3100 W. Madison Avenue
Fairfield, Iowa 52556
641-472-3179
Monday - Friday
8:00AM - 4:00PM
For immediate after hours assistance call Fr. Nick at 641-472-4375
Blessed Trinity, we thank You for helping us become a welcoming family of faith. Smile on us as we greet each other and all visitors to our church. Hear us as we sing Your praises at Mass and in our daily lives. Embrace us as we support growth in love for You. Guide us as we study Your Word, celebrate the Sacraments and work in Your Service. We ask for Your forgiveness and grant our own to others. Inspire us to respond to the needs of our world today. Amen
April 10: “Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord,” 9:00 am
April 14: Holy Thursday, “Mass of the Passover of the Lord,” 7:00 pm
April 15: Good Friday, “The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord,”7:00 pm
April 16: “The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night,” 8:30 pm
April 17: Easter Sunday Mass, 9:00 am
To Pastors, Principals, and People of the Diocese:
On February 25, 2022, the CDC posted new guidelines regarding COVID-19. Consequently, the following safety protocols are in effect immediately in the Diocese of Davenport if your county is at a green (low) or yellow (medium) level, according to the community levels provided by the CDC. If your county is at or returns to an orange (high) level, additional protocols are encouraged, including masking, social distancing, etc. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/community-levels.html
In General
• Vaccination is encouraged. If you are sick, stay home and follow CDC recommendations for isolation, quarantine and testing.
• Masks are optional. However, masks remain strongly recommended for those who are more vulnerable to the virus, those caring for persons at higher risk for infection, and those who are unvaccinated.
• Social distancing is not required, but please respect requests for distancing from people around you.
• Good ventilation is encouraged as a general health measure.
• Extraordinary or additional cleaning and sanitizing is not required. Normal weekly cleaning is sufficient.
• Drinking fountains may be used. No restrictions on food at gatherings. Follow common food safety protocols.
• Testing before or after travel is not required, but is encouraged if you have symptoms of Covid.
• No limitations on the duration of time gathered for meetings, events or liturgy.
Liturgy
• The dispensation for the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is lifted. For serious reasons such as advanced age, a serious medical condition, caring for someone who is sick, restrictions on travel, or some other grave reason, you don’t need permission to be absent from Sunday Mass. Use your common sense to excuse yourself and find another way to pray and keep holy the Lord’s Day.
• Choir members and the congregation may sing without masks.
• The regular ministry of greeters, lectors, servers, and Eucharistic ministers may resume. Home visits may
resume. However, masks should be worn if any of those present are infected with a contagious disease.
• The use of vessels, water fonts, incense, missalettes, hymnals, collection baskets, and bulletins may resume.
• The Sign of Peace may be exchanged as customary while respecting the wishes of those around you.
• Holy Communion may be distributed under both forms of bread and wine. If you are sick, you should avoid receiving from the cup.
• Other sacraments and sacramentals can be administered as usual.
Catholic Schools
• The schools will continue to encourage safety protocols. Parents have the option to have their children wear masks. Teachers and staff also have the option to wear masks. Those exhibiting symptoms will be sent home.
Please continue to pray for those who are sick, for the people caring for them, and for a swift end to the pandemic.
Sincerely in Christ,
Most Rev. Thomas R. Zinkula