Easter Mass Notice of Capacity

• Our Sanctuary capacity is 800 persons and on Easter Sunday we expect to reach our capacity limits at least 30 minutes prior to the commencement of most of our Masses.*

• Last Easter we reached capacity 30 minutes before Mass at the 9:30 and 11:30 Masses. More than 300 people were forced to stand in the Courtyard under misty conditions.

• Rain is in the forecast for this Easter morning and fire code prohibits the placement of chairs for backup seating in the Narthex and Courtyard.

• Persons wishing to attend our Easter Sunday Masses should arrive at least 40 minutes prior to the scheduled Mass start time

*In years past St. Catherine would offer a second Mass in our parish hall but due to parking limitations and complaints from the surrounding communities we have been forced to discontinue this practice.

• Visitors are urged to consider attending Masses at neighboring churches such as St. Martin, St. Paul, San Jose and St Ignatius. Also, we expect that we will have space available at our Vigil Mass which commences at 8pm on Saturday and at our 5pm mass on Easter Sunday. We thank everyone for their patience and understanding. Happy Easter to All!