Butler Area Catholic Parishes

      Anointings: The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick may occur only in the case of immediate danger of death. If your loved one is dying, and wants to be anointed, please call 724-996-9760 and leave a message. A priest will get back to you quickly. This number is ONLY for sacramental emergencies.
      Baptisms: Baptisms can be scheduled but with the restriction of one family baptism per each ceremony and no more than 25 people present. Great care must be given to social distancing, wearing masks, and sanitization precautions.
     Bulletin: Our bulletin is available online by clicking here. A limited number of printed bulletins are available at St. Andrew and St. Fidelis.
     Communion: See article above.
     Community Dinners - The free Community Dinner at St. Paul Church from 5 to 6pm on Tuesdays continues to serve food to all—but it is takeout only. Instead of inviting guests to dine in, we are serving the takeout meals from the glass door entrance.  
     Confessions: Our priests will continue to hear confessions at the St. Fidelis Parish campus in Meridian on Saturdays from 12pm – 12:45pm outside at the religious education/ social hall/ office building entrances. In case of inclement weather, confessions could be moved inside. Penitents and priests will continue to wear masks and practice social distancing.
     Faith Formation: While Faith Formation  lessons on our campuses are suspended until further notice, we encourage parents and guardians to use the following websites to assist their families in creating new traditions of celebrating the faith in the home:
https://www.cgsusa.org/homepa ge/covid-19-response/
https://diopitt.org/faith-at-home
     Funerals: Limited funeral Masses will continue, with cleaning/sanitizing guidelines in place, expanding to groups of no more than 25 people. Blessing services are permitted in funeral homes.
     Masses: No decisions have been made yet on when we will open Masses to the public.
     Offertory Donations: We greatly appreciate your continued financial support of our parishes - it is vital! All five parishes now offer online giving.  Donations made by check may be mailed to our parish offices. Click here for links to online giving.
     Palms: Blessed palms are available at St. Andrew and St. Fidelis churches from 8am to 3pm Monday-Friday. Please note that visitors must wear masks and abide by social distancing guidelines. The palms will be available to visitors as they exit. Palms also are available at St. Paul - outside the glass doors entrance to the parish office - from 8am to 3pm Monday through Friday.
     Parish Offices: Our staff members are working from home when possible. For the safety of all, please contact us via email at ButlerAreaCatholicParishs@gmail.com or by regular mail to your parish's office or by leaving a phone message at the St. Paul (724-287-1759) or St. Fidelis office (724-482-2690).
     Visits to Shut-Ins - Although we cannot visit nursing homes, hospitals or our shut-in parishioners’ homes, our staff and volunteers are staying in touch with them via phone calls, letters and cards.
     Weddings: Limited weddings also will continue, with cleaning/sanitizing guidelines in place, expanding to groups of no more than 25 people. Most of the weddings already scheduled for our five churches have been re-scheduled for later this year or next year.    ​​​​

Butler Area Catholic Parishes Activities
Canceled for June and July

Vacation Bible School
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Training
Steelers Night with General Manager Kevin Colbert
Festival of Praise at St. Michael the Archangel Church
Parish Picnic at Armco Park (tentatively rescheduled for Aug. 1, 2021)
5K at St. Fidelis and Butler Farm Show grounds (tentatively rescheduled for July 23, 2021)

All gatherings - group meetings, etc. - are suspended until further notice.