Saturday 4 & 6 pm. 
Sunday 8 & 10 am. 
Wednesday 8:30am.   
Confessions sat 2-3pm or by appt.

5/22/2020

Dear Parishioners,

I am hoping that all are well at this point. am also hoping that soon we can come together again in worship to give Thanks to the Father in Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. Yet, as I type this there is still no definitive date. This is frustrating to all of us, but we wait with patience. As l wrote to you in my last letter, when we do gather again it will not be as normal. We will want to protect the health of all. Bishop Calvo reminds us in his recent letter that this is our moral obligation, to protect the health of others. This is why we keep "Love God and love your neighbor as yourself' in our minds as we move forward.

As part of that protection when we gather, with the exception of household members, all must remain at least 6 feet apart. This means that the number of seats in the church is only 82. Parish leadership discussed how to welcome all with our limited seating capacity. We realized that the most fair and efficient way is to set up a "reservation" system. All parishioners coming to mass will need to either call into the office (775-323-6894) or email Sandy McGowan (liturgy@olsparish.com) and reserve seating for a particular mass. We ask that in the week prior to the weekend masses all parishioners make those reservations: This also has the other benefit of helping us with contact tracing if the need arises.

Also, so that we have adequate time to clean the church between masses, and anticipating that we will not have the same number of people attending as we normally do, we changed our weekend mass schedule. Thus, when we open, masses will be Saturday at 4:00pm and 6:00pm and Sunday at 8:00am and 10:00am. We will continue to livestream the mass at 10:00am. All parishioners will need to arrive 10 minutes prior to the start of mass; otherwise your space will be given to any visitors who do not know about our reservation system.

Once we enter into Phase Two of the reopening we will also restart daily masses. Daily Masses will not require reservations but will require facemasks, a sign-in sheet for contact tracing, and the 6 feet of distancing. Please note that starting on JUNE 29, 2020, the daily mass schedule will be changed so that more of our parishioners who work during the day can attend. Therefore daily mass will be Monday, Thursday & Friday 8:00am; Wednesday 8:30am and TUESDAY at 6:30pm. There will not be any morning mass on Tuesdays.

Once again, know this is not normal for Catholics but given the times we live in and the need to protect others, this is our way of living out "Loving God and loving your neighbor as yourself." Please know that when we have a date to celebrate mass, a final letter with all the protocols will be sent out.

Our Lady of the Snows Masses are live-streamed on YouTube and Facebook:

Monday, May 25 9:00 am  
Tuesdays, Thursdays - 8:00 am
Wednesdays - 8:30 am
Sundays - 9:30 am

On Facebook, type Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in the Search Bar. On YouTube, type in Our Lady of the Snows - Reno.

The Diocese also offers a viewing Mass on television each Sunday at 9:00 am on KOLO TV, Channel 8.
 

DIOCESE OF RENO 

Resuming Public Masses in the Diocese of Reno in the Time of the COVID 19 Pandemic 

Starting on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, June 7, 2020, parishes in the Diocese of Reno may resume public Masses provided they are ready to proceed with the necessary safety provisions. Under the State of Nevada’s Phase Two, houses of worship are limited to gatherings of no more than 50 people. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE