St Paul the Apostle Parish

COVID-PHASE 3, JULY 16, 2021

St. Paul’s Church, 4 Reid Street Lakefield, will be open for mass.

NO RESERVATION IS REQUIRED

In Step 3, there is no capacity limit for churches. However, physical distancing of 6 feet is still required between parishioners attending Mass who are not from the same household. 

 At this time, face mask use indoors is mandatory for the celebrants and the faithful, even for those who are fully vaccinated.  

• One altar server or two or more altar servers from the same household are permitted at a Mass.  Face masks must be worn, and physical distancing maintained.  
• The celebrant’s regular practice for greeting parishioners and processing at the beginning and the end of the liturgy may resume with adherence to the health precautions.

St. Paul’s is committed to practicing safety protocols and keeping everyone safe.

Please keep our community safe

Welcome to our parish! 

One parish, operating in three sites: Buckhorn, Lakefield and Young’s Point, has been offering worship to God, Faith, Hope and Love to the Catholic faithful and Christian witness to the broader community for more than 150 years.

Special dispensation from attending Sunday mass is granted by the Bishop for anyone who feels they can not attend mass safely.  

If  you are not able to attend mass for any reason you can follow mass from the Cathedral of St. Peters in Chains at the link below.

ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PETERBOROUGH YOUTUBE CHANNEL SUNDAY MASS.  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Cd0rFPwUxMtMRhS_UtCxg

 Parish Office

The parish office is closed to visitors.  Please call for an appointment or to arrange a mass. If no one is available please leave a message.  Email to the office is checked regularly. 

Meetings and Groups

As of Friday, July 16th – the capacity limit for parish halls is 50% of posted capacity; 6 feet of distance is to be maintained between households; and contact tracing information for gatherings held in the Parish Hall will be collected and retained for one month.  Meals or food service in the parish hall is prohibited at this time.

Sacramental Preparation

• For the fall sacramental preparation programs, parishes are encouraged to plan for an in-person provision of the program as well as the online availability through the Diocesan website.