to open up SFH, the parish center and other facilities for group meetings.

We are working out the best practices for cleaning after each meeting and how to keep social distancing maintained. Please know we have your best interest at heart. Thank you for your understanding and your cooperation.

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Fairborn Knights of Columbus BINGO

The Fairborn Knights of Columbus has BINGO every Wednesday night in the Parish Center. Doors open at 5:00PM and Instants start selling at 5:30PM. Early Bird Games start at 6:15PM and regular games start at 7:00PM.

Packages start at $12.00 (12 faces). Last series of the night is a $1000 cover all in 50 numbers or less, 51 numbers for $750 and then played out for $500. (Prize reduced if under 80 players) A portion of the profit is donated back to our parish. For more information or if you would like to volunteer to work one night a month call Eric Rogalinski @ 937- 657-6958. May 27th Bingo has been canceled. Please call on Mondays after 12:30PM for updates and information for future dates @ 937-878-2909.

Reminder: The par ish office will be closed

Monday, May 25th for the Memorial Day

holiday and there will be a Mass Monday

morning at 9:00AM.

MEMORIAL DAY

FYI CELEBRATES THANK GOD FOR PARENTS DAY

Memorial Day Decorations at our Cemetery

With Memorial Day approaching, many of us will want

to honor our loved ones with flowers and flags at their

gravesites. Please remember that at our parish cemetery,

decorations placed on loved one’s gravesites for

Memorial Day should be removed after a period of seven

days. If you are unable to return to the cemetery to

remove your items, the city will remove them for you

(our cemetery is part of the Fairborn cemetery). Only the

concrete pads/ledges may be used for pots and other

decorative items, so as to reduce the city’s mowing and

trimming time. Thanks for helping us comply with the

city’s policies in order to keep our section of the

cemetery looking nice. Blessings to all as we celebrate

Memorial Day!

MEMORIAL DAY DECORATIONS AT OUR CEMETERY

ST. FRANCIS MEDITATION GARDEN

Enjoy God's Creation!

As the weather gets warmer

all are invited to spend some

quiet time or private prayer

in our St. Francis Meditation

Garden! The garden is open

from dawn to dusk. The

entrance is near the St.

Francis Hall garage door. Stay safe and healthy. Please

practice social distancing, and check out our beautiful

garden.

SOMETHING NEW! FYI CELEBRATES THANK GOD FOR PARENTS DAY ON FATHER’S DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 21st MOTHER'S DAY FLOWERS SOLD ON SUNDAY, JUNE 21 ALONG WITH A SPECIAL SOMETHING FOR DAD! Since 1978 Right to Life and FYI have been selling Mother's Day flowers to help fund the projects that promote Respect for all Life. The profit from this flower sale helps fund all the programs within our pregnancy and parenting centers. Over the past 43 years, MHC has supported this project and we have appreciated their generosity. Father Tom is allowing FYI to celebrate both Moms and Dads together on Father's Day this year. We will be selling roses for moms and a special surprise for dads. Celebrate both of them on June 21 after Mass in the Bride’s Room. Thanks for your continued support.

SPEAK LIFE

Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Servers, Ushers and Sacristans

We are using fewer ministers at this time due to directives from the Archdiocese . I will be contacting each minister to see if you are interested in helping in a limited capacity. There is no pressure to do so. It is your decision.

So the current schedule is not being used. Thank you for your continued service to our parish I hope someday soon we can be back to some kind of new normal. As ministers you are an invaluable part of this parish and we treasure you... Thanks!

MINISTRY SCHEDULE

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If You Can’t Receive Communion, Make a Spiritual Communion “Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.” Act of Spiritual Communion The Church encourages frequent, even daily, Holy Communion, but if at any time we cannot go to Mass in or out of this season of the coronavirus, we can still unite ourselves to the Eucharist through making a spiritual Communion. By making an Act of Spiritual Communion, we express our faith in Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist and ask him to unite himself with us. Here is the Act of Spiritual Communion written by St. Alphonsus de Liguori:

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. 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.

Spiritual Communion

ASCENSION OF THE LORD

The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord In the Archdiocese of

Cincinnati is this Sunday, May 24th

(the 7th Sunday of Easter).

The Ascension of the Lord will

be celebrated on the Seventh

Sunday of Easter in Ohio

dioceses. With permission from

Rome, the Catholic bishops of Ohio decided to

move the yearly celebration of the Feast of the

Ascension of the Lord from Thursday of the

Sixth Week of Easter to the Seventh Sunday of

Easter.

This change has been in effect since June 4,

2000.

The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord In the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

SVDP Business cards have been placed in the gathering space with the weekly bulletins. Feel free to pick up a card or two to provide to a Fairborn neighbor or someone in need who you may encounter.

ST VINCENT DEPAUL

Archbishop Schnurr has allowed for the return of public Masses on Memorial Day Monday, May 25th.

We are preparing the church to increase your safety. Please be patient with us.

RETURN TO PUBLIC MASS

MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CHURCH FAIRBORN, OHIO MAY 24, 2020

May 15, 2020

Dear parishioners,

I feel I am overdue to reach out and share some thoughts with everyone. We have been in this

pandemic for two months now and our routines and norms have been at least significantly, if not dramatically, changed. Hopefully, all of us have been able to adjust and grow in much of this. I am surprised how well I have been able to get along without some of the routines that were so much a part of my life in the past like going to the gym and watching sports on TV. My prayer life has been challenged but blessed, too. All in all, this pandemic has been good for me, apart from not getting to

say public masses. I really miss that, even being such an introvert.

Some thoughts on these past couple of months and where God is in all of it. God created us to need and follow him, but we set up a lot of things that pacify us without him. Usually because we think the price of needing and following God very closely is too demanding. In this pandemic a lot of those pacifiers have been taken away from us with mostly only God left to fill our needs and find fulfillment and direction in life. But once we invite him into our lives, we find how good it is to be following him, that the price is dwarfed by the rewards and joy. Saint Ignatius, in trying to find happiness and meaning in his life, tried a lot of things but finally realized God was the best thing for happiness in life. He came to that conclusion because the other things were just temporary pacifiers and as soon as he stopped doing/using them he was back to being unfulfilled and not very happy. But he recognized that in the things focused on God, that fulfillment and happiness would rise and remain with him the rest of the day. Hopefully, all of us have had experiences of that in these past two months. I think this pandemic has been allowed by God in the hope we would move past some of our pacifiers and give Him a new chance.

The really good news is that we get to start saying public masses again on May 25th. Because the virus threat is still very real and everyone is susceptible to infection, and many are high risk for serious illness, even death, if infected, we need to start back with some guidelines that need to be followed diligently. Even if one doesn’t feel very threatened by this virus, one really does not know just how it will affect them if they get infected, and all of us have a responsibility to try and protect others, not just ourselves, especially those most threatened and vulnerable. Accordingly, for our own good and the good of others, we need to be diligent in following the guidance of the Archdiocese and the local parishes in returning to mass. It is essential that the church is not a place where someone gets infected!!! So please cooperate with the guidelines. Following is a summary of those guidelines/directives.

First, if anyone feels sick in any way please stay at home. It is not okay to come if you just think it is an allergy or something similar. We need to presume the worst out of concern for others. Also, for anyone who feels uncomfortable/threatened by coming back to mass this early, especially the most vulnerable, feel comfortable with staying home. We will continue to record and hopefully live stream the masses to be watched at home. You can make a spiritual communion at home. The archbishop has given an ongoing dispensation for anyone who feels they should not be going to mass on any Sunday, so there is nothing sinful in it.

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When coming to mass we will have all doors propped open before and after mass, so no one must touch a handle entering or leaving mass. We will not have holy water out to bless ourselves for the time being, but we will have hand sanitizers at the entrance to use when entering or exiting church. Everyone is expected to keep the recommended spacing between others, in the pews, in the aisles, except for immediate family members with each other. Everyone is most strongly encouraged to wear a mask, and if you sit in any of the center pews, on either side of the main aisle, you will be required to wear a mask. Accordingly, non-mask wearers need to sit in the side pews to better protect the most vulnerable in the center. No one is required or encouraged to use the hymnals if you fear infection and since it is harder to sing with a mask on. Also, we will have every other pew roped off, so people are not sitting too close to others in that regard. We will not be doing any hand shaking at any time. We will not be doing the chalice for the congregation, and Communion must be received in the hands, not on the tongue. To speed up the mass we will be omitting or just saying the Gloria. I may stop chanting the mass, have not decided on that yet. There will not be an offertory procession as usual (the bread and wine will be put on the credence table before mass). We will be minimizing the use of extraordinary ministers as much as possible i.e., only one reader for both readings (one of our seminarians when available), only one acolyte (one of our seminarians whenever available, also). For communion, there will be only two distributors, myself and one other, my acolyte for that mass, who will sanitize his hands before distributing. At communion, we will do the two center aisles first, and then go over to do the side sections, one at a time. NO ONE IS TO CROSS OVER TO RECEIVE COMMUNION WITH OTHER SECTIONS. GO UP WHEN THE DISTRIBUTOR GOES OVER TO DISTRIBUTE AT YOUR SECTION. We do not want people passing each other going up or returning from communion. We will let you know when to start coming up. At least at Sacred Heart, in these warmer months, when it is not raining, I may set up a section for people to sit outside for mass on the parish center side, if I can get a speaker out there for them to hear mass. At communion time, I will come out to give them communion first and then come back inside to do the rest of the congregation. This is for the high-risk people. All of this is going to feel very awkward and not very communal, but it is something we must do to love each other and protect each other’s health. The Eucharist is more than worth it. Like everyone, I pray for the day we can get back to normal. Even a big-time introvert like me really misses shaking people’s hands and an occasional hug and/or kiss. All of it reminds us of how much we are communal people. It is probably good we are experiencing this as it will deepen our appreciation of how much we need to be with each other and take care of each other. God draws good out of anything. I know I will be able to use this experience of life in my homilies for years to come. Prayers and blessings. In Christ, Fr. Tom Nevels

MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CHURCH FAIRBORN, OHIO MAY 24, 2020

To the left of this article is a short brochure of what to expect over the next few weeks. I hope this helps. These guidelines will be available for your convenience in the gathering space.

Archbishop Schnurr has allowed for the return of public masses on Monday, May 25th. We are preparing the church to increase your safety. We will still be live-streaming the 11:15AM mass. The dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is still in effect for those who are vulnerable, at risk or not comfortable with coming to mass at this time. We will have our first public mass on Memorial Day Monday, May 25th at 9:00AM. Things may look different to you. You may enter through any door, there will be hand sanitizer available at the all entrances. We will have all doors propped open before and after mass, so no one has to touch a handle entering or leaving mass. For those who come to mass, we must continue to maintain social distancing. You will need a mask. Everyone is strongly encouraged to wear and bring a mask. Every other pew is cordoned off. Please remember to remain 6’ apart. Please keep this distance in the pews between your family unit and the next family unit.

These cordoned off pews will be changed after each mass and all commonly touched surfaces will be disinfected as well as restrooms.

Since we cannot pass the offertory basket there will be no collection. We have offering boxes at the entrance by the bride’s room door and one by the side door near the coffee and donut room door. We will keep the usual schedule of daily mass Monday at 9:00AM and Tuesday at 8:30AM and weekend masses are Saturday at 4:00PM and Sunday at 11:15AM. If you go to daily mass that also counts as your Sunday obligation. As we mentioned before, the dispensation to attend mass is still in effect until further notice.

As a reminder, the church continues to be open for private prayer every day, see schedule in the bulletin.

Confessions are Saturday from 3:00-3:30PM, no face to face.

As we implement these precautionary safety standards, please be patient with us as we get ready to return to public worship. Please see Fr. Tom’s letter for more information.

GRATEFUL THE NEW NORMAL

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MASKS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED

Everyone is strongly encouraged to wear and bring a mask. We will have limited supply if you forget to bring yours from home. (See an Usher) Please keep it and take it with you when mass is over. The center pews are reserved for people wearing masks only. People of all ages must wear masks in this section. Those not wearing masks can use the seating on either side of the center pews.

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OFFERTORY COLLECTION Since we cannot pass the offertory basket there will be no collection. We have an offering box at the entrance by the bride’s room door and one by the side door near the coffee and donut

room door. You can also continue to use the mail back envelope that is provided in the back of your envelope packet. You may drop off your church donation in the Gathering Space of the church at the times the church is open for private prayer. You may also stop by the parish office and put your envelope in the mailbox or mail your donation to: Mary, Help Of Christians Church 954 N. Maple Ave. Fairborn, Oh 45324 Y our donation is appreciated and much needed.

ENTERING AND EXITING Please enter through the front or side doors which will be propped open. If a line forms, please maintain 6 feet between the person or family in front of or behind you. There will be hand sanitizing stations at each entrance or you may bring your own sanitizer with you. Please sanitize your hands when entering and exiting. Once in the church every other pew is cordoned off. Please

remember to remain 6’ apart. Please keep this distance in the pews between your family unit and the next family unit.

SIGN OF PEACE AND SINGING We will not be shaking hands during the sign of peace. A wave or nod of the head will be used instead. We also will limit the amount of singing to shorten the length of the Mass.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION

MASS OBLIGATION The obligation to attend Mass is dispensed until further notice. You may continue to watch from home. We will continue to livestream Mass on Facebook and have the video available on the MHC YouTube channel and on the website. You also may attend any daily Mass during the week.

RETURNING TO MASS AT MARY, HELP OF CHRISTIANS

Here's what you need to know!

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MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CHURCH FAIRBORN, OHIO MAY 24, 2020

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