Mass with a congregation from Monday June 29th in Enniskeane Church
Following government and NPHET guidance, churches will be able to open for Mass and other sacraments from Monday June 29th. However, restrictions and conditions apply.
Each parish has been asked by Bishop Fintan to assemble a group to guide and support our preparations. Thanks to the people who have offered to help guide the re-opening of Enniskeane parish church for Mass.
They are: Mike Burgoyne, John Coffey, JJ Barrett, Nora Bradfield, Tess Chambers, Joan Collins, Frances Keohane, Carena McCarthy, Colette O’Regan Walsh, Hilary O’Riordan.
There is also a group of volunteers helping to sanitise the churches across the parish each day they are open.
We will open our churches with:
- Social Distancing (between people who are not from the same household and between each occupied pew)
- Hand Sanitising for everyone at the entrance door and at the exits
- Stewarding by volunteers to assist people
- Seats where people can sit are marked and all others are taped off
Because we must have social distancing the capacity of the church is much reduced because only one in every three of the 50 pews will be occupied.
We will continue to broadcast Mass on Facebook Live on Sundays at 11am.
People who are vulnerable or unsure about coming to Sunday Mass are assured that they can join in prayer from home. They can also come to a weekday Mass instead.
Mass Times
Monday 29th at 10am — the first weekday Mass will be celebrated in Enniskeane with a congregation.
On weekends, we have Mass following our summer schedule, i.e. Saturday evenings at 7.30pm and on Sunday at 11am.
Ministry
- Ministers of the Word (adult and young people) resume their rota.
- Ministers of the Eucharist: a summer rota comprised of those from the three churches who are happy to resume is being compiled. They will wear face masks while distributing Holy Communion.
- Altar Servers will resume – with two at each Mass.
- Collectors will take up the collections as people leave the church with baskets at the doors.
- Sacristy: Only the sacristan and the celebrating priest(s) will able to be in the sacristy before and after Mass.
Everyone will be welcome. We will do everything we can to make that our churches are clean and safe. Our parish together is working together to make this happen.
We look forward to meeting one another in Communion with us and the Lord again.