Our Lady of Sorrows Church is increasing the number of people for Public Masses within the Church to a 76-seating capacity (this will enable the necessary social distance space among attendees). We please ask you for your cooperation with the following:

1. Please follow the instructions of the ushers and parking lot servers as you drive into the parish parking lot and as you enter the church or chapel.
2. Please wear a face mask at all times.
3. Please sit where the ushers direct you.
4. For masses in the Church: there will be one a direction traffic flow for entering and exiting the church.
5. Mass Offerings can be deposited in the collec tion basket as parishi oners exit the church at the end of rnass.
6. For reception of Holy Communion, please wait until the ushers invite you to the line.
7. Children who will not be receiving communion, but who are old enough to remain quietly in their pew may do so, and not get in the line for Communion.
8. (ln Church) there will be a tape on the ground from which the communicant will answer "Amen" before approaching the minister to receive Holy Communion.
9. After receiving Holy Communion please return to your seat using the side isle (not the center isle) to ensure traffic flowing in one direction.
10. Ministers rnust sanitize hands immediately after each person who receives Holy Communion on the tongue. 
11. Please continue to follow directions frorn ushers and parking lot servers (i.e. at the end of Mass).
12. At the end of Mass, we please ask you to wait until Mass is over and leave in an orderly manner.
13. Currently there is only one working bathroom in the church. We please ask parishioners to limit the use of the bathroom if possible, and to consider using the bathroom at home prior to corning to mass, since our bathroom will need to be wiped after each person uses it.
14. We continue to be seeking for volunteers to help us with in our masses lf you would like to volunteer, please contact Joe Gonzalez at 301-518-2057
15. Please stay up to elate with Mass schedule on Facebook and Website and help spread the word that we are open tor Masses.