HOLY FAMILY AND ST. EMERY PARISH

Welcome to Holy Family and St. Emery Parish

Holy Family Church - 700 Old Stratfield Rd, Fairfield, CT 06825

St. Emery Church - 838 Kings Hwy, Fairfield, CT 06825

(Parish Office - 70 Laurel St, Fairfield, CT 06825)

203-336-1835

***IMPORTANT***

AS OF 9AM THIS MORNING (SEPT 13), THE OFFICE PHONE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE INCOMING CALLS OR MAKE OUTGOING CALLS. THE PROBLEM IS BEING WORKED ON. WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE.

YOU MAY EMAIL US: [email protected]

NEW MASK MANDATE:

Effective Monday, August 23, the town of Fairfield has mandated that everyone, whether fully vaccinated or unvaccinated, must wear masks in all indoor public places. Therefore, everyone must wear masks in all indoor areas on our Parish property.

Two Masses in Extraordinary Form, have been added to our Parish schedule.

Sunday 12:30 Mass at St. Emery

Wednesday 6:00pm Mass at St. Emery

NEW PARISH OFFICE HOURS:

Monday through Thursday, 9am - 4pm (closed noon to 1pm)

Friday, Office is Closed

If you have an after hours emergency, please call the office number

203-336-1835, and dial ext. 251

Funeral Directors can call Fr. Sean on his cell.

REVISED GUIDELINES

Tthe following guidelines are now in effect:

- For those who are fully vaccinated, you are no longer required to wear a mask to attend Mass or any other liturgical or social function on Parish property. We would also like to remind those who are fully vaccinated, that you are free and welcome to continue to wear masks if you choose to do so.

-For those who are not fully vaccinated, you must continue to wear masks when attending Mass or any other liturgical or social function held on Parish prperty While there is no way for us to enforce this requirement, we would like to remind you that this obligatin borne from our commitment to protect human life, transcends the mandate of the State. It flows from our very belief in the Lord of life, who commands us to protect, defend and respect all human life, from natural conception to natural death.

-No social distancing is required inside Church. All pews are available for seating (however, a social distance section will be available in Holy Family Church).

We will continue to livestream our Sunday, 11:30am Mass on our Facebook page which is:

Holy Family and St. Emery Parish

Highlights from a letter from the Connecticut Catholic Conference of Bishops

"We have decided to end the general dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation in person in each of our respective Dioceses effective May 22, 2021. Given the reality that the pandemic has not yet completely subsided, we recognize that some persons may deeply desire to return to Mass in person, but are prevented from doing so for legitimate reasons. These include (1) suffering from serious pre-existing conditions that may make a person more susceptible to falling ill from COVID-19: (2) being ill and homebound or being a caregiver in close contact with someone who is: (3) having tested positive for any contagious disease, including COVID-19: (4) being in quarantine due to exposure to any contagious or residing with someone who is quarantined. For anyone facing these circumstances, please remember that the Lord will never invite you to do something that poses a danger to oneself or others".

Public Weekend Mass Times (Adoration and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament before all Masses):

Saturday:

Vigil: 4pm at Holy Family

Sunday:

8:30am at Holy Family

10:00am at St. Emery

11:30am at Holy Family

12:30pm Extraordinary Mass at St. Emery

Weekday Masses
Monday through Friday at Holy Family, 7:45am. (Adoration and the Exposition Of The Blessed Sacrament, 7am - 7:40am)

Wednesday Extraordinary Mass at St. Emery

Saturday, 8:30am at St. Emery

NOTE: Mass time on all Civic Holidays is 9am

Confessions
Temporarily by appointment only. Please call the Parish office, 203-336-1835.

THE PARISH OFFICE IS OPEN. HOWEVER, WE DO ASK THAT IF POSSIBLE, YOU PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE PRIOR TO COMING OVER. THANK YOU.

- WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER CONTINUING TO SUBMIT YOUR WEEKLY OFFERTORY CONTRIBUTIONS AS OUR PARISH NEEDS TO KEEP FUNCTIONING. YOU CAN MAIL YOUR ENVELOPES TO THE 700 OLD STRATFIELD RD ADDRESS OR DROP THEM IN OUR LOCKED MAILBOX WHICH IS ON THE FRONT PORCH OF OUR OFFICE LOCATED AT 70 LAUREL ST. THANK YOU!