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Realizing that many of our parishioners have not received the Eucharist in a very long time, Deacon G and Deacon Tom have decided they will bring Holy Communion to those who are homebound due to the Corona Virus. They will come to your house on Saturday Mornings between 9:00am and 11:30 AM, depending on their availability. You can receive Communion once a month. You will need to call the office (504-455-7071) Monday through Thursday to be put on the list. It will be first-comefirst-served basis. This means you may have to wait until the following week to receive Communion. When you call, please let the secretary know how many of you will receive at the time of the visit. Deacon Tom and Deacon G will call you on Friday evening to inform you when to expect them on Saturday morning. Following is the protocol to be followed for home visits.

1. You must be free of any symptoms of COVID-19.
2. The deacons will not come into your house, so you must meet with them at your doorstep.
3. You must be wearing a mask during this brief visit.
4. You must receive the Eucharist in your hand and consume it immediately.
5. The deacon will give you a blessing before he leaves

 **Update September 11, 2020
 
Dear ANO Administrative Staff:
 
Ø  Per Governor John Bel Edwards announcement, Louisiana will Move to PHASE THREE as of today’s Proclamation.
 
v  CLICK HERE for the Governor’s Proclamation for Phase Three
 
 
Ø  Mayor Latoya Cantrell has mandated that ORLEANS PARISH will REMAIN IN PHASE TWO.
 
v READY.NOLA.Gov Dashboard
 
Masks continue to be required in the presence of others [with exceptions] and other precautions [such as social distancing], for BOTH Phase TWO and Phase THREE:
 
MASK MANDATE
The statewide mask mandate applies to all 64 parishes in Louisiana. However, parishes with a COVID-19 incidence of fewer than 100 cases per 100,000 people for the most recent two-week period for which data is available could choose to opt-out of the mandate. Parish presidents do not have to opt-out and may choose to keep a mask mandate in place. Currently, only three parishes in Louisiana do not exceed this standard, which will be updated every other week by the Louisiana Department of Health: Grant, Red River, and West Feliciana.
The order requires face coverings for everyone ages 8 and older except for the following:

• Anyone who has a medical condition that prevents the wearing of a face covering
• Anyone who is consuming a drink or food
• Anyone who is trying to communicate with a person who is hearing impaired
• Anyone who is giving a speech for broadcast or to an audience
• Anyone temporarily removing his or her face covering for identification purposes
• Anyone who is a resident of a parish without a high COVID incidence that has opted out of the masking mandate

Masks are strongly recommended for children ages 2 to 7.
Ø  Louisiana Dept. of Health “Mask Up” flyer

Praying God’s protection and consolation in this unprecedented time.

**Update August 27, 2020
Per Governor John Bel Edwards announcement this week, Phase Two will be EXTENDED as of this week’s Proclamation reassessment date:

"We’ve got to see an extension of the proclamation, exactly what that extension is going to be I don’t know yet," he said but he said that an announcement would be made soon.
Edwards cited four major factors in the decision to extend that included:

• Having the K-12 and college populations returning to campus
• Possibly having to use mass transit to evacuate residents in Hurricane Laura's path and having to use shelters
• Not having the level of information and data they normally do as many of the state's drive-thru testing sites are shuttered this week due to tropical storms
• Despite doing better on key coronavirus numbers, the state is still seeing "more new cases over the last seven days than you want to see per 100,000 population.

• Anyone who has a medical condition that prevents the wearing of a face covering
• Anyone who is consuming a drink or food
• Anyone who is trying to communicate with a person who is hearing impaired
• Anyone who is giving a speech for broadcast or to an audience
• Anyone temporarily removing his or her face covering for identification purposes
• Anyone who is a resident of a parish without a high COVID incidence that has opted out of the masking mandate

• Louisiana Dept. of Health “Mask Up” flyer

**Update July 21, 2020** Louisiana will remain in Phase 2 for another two weeks beginning Friday, July 24, 2020.

**Update June 22, 2020** According to Governor Edwards, the State of Louisiana will remain in Phase 2 for another month.

We are now in Phase 2, which allows us 50% of our church capacity.  For St. Ann Parish, this is 400 people. 

Out of Christian charity and a concern for the safety and protection of each other, we are requiring you to wear a mask in church.  We would like to remind you to respect social distancing guidelines in the church.  Families may sit together, but please remember you have a personal responsibility to maintain 6 feet of social distance between your family and others.

Please bring a hand sanitizer to use before and after Holy Communion. 

As a reminder, Catholics in the Archdiocese of New Orleans are still dispensed of the obligation to attend Mass, and we will continue to live-stream daily Mass at 8:45 AM, the Vigil Mass on Saturday at 4:00 PM, and the Sunday 9:30 AM Mass as long as the dispensation is in place. 

If you have risk factors or are simply uncomfortable with the number of people in the church, it may be best if you continue to watch the live stream until you are more comfortable.  IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS OR FEVER, PLEASE STAY HOME.

On Saturdays before 4:00 PM Mass, we are resuming the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3:00 and the Rosary at 3:20.

During the month of July, we are live-streaming The Litany of the Most Precious Blod of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the St. Ann Novena Prayers, Monday through Friday at 3:00 pm. 

You can find all live-streamed events on the video page of our website, as well as on our Facebook Page.  There is also a Mass Times button in the bottom right on the website and those Masses that will be live-streamed have an arrow that is a link to the video page.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we step into this new phase and please take every precaution to keep yourself and those around you safe.

God Bless!