St. Cecilia Church

Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of Portland may accommodate as many people as possible in both church buildings and satellite locations, while strictly maintaining 6 foot distancing, up to 50% of the fire marshal’s maximum capacity for the space. Please note that few if any parishes will be able to reach 50% of capacity due to seating configurations and church layout while observing the 6 foot social distancing requirement. Masking continues to be required and cleaning protocols should still be maintained. Sign-ups for Masses are no longer required. Contact information for Mass participants is no longer required and does not need to be maintained for 60 days.

In view of the above new directives from the State and the Archbishop, we will no longer be doing sign-ups or sign-ins at St. Cecilia's for both weekday and Sunday Masses including Holy Days of Obligation starting this weekend (December 26 - 27) and moving forward. People can just show up to attend Mass and find an available seat until we reach capacity. The current rosters (registered attendees during this pandemic in the Mass lottery) for Sunday Masses are below the newly allowed capacity for our parish. Thus we can safely accommodate the number of Mass attendees, following all requirements. 

If there will be an increase in our Sunday Masses attendance in the future and if we can no longer safely accommodate everyone then we will have to come up with a sign up system that would facilitate a just and equitable opportunity for our parishioners to come to Mass. But in the meantime, this is not yet needed.  

Face coverings are legally required at indoor gatherings, including in churches, per statewide and archdiocesan directives. Exceptions are made for people with disabilities or diagnosed medical conditions that preclude them from wearing masks. Those attending without face coverings due to the exemptions mentioned above are asked to use the cry room.