Friday 3 July 2020
REGISTRATION TO ATTEND MASS IS NO LONGER REQUIRED
Please be advised that as we enter into Phase Four in which the government restrictions will be lifted commencing on Saturday 27 June 2020, parishioners are not required to register to attend Mass.
PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES
Boxes of Planned Giving envelopes are now available in the Church Foyer for collection. They are in alphabetical order. Please pick them up after Mass. We would like to thank you for your generous support to the Parish Planned Giving.
WITH SINCERE THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
JUSTINA & KEITH FROM BRYTALIFE.
Saint Thomas More, Bateman Parish would like to express our sincere thanks to our generous sponsors, Justina and Keith for kindly donating Brytalife sanitiser products and treatments, together with the dispensers and stands for our church. We truly appreciate their wonderful support to our parish with Brytalife sanitiser products to keep our parishioners safe. For more information on Brytalife, please visit their website: www.brytalife.com
CHAPLETS OF THE DIVINE MERCY.
A beautiful, prayerful, sung devotion held in our Church on the second Wednesday of each month. The next devotion will be held on Wednesday 8th July 2020 commencing at 7.30 pm.
If you have not attended previously, why don’t you come along and participate in this uplifting experience? All are welcome.
RCIA NEWS
As a result of COVID-19 the RCIA Sacramental Programme did not occur at Easter Time. The Sacraments will now be received by our Elect at the 6.30 pm Mass on Saturday 25th July 2020. If this is your Mass of choice, please be aware that this will be a somewhat longer ceremony than the normal Saturday Evening Mass.
Due to the alterations to our 2019/20 Programme and the consequent time limitations our next RCIA Course will commence with an Enquiry Night on 6th May, 2021.
If for a particular reason you wish to be received into the Church before this date please contact one of our Priests or the Church Office and we will endeavour to accommodate you.
RCIA Team
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION MASSES
We are pleased to announce that as COVID Social Restrictions have been relaxed we are able to offer enrolled Parish First Holy Communicants the Sacrament of the Eucharist on the weekends of the 8th/ 9th and 15th/ 16th of August 2020.
The receiving of the Sacrament will take place at the regular Saturday 6.30pm Mass and following Sunday 11am and 6pm evening Masses.
Due to some restrictions still in place, the number of communicants is limited to 15 per Mass. However, there is no restrictions on the amount of guests each family has. It will be strictly on a “First in best dressed” system. Children from Yidarra school have been allocated the 3 Masses on the weekend of the 8th /9th August with limited spaces on the weekend of the 16th August 6.00pm Mass. And children from the Parish have been allocated the 3 Masses on the weekend of the 15th /16th August. Therefore, it is essential that you must book a place for your preferred Sacramental Mass attendance. Please book as soon as possible to avoid missing out on your preferred time. Communicants that fail to make a booking will be allocated a date. If you have any further queries please send an email to catechist@bateancatholic.org.au or call Tues/Wed on 93101747 from 8.30-3.30pm