Holy Infancy Church, Bethlehem issued the following announcement on Oct. 9.

Here are the guidelines of the Mass Intentions for the 2021 Mass Book:

1) On Monday, October 19, 2020 we will begin receiving intentions for 2021.

2) People are asked to bring, email or send by postal

mail their list of Mass intention preferences (names,

dates and times preferred, and will be marked in

order of receipt (first come, first serve).

3) Important: We no longer keep lists of intentions or

dates reserved from year to year. It is the responsi-

bility of the person(s) asking for the Masses to come

each year to ask for the Mass intentions and dates.

4) We will give to each person a maximum of one

mass per month, trying to get the first 5 priority

mass intentions closest to the dates and times that

are preferred. The rest we will place where we can.

5) We will limit each Mass intention to no more than

four names. Any more than that, we will say for

the deceased family members of John Smith (for

example).

6) Mass intentions may be for one of the following

options:

a. for a deceased person/s (up to four names for

one mass intention)

b. for the anniversary of someone’s death

c. for the birthday or anniversary of someone

alive

d. for the health of someone

e. for the special intention of someone

7) The Mass Stipend of $10.00 per each Mass should

be given at the Rectory Office to the Secretary at

the time of the petition for the Mass date and

time or send it by mail to the rectory office. If

that is not possible, then the Mass Stipend(s) should

be brought soon after the petition is made to the

Rectory Office or placed in the collection basket in

an envelope with the following information written

clearly on the outside of the envelope: (date and

time of the Mass, the specific intention of the Mass

and the name and contact telephone number of the

person asking for the Mass).

8) Please Note: Each Mass has the infinite power of

Jesus and is offered for the entire world. So, if you

are not able to set an intention on a particular date or

time you desire, please know that you can always

attend that Mass, offer up your particular intention

personally and that prayer is heard by God. 

Original source can be found here.

Source: Holy Infancy Church, Bethlehem