Covid – 19 Special Arrangements

Covid – 19

Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) will take place 28 October 2020 at 7-30pm and conducted using ‘Zoom’ video conferencing. A link will be available nearer the date.

Below is a timetable to enable us to conduct the APCM in an orderly manner.

APCM TIMETABLE 2020

Track and Trace Privacy Notice Covid track and trace privacy v2

Coronavirus Notice – Church Services

Dear friends,

We are delighted to announce that St.Mary’s is open for public acts of worship each Sunday currently at 10-30am for a shortened Common Worship Eucharist lasting approximately 45 minutes. We propose to open our doors again for an 8-00am BCP service each Sunday from 4 October 2020. As mentioned below, please email or contact Susie our Church Warden if you wish to attend one of these services as restrictions, for social distancing reasons , are still in place.

Services will look and feel differently as we must comply with all relevant guidelines to ensure we are ‘CoVid-19 Secure’ so that everyone can feel safe when we return. We ask you to read the attached letter carefully which aims to give you some idea of the measures we have taken to mitigate the risk of transmission of the virusand which outlines how the service will be conducted. We would like to assure you that a full risk assessment has been completed. A copy is available on our website.

You are most welcome to join us but, please note that, to satisfy the social distancing measures, there is a limit to the number of people we can accommodate in church at this time. It would be enormously helpful if you could indicate to Susie (church warden) if you intend to come to church on the 19 July by posting an email to her at “susiemapledoram@gmail.com“

Blessings to you all and look forward to seeing you

The clergy and the church wardens

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Risk Assessment public ST MARY’S COVID SECURE RISK ASSESSMENT – SEPTEMBER 2020

Please would you note the following regarding school admissions

Diocesan and national advice has been issued about the recording of attendance at Church worship for school admission purposes. Please refer to either the Church or the School websites for further information”

IS IT APPROPRIATE TO RECORD ATTENDANCE AT CHURCH WORSHIP FOR CHILDREN APPLYING TO A CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2021

To keep you up-to-date on latest developments, we will be posting information and prayer and worship resources for you to use on our website – http://www.stmarysprestwich.org , and, from time to time, on our Twitter account – @stmaryprestwich .

If you wish to contact us, our details are available on the website.

God bless you all. In love and prayer

The Clergy and the Church Wardens

If you are able please view the video link to YouTube which may help you with your prayers and devotions and will be available on Sunday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqC2JjsWzdI

Please pray for all people at this time and we hope the pdf. Booklet will be helpful.

Covid 19 prayer booklet 1

Passion Sunday Reflection, Prayer & Music