St. Aloysius adjusts to COVID-19 crisis

St. Aloysius Church

From St. Aloysius Catholic Church

As the situation changes daily with respect to COVID -19, Fr. Tom and the staff in the parish office are making every attempt to keep our church family informed. 

In addition to the following information, updates are continuously being posted on our website ( www.stalbg.org) and Facebook page.

Parish Staff will be available from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Monday – Friday. The door to the parish office is locked. Please ring the bell for access.

Food Pantry will remain open from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon and again from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Please ring the bell for service.

The church will be opened with access only through the narthex for individual, private prayer. Please keep your distance from others by at least 6 feet. If it looks like there are more than 10 people in the church, please come back at a different time.

Hours the church is open:

Monday – Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday from 4-7 p.m.

Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Daily Masses will be posted on our website and on Facebook at 7:30 a.m. Mon – Sat.

Weekend Mass will be posted by 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening.

Confessions will be available:

Monday – Friday from 8-8:30 a.m.

Saturday from 4-5 p.m.

Sunday from 10-11 am

Day of Grace will remain as scheduled on April 8 from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm with Benediction at 7:50 p.m.

Anointing of the Sick and reception of Holy Communion are available for serious need. Please contact Fr. Tom at (419) 352-4195 (parish office) or (419)806-4738 (rectory after hours).

The following sacramental celebrations may go forward with participation limited to necessary participants and immediate family. Family members who are sick or vulnerable should not attend. If the necessary participants are sick or vulnerable, they should consider delaying the celebration except as noted below:

Baptisms: Necessary participants are the one to be baptized, the parents and the Godparents. If the one to be baptized is in danger of death, the baptism should proceed immediately with all precautions. Call Fr. Tom at (419)352-4195 (parish office) or (419)806-4738 (rectory after hours).

Weddings: May proceed as scheduled with the bridal party and immediate families in attendance. Otherwise, the couple should consider delaying the wedding.

Funerals: May proceed with the immediate family in attendance. Please consider the option of cremation and delaying funeral and burial until normalcy is restored.