Active outreach during pandemic smooths parishionersâ return Fr. Gary Zerr, pastor of St. Edward Parish in Keizer, gives Communion to Diane Durbin, whose gratitude shows in her expression during a Sunday Mass in May. Parishes across the Archdiocese of Portland are welcoming back parishioners to in-person Masses. At St. Edward, as elsewhere, the relief is palpable. (Sarah Wolf/Catholic Sentinel) select Marlys Pugh-Manley takes in the Mass at St. Edward Parish. Parishioners have been getting to church early in order to obtain a place in the church rather than in the overflow area. A couple sits together, socially distanced from others, at St. Edward Church in Keizer. (Sarah Wolf/Catholic Sentinel)