Welcome

 

Situated in Andover in the county of Hampshire, UK, the parish is in the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. With other parishes in Basingstoke,Tadley and Hook, it forms the North West Hampshire Pastoral Area.

 

Charity Number: 246871

 

 

Current Services:

Andover: Saturday 6.00pm Mass 

Whitchurch: Sunday Mass at 9.00am

Andover: Sunday Mass at 10.30am 

Mass in Andover at 10.00am on a Tuesday 

Mass in Whitchurch  at 10.00am on a Thursday

Mass in Andover at 10.00am on a Friday 

 

 

 Masses at Farleigh School are online or there is limited seating available for 10.00am Sunday Mass, booking through: chapel@farleighschool.com

 It is important to remember that there is still no obligation to attend Mass. 

 

 CHANGES From Friday 15th October the following will apply in Church:

All parishioners are asked to sanitise their hands on entry and exit as usual.

Holy Communion will continue to be distributed at the end of Mass.

The Hall toilets will remain closed for the time being.

[There will only be Communion of one kind, no Holy Water in the stoups, and no sign of peace during Mass.]

Doors and windows will be left open - be prepared for it to be colder in the Church!

 

The sign in 'track and trace' register sheets will no longer be supervised by Stewards, parishioners are asked to

either sign in using the NHS App and QRCode on the door or sign in themselves - remembering to keep a

distance from other people when signing in.  There will no longer be stewards showing people where to sit.

 

Face coverings/masks are strongly recommended to be worn by those in church, however we have now made it 

optional. If you choose not to wear a mask, please respect those who do and give people the space they need.

(A good 'halfway action' would be to wear a mask into and out of Church but remove it when you are seated.)

 

The benches on the left hand side of the Church are reserved for those individuals and couples who would like to

remaining socially distanced - each bench is divided into three for that purpose. All another seating areas are free from restrictions, but if you are sharing a bench, please use common sense and leave a metre gap between

yourself and your neighbour. Parishioners will not be allowed to stand in the porch for Mass.

 

From next weekend, (23rd and 24th) we will return to singing using Hymn books, but these will be kept in the

boxes in the benches and in the seat racks - not in the bookcase.

 

We will still need volunteers to sanitise the church after the 6.00pm Mass and the Friday 10.00am Mass.

 

All these changes are. of course, subject to the consideration of the prevailing local conditions for the virus and any new government / local authority legislation.

 

 

If you are unwell in any way, please do not come to Mass.

 

Do remember: 

There are many churches who are screening live Masses on their websites.

Please click on the link to the Diocese of Portsmouth (on the right hand side of your screen) and you will find a list of Masses that are being celebrated by Bishop Philip in his private chapel.

You can also visit the website of St Bede's Church, where you will find a link to live Mass screening.

The website: www.churchservices.tv  will give to a link to watch Mass in any Catholic Church in the whole of the UK and Northern Ireland,