St Columba's & St Malachy's Catholic Churches

Welcome to the Parishes of

St Columba’s & St Malachy’s Catholic Churches Halifax

Parish Priest: Monsignor Michael McQuinn (Fr Michael)

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Newsletter from Fr Michael for this week (w/c 28th June) – click link below:

NEWSLETTER – 28th JUNE 2020

Spiritual reflection for the Feast of SS Peter & Paul – click link below:

REFLECTION – FEAST OF SS PETER & PAUL

Letter from the Metropolitan Archbishops of the Catholic Church in England – click link below:

COLLECTIVE WORSHIP ARCHBISHOPS LETTER

CORONA VIRUS – WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR PRIVATE PRAYER

Following strict guidelines for public places, our Churches are now open for private prayer on Saturday mornings:

10.00 am – 12.00 noon

Reopening of Churches for the celebration of Mass

Reopening of Churches for the celebration of Mass. As you may be aware, the government has given permission for places of worship to hold services from Saturday 4 July. While we rejoice in the news that our public celebration of the sacraments is to be restored, there is a lot of preparation that needs to be done to ensure the safe use of our buildings. The parish priests of the deanery are in regular contact and we are working together to put in place a system that will allow as many of those who wish to attend Mass in the deanery to do so. It is likely that not all our churches will be open for Mass, not least because we will want to use larger churches, where possible, to enable the greatest number to attend. Given the amount that has to be done, we have decided that there will be no public Masses next weekend, 4/5 July but Masses will commence the following week. Further information will be given during the week on the parish and deanery websites and in next week’s bulletin.

It is important to note that the Bishops of England and Wales will not be restoring the obligation to attend Sunday Mass at this stage.

A letter from the four Metropolitan Archbishops of England addressing the re-opening of our churches for Mass can be found on the header.

Catholic Care Community Response Service

In response to the impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Catholic Care have launched a Community Response Service to support those in our Catholic communities who are sick, self-isolating, have been adversely financially impacted or are finding it difficult to cope.

The service will be available Monday – Friday, 8-6pm
A team of Catholic Care workers (we may expand later to incorporate volunteers) will be available to support parishioners and families in a number of ways:

• A telephone support service. This service will provide a listening ear and a friendly voice for those experiencing isolation in their community.
• A pick up and drop off groceries and pharmacy service.
• A dog walking service

• A hamper delivery service for those experiencing financial hardship.
Please contact us on 07739975001 or 7739975008 or 07739975009 or email janet.kent@catholic-care.org.uk or Jessica.price@catholic-care.org.uk if you would like to access this service or you would like to refer a person in your Parish or school community.