Good news: Following this evening’s government public health announcement, congregations can return to Mass from this Tuesday, 1st December 2020. We are required to implement the restrictions that were in place when we last had Mass, i.e. 2m distancing between each person, except members of the same household, and a limit of 50 people in the Church (with a few extra in the transcepts of St Colman’s Church, Kinvara). Face coverings now must be worn in Church.
We will make a big effort for what we hope will be the final months of Covid-19 restrictions, and our wonderful volunteers for sanitising and stewarding will go back into action. Please consider volunteering in order to spread the work and share the load. The volunteers have made it possible for our Churches to satisfy the requirements and keep everybody safe, so they have done a huge service to the Lord and to the people of these parishes. To join them in volunteering in any of the Churches, please contact Fr Hugh or the Parish Office.
The Mass times of the temporary schedule for the time of the pandemic will resume, in order that people can spread through the week for Mass because the 50 person limit means everybody can’t come on Sunday. The times are: Tuesday 7pm Ballinderreen; Wednesday 7pm Ballinderreen; Thursday 7pm St Joseph’s Kinvara; Friday 7pm St Joseph’s Kinvara; Saturday Vigil – 7pm St Joseph’s Kinvara and 8.15pm Ballinderreen; Sunday – 9am Doorus, 10.30am Ballinderreen, 12noon St Colman’s.
Therefore we can start having a congregation from 6pm Adoration and 7pm Mass in Ballinderreen this Tuesday.
A Christmas Eve / Christmas Day idea is being worked on and an announcement will be made when it is ready.
In the meantime, let’s do our best this Advent to prepare our hearts to celebrate the birthday of Jesus our Saviour at Christmas.