COVID-19
WONDERFUL NEWS!
FROM MONDAY 15TH JUNE WE CAN OPEN THE CHURCH AGAIN FOR PRIVATE PRAYER. CHURCH WILL BE OPEN EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AT:
10.00 -12.00
14.00-18.00
WE HAVE PROCEDURES IN LINE WITH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND'S ADVICE FOR REOPENING PLACES OF WORSHIP. A STEWARD WILL BE ON HAND TO ENSURE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS ADHERED TO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BACK IN CHURCH FROM NEXT WEEK.
You are invited to pray at home every morning at 9.15am at the same time as the Vicar –the Revd Jon Hale. The Bible readings that are set for each morning are given on our Facebook page (‘St.Catherine’s Church, Over Alderley’) where you will also find a short video by the Vicar every day. If you would like to receive the Vicar’s weekly letter during the current public health emergency, please contact the Vicar as below and he will send it to you.
The Revd Jon Hale can be contacted by telephoning: 01625 585440 or by email: alderleyandbirtles@gmail.com
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”
To protect the vulnerable amongst us, please do not leave your home except for essential trips.
For more information, including information about funerals during the current public health emergency please go to the Church of England’s COVID 19 webpage:
https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches
PLEASE USE THE LINKS TO THE LEFT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT US
The parish is in the Benefice of St Mary Alderley and St Catherine Birtles and is located in the beautiful countryside of east
Services are along traditional lines but not too formal and we hope that visitors find us friendly and welcoming – and we all like a good sing!
Tea, coffee and soft drinks are served in church after the main services.
SAFEGUARDING
St Catherine’s Church, Birtles takes its duty and obligations to protect all extremely seriously. We have adopted the national Church of England’s robust procedures and guidelines. You can find out more about the national policies and procedures at www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding
If you have any safeguarding concerns or issues of a safeguarding matter then you can find useful contact information at www.chester.anglican.org/social-responsibility/safeguarding
The Bishop calls
Anniversary Service with the Bishop of Stockport
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Contact
Birtles Lane
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 4RX