With the hurricane/no hurricane excitement of this week, businesses have been disrupted, and orders have been canceled or lost. Our supplier will no longer be able to fulfill our order for this Saturday. As a result, we have to move our Smoked Half-Cornish Hen Fundraiser Dinner to Saturday, September 12. The dinner will still be curbside takeout only, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please hold on to your tickets and join us on September 12th. If you need to buy more tickets, please use the link at the top of the website. We are very sorry for any inconvenience. Please know of our appreciation for your support of the St. Benedict Catholic Church Men's Club. All money we raise is spent to support St. Benedict's and the church's ministries
Because of COVID-19, the RCIA process this year will be different from years past. It will consist of some in-person meetings, along with online instructions, and periodic ZOOM meetings. For more information, please email Eric Johnsen at rcia@stbencov.org
Governor Edwards has announced that we will continue to stay at Phase II Reopening until at least August 7th. Accordingly, we will continue to have sign-up for weekend Masses with the current restrictions we have in place. Masks are also required for anyone over the age of 8 attending Mass. Parents of children between the ages of 2 and 7 are strongly encouraged to have their children wear a mask at Mass Since we are still unable to use our Reconciliation Room (Confessional), Fr. Charles is using the sacristy for confessions. Because of the need to sanitize the church between the 2 p.m. and 5:30 vigil Masses, and the need to enter the sacristy before Mass, we are still unable to offer Confessions on Saturdays. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available on Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Fr. Charles can also make individual appointments for anyone who wishes to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Please call the office or email him for an appointment.
The 2021 Mass Intention book will open on Monday, August 3rd for the upcoming calendar year. Until November 1st we will accept no more than 12 single intention weekday requests from a household for dates in 2021 (unlimited requests for Sunday or Saturday Masses will be accepted). After November 1st, all intentions will be accepted until the schedule is full. Mass requests will be honored on a first-come, first-serve basis in the office. No Mass request will be taken over the telephone. Mass requests must be made in person in the parish office, mailed to the office, or put into an envelope and placed in the collection. Forms for requesting a Mass can be obtained from the parish office, in the back of the church, or online on the parish website. We still have many days available in 2020. People may request unlimited intentions for the remaining days in 2020. The stipend for a Mass is $5.