COVID - 19 Reopening Protocol

Please visit "The Sacraments” tab in which all instructions are given for each of the 7 sacraments insofar as they are impacted by the guidelines.

As of March 21st 2022, all capacity limits have been lifted and wearing the face mask is now optional. No proof of vaccination and no pre-registration is necessary for coming to Mass.

If you have questions or a need for more detailed answers, do not hesitate to call or text our parish secretary Eleanor at 613-379-5637 from Monday to Thursday from 10am to 5pm, and on Friday from 10am to 1pm. If you need to speak to a priest, do not hesitate to text or call Father Brian at 613-885-1046 or email him at fr.brian.russell@gmail.com.

Radio-transmission: We are also broadcasting our Sunday Masses by local radio-transmission at 89.3 FM. You can only pick up the radio-transmission if your car is in the church parking lot at the time that a Mass is happening inside that church.

Restrooms now available: Our restrooms for each of our 3 churches are available before and after Sunday Mass. We simply ask that you use the wipes or the spray/paper towel to disinfect the hard surfaces you have touched in the restroom.

The door to the unique restroom for St. Anthony of Padua Church (Centreville) is located to the right of the church at the end of the outdoor sidewalk beside the left wall of the rectory/house.

The restrooms for Annunciation Church (Enterprise) are located in Annunciation Parish Hall, besides the church parking lot facing the church and the entrance into the hall is at the end of the ramp leading into it. There is one fully accessible restroom for either men or women (only one person at a time) with a baby diaper changing unit, and one restroom with several stalls for women only.

The restrooms for Assumption Church (Erinsville) are located in the Assumption Parish Centre, the new building behind the church. There is one fully accessible restroom with a baby diaper changing unit, and two other restrooms. Any of these 3 restrooms is for one person at a time (man or woman).

The Assumption Parish Centre is open during the week. Please call or text Eleanor before visiting to ensure that she will be there when you are coming.
You can call/text Eleanor on our parish cell phone at 613-379-5637. Unless it is an emergency, please do NOT call before 9am and do NOT call after 9pm.

The Mass is live-streamed on a schedule (see the weekly schedule below). At Assumption Church (Erinsville), on Sundays, the Mass is celebrated at 11:00am. It is live-streamed via Facebook Live from our parish Facebook page .

If you do not have Facebook, the video recording of the Mass/Liturgy will normally be made available 3 hours after the conclusion of the Mass. If you click on the “Most recent Mass stream” blue square above this announcement, you will be directed to the video recording of the most recent Mass which was livestreamed.

What you need to know as of now for funerals inside the church or outdoor burial/inurnment cemetery prayers

Effective March 21, 2022 (Source: https://thebao.ca/registrars-directive-mask-mandate-ends-monday/ )

The mask-wearing requirement end(ed) on Monday, March 21, for all bereavement sector operations, in alignment with the province.

The provincial government’s mask mandate is … lifted starting Monday (March 21) for many settings.

Logging of staff and visitors with COVID-19 is also no longer required. This directive is in addition to the changes announced in the previous registrar’s directive of Feb. 28, 2022. (See below)

Effective Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (Source: https://thebao.ca/registrars-directive-restrictions-on-capacity-limits-are-lifted-plus-other-changes/ )

In alignment with the latest provincial government changes to COVID-19 measures, this Registrar’s Directive removes the restriction on capacity limits at all funeral services.

The directive will also lift the requirement for proof of vaccination in all (funeral homes).

The changes are effective Tuesday, March 1.

The changes announced two weeks ago in the previous directive also stand:

  • Pre-scheduling and logging of visitors will no longer be required.

  • Food and beverage services may resume.

We are NOT requiring in our churches, following the direction of Archbishop Mulhall, archbishop of Kingston, that anyone entering provide proof of vaccination. Physical distancing and mask wearing is purely the option of the each person. Your personal choice will be respected.