18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1st of August 2021
Updated COVID rules
In the light of the ending of the legal requirements, Fr David and the Standing
Committee of the PCC have decided the following:
We request that Masks are still worn unless you have an exemption.
Please use the hand sanitizer before and after your visit.
Please maintain social distancing.
There will be no singing during the services
The Peace will not be shared
We will continue to receive the Blessed Sacrament in one kind only (The host)
The current mass times and church opening will remain the same.
These rules will be reviewed at the end of August. The current spike in COVID cases in Brighton and Hove is a cause for concern.
Sunday Service Times
*9.00 am Parish Mass at The Church of The Good Shepherd, Mile Oak
11.00 am Parish Mass at St Nicolas Church, Portslade
The 9.00 am Sunday mass will be live-streamed. If you have access to Facebook, look for the Parish of Portslade and Mile Oak page or click on the Facebook icon on this webpage or HERE.
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The Sunday Mass readings & Bulletin can be found HERE, PDF or RTF
Our churches are open for private prayer during the week. However, due to the strict rules about cleaning and keeping public areas safe, we will only be able to open the churches at set times each week for the near future.
SAFEGUARDING:
As members of this PCC we are committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of all our members.
We recognise that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.
We are committed to implementing all safeguarding policies and practice guidance issued by the House of Bishops
We will carefully select and train all those who work or volunteer in positions of trust. We will use the Disclosure and Barring Service, amongst other tools, to check the background of each person.
We will respond, without delay, to every concern made that a person for whom we are responsible may have been harmed.
We will co-operate fully with statutory agencies during any investigation concerning a member of the church community.
We will seek to ensure that anyone for whom we have pastoral responsibility who has suffered abuse is offered support that meets their needs.
We will respond appropriately to those who have committed sexual offences who wish to join our fellowship, following House of Bishop's guidance and the advice of the Safeguarding Team.
We will review this policy annually and as part of this process will ensure that all our procedures, particularly in relation to the Disclosure and Barring Service, are up to date.
Our Safeguarding Representative is Sarah Peck. Please contact Sarah by ringing 01273 276556 or by email to pmosafeguarding70@outlook.com
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