St John Vianney's Catholic Parish
Manly and Gumdale
COVID RESTRICTIONS (effective 8th October 2021)
Stage 3 Restrictions include the following:
Stage 3 Restrictions include the following:
- Mask Usage: In South East Queensland you must carry a face mask with you at all times when you leave home, unless you have a lawful reason not to.
- Outdoors: you must wear a mask when unable to stay 1.5m apart from people who are not part of your household.
- Indoors: you must wear a mask in indoor spaces (including workplaces, but not your own home) unless it is unsafe or you can stay 1.5m apart from other people.
- Masses and Gatherings:
- 1 person per 2 square metres indoors
- Clergy and readers may remove masks only if they are 1.5m apart from other people.
- Parishioners must keep their masks while indoors unless unsafe to do so or they can stay 1.5m apart from other people who are not from their own home.
- Choirs and all cantors will be required to keep their masks on while singing as singing remains a high risk activity. A cantor may remove the mask to sing only if they can remain 7 metres apart from other people.
- Weddings and Funerals, when held indoors, can have the greater of:
- 1 person per 2 square metres for areas open to or used by guests or patrons
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Our MissionWe follow the words of our patron, St John Vianney, who said "He is here".
We recognize Christ is in the Word, the Eucharist, and in us, His people with a special reverence for Him in the poor and marginalized. We are called to make Christ present through our prayer and charity. We seek to grow in our spiritual lives and create a community where everyone is welcome; the young and old, together to experience the loving presence of God. We believe He is here amongst us and we joyfully go out to make Him present to all. |
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Community NewsCATHOLIC MISSION — World Mission Sunday 2021
This week Catholic Mission will share the story of Churai, who having experienced much heartbreak in childhood, turned to the Mother and Babies Home run by the Good Shepherd Sisters in Bangkok when her partner cast she experienced rejection as an adult, abandoned by her partner and pregnant. Without this program, many vulnerable mothers like Churai will have nowhere to turn when they need love and care the most. Please give generously today to help continue this life-giving program by using the appeal envelope, going online at catholicmission.org.au/thailand or by texting ’GIVE’ to 0488 854 436. Your gift will also help many other similar Church-run mission programs around the world. 
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
On Wednesday 27 October, the children of the Sacramental Program will celebrate the Rite of Confirmation. Please join us in congratulating them. Please keep these children and their families in your prayers. ALL SAINTS AND ALL SOULS DAY MASSES
We will be offering Masses at both Manly and Birkdale for All Saints and All Souls Day. Listed below are the times for these Masses. All Saints Day (Monday 1 November):
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