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This is a summary of how Covid-19 has affected the Californian. Please consult, in order for us to know and to avoid being affected.

If you know someone has Covid-19 and needs help, please consult the following resources.

We do have our OUTDOOR Masses in the patio area between the Church and the Kennedy Hall. Due to the Summer heat, outdoor Mass schedule as followed: Monday - Saturday 8:00AM and Saturday Vigil 7:30PM, Sunday: 6:45, 8:00AM Eng & 9:30AM Spanish. There will be Adoration every Friday @ 8PM. Confession is half an hour before Mass and Saturday @ 4PM. There is no need for you to call to reserve seating; there won't be a limited number of people neither. However, please sign in with your contact number (sign-in sheet is available at all Masses), in case someone in our community has Covid-19, we may contact you and make sure that you're protected. Please come.

COVID-19 Update (13 July 2020 — 9:30 PM) The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has announced updated guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19 among its faith community given new guidelines set by State of California and local county officials. Parishes in all three counties in the Archdiocese —Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara—are included in the Directives will discontinue indoor Masses and other liturgical services, effective immediately in accordance with state directives. Outdoor Masses and other liturgical services such as adoration and prayer services are allowed and encouraged. Parishes may continue to celebrate Confessions, First Communions, Confirmations, Funerals, and Weddings outdoors on the parish grounds.

Due to the Covid-19 closure, the Parish Office only opens from Monday - Friday 10AM to 3PM, closed for lunch from 12-1PM.

In order for the Parish to continue with our operation, we need your donations, so PLEASE drop off your contributions (tithes) in the Parish Office or Poor Boxes in the Church or to give Online, please CLICK THE LINK ABOVE. After you have registered, please go to your email and confirm the registration, go to myoffering enter in your info and you are done.

Recently a few of you have received text messages saying that priests at Sacred Heart need your help—send them money or gift cards... we do not ask for anything as such. It’s a SCAM. Anytime, when you received such text messages or email, just delete it.

We are taking as much precaution as we can while following the Archdiocese and State guidelines. Taking into consideration those guidelines given to us, we have deep cleaned and disinfected the areas that will be used by our fellow parishioners. As we get closer to the reopening of the Church, there may be additional guidelines that will be given as we go along.

En 26 de mayo de 2020, nos hemos comunicado con ADLA y nos han enviado esta información: podremos reabrir para las Misas de lunes a viernes del 3 de junio de 2020 y las Misas de fin de semana el 7 de junio de 2020. Sin embargo, habríamos observar la práctica de la distancia social, etc. Solo podríamos admitir a 100 personas dentro de la Iglesia para las Misas; Llame a nuestra parroquia para informarnos si viene a Misa (registro), si NO llama, significa que no va a ingresar. Por favor traiga consigo desinfectante para manos y máscara, no podemos admitir a nadie sin una máscara en la Iglesia. Además, siga las instrucciones de los ministros de hospitalidad, ministros eucarísticos y otros que nos están ayudando.

On May 26th, 2020, we have communicated with the ADLA and they have sent us this information: we'll be able to reopen for weekday Masses on June 3rd, 2020 and weekend Masses on June 7th, 2020. However, we would have to observe the social distance practice, etc. We would only be able to admit 100 people inside the Church for Masses; Please call our parish to let us know if you are coming for Mass (registration), if you're NOT calling, means that you are not going to be entered. Please bring with you hand sanitizer and mask, we can't admit anyone without a mask into the Church. In addition, please follow the instructions of the Ministers of Hospitality, Eucharistic Ministers and others who are helping us.

The reopening of the churches of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will take place in steps. If a parish is not ready for a particular step, it should remain at its current status while working to be ready.

Read the letter here.