• Posted August 13: Concerning the Sacred Liturgy and the Use of Masks
• Posted August 3: As of July 31, the CYO Department has decided to suspend all competition between programs for the foreseeable future. This means that no CYO teams are permitted to schedule, coordinate, or carry out games or matches with any other CYO programs for any reason. Click here to learn more.
• Posted July 29: New document: Recommendations for Non-Liturgical Parish Ministries
• Posted July 16: The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has received clarification that the new restrictions announced by Governor Wolf on July 15 do not apply to churches.
• Posted July 16: The Governor’s recent mandatory mask order does not apply to houses of worship.
• Parishes should continue to follow the Liturgical Directives for the Open “Green” Phase found in the Liturgy section below.

Directives for the Open “Green” Phase

• Liturgical Directives for the Open “Green” Phase (dated June 25, 2020)
  • Concerning the Sacred Liturgy and the Use of Masks

Directives for the Restricted “Yellow” Phase

Archdiocese of Philadelphia parishes resumed public Masses up to 50% of total church seating capacity during the Restricted “Yellow” Phase on Saturday, June 6. (Documentation: Guidance for In Person Church Gatherings in Pennsylvania, PA Family Institute)

• Liturgical Directives for the Restricted “Yellow” Phase (dated May 27, 2020)
  • Additional Information Regarding the Celebration of the Sacred Liturgy and the Use of Masks

• Templates for Communicating Guidelines to Parishioners: English / Español (For an editable Microsoft Word version of this template email Meghan Cokeley)

Liturgical Resources for the Restricted “Yellow” Phase

• Recommendations for Liturgical Music
  • Sample worship aids: Click here
• Intentions for the Universal Prayer related to the COVID19 Pandemic
• From our Archdiocesan Office for Persons with Disabilities: Helpful Guidance for Use of Face Masks with Children and Information for Persons with Disabilities

CDC Guidelines

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia, by the recommendation of the State of Pennsylvania, follows the CDC guidelines for sanitation. For CDC sanitation guidelines, consult these pages:

• CDC Interim Guidance for Communities of Faith: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/faith-based.html (dated May 22, 2020)
• CDC Guidelines for Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-building-facility.html (dated April 14, 2020)
• CDC Guidelines for Those at Higher Risk for Severe Illness: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html (dated May 14, 2020)

From the PA Health Department: Guidance for Children wearing masks

Liturgical and Sacramental Resources

Family Prayer Service for Use at Home (by Fr. Joseph McLaughlin)

• Prayer Service for this Sunday

Cultivating Good Habits When Live-Streaming Mass
Check out this terrific article that helps those who are live-streaming Mass at home to participate more fully and fittingly. The tips are a great way to help everyone cultivate good habits - and avoid bad habits - by maintaining a level of reverence and engagement in their approach to the Mass even from home. Please consider following this great advice and sharing it with others!

• • Article: Going to Mass Online? 6 Tips

Important article about fear and our Christian witness

• Read the article
• Video en español

Mass in Times of Pandemic
The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has issued new texts for a Mass for Various Needs and Occasions “In Time of Pandemic”. “This Mass can be celebrated, according to the rubrics given for Masses and Prayers for Various Needs and Occasions, on any day except Solemnities, the Sundays of Advent, Lent, and Easter, days within the Octave of Easter, the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day), Ash Wednesday and the days of Holy Week.”

• Click here for the Mass Propers
• Click here for a video recording of the Mass in Times of Pandemic

The Thomistic Institute, COVID19 and the Sacraments
The Thomistic Institute has helped convene a working group of infectious disease experts, medical professionals, scientists, and Catholic theologians who are in the process of developing detailed guide for how Catholic sacraments can be provided in the midst of the current pandemic, in accord with the current standards issued by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

• https://thomisticinstitute.org/covid-sacraments

Simple Chant Melody for the “Act of Spiritual Communion” prayer
by Andrew Puntel, Guna Pantele, Reverend Monsignor Michael J. Matz, St. John Neumann Parish
This nonmensural setting of the Liguori text is optionally supported by contemporary Gospel chords suitable for organ, piano, or guitar. The song is appropriate for livestream Masses during social distancing and can become part of one’s prayer life before the Blessed Sacrament or to link the events of the day to reception of the Eucharist at Mass. The musical setting, arrangements, and all video and audio materials have been made freely available for Liturgical broadcast/streaming use in 2020.

• Act of Spiritual Communion music
• Listen here

Guidelines for other non-liturgical parish ministries:

• Document: Recommendations for Non-Liturgical Parish Ministries

Guidelines for Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic Schools:

• Please visit https://aopcatholicschools.org/covid-19-information/

Guidelines for CYO:

• Please see: http://www.cyophilly.com/covidprocedures/

Guidelines for Parish Religious Education Programs (PREP/CCD):

• Please visit http://phillyocf.org/webinars/

CDC Guidelines

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia, by the recommendation of the State of Pennsylvania, follows the CDC guidelines for sanitation. For CDC sanitation guidelines, consult these pages:

• CDC Interim Guidance for Communities of Faith: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/faith-based.html (dated May 22, 2020)
• CDC Guidelines for Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-building-facility.html (dated April 14, 2020)
• CDC Guidelines for Those at Higher Risk for Severe Illness: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html (dated May 14, 2020)

From the PA Health Department: Guidance for Children wearing masks

Upcoming Arise Webinars

• No webinars scheduled at this time

Past Arise Webinars

• April 22: Introduction to the Arise Initiative (Watch the recording)
• April 30: How to Start an Electronic Communications Plan on Short Notice (Watch the recording)
• May 6: Liturgical Directives as COVID19 Restrictions Lift (Watch the recording)
• May 13: Catholic Leadership Institute’s Parish Consultants Offer (Watch the recording)
• May 27: Practical Logistics for the Restricted “Yellow” Phase (Watch the recording)
• June 3: Liturgical Singing during the Restricted “Yellow” Phase (Watch the recording)
• June 24: Practical Logistics for the Open “Green” Phase (We’re sorry, no recording is available)
• July 29: Updates and Clarifications for the Green Phase and Recommendations for Non-Liturgical Parish Ministry (Watch the recording)
• July 30: An Overview of Moving Forward: Parish Stewardship Renewal (Watch the recording)

The Arise Podcast explores Catholic life in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and offers reflections on the Word of God as it speaks to us in our own day. Featuring Father Richard Owens, O.F.M. Cap., Father Eric Banecker, and Gina Christian, the podcast presents the truth, beauty, and goodness of the Catholic faith to Catholics, fellow Christians, and all those who seek something more.

If you’re accessing this podcast on a mobile device and do not wish to download the SoundCloud app, simply click on the “Listen in browser” option. You can also find us on Stitcher, Google Play, and iTunes.

• Episode 1: Interview with Archbishop Pérez, Part 1
• Episode 2: Interview with Archbishop Pérez, Part 2
• Episode 3: One Man’s Journey from Doctor to Priest
• Episode 4: Spiritual Lessons from a Pandemic

Inspiration: Returning to Mass Testimonial Videos

The Returning to Mass videos are a compilation of testimonies from local Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholics about their excitement to return to Mass after their prolonged fast from the Eucharist during the COVID19 restrictions. They are designed to inspire confidence and joy in returning to Mass and a sense of “rising from the tomb” with Christ as we emerge from the difficult period of lock down. Archdiocesan parishes and institutions are especially welcome to use these videos as part of their invitation to parishioners to return to church as public Masses resume.

• Returning to Mass Video in English (Captioned): https://vimeo.com/423262781
• Returning to Mass Video in Spanish (Español): https://vimeo.com/423265766
  
• Returning to Mass Video in Vietnamese: https://vimeo.com/423267574
• Returning to Mass & Instructional Video in American Sign Language: https://vimeo.com/425261211

Information: Returning to Mass Instructional Videos for the Faithful

Many thanks to our friends at Ascension Press for making possible this instructional video for the faithful about the guidelines for returning to the in person celebration of the Mass. Please share this video as widely as possible so that everyone knows what to do when returning to Holy Mass.

• Instructional Video in English (Captioned): https://vimeo.com/showcase/7201957/video/425226684
• Video instructivo en Español: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7201957/video/425467653
• Returning to Mass & Instructional Video in American Sign Language: https://vimeo.com/425261211

Inspiration: Open Doors Video

Get a glimpse of the open doors of our local parishes as we welcome everyone back to the public celebration of the Mass. In this video, pastors and parishioners joyfully announce that the doors are open for Mass once again, culminating with a “welcome home” from Archbishop Pérez​! All are welcome to use this short video clip to announce the great news that public Masses have resumed in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia the weekend of June 6 and 7.

• Open Doors video: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7201957/video/425185246

Resurrection & Restoration Video Series

Webinar for Parishes

Webinar: How to Set Up an Effective Electronic Communications Plan on Short Notice
This webinar is for parishes that wish to put in place a simple, effective electronic communications plan for their parish, which will enable them to communicate quickly and clearly with their parishioners during the post-pandemic period and beyond. Watch here: Click here to watch this webinar

Webinar handouts and slides:

• Mass Email Communication Slides
• Social Media Slides
• Social Media Toolkit for Parishes from the Office for Communications (coming soon)
• 8 Tips for Parish eCommunications from the Office for the New Evangelization
• List of Parish Consultants - local volunteers who can help your parish get started
• Instructions for Requesting a Grant for a New Parish Communications Account
• Sample Parish Weekly eNewsletter
• First Email to Parishioners Template (When launching your first mass email account)
• Making Your Online Communications Accessible to All (Office for Persons with Disabilities)

Resources for Electronic Communication

Arise Banners for Social Media

• Website and Email - English / Español
• Facebook - English / Español
• Twitter - English / Español
• Instagram - English / Español

FlockNote.com Email and Texting Tool for Parishes

• Website: https://flocknote.com/
• YouTube video: What is FlockNote? Smarter Church Texting and Church Email Newsletters
• FlockNote training videos: Click here for the YouTube Channel

Other Mass Email Communication Tools

• Constant Contact
• MailChimp

Tips and Instructional Videos

• 8 Tips for Parish eCommunications (Office for the New Evangelization)
• Making Your Online Communications Accessible to All (Office for Persons with Disabilities)
• FlockNote training videos: Click here for the FlockNote YouTube Channel

Moving Forward: Parish Stewardship Renewal
The Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia (CFGP) has launched a new initiative for parishes throughout out the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Moving Forward: Parish Stewardship Renewal. The CFGP recently established this program with the Archbishop’s support to help parishes overcome the immediate and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moving Forward has two components: restoration and enhancement. This fall, the CFGP will help parishes conduct a restoration appeal. In Spring 2021, the CFGP will help parishes conduct an enhancement appeal. Each appeal will be tailored to meet the unique needs of participating parish communities. Click the links below for more information:

• Introductory Letter from Archbishop Perez
• Informational Overview for Parishes
• Form to request participation in Moving Forward
• Webinar: An Overview of Moving Forward: Parish Stewardship Renewal (Watch the recording)
  • Webinar slides

Resources & Online Events for Parishes

• Rosary in English: New schedule beginning in August: Monday through Thursday at 8 PM
• Rosario en español: Nuevo horario empezando en agosto: De lunes a jueves a las 8 PM

• Rosario en español: Nuevo horario empezando en agosto: De lunes a jueves a las 8 PM
• Rosary in English: New schedule beginning in August: Monday through Thursday at 8 PM

Important Article Concerning Fear and Our Christian Witness: Read the article

Video en español sobre el miedo y la tibieza espiritual

Called & Co-Responsible: Summer Seminars for Church Life Renewal
Webinar series from the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame
The McGrath Institute for Church Life is hosting a series of virtual seminars throughout summer 2020 aimed at empowering pastoral leaders and scholars for the work of renewing the Church, especially in light of present challenges. With special attention to how the pandemic in recent months has disrupted the typical rhythms of dioceses, parishes, schools, and home life, the call to co-responsibility is as timely as ever. Seminars in this series will follow that call by examining how the laity and clergy might together commit to renewing the life of the Church both now and into the future. Seminars in the series will include pastoral presentations, case studies of pastoral approaches, and discussions among participants.

• Click here to learn more

Catholic Leadership Institute Parish Consultants
With Pennsylvania presumably preparing to lift the suspension of public Masses in the next few weeks, the list of considerations for an individual parish to consider is extensive. Regardless of where you are in your process, Catholic Leadership Institute would like to help you develop your plan and support you during this challenging time. Catholic Leadership Institute will provide a consultant free of charge to help your parish brainstorm, strategize and develop your reopening plan in alignment with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia ARISE Post-Pandemic Task Force.

• Click here to watch the introductory webinar recording
  • Click here for the introductory webinar slides

Webinar: How to Set Up an Effective Electronic Communications Plan on Short Notice
This webinar is for parishes that wish to put in place a simple, effective electronic communications plan for their parish, which will enable them to communicate quickly and clearly with their parishioners during the post-pandemic period and beyond. Hosted by the Archdiocesan Office for the New Evangelization and Office for Communications.

• Watch the webinar here: Click here to watch this webinar (Supplementary materials can be found in the Communications section above)

Fundraising and Parish Finances

Parish Support Initiative
The Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia has launched the Parish Support Initiative in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to help meet the needs of parishes who have been directly impacted by coronavirus. We understand that the suspension of public Masses has impacted parish communities in many ways. This initiative enables and encourages individuals to directly support their home parish, or a parish in need, during the pandemic.

Information about this initiative is also being shared by the Archdiocese as part of the live streaming broadcasts of Masses celebrated by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

Those interested in donating to the Parish Support Initiative should visit SupportMyParish.org, or click here.

Below are additional resources for pastors and parishioners to learn more about the Parish Support Initiative:

• Information for Parishes
• Information for Parishioners and Donors

Other Resources for Parishes

• Ascension Press Parish Resources
  • https://ascensionpress.com/pages/parish-resources
• Villanova Institute for Church Management Resources
  • http://villanovachurchmanagement.com/home/covid-19-response-and-resources/
• Word on Fire Resources and Interviews: Catholicism Before and After Coronavirus
  • https://www.wordonfire.org/covid/
• Our Sunday Visitor Podcasts “The Day After Tomorrow”
  • episode 1 – The Space Between: Social Distancing and Parish Life (36:47)
  • episode 2 – Leading into the Unknown (41:18)
  • episode 3 – Don’t You, Forget about Me (32:55)
  • episode 4 – We Are Family (32:41)
  • episode 5 – Celebrate Me Home (42:58)
  • episode 6 – Mark My Words: What does it mean to be a Catholic right now (35:00)
• Communio
  Communio has developed a COVID Crisis Toolbox for Parishes. It includes digital resources and strategies the parish can easily deploy now over email, text, social media, or video conference.
  • https://crisis.communio.org/

• From our Archdiocesan Office for Persons with Disabilities: Helpful Guidance for Use of Face Masks with Children and Information for Persons with Disabilities

Video instructivo para el regreso a misa

• Por el Comité Juvenil Hispano para proveer un lugar de «encuentro virtual» para jóvenes (en edad y en espíritu)
• Volante promocional
• Para conectarse, visite: www.facebook.com/HispanosPhilly

Boletín informativo mensual de la Oficina para Católicos Hispanos, una forma de mantenerse en comunicación con la comunidad arquidiocesana.

• http://oficinahispanacatolica.org/boletin-informativo

Página web donde encontrará informaciones de misas y parroquias que trabajan con la comunidad hispana.

• http://oficinahispanacatolica.org

Página de Facebook donde encontrará noticias diarias de la comunidad, así como la misa dominical y otras informaciones.

• www.facebook.com/HispanosPhilly

Otros recursos

1. Herramientas para la pastoral en línea
2. Recursos para la Oración, Adoración y Misa en el Hogar
3. Formación en la Fe
4. Recursos para Padres y Familias
5. Pastoral Juvenil
6. Recursos para Niños
7. Recursos para personas con discapacidades y la comunidad sorda.
8. Oraciones - Prayers

¿Preguntas? Email a hispanos@archphila.org

Restoring Basic Necessities

ARCHDIOCESAN FOOD ASSISTANCE:
Nutritional Development Services (NDS) and Catholic Social Services (CSS) Family Service Centers support a network of food cupboards throughout the region for those in need, especially during the CCOVID-19 pandemic. Food is available at all cupboards while diapers are only available at CSS sites. NDS is also sponsoring feeding sites for children where parents can go to receive free breakfasts and lunches twice a week for their families. No id is required.

List of food cupboards and feeding sites for individuals, families, the elderly and children:

• http://nutritionaldevelopmentservices.org/covid19/
• https://cssphiladelphia.org/covid19/

HOTLINE number for assistance: 215-895-3470

Catholic Housing and Community Services
http://chcsphiladelphia.org
Catholic Housing and Community Services (CHCS) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is a leading provider of senior living services throughout the Philadelphia region. Its staff provides support for seniors and their loved ones through senior programs. Programs include senior housing, senior centers, older adult care management, in-home support programs, elder care helpline, and senior clubs. CHCS’ services aim to help seniors remain in their community and to live with dignity and the highest quality of life.

Assistance with Addiction

RecoveryandHope.org
RecoveryandHope.org offers a number of ways to find treatment for those suffering from the disease of addiction.

Hope in Christ: Spiritual Support for Addiction
This Archdiocesan website lists Catholic ministries and organizations that offer spiritual support and assistance for those who are struggling with addiction.

Resources for Families

COVID Vaccines and Our Catholic Faith
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the pressure on pharmaceutical companies to produce a vaccine. To date there are more than 100 vaccines under development around the world. Eight of them are in human clinical trials. Seven of them present no moral problems in their production. Only one of them - being made in Australia - uses cell cultures from fetal lung tissue. As more vaccines move into human clinical trials we will research them to identify those which are produced in accord with our Catholic Faith and those which are not. Updated information regarding COVID19 vaccines will be posted here are information becomes available.

• Click here for more information

The Institute for Family Studies
https://ifstudies.org/
The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is dedicated to strengthening marriage and family life, and advancing the well-being of children through research and public education. Addressing family life is what we do, and we invite you to learn more about ways to strengthen families in America and around the world.

Communio
https://crisis.communio.org/
Communio has developed a COVID Crisis Toolbox for Parishes. It includes digital resources and strategies the parish can easily deploy now over email, text, social media, or video conference.

Integrity Restored
https://integrityrestored.com/
The mission of Integrity Restored is to help restore the integrity of individuals, spouses, and families that have been affected by pornography and pornography addiction. Integrity Restored provides education, training, encouragement, and resources to break free from pornography, heal relationships, and to assist parents in preventing and responding to pornography exposure which is so devastating in the lives of our children.

For Your Marriage
https://www.foryourmarriage.org/
For Your Marriage helps families become places of prayer and faith and navigate the challenges that come with marriage, parenting, extended family relationships, caregiving, and more. It also provides resources for engaged and newly married couples.

Ascension Press
https://ascensionpress.com/pages/parish-resources
Ascension Press offers free parish resources that include videos, podcasts and articles to help parishes and families handle the pandemic and beyond

Agape Catholic Ministries
https://www.agapecatholicministries.com/
Agape Catholic Ministries promotes selfless love among families through the different online ministries they offer: marriage preparation, infant baptismal preparation, Quinceañeras preparation, Natural Family Planning and marriage enrichment.

Office for Life and Family Grief Support
http://phillycatholiclife.org/marriage-and-family/bereavement-ministry/
The Office for Life and Family offers a listing of resources on grief and loss and maintains a directory of Bereavement ministries active throughout the Archdiocese

Nutritional Development Services
http://nutritionaldevelopmentservices.org/
Nutritional Development Services provides access to food for individuals, families and the elderly who suffer food insecurity.

Catholic Housing and Community Services
http://chcsphiladelphia.org
Catholic Housing and Community Services (CHCS) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is a leading provider of senior living services throughout the Philadelphia region. Its staff provides support for seniors and their loved ones through senior programs. Programs include senior housing, senior centers, older adult care management, in-home support programs, elder care helpline, and senior clubs. CHCS’ services aim to help seniors remain in their community and to live with dignity and the highest quality of life.

Resources for Medical Ethics and End of Life Concerns

Bioethics and Life
Bioethics and Life http://phillycatholiclife.org/life-affirming-choices-3/ consists of a team of Bioethics Certified Permanent Deacons that offer pastoral care and counseling to individuals and families facing difficult medical decisions

National Catholic Bioethics Center
The National Catholic Bioethics Center https://ncbcstore.org/ncbc-statement-on-covid19 will soon be releasing ethical guidance on triage policies for access to ventilators in times of pandemic. The free ethical consultation service is fully functional.

Resources for Youth and Young Adults

• List of Recommendations from Office for Youth and Young Adults

• Rosary in English: New schedule beginning in August: Monday through Thursday at 8 PM
• Rosario en español: Nuevo horario empezando en agosto: De lunes a jueves a las 8 PM

• Rosario en español: Nuevo horario empezando en agosto: De lunes a jueves a las 8 PM
• Rosary in English: New schedule beginning in August: Monday through Thursday at 8 PM