Dear Parishioners
SOME IMPORTANT UPDATES - 23/01/2022 9:49 PM
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TRAFFIC LIGHTS
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Please note as of 11:59 PM (Sunday 23 Jan) we will be moving to RED we are currently in the Traffic Light system at Light ORANGE.
Summary of Traffic Light System
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MASSES AT HOLY FAMILY - (23/01/2022 9:49 PM)
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All Masses – weekdays and Sundays – are operating with a limit of 25 people according to the limits set by the Government in light RED. This allows us to welcome vaccinated and unvaccinated people at every Mass. Please email the parish office hfparish@xtra.co.nz for an allocated seat at one of our Sunday Masses.
Our Masstimes are
Monday - Friday @ 9:00am.
Tuesday and Thursday @ 7:00pm;
Saturday @ 9:00am;
Sunday @ 8:00am (Latin), 9:30am and 11:00am. - you will still need to email the parish office to be allocated a seat for the Sunday Masses.
This Sunday - 30th January 2022
Seat availability
8am (Latin): 5 seats available
9:30am: FULL - 25 people
11:00am: 16 seats available
Next Sunday - 6th February 2022
Seat availability
8am (Latin): 0 seats available
9:30am: 0 seats available
11:00am: 0 seats available
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COMMUNION FOR THOSE NOT AT MASS
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Holy Communion will still be given at the side-door during each Mass (except the Latin Mass). On weekdays, come to the side door 30mins after the start of Mass and wait until it is opened. On Sundays, come to the side door 60mins after the start of Mass and wait until it is opened. Please make sure you prepare spiritually beforehand by: Reading the Readings, or Praying the Rosary, or following the live-stream.
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ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT (10/01/2022 1:52 PM)
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On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, there will be Adoration before Mass from 8am until 8:45am for those attending Mass on those days.
Please note: For the rest of the month of Jan - There will be adoration on Saturday from 12pm to 6pm.
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CONFESSION TIMES (10/01/2022 1:52 PM)
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In the indoor church Confessional, in the foyer:
FRIDAY: 8am-8:45am (before Mass).
SATURDAY: 8am-8:45am (before Mass) and 9:40am-10:30am (after Mass); and 4pm-5pm.
SUNDAY: 7am-7:45am (before Latin Mass).
In the outdoor Confessional, behind the Church:
TUESDAY: 6:00pm-6:45pm (before Mass).
THURSDAY: 6:00pm-6:45pm (before Mass).
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IN THE CHURCH
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If you are sitting in the main body of the Church, please wear a mask, use 1m spacing, hand sanitise on the way in and out, and use the contact-tracing app. These things might seem like inconveniences, but they are needed to offer a sense security to those who are vulnerable.
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REMINDER
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If you are unwell for any reason or have symptoms which could be Delta in any way, shape, or form, then please stay home, do not come to Mass, and have a Covid test. In charity, thinks of others.
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CHURCH OPENING
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The Church will be opened during the weekdays and 15mins after Mass on the Sundays. If making a visit during the day, make sure you contact trace using the QR code, or write your details on the slips provided in the Foyer and put them in the special box.
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HOPE
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Please continue to pray that we change to light GREEN and that we will all be abundantly blessed in 2022.
May you all keep safe if you are traveling and May you all have a very Happy and Blessed New Year.
