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Covid-Safe Public Worship

(Updated: 30 January 2022)

 

Let’s keep protecting each other

We’re so grateful for everything worshippers have done to help keep each other safe. Every time you’ve sanitised your hands, worn a face covering and kept a safe distance, it’s made a real difference. So, from all of us, thank you for your support and co-operation. We all hope and pray brighter days are coming. But we want to reassure you that your safety remains our top priority.
 

Face coverings


Following the Government’s relaxation of ‘Plan B’ restrictions the wearing of a face covering in church is no longer mandatory. However, in order to protect others, we respectfully ask worshippers to continue wearing their face coverings for the time being, unless you belong to a hitherto medically exempted group, or activity. The mask must cover your nose as well as your mouth to be effective.

Social distancing

We ask you to respect one another’s space, spread out, and take advantage of our spacious environment. Individual chairs remain available in the transepts.

Hand hygiene

Please use the hand sanitiser provided as you enter and leave church. As far as possible, we ask that you keep the touching of other surfaces to a minimum.

Toilet facilities

The church toilet facilities are available for use.

Holy Communion

Holy Communion is administered in one ‘kind’ only, standing, at the front of the nave as indicated in the service booklet. For mutual protection, we ask that you keep your face covering on until the words of administration have been spoken, and you have responded by saying ‘Amen’.

Live streaming

Please note that Sunday morning services, and other occasional services, may be live streamed via this website and on facebook.

 

Staying in touch

The office can still be reached by telephone and email only.

 

     
 

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  (COVID-19) Guidance for Churches from the Church of England  
 

 

For the latest information from the Church of England please visit the Church of England website.

 

 
  Bishop Donald Videos  
 
 

Since the middle of March (when the UK lockdown started to begin), Bishop Donald has been recording videos for the whole diocese.

You can watch these by visiting the Diocese of Peterborough website.

 
 
 
Recorded Services
 
 
 

Watch service recordings via our website.

 
 
  Spiritual Communion  
 
 

Find out about Spiritual Communion - how to make it.

 
 
  Praying at Home  
   (Updated 04.12.2020)  
 

Find out about praying at home with this informative guide.

 
 
  Church Without  
 
 

Read how to establish your home as a place of worship.

 
 
  Children's Guide to Coronavirus  
 
 

Download this informative guide Children's Guide to Coronaviris.

 
 
  Church Magazine  
 
 

 
 

The March edition of our church magazine is now available to download online.

Still available to download is our February Edition.

 
 

 

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