{"id":2815,"date":"2020-06-10T11:39:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T16:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/?p=2815"},"modified":"2020-06-10T11:39:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T16:39:38","slug":"welcome-back-letter-from-fr-walter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/welcome-back-letter-from-fr-walter\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Welcome Back&#8221; letter from Fr. Walter!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fr.-Walters-Letter-6-1-20.pdf\">Fr. Walter&#8217;s Letter 6-1-20<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fr.-Walters-Letter-6-1-20.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a link to Fr. Walter&#8217;s June 1 2020 letter that was mailed to parishioners this past week. It outlines the plans, schedules, and safety measures in place as we return to public masses on June 13 &amp; 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many important details in the letter, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>some <strong>permanent changes to Mass times<\/strong>.<\/li><li>please <strong>bring your own chair (if possible) for Mass at St. Mark<\/strong>, which will be held in the Social Hall.  If you cannot bring a chair one will be provided.<\/li><li>please <strong>wear a mask <\/strong>at all times while on church grounds, except when receiving Holy Communion.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to follow the readings during Mass using your electronic device, you may follow this direct link for the current day&#8217;s readings (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/usccb.org\/bible\/readings\/index.cfm<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To download the readings in advance, you can find a link to them on our website (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/\">https:\/\/<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.stmarkstlukeparish.org<\/a>) near the bottom of the home page in the &#8220;DAILY READINGS&#8221; feed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a link to Fr. Walter&#8217;s June 1 2020 letter that was mailed to parishioners this past week. It outlines the plans, schedules, and safety measures in place as we return to public masses on June 13 &amp; 14. There are many important details in the letter, including: some permanent changes to Mass times. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarkstlukeparish.org\/home\/welcome-back-letter-from-fr-walter\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Welcome Back&#8221; letter from Fr. 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