Admission to Sunday Mass is first-come first-served for the first 75 people.  The limit is set by the Ministry of Health to inhibit the spread of COVID.  Exceeding capacity not only increases the risk of contagion but could also result in large fines.

All who attend or serve at Sunday Mass must check in with a greeter and verify that they have self-screened that day, have not been out of the province in the previous 14 days, and have not been in contact with anyone who is ill.  Click here for a provincial self-screening poster.

Please be on time.  The doors will be locked when capacity is reached or shortly after Mass begins.

Please exit by the side doors especially after the 9 a.m. Mass.

Best chance of getting a seat?   People are being turned away from the 9 and 11o'clock Masses.  The 3 and 5 o'clock Masses usually have empty seats.

Note:  Attendance limits, signing in, self-screening, social distancing, face masks, and sanitization measures apply to all events in the church.

Everyone must maintain a safe distance of six feet (two metres) from other worshippers who are not members of one's own household.  Look for  green tape on the carpet indoors.  Sit in the pews with green tape.

The use of hand sanitizer is encouraged, whether your own or that provided.

• Attending Mass at St. Emile
• Basic Measures to Prevent COVID-19 Transmission, Guidelines for St. Emile Church

Admission to weekday Mass is first-come first-served.  All who attend need to sign in, verify that they have performed self-screening that morning, maintain social distancing, and wear a mask.  Only 75 people may be present in the church at one time, excluding Fr. Gerry, Deacon Gilles, lay ministers, and the videographer.

Eucharistic Adoration  follows the morning Mass and  continues until noon every day except Sunday or when a funeral is scheduled.  Adoration will continue after noon for as long as people have added their names to the Adoration book near the baptismal font.

The province mandates the wearing of face masks.  The only exceptions are children under five; anyone suffering from a medical condition unrelated to COVID-19 that prevents safely wearing a mask, including breathing or cognitive difficulties or a disability; and anyone who is unable to put on or remove a mask without the assistance of another person.

Anyone exempt from wearing a mask should tell the greeter when signing in at Sunday Mass.

If anyone forgets his mask, the greeter can provide one.

Please put your mask on before entering the church and wear your mask when you are moving around, including on the way to and from the altar for Communion and when leaving.  Masks may be removed when sitting still at least two metres from others.