Bishop Leahy said that opening for masses is a major undertaking for parishes and will have challenges such as people being unable to get access due to some churches being deemed ‘full’ with 50 people under current guidelines.

"If my name is never picked  out of a hat for anything ever again, if I never win a raffle again, it really doesn’t matter, I won the most important one..."  Jer Lyons shares how he caught the  Lourdes ‘bug’

This document, published by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, is intended to support Dioceses and Parishes in their preparations for a return to the public celebration of Mass and the Sacraments.

This is a recording of the Zoom webinar and Q&A session held on Tuesday 23rd of June guiding parish volunteer coordinators through the  Framework Document covering initial steps, requirement around social distancing, maintenance of hygiene, liturgical considerations and Communications.

These are the slides with embedded video clips used during the Webinar.   The individual video clips are also available.  These can be downloaded for use in local training sessions.

This sample risk assessment for parishes can be used to assess risk and the mitigation requirements for the return to Public Ministry.  It is based on material issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO). A risk assessment is required for insurance purposes.

Download a sample parish policy statement which can be adapted for your local context and displayed on your notice board.  A parish policy statement is required by your insurance company.

Download this week's Children's Newsletter to find out about next Sunday's Gospel. We have our Saint of the Week, Video of the week as well as a picture to colour!