It’s Flu and Cold Season!
To limit everyone’s exposure to this winter’s flu and colds, we ask every parishioner to please follow these guidelines:

1 - If you are ill, stay home! If you are contagious, you should not be around other people, including and especially at Church, a closed environment where you could possibly infect hundreds of other people with your germs or virus. Contagious includes everything from a cough, sneezy, phlegmy cold to the flu.

2 - If you are not feeling up to par but you are not sick enough to stay home:
**do not hold hands during the Our Father;
**do not shake hands or hug other people at the Sign of Peace – a smile and nod of the head with the words “The Peace of the Lord be with you” will suffice;
**do not drink from the chalice of the Precious Blood;
**receive the Host in your hand, not on your tongue.

Show concern for your brothers and sisters in the community, especially the elderly and chronically ill, and follow these simple guidelines to ensure a healthier winter for us all!