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St. Agnes Family, 
I sent you a message from Bishop Barber earlier this week.  As per the recommendations of the Bishop, we are making gradual progress toward a return to normal, but the journey may take a long time and we must be patient.  This journey will involve many transitional activities, and new methods to help bring our flock together.  In all our activities, your safety is of utmost importance. 

 This will be our first Sunday using Facebook to livestream a Mass at St. Agnes starting at 8:30 AM.  If you have access to Facebook but are unsure about how to find the Mass, more detailed instructions are included at the end of this message.  For those of you who do not have access to Facebook, you can dial in to our conference call number (425- 436-6358 access code 418980#) and listen to the Mass.

 If you wish to receive Holy Communion after watching (or listening) to the Mass, we  invite you to come to St. Agnes, park your car and enter the church through the main (back) doors to receive Holy Communion  anytime between 10AM and 11AM. Volunteers will welcome you outside the church and provide you with instructions to assure correct mask use (please bring your mask) and social distancing. As you enter the church I will great you with a prayer and blessing, and then you will receive communion and exit out the vestibule (side) doors.  

 Before or after Holy Communion, you may visit the chapel for personal prayer. The main church will be closed except during the communion hour, but the chapel will be open as usual. 

 I also want to address a question I received about the use of gloves. Our Bishop has asked us not to use gloves when we touch the Blessed Sacrament. His instructions are as follows: 
 “Neither the Priest nor the communicant should wear gloves. If the Priest’s finger accidentally touches the communicant’s hand, he is to place the ciborium on the table and then sanitize his hands with the cleanser. If the Priests were to wear gloves, he may not notice accidentally touched the person’s hand and could inadvertently become a source of contamination. You can't sanitize rubber gloves with cleanser.”
 
Finally, we encourage anyone who is not feeling well or who has other health concerns to stay home. Bishop Barbers dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation remains in effect. 
Happy Feast of Pentecost!!!! May we be filled with the Holy Spirit.

 Blessings, 
Father Johnson

Instructions for Finding our Live Mass on Facebook:
Open Facebook and begin searching for the Mass at 8:25 AM. That is about when the camera will start streaming the Mass.   Finding the Mass on Facebook is easy and there are several ways to do it:

 1) Type St. Agnes Catholic Church in the Facebook search field and our church should come up near the top of the search results list. Click on our church and scroll through the list of posts until you see the video post : “St. Agnes Catholic Church is live”.

2) If you have already “Liked”  ST. Agnes Catholic Church in Facebook, the video post will automatically pop up in your newsfeed when the Mass starts and you can also find it by opening the notifications icon (the little bell) on the bottom of your Facebook page.
 
3) You can also make sure you get notifications every time we go live. If you go to the three dots next to any of our previous live videos, there’s an option to make sure you get notified every time the page goes live.

 After the Mass is ended, if you missed it and want to go back and watch it, you can use the same search steps described above and watch the recorded video or forward it to a friend! 

Dear Friends,

Alleluia, Christ is Risen, Indeed He is Risen, Alleluia!!!

I take this opportunity to wish you and your family a

Happy Easter! May the Peace and Joy of the the Risen

Lord be with you all!

I miss you all. This is the first time in my priestly life that I

have to celebrate the Holy week liturgies and Easter vigil

without the faithful. Our priesthood becomes meaningful

only in relationship with a community. But in this time of

shelter-in-place, we may be physically isolated, but not

separated. We are united as the body of Christ. We are

the Church. I would like to assure you that I have been

praying for you every day and especially during this Holy

Week. May we experience the Risen Christ’s healing and

protection.
 

As we celebrate Easter in Spirit, we remember God’s

grand story of redemption, His Son’s victory over sin and

death. As disciples of Jesus, we wholeheartedly believe

that His resurrection changes everything and everyone.

We know that our broken world struggles daily under the

destruction and chaos that sin has wrought. And we

believe that Jesus is the only way to overcome the power

of sin. His life, death, and His resurrection give us hope as

we look forward to our own “eternal glory”.

We read in the Gospel how an angel appeared to the

women at the tomb early that first Easter morning. The

angel explained to them that Jesus was not there because

he had been raised from the dead, just as he said!

Matthew tells us that the women hurried away from the

tomb, afraid yet filled with joy. That's what the

resurrection does. It takes our fear, our worry, our hurt,

our sadness…away and  puts it all into perspective. This

message is very appropriate in this time of crisis.

The fact that Jesus is risen from the dead, that he was

victorious over death and sin, is reason to celebrate. What

happened on that first Easter day still brings us joy and it

still changes lives today. I hope you will celebrate the

resurrection of Jesus with your family, that you will be

filled with peace and joy no matter what your

circumstances are, no matter what your challenges are.

The God who raised Jesus has the power to raise us as well.

Lastly, as we celebrate Easter, please join us in prayer that

the Lord might use this opportunity to change our lives

and heal our brokenness.

A Happy and Blessed Easter to one and all.

Fr. Johnson

Dear Friends,
 
I invite all of us, St. Agnes Family, to set aside a moment at 7pm each evening, each from our own locations, to reach out in prayer and care to surround each other with God’s wisdom, healing power and peace.  We remain bound together during this time, which is both challenging and a moment of God’s Grace, in our need for mutual support for each other in our lives and ministries … as well as for God’s care for the people of our community and the world.
 
You may want to simply spend some time in meditation, connecting with the rest of us spiritually.  However, I’ve also included some texts below that we can use to join in prayer together.
 
Blessings,
Father Johnson
 
Psalm 121
I lift up my eyes to the mountains:
from where shall come my help?
My help shall come from the Lord
who made heaven and earth.
 
May he never allow you to stumble!
Let him sleep not, your guard.
No, he sleeps not nor slumbers,
Israel’s guard.
 
The Lord is your guard and your shade;
at your right side he stands.
By day the sun shall not smite you
nor the moon in the night.
 
The Lord will guard you from evil,
he will guard your soul.
The Lord will guard your going and coming
both now and forever.
 
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen.
 
PRAYER
 O God, who renew the world
through mysteries beyond all telling,
grant, we pray,
that your Church may be guided by your eternal design
and not be deprived of your help in this present age.
Through Christ our Lord.   Amen.
 

Dear Friends,

Welcome to St.Agnes Church, Concord.
 

St. Agnes Parish has 50 years of history and tradition. It is a very vibrant parish where everyone is warmly welcomed. We are a multicultural community and you will find parishioners and staff to be very cordial and friendly.

Here you will find a parish that gives importance to prayer, service, hospitality, stewardship and community building. We have numerous groups and organizations that are very active in the parish. Our school continues to impart quality Catholic education. Our well planned and prepared liturgy is at the center of our parish life.

If you are new to the area, we warmly welcome you to our wonderful parish, and, if you are part of the parish, I thank you for your excellent spirit, stewardship and collaboration in making our parish so very much alive. And may Christ be alive always in our hearts and our parish.

Blessings,

Fr.Johnson