Message from Parish Priest - 28th February 2021

As the government laid out the roadmap to come out the current lockdown, I am sure that many of you now feel relieved and a little more optimistic than before.   I am so pleased that we are now in the position to set the dates for this year’s First Holy Communion and Confirmation preparation courses. 

Baptism preparation and Wedding preparation courses will also be able to resume in April, while RCIA will resume via online platform very shortly, thanks to our catechists and enthusiastic candidates!

For those whom have not filled the "Faith and COVID-19" Survey, please follow the link from below to complete.  It is totally anonymous so you can be as candid as you want to be!

Please find his message in full in this week's newsletter <Click here to access>

Online Survey "Faith and COVID-19" launched!

We have recently launched a short online survey “Faith and COVID-19”.  It is an anonymous survey and it will only take a minute or less to complete!  We would like to hear how you have been doing and where the church may be able to help / assist to maintain your mental and spiritual health.  If you have children at home, please encourage them to participate in the survey wherever possible.  Printed version is available on the back of the church for those who are not online.

Thank you for completing the survey in advance!

Link to the survey: https://kwiksurveys.com/s/faith-and-covid-19

Update from the Parish Office (last updated on 12th February 2021)

As England has gone into a new national lockdown, please see below for our position: 

1. Church remains open for public worshipping.  Please join our Parish Priest to celebrate Masses in person where possible.  This means that you should not come to the Church if you have any COVID-19 or Flu-like symptoms.  Please remember that all of our Masses are streamed live.  Please join remotely (click here for Live Streaming) if you are unwell / deemed to be vulnerable. 

! [HANDS] Once you arrive the Church, you must use the hand sanitiser provided before entering the Church.

 ! [FACE] You must keep wearing an adequate face covering from the time to enter the Church until the time you exit the Church, except for when you take communion during the Mass.

! [SPACE] You must always comply with the social distancing rule.  Please keep your mask on when you need to speak to our steward volunteers.

2.  All sacrament preparation courses are suspended.  Neither Baptism preparation course nor Wedding preparation course will take place until further notice.  If you already booked your place and have any concerns, please email the Parish Office (eltham@rcaos.org.uk)

3. A Further Change to the Parish Office opening hours.  The Parish Office staff are working from home.  Please see below for more details.

4.  Meeting with Parish Priest is by Appointment Only.  If you would like to see Fr John during the current lockdown, you will need to make a booking through the Parish Office, regardless of the nature of your meeting.  Please email the Parish Office (eltham@rcaos.org.uk) to book your appointment.

5.  Christchurch Community Centre Halls are closed until further notice.  Please send your enquiry to elthamhalls@rcaos.org.uk during this time.

6.  Any Other Issues / Queries, please contact the Parish Office via email (eltham@rcaos.org.uk) 

Update from the Parish Office

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