Dear Parishioners of San Francisco de Asis,

I hope you and your family are all doing well during this difficult time. Last Sunday was a very strange experience. I very much missed seeing you! I am grateful for those of you who reached out to us and let us know how you are doing. We hope to be able to connect with every parish family in the coming weeks. Even though we haven't seen many of you these past two weeks, we are grateful that you are a part of our parish.

Although there are still many unanswerable questions at this time, I write this letter to you to keep you informed about recent developments with the Church and how we are responding to this crisis.

1. It seems like our current social distancing initiatives will go on for a longer period of time than hoped for. In addition to cancelling the April Confirmation Masses, Bishop Olmsted has now officially cancelled the public celebration of Holy Week, which includes Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil. Thus, the priests of Flagstaff will be celebrating the Triduum Liturgy in private at Nativity Chapel. Of course, we will live-stream them so that you can join in remotely. As we get closer, we will let you know about the times for these events. We do not know yet when we will be able to give the Sacraments to those who were supposed to receive them at the Easter Vigil. We will provide that information as soon as we know.
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