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MATER CHRISTI PARISH SEATON NEWSMASSES AT MATER CHRISTI ALL TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
Mater Christi Parish will be livestreaming Masses on Facebook as follows:
Weekday Masses in Italian at 8:30am Weekday Masses in English at 7:00pm Sunday Mass in Italian at 10:30am also broadcast on Radio Italiana 531 Sunday Mass in English at 12:00noon Masses streamlined from St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral and may be viewed live via website ADELAIDE Archdiocese Also available via Facebook or YouTube. Daily Mass at 12pm & Sundays 10am Dear Parishioners and Friends, Greetings of Peace and Love! After more than two months of Church lockdown because of COVID-19 many of you are anxious and spiritually daunted because of not being able to come to the Holy Mass and receive Holy Communion. We are glad that restrictions are easing up, thanks to your cooperation with social distancing, strict hygiene practice and staying at home. We can now open the Church for Masses with small number of worshippers as long as we observe strictly the Diocesan Guidelines around the resumption of Mass with Holy Communion because this regulation was submitted and authorised by the Premier’s Department. Some of the regulations that we have to impose are: mandatory obtaining your names and details as you enter the Church, requesting you to use hand sanitiser regularly, asking you to observe social distancing and to sit at the designated seats only limiting the Mass goers to 10 at each Mass, asking Parishioners to volunteer as coordinators for Masses and private prayers, etc. Here at Mater Christi Parish the proposed Mass times and other services are as follows: Weekdays: Masses: 8.00am, 9.00am & 6.00pm Sunday: Masses: Morning: 8.00am, 9.00am, 10.00am, 11.00am. Afternoon: 5.00pm, 6.00pm. Baptisms 12noon Private Prayer times: 10 to 11.45am, 4 to 5.45pm - Monday, Wed, Thursday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 10.00—11.45am, 4.00—5.45pm Tuesday, Friday Parishioners can only attend Mass in the Church ONCE a MONTH on Sunday and ONCE a Month on weekdays. Masses will still be live streamed and the obligation for Sunday Mass for the laity has not been reinvoked therefore for the other days, you can still fulfil your Sunday obligation by joining the service online. Parishioners will be admitted to the Church on first come first served basis.
Easing regulations does not mean that Corona Virus is no longer a threat. We have to seriously observe guidelines and protocols so that resumption of life to normality could be en- joyed by everybody again. God bless you always Fr Roger Manolo Staged re-opening of Churches Stage 1: Churches reopen for private prayer, confessions, small Masses/services Maximum 10 people • Churches can open for private prayer, confessions and small Masses/services. • Weddings may have up to 10 guests in addition to the couple and the celebrant; funerals may have up to 20 mourners indoors and 30 outdoors; religious gatherings (Masses and other services) may have up to 10 attendees. • The four square metres per person rule is to be observed in determining the total numbers allowed in the space; once this number is reached the doors are to be closed. • Except for families and household groups, people should be at least 1.5 metres apart. There should be no physical contact out- side one’s family or household group. There should be no shaking of hands or holding hands during the Mass/service. • Every gathering must record contact details. Stage 2: Mass or other services Maximum 20 people • Mass/services can be conducted with a maximum of 20 people. • Weddings may have up to 20 guests in addition to the couple and the celebrant; funerals may have up to 50 mourners; religious gatherings (Mass or other services) may have up to 20 attendees. • The four square metres per person rule to be observed in determining the total numbers allowed in the space; once this number is reached the entrance is to be closed. • Except for families and household groups, people should be at least 1.5 metres apart. There should be no physical contact out- side one’s family or household group. There should be no shaking of hands or holding hands during the Mass/service. • Every gathering must record contact details. Stage 3: Mass or other services Maximum 100 people • Mass/services and other gatherings of up to 100 people. • The four square metres per person rule is to be observed in determining the total numbers allowed in the space; once this number is reached the entrance is to be closed. • Except for families and household groups, people should be at least 1.5 metres apart. There should be no physical contact out- side one’s family or household group. There should be no shaking of hands or holding hands during the Mass/service. • Every gathering must record contact details. Sunday Liturgy for Families... As a response to the COVID-19 situation while Masses have been suspended, the Family & Parish-Based Catechesis Office has prepared liturgies with a focus on children. Families can use these at home to reflect on the Gospel each Sunday. This can be found at this link on the Archdiocesan website: http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/our-works-and-community/family- and-parish-based-catechesis/prayer-services View Youth Ministry Resource Online... http://www.cathyouthadelaide.org.au/resources1 Children's Ministry Update 2020... prepared by the Family and Parish-Based Catechesis Office at the following link http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/schools/catholic-education-sa/family-and-parish- based-catechesis/newsletters for Catechists within the parish. Or for correspondence directly from CESA Office please contact Elena Moffa elena.moffa@cesa.catholic.edu.au or Sr Jenny Seal jenny.seal@cesa.catholic.edu.au. PLANNED GIVING ONLINE... If you wish to support your Priests (1st Collection) or Mater Christi Parish (2nd Collection) visit: Donate Click on “donate to a parish” Click on drop-down box Choose “Seaton” Click “submit” Fill in your details on the form Choose 1st Collection / 2nd Collection Follow the prompts to the end You can visit us on Facebook Mater Christi Parish Seaton Fr Roger Fr Luigi Fr Franco There are a number of resources available to assist with daily prayer and reflection. Please go to the Adelaide Archdiocese or the Office for Worship. www.adelaide.catholic.org.au www.ofw-adelaide.org.au Family Liturgy Let us pray for one another. Prayers during this period |
