1. Masks are again required
2. Ushers will greet and offer a worship aid.
3. No-touch hand sanitizing stations
   1. one at each pillar-feel free to use at your discretion.
4. Open seating in the church
   1. All pews and chairs are available
   2. Family units should be sure to self-distance from others.
5. Offertory baskets will be passed as was previously our custom.
6. Offertory Gifts will be brought forward as has been our custom in the past.
7. Communion will start from the back of the church. Ushers will direct rows when it is their time.
   1. Only the Precious Body will be distributed at this time.
8. The Parish Offices will be open as normal.

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STATEMENT ON RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION FOR VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles recommends that all members of the Catholic community who can receive a COVID-19 vaccine should do so. The Archdiocese is not providing individuals with religious exemption letters to avoid vaccination against COVID-19. Please see the information and links below to understand why the Archdiocese does not consider the COVID-19 vaccine to be morally objectionable and why it encourages all the faithful to get vaccinated.
“Receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccines ought to be understood as an act of charity toward the other members of our community. In this way, being vaccinated safely against COVID-19 should be considered an act of love of our neighbor and part of our moral responsibility for the common good.” -USCCB, Moral Considerations Regarding the New COVID-19 Vaccines.
St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church, in line with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, will not issue letters of exemption in regards to the COVID-19 vaccination.
To download the Los Angeles Archdiocese statement click here: Covid-19 Vaccination Statement

The following links might be helpful in understanding the morality of receiving the vaccine:

♦ https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20201221_nota-vaccini-anticovid_en.html

♦ https://www.usccb.org/news/2021/us-bishop-chairmen-doctrine-and-pro-life-address-use-johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine

♦ https://www.cacatholic.org/CCC-vaccine-moral-acceptability

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