BRIDGEPORT — The Diocese of Bridgeport announced Friday churches will be able to resume celebrating Masses indoors on weekdays in the near future, stepping back toward normality amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
In a letter posted on the diocese’s website, Bishop Frank J. Caggiano said parishes can begin celebrating weekday Masses, including funerals and weddings, indoors after this coming Sunday, May 31. Weekend services are then expected to be allowed beginning June 13, he said.
This is the second phase of the re-opening process, Caggiano said. The diocese began offering outdoor Masses on May 21, which has “gone very well with a growing number of parishes now offering outside Mass both seated and in parking lots.”
“These Masses have been offered in a manner that health officials consider the safest ways in which to congregate by practicing social distancing, and the same policies will be in effect as we begin to celebrate Mass within our Churches buildings,” said Caggiano. “While the challenges are considerable when congregating in an indoor location, we are confident that by following public health recommendations, we can come together for Mass in a manner that is as safe or safer than in other public gatherings.”
Caggiano said he would coninue the disposition of the obligation to attend Sunday Mass “for all those who are vulnerable or concerned about their health or the health of loved ones,” urging churches to continue streaming services online.
He said services will be held with strict social distancing policies and a requirement to wear masks, among other safety measures, and urged churches to adjust their seating capacities so that the gatherings can be held safely.
“To do otherwise would be...
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