Raider Catholic Updates
-
Fr. Carl gave a brief video update on the Raider Catholic social media platforms for Raider Catholic regarding our ministries for the foreseeable future. As students read from Dr. Schovanec’s email, classes will continue online for the rest of the semester. Texas Tech is encouraging you to stay at home and not return to Lubbock as studies move online. Additionally, the Bishop of Lubbock, and most of the Bishops across Texas have suspended public Masses and ministries for the time being. As such, Raider Catholic and the Student Center will be closed. Fr. Carl is working with our Raider Catholic team and our student leaders to find new ways to move our ministries online – for us to stay connected, to grow in our faith, and to pray with and for each other. Hopefully we will have some tangible ideas soon.
At St. Elizabeth's, all public Masses - both daily Mass and Sunday Masses - have been canceled. The Dominican Friars will continue to celebrate Mass everyday. We are praying for you! You can watch our livestreamed Masses on our Facebook page or on Raider Catholic. Sunday Mass will be celebrated each week at 10 AM and Daily Mass will be celebrated at 5:30 PM.
Due to the "Stay At Home" Order by Lubbock Mayor Dan Pope, we will not be able to offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) until further notice. Please see the March 29, 2020 decree from Bishop Robert Coerver, Bishop of Lubbock, for more information.
-
-
Updates from the Diocese of Lubbock
In response to the worldwide health emergency of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the Catholic Diocese of Lubbock will implement the following policies beginning March 19. This will be in effect through the entirety of Holy Week and until further notice. All of Bishop Coerver's communications regarding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) can be found at www.catholiclubbock.org/covid-19.html
Bishop Coerver issued a decree on March 29, 2020 regarding Mayor Pope's "Stay At Home" Order. The March 29 Decree closes parish offices, prohibits parish gatherings and cancels the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Phase 3: Dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and suspension of public Masses
Phase 2: Summary of Measures Implemented by the Diocese of Lubbock: mandated precautions taken because the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic. Dispensation & non-sacramental Gatherings: categories of individuals dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, and serious consideration to large non-sacramental gatherings
Phase 1: Fundamental Health Practices -
-