COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS FROM
23 OCTOBER 2020
The State Government has announced that the number of people allowed to attend a place of worship, from Friday 23 October, has increased to 300 people. The limit on people attending funerals remains at 100 and the number of people allowed to attend weddings is 150.
PLEASE NOTE: the number of people allowed to attend a place of worship is still determined by the 1 person per 4 square meter rule. This means there is no change to the number of people allowed to attend Mass in most churches in the Diocese, due to the size of the church building. The exceptions are St Raphael's, Cowra now able to all 140 people; St Brigid's, Dubbo, now able to accommodate 200 people; and St Joseph's, Orange, now able to allow 120 people.
The NSW Government strongly recommends the WEARING OF FACE MASKS at places of worship. Bishop Michael encourages parishioners to seriously consider the Government advice and wear a mask when attending Mass or a church building for private prayer.
REGULATIONS AND MASS TIMES IN YOUR PARISH ARE AVAIABLE HERE>
"Dear Friends in Christ,
In my Lenten message of 2017, I asked for our local church to become a community ready to listen to, accompany and assist those among us who suffered childhood sexual abuse in our schools, orphanages and parishes."
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WORD & (remove XX) FAITH XX @HOM XX E
Throughout Advent, the Diocese will facilitate online Word and Faith gatherings several times a week via Zoom. The sessions will take around 30 minutes and will commence from 25 November on Wednesdays at 7:00pm, Fridays at 11:00am and Saturdays at 2:00pm.
More information about WORD & (remove XX) FAITH XX @HOM XX E and how to join the meetings can be found HERE>
A MESSAGE FROM THE VATICAN ON THE FEAST OF DEEPAVALI
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has published a message wishing Hindus a happy feast of Deepavali (Diwali), in the spirit of “interreligious appreciation and cooperation.”
Read the message HERE
NEW ENCYCLICAL FROM POPE
"Fratelli tutti"
Pope Francis, has written a new encyclical on fraternity and social friendship.
Titled 'Fratelli tutti', it is inspired by Saint Francis
of Assisi and is a proposal for a way of life marked by the flavour of the Gospel. MORE>
MASS ONLINE
Mass Online is available at the following times:
Sunday Mass: Celebrated at St Raphael's Parish, Cowra at 8:00am (every fortnight) available HERE
Daily Mass from the Church of St Francis Xavier, Lavender Bay, available HERE
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Find information about Mass in parishes across the Diocese HERE
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