Book a Place for Worship in December
St Luke’s and St Mary’s will reopen on Sunday 6 December at the usual times of 9 am and 10:40 am respectively
Once again, to keep everyone safe, there will be a booking system in place, however, to make things simpler, you will now be able to book for more than one service at a time within the month.
To make things fair, if you do book for more than one Sunday in the month, and we need the space, we may ask that you give up a Sunday so that others can attend. You can book in these ways, our preference is for you to book by email or use the online form, but of course you can phone if you wish:
- Email: booking@stmaryswistaston.org.uk
- Online Booking Form below
- Phone: call Revd Mike, the Rector, on 01270 665742, if it’s the answering machine please leave a message
We will only get back to you if there’s an issue with your booking.
For those who can’t attend ‘in church’ our online worship continues with the 10:40am service at St Mary’s being live-streamed each week, the stream begins at 10:30am.
MIDWEEK HOLY COMMUNION & OTHER SERVICES
Wednesday 10 am Holy Communion Service will resume on Wednesday 9 December – no booking necessary for this, but bear in mind due to social distancing, there is a limit to how many we can fit in.
Morning Prayer: this will continue on Zoom for the foreseeable future and happens Mon-Thurs each week. However, due to annual leave, it will be on Monday & Thursday only this coming week. You can join us on Zoom here: bit.ly/930mp the service lasts for 20 mins.
Private Individual Prayer will continue this coming week and will finish after that for the time being. It will be on the usual days Tuesday 10 am – 12 noon and Thursday 2 pm (slightly later than normal) – 3:30 pm. Can I just take this opportunity to express our thanks to the small team of people who have facilitated this for us, opening, being there to help, cleaning after people and closing afterwards. Thank you very much.
CLICK HERE FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ATTENDING WORSHIP AND KEEPING SAFE
COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR ATTENDING CHURCH DECEMBER 2020
- There is a booking system in place – we may not have room for you if you haven’t booked.
- It is vitally important that you understand your own clinical risk before you attend a physical services in church. The NHS has guidance available to help you assess this.
- You should not attend if you, or anyone in your household, is currently self-isolating, displaying symptoms such as a high temperature, lost or changed sense of smell, or a new and continuous cough, awaiting Covid-19 test results or has been diagnosed with Covid-19.
- You should keep a distance of 2m from people not in your household. You should not interact with those outside of your household.
- Face Coverings are mandatory in church unless you have a valid medical exemption. Those leading the service or reading a lesson do not need to wear a face covering, but will do at times.
- On arrival, be prepared to wait with distancing to be shown into church. Please do not linger in the porch on entry or exit. We will be asking for details for track and trace purposes if this hasn’t been given at the time of booking.
- You must sanitise your hands (or wash then in the hand basin in the toilet) on arrival and on leaving. You are welcome to bring your own 70%+ hand sanitiser for your own use.
- You will be shown to a pew, please don’t move about the church unnecessarily. Members of the same household may of course sit together.
- Liturgy will be on the screen with some single use sheets available when possible.
- Music, including songs and hymns, may be played in some services. Please do not sing.
- Government guidance states that there should be no shouting or raised voices.
- Communion is in one kind, the bread. At the administration of Communion, please remain in your pew and listen to instructions, most of the time the bread will be brought to you. You may remove your mask whilst receiving communion..
- At the end of the service please leave promptly keeping a 2m distance from other households and do not congregate in church to talk.