Santa Barbara Catholic Church

Nov. 16, 2020 Announcements

To assist in slowing the transmission of COVID-19, and as part of the Archdiocesan contact tracing efforts, parishioners are highly encouraged to fill out the Contact Tracing Form in the pews every time they attend Mass. Only one form per household is necessary. Forms will be collected after Mass. If you attend Mass and should receive a positive COVID test result, kindly inform the pastor or the parish office.
Thanksgiving Day will be observed on Thursday, Nov. 26. Masses will be celebrated at 6AM, 8AM and 10AM in the upper church. There will be no Evening Mass on Thanksgiving Day.
In preparation for Advent, confessions will be heard on Saturday, Nov. 28, from 3PM – 4:30PM in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.
Effective Sunday, Nov. 29, the First Sunday of Advent, the parish will resume the Chamorro Mass at 6AM and the Filipino Mass at 12PM.
Si Yu’us Ma’ase to all those who contributed to the appeal for the typhoon relief in the Philippines. Your generosity raised a total of $6,532.40.
The novena to our parish patroness, Santa Barbara, will be prayed every evening in the lower chapel from Nov. 27 – Dec. 4 after the 6PM Mass. On Saturday, Dec. 5, the Festal Mass will be offered at 5:00PM in the upper church. There will be no procession and Na Taotao Tumano this year.
A friendly reminder to all to practice safe social distancing in church. Do not crowd or gather at the entrances/exits. Kindly be mindful that masks should be worn at all times on church grounds and that only members of the same household may sit in the same pew. Please follow these directions for exit procedures and be guided accordingly by the ministers and ushers. Everyone will exit pew by pew beginning with the pews in the back. Those seated behind the altar should exit through the Blessed Sacrament side. Those seated facing the altar should exit through the front. Again, exit pew by pew and maintain social distancing. Let us do our part to protect ourselves and everyone around us. Si Yu’us Ma’ase.

Revised Office Hours/Procedures

Office Visits By Appointment Only

Effective October 15, 2020:

Mass intentions and payments/documents for CCD/Confirmation may be placed in the drop box.
Parishioners who are seeking sponsor forms for baptism or confirmation or who need sacramental certificates may email welcome@sbparish.org
If you would like to request baptism for your child, or wish to make Wedding or Funeral arrangements, please call 632-5659 to make an appointment.

Office staff are available to assist you Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9AM - 12PM.

Updated Mass Schedule

Effective Oct. 3, 2020

With the recent announcement by Archbishop Michael Byrnes, we will resume the following Mass schedule, effective Saturday, Oct. 3, at 5PM.

Sunday Schedule of Masses:

Saturday - 5PM (Anticipated Sunday Mass)
SUNDAY- 6AM,8AM, 10AM, 12PM, 2PM (Chuukese Mass) and 5PM

Daily Mass Schedule

Monday - Saturday: 6AM*

*Effective, Nov. 3, 2020, daily Mass will be celebrated at 6AM and 6PM in the lower chapel.

Masks must be worn at all times on church grounds. Before entering the church, parish staff will assist with temperature screening and hand sanitizing. If you are ill, stay home. Masses will continue to be live-streamed and broadcast over the speaker system on Sunday at 8AM and 5PM. Parishioners are welcome to continue remaining in their vehicles for “parking lot” Mass.

Parish Pantry Wish List

Thanks to the generosity of parishioners & patrons of Santa Barbara Catholic Church, the parish’s food pantry is well stocked. Fr. Ken now focuses our attention on the needs of specific departments:

SUNDRIES SHELF: wrapped toilet paper; cloth shopping bags; butane gas; manual can openers
BABY JESUS PANTRY: disposable diapers (sizes 1-4); formula; evaporated whole milk (13 oz.); light Karo syrup
CLOTHES CLOSET: like-new pants & shirts for men & boys; dresses, skirts, slacks & blouses for women & girls; baby clothes for boys & girls

Fr. Ken is usually in the pantry ½ hour before opening times to accept donations and deliveries.

Peace be with you.

Parish Mobile App Now Available

Apple app coming soon!

Father Dan and the Santa Barbara Parish Pastoral Council are pleased to announce the launch of our new parish mobile app for Android devices. The app is available for download on Google Play, and will be coming soon to the Apple App Store.

The Mobile App is a new and effective way for our parish to stay connected, and to communicate important events and announcements.
The App is packed with prayer resources including Liturgy of the Hours, Daily Mass Readings, the Order of the Mass, Sunday Reading Reflections, and the Catechism.
It also includes a quick link to our live streamed Masses, a calendar of parish events, as well as local links to Archdiocese social media resources.

Best of all, through the app’s push notifications, we can alert you of important announcements and events, delivered directly to your mobile phone or tablet.

You can download the app by searching "Santa Barbara Church Guam" on Google Play, or by clicking on the Google Play image link.

Be on the lookout for more announcements as we deliver additional features to parishioners through the mobile app!

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Oct. 25, 2020 Message from Father Dan

28th Sunday Ordinary Time

My Dear Parishioners,

Last October 17, at the Cathedral-Basilica, we celebrated the funeral Mass for Msgr. David I. A.

Quitugua. We bid goodbye to a well-loved priest who served so faithfully and lovingly the

people of God here on Guam. In the afternoon of that same day, at the very same church,

deacon Ron Pangan was ordained to the sacred order of priesthood by Archbishop Michael

Jude Byrnes. The priests of the Archdiocese welcomed their newest member.

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