Attending St Andrew’s or St Mary’s

Update:17th July 2021

Stage 4 Unlocking

Although most legal restrictions relating to the Covid pandemic are ending on Monday 19th July, a degree of caution is still needed where a large number of people gather in enclosed spaces, which of course, includes our churches.

Please take note of the following

  1. Face coverings should still be worn by all those coming to a church service (exemptions for medical reasons excluded.)
  2. Social distancing will not be mandatory in our churches; however please be considerate of your fellow parishioners.
  3. Hand sanitising will remain necessary as people arrive.
  4. Holy Communion (in the hand) will be restored to its traditional place and with a Communion procession (trying to accommodate those who wish to retain social distancing.)
  5. Holy Communion under both kinds will not be re-introduced at this time.
  6. Service books will be reintroduced. Please take a book from the shelf. When leaving do not place back on the shelf but leave at the designated place.
  7. For the present time congregational singing will not take place.
  8. The collection basket/plate will not be passed around, though the collectors will move around with baskets.
  9. The Sign of Peace will remain suspended.
  10. The holy water in the stoups will not be filled at this time.
  11. We will continue to operate the Test, Track and Trace system while it is still in operation by the government.

Government Test & Trace QR Code

Both St Mary’s and St Andrew’s have the government QR code displayed prominently at the entrance. We encourage you to download the government’s app and scan the code when you visit our churches.

Registration

You can register for Mass using the parish website. We will continue to follow the government guidance in regard to Test, Track and Trace.

If you have previously registered, and indicated that you will attend a particular Mass each week there is no need to re-register.

Note: Registration does not guarantee admittance to Mass.

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Readers

The following guidance applies to readers.

  1. Readers should avoid touching the microphone or the Lectionary during the Liturgy of the Word, apart from page turning.

Stewards

To keep the church open it is necessary to have additional help from our parishioners.

We need stewards who can help the congregation before and during Mass and also to sanitise the church after Mass. Can you help? If so please complete the form below.

Note: Due to the nature of the role we need to ensure our stewards are safe. This means that those who are isolating for medical reasons and persons over 70 are not suitable for the position at this time.

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