Dear Parishioner,

Welcome Home

It has been a long time since we can say that the doors of the church are open as normal, from Monday 9th August, we will still have to keep some protocols in place.

1. Where face masks in the church.

2. Hand sanitise when you enter and leave.

3. Track and Trace. (More about that later.)

Below is the weekly programme from Monday 9th August

Sunday:

Vigil: 4pm, 9.30am & 11am

Weekdays:

Mon, Weds, Thurs, Fri & Sat: 10am (No Morning Mass on a Tuesday.)

Confessions:

After every weekday Mass.

Saturday: 3.30pm to 3.50pm & after the Vigil Mass.

I was hoping to start the 3 Novenas in the beginning of September. I am going to postpone that until the beginning of October. This may change. But I will keep you up to date.

We still have to track and trace. What does that mean for you.

1. You do not need to book in

2. But we still have to take your name and contact number.

3. How do we plan and do it.?

    a) Using the barcode system. Where you scan it with your phone

    b) You bring your name and telephone with you on a piece of paper. And put it in a box.

    c) You give it to one of the helpers at the door when you come.

This may take more time and hold up people coming in.

4. You can choose any of the three options above. However, we must have these details from you.

I want to thank Luke for all his hard work during this time. I couldn’t have done it without him. He is leaving us to go and study in Canada for a year on the 31st August. Please keep him in your prayers as he begins another adventure in his life.

As we begin to get back to normal, we will gradually introduce Readers, Eucharist Ministers, Altar Servers and the Offertory Procession. Hopefully we will get our organists back for our Sunday Masses. And we will continue to play the music during the week. 

We will continue to use:

1. The Ghetto Blaster

2. The projector

3. The live stream camera.

4. The Emailing of the Bulletin to you.

Modern technology has been so important to us during this time. Pope Francis said to use modern technology the promote the Gospel. This has been a difficult time for all of us. The one thing that has helped me get through this; I believe that God the Father has never abandoned us. He has walked beside us. We have lost some parishioners to COVID, and we continue to pray for them and their families.

Your support for me has been wonderful. I can’t thank you enough. I will offer up mass for all your intentions.

Always be assured of my continued prayers and commitment to the parish.

God Bless and Prayers

Fr, Frank