Following the recent changes of the Catholic Diocese of Rochester guidelines, based on recent CDC and NYS Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People, below you will find revised instructions for the appropriate seating accommodations of the faithful at Mass at Our Lady of the Valley Parish. These changes reflect progress toward normal as more and more people are vaccinated against Covid-19.
These revised instructions will go into effect at Our Lady of the Valley Parish starting the weekend of May 29th and 30th.

Follow this link to to hear an Easter message from our Bishop.
https://catholiccourier.com/videos/bishop-salvatore-r-matano-shares-an-easter-message

The Office of Evangelization and Catechesis for the diocese has offered Stations of the Cross to pray during this time of pandemic. They are the result of a collaborative  reflection and prayer project  by parishes across our diocese, including OLOV! Station of the Cross # 2 is the photo of the second station at St. Mary in Rexville. Please follow this link to find them.  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13yZTcWbn-K6Pp2emiR1y-Zqfp5mauhDek9XVxM3vbM0/edit#slide=id.p

Year of St Joseph web page  - - Has all kinds  of activities  for children and adults to participate in the year of Saint Joseph . It Includes a  printable coloring and puzzle booklet, jokes, videos and podcasts, etc. Follow this link: https://oec.dor.org/year-of-st-joseph/

Follow this link to read a Statement from Bishop Matano Bishop Matano on the Presidential Inauguration

Eucharistic Adoration being offered in St. Ann's Church until the reopening of the Perpetual Adoration Chapel.
 

Fr. Stan is offering the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) according the the regular schedule. Please maintain social distancing and wear a mask.

The parish has resumed Masses!   Our normal Mass schedule has resumed. We are be allowed to safely accomodate approximately 230 people maximum. Masks and social distancing are required for those who are not fully vaccinated.

For adults of our parish from the Franciscans at Wild Goose Ministries  - WILDGOOSE.TV 

Access to Wild Goose can also be found through our parish Adult Faith Formation web page. You can sign up for a free account and view many of their offerings to assist you in enriching your Catholic faith!

Parents may also find this resource helpful in sharing faith with your children during this time. Just follow this link: Pop-up Catechesis 

"How to Talk to Children and Teens about... Covid-19."

The latest newsletter from the diocesan office of Evangelization and Catechesis: 
Here you can find all the Family Zone newsletters in the enrichment section of this page   

For our  Pre-K families: Please follow this link to our children's page for activities and more to assist you and your children during these challenging times.

The diocese of Rochester has produced a New Safe Environment brochure for parents. See the link below to access it.