In-person Mass returns to Church of Visitation

June 17, 2020

Roses, foreground, accent a beautiful entryway plaza Sunday evening at Catholic Church of the Visitation in Topping. (Photo by Don Richeson) A statue of the Virgin Mary stands amid an assortment of lilies Sunday evening in one of the gardens at Church of the Visitation. (Photo by Don Richeson)

Parishioners must follow special Diocesan and governor guidelines for social distancing

For the past four weeks, Church of the Visitation has been celebrating public Mass at 9 a.m. Sunday. Following Diocesan guidelines and those of the governor, the Topping-based Roman Catholic church revamped its seating to provide seating for approximately 100 persons with appropriate social distancing space.

The church permits half of its parishioners to attend Mass each Sunday, dividing the parish by alphabet, with a few exceptions. All parishioners and visitors are required to wear masks, and the ushers greet the attendees, ask three simple questions, which require a “Yes” answer to enter, and seat them. The ushers…