During the COVID Pandemic Bishop Fabbro has granted permission to our priests to celebrate the Rite of General Absolution since we are not all able to attend individual confession. Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes will be holding a General Absolution Service on March 7 and March 21, after each Mass.

In a general absolution service, Catholics are absolved from their sins without confessing them individually to the priest. It differs from the communal penance service held in many parishes every Advent and Lent, during which penitents gather together for common prayer, confess their sins individually to a priest, and receive absolution from him individually as well.  The Church permits general absolution in cases of danger of death or when “enough confessors are [not] available to hear the individual confessions properly within a reasonable time” (Rite of Penance, 31b). The Church has in mind a chronic condition here ... Only the bishop may judge whether lawful conditions exist. The priest who wishes to hold a service of general confession and absolution needs the bishop’s permission ... Nevertheless, penitents who receive general absolution for mortal sin are obliged to confess it individually as soon as possible ...                            Bulletin Inserts for the Liturgical Life of the Parish: Sacraments © 2020 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications. All rights reserved. Written by Paul Turner

Masses can now take place with only 30% capacity.  If you wish to attend Mass, you will be required to register.  
Please read the new policy, effective January 1, 2021, regarding face mask exemptions by clicking here.

It is simple and easy to register online by clicking the Mass Registration button below (or call the office at 519-352-9483).
** Registrations online and by phone will only be accepted on Wednesday and Thursday from 9am to 5pm. **

Masses each weekend are held at the following times:

If you cannot return, or feel uncomfortable returning to church, please know that Bishop Fabbro has extended the dispensation of the obligation for Sunday Mass until Pentecost Sunday (May 23).   We will continue to live-stream Mass at 9:00am each Sunday and 9:00am on Thursdays and they can also be viewed anytime afterwards.  Click the Live-Streamed Mass button below for more information, as well as the other buttons with the options available to participate in Mass in your own home. 

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