Holy Souls Church

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Celebrating Mass at Holy Souls' and at St Bernadette's Churches

The Government has introduced Phase 4 of the lifting of Covid restrictions.  The guidance from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales advises that local Churches always consider the prevailing local conditions for the virus.  There is a strong emphasis on continuing some measures to mitigate against the transmission of the Covid virus which is still prevalent in society.

We have introduced the following changes:

You no longer need to pre-book a seat for any Mass.

To support the NHS Test, Track and Trace system we ask parishioners to sign in with the QR code if you have a smartphone.  There will also be slips of paper for parishioners to provide their contact details and a box to post these in.  These will be kept safely for 21 days in the Parish Office before being destroyed and will only be shared with the NHS Test, Track & Trace service, if asked, in the event it is needed to help stop the spread of the virus.

We have returned the pews to the normal seating arrangements.

There will no longer be a one-way system operating in our churches.

We will continue to promote:  HANDS   FACE   SPACE   VENTILATE

We will open windows and doors to provide good ventilation during services.

We ask that parishioners:

Do not come to church if you have any symptoms of Covid 19 or have been asked to self-isolate having come into contact with someone with the virus.

Sanitise your hands when entering and leaving church.

Wear a face covering unless you are exempt from doing so for medical reasons.

That, where possible, you try to leave two seats space between you and other people not in your family/social bubble

When moving to receive Holy Communion during Mass you avoid getting too close to the person in front of you.

Place your offertory collection in the basket as you arrive for or leave after Mass 

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