COVID19 UPDATES

ATTENDANCE REGISTRATION

All registrations for Mass attendance is now by using Eventbrite on the Parish Website or by using the QR Code at the church entry with your mobile phone. Without doing this, entry will not be possible. It is best to use Eventbrite as QR code entry is only possible if seats are available. Simply - REGISTER BEFOREHAND. Go to the parish website, www.olhcrosemeadow.org.au, and click the Register for Mass button (or click the Register for Mass button below). Follow the prompts to whichever Mass you want to attend and complete the details. Online registration closes at 3pm the previous day for weekday Masses, and 3.00pm on Saturday for the Vigil and Sunday Masses. Temperature checks and other protocols apply. Please arrive AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE the start of Mass to avoid delay. Once Mass starts, the doors will be closed. For all other parish gatherings, functions or meetings, registration will be by the QR Code only using your phone.

READERS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

A reminder to Readers and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion that these ministries have now recommenced and you are asked to attend when you are rostered on. Regarding Readers, for the moment only ONE Reader will do BOTH Readings and the Psalm. Please communicate between yourselves to take turns in doing the readings. Let Father Sarkis know before Mass that you are there. The Readings will be done from the brass lectern next to the pulpit.

OTHER COVID PROTOCOLS

• Gatherings for Religious Services including weddings and funerals is now based on the 1 person per 2 square meter rule without any cap on numbers. We can have up to 440 people in our church. The 1.5-meter social distancing between people should be maintained where possible. Where 1.5m social distancing cannot be maintained, a face mask is recommended.
• After Mass please take a disinfectant wipe (provided on each pew) to rub over surfaces where you have been sitting or come in contact with and place them in the bins provided as you leave. Please wait until the priest has left the Sanctuary before wiping.
• HOTSPOTS: If you have attended any designated “Covid hotspot” you must immediately self-isolate for 14 days and get tested even if you have no symptoms.
• Since collection plates can no longer be used, please place your offerings for both first and second collections in the marked containers in the foyer. Thank you for your ongoing financial support. We are ‘paying our bills’ but it has necessitated very careful budgeting and financial oversight. Fr. Sarkis is very conscious of the financial strain of many people, but asks that you try, if you are able, to maintain your usual offering as without it we simply could not continue to operate.
• Parishioners who currently give by envelope are strongly encouraged to consider changing to Direct Debit or Credit Card contributions to ensure the regular income of the parish continues. Contact the Parish Office to arrange this.
• If you are not yet coming physically to Mass, please drop your Planned Giving Envelope into the secure letter box at the front entry to the Parish Office each week. Please do not forget the first collection for the sustenance of the clergy. If using the letter box, place this in a separate envelope marked ‘First Collection”.
• If you are not in the Parish Financial System and would like to join to support the Parish, forms are available at the Foyer Notice Board, or contact the Parish Office.

REGISTER FOR MASS

You are able to register for Mass by clicking the Register For Mass button on the Home Page of the Parish Website or by clicking the Register For Mass button below:

LIVESTREAMED MASSES AT OLHC

For the benefit of sick, homebound and elderly parishioners, the Tuesday 6.30pm Mass will be livestreamed until further notice.

To view this Mass on YouTube, click the following button:

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