THE CHURCH OF SAINT AUGUSTINE

Mass Schedule: Mon - Sat at 8 AM, Sunday at 10 AM - Livestreamed on YouTube or Facebook

• First of all, access is limited to 25% of the church capacity. Ushers will be available to ensure we don’t exceed this capacity which is approximately 280 persons. Any changes will be communicated here on the parish website or answering machine. The church has been completely sanitized. Commonly touched surfaces will continue to be cleaned after each Mass.
• All are required to wear masks or face coverings while in church, unless a physical restriction prevents it.
• With the exception of family members living in the same household, all must maintain a 6 feet distance from one another. Ushers will be available to help facilitate this practice.
• All must enter the church from the front doors only. The side entrance on Old Rd (with the exception of the handicapped entrance) and the back parking lot doors will NOT be accessible for entry to church.
• Missalettes have been removed from the pews.
• Holy water fonts will remain empty.
• The sign of peace remains suspended.
• Budget envelopes will be placed in the basket at the entrances of the church before or after Mass. There will be no "formal" offertory collection or passing of the basket at this time.
• Because of the difficulty of requiring constant sanitization and cleaning, bathrooms will be accessible in church for EMERGENCY use only.
• toly Communion will be distributed in the SIDE aisles only and parishioners will be given instructions  at Mass. After proper hand sanitization, Father Brice and I will be the only ones, at the present time, distributing Holy Communion. Those parishioners may come up, pew by pew, to receive Holy Communion as usual. But while in line, parishioners must work to maintain a 6 feet distance from one another.
• The faithful are to receive Holy Communion in the hand while wearing their masks and then remove their masks to receive the sacred host. Holy Communion may not be received in the hand by a member of the faithful wearing gloves.
• Anyone with underlying health conditions or anyone manifesting symptoms of illness is advised NOT to attend the public celebration of Mass. Mass will continue to be live-streamed on Sundays; however, beginning on May 31st, the time will change to 9:30 AM to coincide with our scheduled time of liturgy. Daily Masses will also be live-streamed beginning at 7 AM on June 1st. Our Saturday Mass will continue to be offered and live-streamed at 8 AM preceded by the praying of the Rosary. Because of the smaller attendance expected at daily Mass, all the doors of the church will be unlocked.
• The Bishop continues to dispense everyone in the Diocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Day Masses until further notice.

                     Due to the ongoing crisis of COVID-19, the original plans for this year's  Diocesan Appeal have had to be revised and adjusted. Our volunteer collectors will be contacting you soon. Due to "social distancing" in effect, you will NOT be contacted in-person, but by phone. Please, help us by answering your phones and being prepared to respond to the Catholic Charity volunteer's request for a pledged gift or a one-time donation. If you are not usually contacted by a volunteer or don't want to delay making your contribution, you may drop off your donation in the rectory mail slot, or mail to us at: 
20 Old Road, Providence, RI 02908. We prefer that you not mail your gift to the diocese as it is easier for us to process here at the parish level and then forward to them. Thank you to all those who have already made donations to this year's Appeal. Please, continue to pray for the overall success of the Appeal and the 39 ministries served through your generosity and sacrifice.

The parish office is open Monday - Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we pray together, in hope and peace,
during these times of uncertainty.

SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday at 5:00 PM
Sunday at 7:00, 9:30, 11:30 AM and 5:30 PM 
DAILY MASSES
Monday thru Friday at 7:00 AM
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:30 PM
(NO 5:30 PM Daily Mass June thru August)
Saturday at 8 AM
CONFESSIONS
Saturday from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM