St. Gregory Barbarigo 

Today is Friday May 1st.   This being First Friday, we will have our First Friday Holy Hour from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.  We will have expostion  and at 7:30 we will pray the rosary.  If you are able to join in prayer, even for a little while, please do.  It can be viewed in the same way daily Mass is seen, on Facebook, or shortly thereafter, in the image above this article.  
     Today the govenor indicated all schools will remain closed for the remainder of the year, with the hope of opening in September; of course this includes the school at St. Greogry's. 
         On Monday, March 23rd the Vicar General sent the following guidelines. As events and guidelines continue to unfold, and in keeping with the civil requirements for physical distancing, the following health and safety measures are to be observed in all the parishes and institutions within the archdiocese, effective March 24, 2020.

1. Baptisms administered by the ordinary minister of the sacrament within the parish setting are to be deferred, except in case of emergency. In these extreme instances, the faithful should contact a priest immediately.

2. Funeral Masses or services in the church or funeral home will no longer be conducted until further notice. Limiting the funerals to ten people has proven not to be feasible and caused problems for many priests. Burial prayers may be said in an open-air setting in a cemetery, as long as proper distancing of the ten people allowed by state regulation is maintained. They may not be held in a mortuary chapel. The family is to be assured that a memorial Mass will be offered as soon as possible after restrictions are lifted.

3. Weddings are not allowed, unless absolutely necessary. If a wedding must take place for some serious reason, only the bride, groom, two witnesses and the officiant may be present. Special permission to celebrate a wedding in these times needs to be obtained from the Vicar General. Confession may be offered upon request, complying with hygiene and physical distance requirements.

4. If a pastor chooses to keep the parish church open for prayer: Definite hours must be announced. No public ceremonies such as the Mass or group devotions may take place so as to prevent any assembling of people. The church must be cleaned and sanitized frequently in accord with the guidelines to prevent infection.

5. Parishes should suspend all office activity. Employees who provide essential services are permitted to carry out their duties according to the determination of the pastor. Monitor the telephone frequently for messages. Be certain that a priest can be reached in case of an urgent need for the sacrament of the anointing of the sick and viaticum. 5. Parishioners who are in hospitals will be attended to by the Catholic chaplain on staff

Holy Virgin Mary of Guadalupe,
Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas.      We fly to you today as your beloved children.
We ask you to intercede for us with your Son, as you did at the wedding in Cana.
     Pray for us, loving Mother, and gain for our nation and world,
and for all our families and loved ones, the protection of your holy angels,
that we may be spared the worst of this illness.  For those already afflicted,
we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance. Hear the cries of
those who are vulnerable and fearful, wipe away their tears and help them to trust.
     In this time of trial and testing, teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be
patient and kind. Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts. 
We come to you with confidence, knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother,
health of the sick and cause of our joy. Shelter us under the mantle of your protection,
keep us in the embrace of your arms, help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus.
 Amen.
 

     Welcome to St. Gregory Barbarigo!  We are the Catholic community here in Garnerville and our
parish is centered on Christ in the Eucharist and devoted to Mary His mother.  Our devotion to Christ is expressed paricurally in our Pertual Adoration Chapel, where people silently spend time with Christ  twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. 

     St. Gregory's also includes many volunteers who work together to help the homeless and marginalized. And of course we are blessed  with a fantastic regional school. Come and see
what we are about -- and meet Christ in His Word, His Sacraments and our Service.