COVID-19 - From Monday 18 May 2020 in Western Australia:
- IF YOU FEEL UNWELL YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER THE CHURCH
- YOU MUST SIGN THE REGISTER WITH YOUR NAME AND CONTACT NUMBER WHEN YOU ENTER THE CHURCH
- SEATING IN THE CHURCH – WHERE INDICATED BY A BLUE MARKER BEING A PHYSICAL DISTANCE OF 1.5 METERS BETWEEN EACH PERSON.
- PLEASE USE THE HAND SANITIZERS WHEN ENTERING AND LEAVING.
- IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND A WEEKEND MASS PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE ON TUESDAY 9AM – 4PM OR THURSDAY BY 12 NOON ON 6468 6643. UNLESS YOU HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED WITH A TIME TO ATTEND WEEKEND MASS, PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE AT THE CHURCH. IF YOUR NAME IS NOT LISTED YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE.
- Churches are permitted to open in a modified way with a limit of twenty (20) people present within the Church at any one time for private prayer, Adoration and Confessions, by prior appointment/notification.
- Indoor religious services are permitted with a limit of twenty (20) people in the congregation. An additional ten (10) people who are required to conduct the religious service or to broadcast the service may be present, these include Priest, Acolyte, choir and Livestream Operators. These additional participants are to be restricted to as few as possible.
- Priests must exercise judgement in deciding whether it is yet practicable to conduct public Masses. In-light of the restricted numbers of attendees under Phase 2 of the WA Government’s COVID-19 Roadmap, it may be necessary for Parish Priests to implement revised weekday and weekend Mass timetables. In parishes where the number of Masses available (both weekday and weekend) may be increased, inevitably, the majority of the faithful will still not be able to attend. The faithful continue to be dispensed of their obligation to attend Sunday Mass. Parishes are encouraged to continue live streaming Masses.
For further information regarding these new changes, please contact our parish office. A copy of the new directives for churches and chapels is also available at the LATEST NEWS column on this page.
Thank you for your understanding.
Fr. Jeronimo Flamenco
PP Saint Peter the Apostle
Bedford/Inglewood WA
