St. Mary  

Queen of the Mission

Catholic Church

It is with great joy that we share the news with you that Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Earl K. Fernandes, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, as the 13th Bishop of Columbus!

Video presentations sharing clarifying information from the Fall Parish Consultation Sessions, your feedback from the Fall, & the Second Round Draft Models are now available at realpresencerealfuture.org. Please watch the video for our parish and fill out the accompanying survey. These are not final recommendations. Your feedback with potential alternatives to these drafts is needed. The survey will be available until June. The second round draft model videos are available here: https://realpresencerealfuture.org/draft-models-spring-2022/

All three churches of the Chillicothe-Waverly Consortium will be open for prayer at Noon on Friday, March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation, to join Pope Francis in Prayer for Peace and for the Consecration of Russia and the Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Please join us in this Worldwide Prayer.

Click Here to access the Prayer for Peace

With the good news of the recent, very sharp drops in COVID-19 case reports in Ohio, current data indicates that the rates of infection of the COVID-19 virus are rapidly decreasing in our diocese and will continue to fall. As a result, local health authorities and the CDC are easing operational restrictions. Based on this review of current public health information, the following revised guidelines are offered to pastors regarding churches and Mass attendance: Signs may be removed from the church regarding the request to wear masks. Please do make it clear to your parishioners that those who feel safer continuing to wear masks are welcome to do so and will be respected. Distribution of the Precious Blood to the congregation remains prohibited until further notice. Those parishioners who are ill, have significant health risk factors, or care for someone who is immuno-compromised or ill, as well as those who have significant fear or anxiety about contracting COVID-19 in a large group of persons, continue to be excused from the obligation to attend Mass.