Yesterday the City Mayor and the Director of Public Health wrote to all Religion & Belief Communities asking them to voluntarily stay closed for 'the next few weeks' as Leicester still has the 2nd highest infection rate in the country and in spite of huge efforts numbers do not seem to go down sufficiently. The … Continue reading Request for prolonged Closure of Places of Worship
Temporary Church Closure from Wednesday 20th January
Both the City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby and the Director of Public Health Prof. Ivan Browne have written to religion & belief communities in Leicester and Leicestershire and asked them to voluntary pause all public worship and other face to face activities (see text below). This is not a legal requirement as in previous lockdowns … Continue reading Temporary Church Closure from Wednesday 20th January
3rd National Lockdown
You may have heard the Prime Minister's announcement yesterday evening, Monday 4th January 2021, during which Her Majesty’s Government has instructed us, once again, to ‘stay at home’ unless we have a reasonable excuse to leave our homes. However, it seems from information published on the Government’s website after the Ministerial Broadcast that places of … Continue reading 3rd National Lockdown
Leicester in Tier 4
Following the governments decision to put Leicester in Tier 4 I revised the risk assessment for St Andrew's. We are still able to worship in the same way as in Tier 3 (socially distanced, no hospitality, no congregational singing, communion in one kind etc) but I think it is important to take even greater care … Continue reading Leicester in Tier 4
Livestreaming Services versus Real Life
During the 2nd National Lockdown I live-streamed 2 services per week on the Parish Facebook page. The quality was questionable, the sound was abysmal and it happened with minimal resources: my phone, a stand and no Wifi anywhere. Luckily no cats participated. As we start worshipping publicly again today I am inclined to stop broadcasting … Continue reading Livestreaming Services versus Real Life
Collective Worship after 2nd National Lockdown
The Prime Minister has announced in the House of Commons that collective worship can resume in England on Thursday 3rd December 2020. Apparently the previous restrictions around social distancing, cleaning, hygiene, hospitality and congregational singing continue to apply. Details will be published via the Church of England Website in due course. Therefore we will start … Continue reading Collective Worship after 2nd National Lockdown
New Lockdown for England
From Thursday 5 November churches are closed again for public worship. There are few exceptions, namely for private prayer, funerals and for live-streaming services. Hence the last public service at St Andrew's for November will be the Requiem for All Souls on Wednesday, 4 November at 12.45pm. Following this the church will be closed for … Continue reading New Lockdown for England
Weekly Sunday Parish Mass from 25th October
Over the past few weeks we have been trying hard to worship in such a way that everybody is safe and that we are compliant with the government and the national church regulations and recommendations. One advantage of having such a large church building is that we can host a fairly large number of people … Continue reading Weekly Sunday Parish Mass from 25th October
QR Code for NHS app
St Andrew's Church is now a location on the NHS COVID-19 app. You can scan our QR code as you enter, which is located on the notice boards at the entrance doorways. If you use the NHS app you do not need to complete the logbook at the main entrance, and this will help reduce … Continue reading QR Code for NHS app
Latest Covid Rules and Recommendations
Following the Prime Minister's Announcements on Tuesday 22. September it is yet not entirely clear how this will affect churches. The latest guidelines are here. Unless circumstances change, we are planning to keep the pattern of fortnightly Sunday Services (27/09, 11/10, 25/10, all at 10.30am etc) and we will start the weekly Wednesday Mass on … Continue reading Latest Covid Rules and Recommendations
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