St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Angola, Indiana

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Safety at our Parish

PARISH RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The safety of parishioners and visitors is important to us. We want you to feel comfortable and reassured while at the church, at church events, or in case of an emergency. Our Safe Environment Team and Risk Management Team work hard to ensure that both staff and volunteers are properly trained and up to date on diocesan guidelines and on recognized "best practices".

Local Emergency Phone Numbers

Angola Ambulance
Angola Fire Department
​Police (non emergency)
​Poison Control
​Electric Utility Company
​Natural Gas Utility Company
​Water Utility Company​
911
​260-665-5555
​260-665-2121
​800-222-1222
800-464-7726
800-464-7726
​260-665-9363

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Click to read the Charter

Safe Environment

The Catholic Church is committed to creating and maintaining a safe environment for children, youth and vulnerable adults. The Catholic Church throughout the United States has commited itself to a public charter saying how we will do that. We know that we, as a faith community, have sometimes failed in this, and we are determined not to let it happen again.

The Charter requires every parish to appoint a Safe Environment Coordinator. Our coordinator:
Mr. Doug Osos YYAM. Doug has been certified by the U.S. Bishops' Conference for this position.
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Anyone working with children and teenagers (under 18) - directly or indirectly - must complete a safety program before they begin. The program includes an educational component, a legal procedures component, and a criminal background check. You can get more details on this program from Mr. Doug Osos or from Fr. Bob Showers (pastor).
More Information for Volunteers
To Report Child Abuse

ABOUT WINTER FLU

 
The 2020-2021 flu season is one of the lightest in recent memory, but we continue to monitor the situation just in case.

Fr. Bob and the parish staff monitor the Indiana State Department of Health Weekly Influenza Report, published each Friday. IF THAT REPORT OR WARNINGS FROM LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS JUSTIFY IT, we will take the standard precautions: we will suspend communion on the tongue, the shared chalice, hand shakes during the sign of peace, and we ask you not to hold hands durnig the Our Father. The small holy water fonts will be removed. This will be announced at the start of Mass. (NOTICE: since all of these protocols are already being done because of Covid-19, there won't be much visible change!)

Restricting access to the Eucharist is a serious decision and is not taken lightly. At the same time, as a public community of the faithful, we have a responsibility to protect the public health. Our goal is neither to overreact nor underreact.

In the meantime, even if we do not take official precautions as a parish, you should use your own judgement. IF YOU ARE SICK WITH THE FLU OR OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASE, you are dispensed from coming to Mass! If you are particularly vulnerable because of age or other factors, consider bowing at the sign of peace and refraining from taking Communion. No one will think less of you!

-Fr. Bob, February 25, 2020 (revised January 1, 2021)
Diocesan COVID-19 Response

ABOUT DISPENSATIONS FROM THE OBLIGATION TO ATTEND MASS

Please use caution and common sense at all times. It is not always a sin to stay home from Church during a blizzard or an epidemic, but it is a sin to tempt fate. God does not want you to die in a vain attempt to make it to the church on time. Use your own judgement, and remember that the weather might be different where you live than elsewhere in the county.

The Canon Law of the Catholic Church states,
Can. 1245 For a just reason, the pastor in individual situations can dispense from the obliga-tion to observe a holy day ... or he can commute the observance to other pious works.
If the weather is life threatening, the pastor will issue this dispensation. That is a just reason. The same goes for an epidemic.

Fr. Bob
January 31, 2020


Severe Weather Emergency

Tornado
Tornado Watch: Conditions are favorable for a tornado or severe weather.
​Tornado Warning: Tornado has been sighted; take shelter immediately.

Shelter:
Our Parish Hall has been designated as a storm shelter by the American Red Cross. In the event of a tornado, anyone in the church or parish center must evacuate to the Parish Hall.
​Stay away from windows.

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Winter Weather (Snowstorms!)

The parish staff monitors warnings from the National Weather Service. Most decisions to cancel or not cancel are based on these public warnings. The NWS alerts use three levels:
Advisory / Watch / Warning

In the event of a WINTER STORM WATCH:
  • Religious education classes and other children's activities are cancelled
  • Most other non-liturgical activities are cancelled
  • Daily Mass and prayer services are cancelled
  • The office is probably closed
  • Sunday Mass is NOT cancelled

In the event of a WINTER WEATHER WARNING (WINTER STORM ALERT):
  •  Even Sunday Masses are cancelled 
  • All events are cancelled
  • The office is closed

Medical Emergency

Contact 911 emergency services, if needed. Staff, Ushers and Greeters are the designated individuals who are trained and certified to administer CPR. 

For any incidents/injures on the property, please contact Katie Waltke in the Parish Office. An Investigation Report will need to be completed immediately. ​

IN THE EVENT OF BAD WEATHER, PLEASE TUNE TO:

In the event of any cancellations, we will notify
  • WLKI radio in Angola
  • Channels 15, 21 and 33 in Fort Wayne

Information will be posted first on our parish media:
  • Notice sent over the St. Anthony of Padua Parish App
  • The front page of www.stanthonyangola.com
  • A text message (sms) will be sent to subscribers of our Special Announcements mailing list (how to subscribe)


Fire Safety

Steps of Action in the Main Church:
​If available, pull the nearest fire alarm to initiate a building evacuation. This WILL automatically call the fire department. Evacuate immediately while assisting others.
Fire exits are posted at side doors in the sanctuary.

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Steps of Action in the Parish Center:
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If available, pull the nearest fire alarm to initiate a building evacuation. This WILL NOT automatically call the fire department. Evacuate immediately while assisting others. Fire exits are posted at the door to each classroom and main exit doors in Parish Hall. CALL 911!​


Personal Safety Threats

If there is a dangerous or potentially dangerous person in your area: Call 911 when it is safe to do so. Explain your situation and give your specific location. If safe to do so, quietly evacuate the area. If individual is outside, lock all doors and move to an non-visible location and alert others in the building.

If there is a Bomb Threat: Contact Katie Waltke in the Parish Office during office hours or follow Checklist posted in Priest's Sacristy or Parish Offices.

Liability Procedures​

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​Ladders and Machinery: Any adult volunteer climbing a ladder or using machinery for any event at the church – and this includes Christmas decorating! – is asked to fill out a waiver. The waiver is open ended, that is, you only have to fill this out once, and then we have it on file. No one under the age of 18 should be on a ladder on church property. If you climb a ladder, have an adult spotter at all times!
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Candles: You can use candles at meetings and events. However, ALL candles, matches, lighters, etc. must be removed after the event or locked away, and never left in the room. This is so that children cannot get their hands on dangerous materials!

​First Aid: There is a FIRST AID KIT mounted in the Priest’s Sacristy in the Church and the Kitchen in the Parish Hall. Smaller kits are also scattered around the campus, for example the DRE’s office for Religious Education classrooms and in the Secretary's office. Emergency phone numbers and emergency instructions are posted above each fire alarm.

​For more information please contact Katie Waltke in the Parish Office.


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Risk Management Forms

​Adult Hold Harmless/Indemnity Agreement
Facility Usage/Indemnity Agreement
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700 West Maumee Street
Angola, Indiana 46703
Phone: 260-665-2259
Fax: 260-665-2268
Email: office@stanthonyangola.com