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**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:
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:
**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!