USS Theodore Roosevelt Chaplains Launch Plan for Safe Worship After Coronavirus Outbreak BY TAYLOR HENRY FATHER MARK C. BRISTOL, CHC, LTJG, USN, ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) AT GUAM ON 6 MAY 2020, INSIDE THE SHIP’S CHAPEL WITH A STATUETTE OF SANTA MARIAN KAMALEN, PATRON OF GUAM.
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he U.S. Navy chaplains assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) spent much of the spring sidelined in the western Pacific with their shipmates at Guam due to the coronavirus outbreak on board. Beginning in April, they worked closely with commanding officer Captain Carlos Sardiello to develop and implement new guidelines and procedures for conducting safe religious services as the ship’s crew prepared to get back
underway on its deployment from San Diego. Among chaplains assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Father Mark C. Bristol, CHC, LTJG, USN, serves with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). Father Bristol said the new procedures include separating chairs by six feet at all religious continued on page 38 Summer 2020
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