Jesus Christ is uniting our community of HeartStone in its Vision and Mission so that all might find a place of welcome, prayer and loving outreach when in need.
Coronavirus:
Catholic churches are CLOSED to avoid the spread of Coronavirus.
Priests privately celebrate Mass, daily, keeping the faithful in prayer.
Baptisms, Weddings, First Confessions, First Holy Communion and Confirmations are POSTPONED.
Home visits cannot be made. Priests can offer phone support. Those at end of life can be anointed without physical contact, using a cotton bud for the Oil of the Sick that should be burned afterwards. NHS guidance on hospital visits for end of life visits will be observed.
Funeral services are restricted to graveside or crematorium. Masses in memorium can be arranged when congregations are allowed to gather again.
Catholics are dispensed from their obligation to attend Sunday Mass.
Pope Francis meditated on the calming of the storm from the Gospel of Mark during the prayer service over which he p resided on the steps of St Peter’s Basilica on Good Friday evening. Read all: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/urbi-et-orbi-pope-coronavirus-prayer-blessing.html
- Live-streaming of Mass are available from Birkdale Catholics, or Metropolitan Cathedral’s Facebook page.
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- Each Wednesday you can join in a discussion of the forthcoming Sunday liturgy via Zoom by request to [email protected]
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