Holy Week Liturgy will be live streamed from St. Norbert Church on  our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/mqas.parish.1) 
(Remember to send a "Friend Requst" to see the streaming)

The SCHEDULE for the HOLY WEEK LITURGY as follows:

• 04/05/2020 Palm Sunday service - 8.30 am
• 04/09/2020 Holy Thursday Service - 5.00 pm
• 04/10/2020 Good Friday( Day of Fast and Abstinence) service - 3.00 pm
• 04/11/2020 Easter Vigil 7.00 pm
• 04/12/2020 Easter Sunday Mass 8.30 am

Hello Friends

Greetings to you. I am good. May i hope and pray that you all are doing well.
In this lenten season, we were having holy Mass and Stations of the Cross on fridays at 5.30 pm. But in this difficult time as we keep ourselves socially isolated, Mass will be celebrated as usual at 5.30 pm. It will be live streaming in our parish facebook account. Our Parish facebook id is MQAS Parish.

MQAS is looking for volunteers who would be available, at a time convenient
for them, to help with shopping or errands for the elderly who, as a COVID-19
precautionary measure, do not wish to go outside of their homes. If interested
please call the rectory, 472-5544.

MARCH 17, 2020

Effective Friday, March 20, all regularly scheduled public celebrations of the Catholic Mass, sacraments and devotions are suspended until further notice. Priests of the Diocese of Burlington will continue to celebrate Mass privately for the intentions of their community and the Church. Baptisms, funerals and weddings may take place but will be strictly limited in attendance to immediate family members.

I have taken this course of action following the advice of local public officials and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines to limit gatherings to 10 people.  While this is a difficult time for the faithful, we must all do our part to ensure the health and well-being of the larger community by helping prevent the spread of COVID-19. We will continue to monitor the situation and make changes as necessary.

Plans are moving forward to “live-stream” a local celebration of the Mass daily beginning with this Sunday, March 22, at 10 a.m. Please check the diocesan website at vermontcatholic.org/covid-19/ for all TV Mass options, resources to keep Sunday holy and the latest updates.

LISTING OF CATHOLIC CLOSINGS AND OPENINGS

• Parish offices — open
• Diocesan offices — open with limited staffing
• Parish food pantries — open (take-away only)
• Parish soup kitchens — open (take-away only)
• Vermont Catholic Charities — open
• Parish churches — open daily (consult local church for scheduled hours)
• Catholic schools — closed until April 15 (remote and online learning)
• Parish religious education programs — closed (some remote and online learning)
• Perpetual adoration chapels — closed

I ask that you pray daily the pope’s prayer to the Virgin Mary for protection from this pandemic (see vermontcatholic.org/covid-19/). Please continue to support your parish and the Diocese by giving online or via mail to ensure we remain financially stable during these difficult times.

My motto, “Trust in the Lord,” has gotten me through many difficult times. Lean on the Lord and know that He will guide you through to better days.

The time of Lent is to be observed by Catholics as a special season of prayer, penance and works of charity. 

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, in particular, are the most important penitential days of the liturgical year.

They are days of both fast and abstinence. All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence.

• The rule of fasting states that only one full meal a day can be taken. Two small meals, “sufficient to maintain strength”, are allowed, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals breaks the fast, but drinking liquid does not. The rule of fasting obliges all Catholics from 18 to 59.
• Abstinence refers to the eating of meat. The common estimation of the community is used to determine what falls under the category of meat. The rule of abstinence binds all Catholics 14 years or older.
• The substantial observance of the laws of fast and abstinence is a serious obligation.  Self-imposed fasting on the other weekdays of Lent is recommended. Abstinence on all Fridays of the year is also highly recommended.

Please pray for our sick parishioners, family, and friends

Roy McNeil • Helen George • Jerry Mason • Nicole Starbird • Ronald Rich • Florence Martin • Judi Menard • Elmer Sayers • Alan DeLaricheliere • Marie Sholan • Robert Gravel • Jane Bachert • Marilyn Murphy • Philip Murphy • Eva Church • Patricia LeCours • Paul Brochu • Daryl Rich • Mary Smith • Carmeline Williams • Marcel LeBlanc • Elaine Brochu•  Joe Clark • Henriette Garven • Kim Winslow • Frank Fabiani • Henry Richard • Marsha Kallahan • Marc DeLaricheliere • Linda Lussier • Jimmy Sholan • Mary Ainsworth • Marcie Brochu • Bob Belajonas • Richard LeCours • Raymond Messier • Jane Menard