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St. Joseph Catholic Church, Wauwatosa, Wis.

COVID-19 Updates

If you are not vaccinated against COVID-19, we encourage you to wear a face mask while in our church. On Friday, July 31, 2021, the City of Wauwatosa Health Department recommended that people should mask regardless of vaccination status as delta variant transmissions rise in Milwaukee County. The recommendation follows new mask guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday for both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated people to mask indoors with people outside of their household.

Beginning Sept. 8, the Wednesday Mass will be the school Mass with attendance limited to students and school staff. This is to allow for distancing during Mass, and to help ensure we are providing a health-safe environment for our students, which will allow us to continue with in-person teaching.

Please help up prevent the spread of the virus. If you are not feeling well, please stay home.

Ready to return to Mass? We're ready for you!

Our Masses are at 4 p.m. Saturday, and 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Here's what you can expect at Mass:

  1. Enter at the Center Street or west parking lot entrances only. You may leave via any door.
  2. People who are not vaccinated should wear masks, per CDC and City of Wauwatosa guidelines. Vaccinated people are also now encouraged to wear masks.
  3. Communion is distributed only in the form of the Body of Christ.
    1. Recipients should hold their hands as flat as possible so the communion distributor can place the host on the hand without making skin contact.
  4. Communion distributors will now be in the center, east and west aisles of the lower level, and in the side aisles of the upper level.
  5. We have resumed passing collection baskets for your offerings.
  6. Hand sanitizer remains available in the Narthex (Center Street entrance).
  7. The bubbler remains unavailble for use; if you have a sudden need for water, see an usher for a small water bottle.