We are delighted that as from Wednesday 2nd December we are able to open our doors again for parishioners to come and celebrate Mass. We will have to conform to Government restrictions just as we were doing before the second lockdown, so please remember to come wearing a mask, follow all the directions when moving about the Church, sanitise your hands on arrival and departure and check in, preferably using the NHS Covid-19 App. As we are currently in TIER 2, PLEASE DO NOT INTERACT WITH ANYONE OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSEHOLD OR SUPPORT BUBBLE. Please also take special care not to interact outside the Church in groups of more than 6. It is, sadly, best if families return home immediately after Mass.
Click here to see the latest Covid related news from the Diocese. =================
Check the News page for details of a zoom seesion next Saturday 28th November discussing “A Christian response to COVID-19 and beyond” =================
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OPENING OF ST DUNSTAN’S CHURCH FOR MASS
From Monday 6th July St Dunstan’s will be open for those who wish to come to Mass. This will, in many ways, be a very different experience from before the Coronavirus Lockdown. While all that you are about to read may seem quite daunting and, possibly, off-putting please do remember, in the words of the Archbishops, that “none of this detracts from the centrality of our encounter with the Risen Christ in the Eucharist”. The Archbishops go on to say, “We ask everyone to respect and follow the guidance that (has been) issued and the instructions in each church”.
Practical Points
There are several points that we would like to emphasise before describing for you some of the changes in the actual celebration of Mass. In all of this we are following advice from the Diocese which in turn has come from the Archbishops of England and Wales.
Please see the Newsletter 4th/5th July for full details.
