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  Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford

Resumption of Public Worship

26/6/2020

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Please find below a letter from Cardinal Nichols regarding the resumption of Mass in our churches.  Contents are here but the letter can also be downloaded above.

A Message from the Metropolitan Archbishops of the Catholic Church in England
Dear Brothers and sisters in Christ,

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.


On Tuesday we heard the announcement that, from the 4
th July this year, places of worship will be able to reopen for prayer and services. We welcome this news with great joy. Since the lockdown began, members of all faiths have faced restrictions on how they have been able to celebrate important religious festivals. Our own experience of Easter was unlike any other we have known. Now, in our churches, and with our people, we can look forward again to celebrating the central mysteries of our faith in the Holy Eucharist.

The recent reopening of our churches for individual private prayer was an important milestone on our journey towards resuming communal worship. Our churches that have opened have put in place all the measures needed to ensure the risks of virus transmission are minimised. This includes effective hand sanitisation, social distancing, and cleaning. We remain committed to making sure these systems of hygiene and infection control meet Government and public health standards. 

We want to thank everyone within the Catholic community for sustaining the life of faith in such creative ways, not least in the family home. We thank our priests for celebrating Mass faithfully for their people, and for the innovative ways in which they have enabled participation through live-streaming and other means. We are grateful for the pastoral care shown by our clergy to those for whom this time of lockdown has been especially difficult, and, in particular, towards those who have been bereaved. We recognise too the chaplaincy services that have played a vital role in supporting those most in need. Gaining from the experience of all that we have been through, and bringing those lessons into the future, we must now look forward.
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With the easing of restrictions on worship with congregations, we tread carefully along the path that lies ahead. Our lives have been changed by the experience of the pandemic and it is clear that we cannot simply return to how things were before lockdown. We remain centred on the Lord Jesus and His command at the Last Supper to “do this in memory of me.” We must now rebuild what it means to be Eucharistic communities, holding fast to all that we hold dear, while at the same time exploring creative ways to meet changed circumstances.....


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Private Prayer in Church (Updated)

20/6/2020

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After careful planning and filling out a Risk Assessment for the Archdiocese, we now have a plan for reopening the church for private and individual prayer.
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  • On Monday June 15th there was a deep clean of the Church.
  • There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament when the church is open.
  • Two stewards will be present and will help everyone to be safe at all times.
  • We will keep a record of those coming to pray and this will be part of our review of our arrangements.

Times for Private Prayer with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament


Monday                Thursday                     Saturday
11.30am – 1 pm      5.00pm-6.30pm           11.30am-1pm


Grotto open for prayer at all times
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Guidance & Private Prayer Times

13/6/2020

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After careful planning and filling out a Risk Assessment for the Archdiocese, we now have a provisional plan for reopening the church for private and individual prayer.
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  • On Monday June 15th there will be a deep clean of the church.
  • The church will open for the first time from 4.30 – 6.30 pm next Thursday June 18th and will then be open on Monday, Thursday and Saturday according to the timetable below.
  • There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament when the church is open.
  • Two stewards will be present and will help everyone to be safe at all times.
  • We will keep a record of those coming to pray and this will be part of our review of our arrangements.

Times for Private Prayer with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament


Monday                Thursday                     Saturday
11 am – 1 pm          4.30pm-6.30pm           11am-1pm


Grotto open for prayer at all times

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