Dear Parishioners,
While we have entered into stage 4 restrictions please be aware that our Sunday and Wednesday Masses will still be streamed online, and Funeral Masses with no more than 10 mourners are permissible. Unfortunately Baptisms and Weddings are not to take place until further notice. At this time priests are only permitted to provide Holy Communion (Viaticum) and Anointing of the Sick to parishioners in grave mortal danger.
Our Deacon Simeon was contacted by the Seminary Rector during the week informing him, along with the other deacons, that their ordination to the priesthood is postponed. The new date is yet to be decided. Please keep him and all the other deacons and seminarians in your prayers.
One message that is being spoken about often is the need for people to remain in contact with others. It is a very challenging time for people who are isolated to feel connected to others. If you know of anyone in these circumstances please call them or let us know at the presbytery and we will make a ‘Pastoral Phone Call’. Furthermore the Cells of Evangelisation have extended an invitation for anyone who would like to join them for a cells meeting at any time. All the contact details are listed below. Feel free to contact me if you would like further information about Cell Groups.
And finally, earlier this year we gave short extracts about the lives of Saints who suffered serious illnesses. We thought we might include a few more of these over the coming weeks to bolster people’s faith and spirits.
God Bless, Fr Anthony Girolami.
Masses will be streamed each Sunday at 9.00 am and each Wednesday at 8:00 am.