Diocese: Mass to resume on June 29
The Diocese of Brooklyn (DOB) announced that churches in the borough will be able to reopen for Mass starting Monday, June 29.
COVID-19 safety protocols will be in place. Anyone who enters a church must wear a mask during Mass and practice social distancing. Churches can only be filled to 25 percent capacity to fulfill social distance requirements of six feet between congregants. People from the same household will be able to sit together.
Holy Communion will only be received in the hand and individuals are required to leave their masks on when they approach the priest at a six-foot distance. When the communicant receives the Sacred Host, they will move to the side and consume the Eucharist immediately. Communion will only be offered in one form as the Precious Blood will not be distributed to the faithful at this time.