In-person Sunday Mass resumes outdoors

  • June 11, 2020
  • COVID-19 Faculty and Staff Students

The 11 a.m. Sunday Mass at Regis will resume Sunday, June 14. Mass will be held outdoors on the plaza spaces between Main Hall and the St. John Francis Regis Chapel (and will continue to be held outside at least through the month of July).

All are invited to gather for liturgy and we ask for your help as we resume our public masses:  

  • If you are not feeling well, please stay home.

  • We ask that you bring your own lawn chairs or blankets to minimize the use of shared seating. In the case of inclement weather and the intense Colorado sunshine, we also invite you to bring umbrellas.  

  • People living in the same household are able to sit together. When gathering, please space out where you place your chairs/blankets at least six feet away (in all directions) from other individuals/households.

  • Please bring your own hand sanitizer, water and sunscreen.  

  • We ask all in attendance (age 3 and above) to wear masks or facial coverings while present for mass and while on campus. This is in accord with current Regis University policy that requires all staff and faculty to wear masks while on campus and in relative close proximity to others. Visitors are also expected to also wear masks or face coverings when on campus. Appropriate use of face masks or coverings is critical in minimizing risks to others near you. 

  • For your consideration: The state guidelines strongly recommended that those who are at higher-risk of severe illness from COVID-19 (e.g. 65 years and older, chronic lung disease, serious heart conditions, immunocompromised, severe obesity, diabetes, liver disease, chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis, etc.) continue using online options (such as the UMin podcast). The Archdiocese of Denver has continued to grant dispensation from the Sunday mass obligation.

We look forward to that day in which the worshipping community at Regis University will be able to gather again in Word and Sacrament in the St. John Francis Regis Chapel and without cumbersome measures of precaution. However, we are grateful to begin gathering again in this fashion to celebrate the Eucharist. It seems fitting that this first liturgy in person since March will take place on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. Theologically and sacramentally, this feast day is apropos for the Body of Christ, the Church, to gather once again as a community to celebrate the Body of Christ in Eucharist.