
About Parish
Our Lady of the Annunciation parish is a welcoming, supportive community of believers inspired by the life of Jes
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St Vincent de Paul Society thanks you all for your generous donations during the Christmas
Appeal. Many food items were donated towards the Malabar Christmas hampers. A total of
$1100 cash was collected. Thank you very much for your generosity.
Mandatory Mask Wearing in Church: Please bring your own mask to wear when attending a church service or visiting the church premises. Thank you.
Volunteers are needed for ‘counting money collections’, ‘flower arranging’ and/or ‘tidying of
the pews’. These tasks are about once in four weeks. Parishioners who are interested are
invited fill out the ‘Expression of Interest in voluntary parish roles’ form in the church foyer
/parish website and submitting it to the parish office.
□ DO NOT ENTER THE CHURCH if you have a fever, cough, sorethroat, loss of smell or loss of taste; or shortness of breath, OR in the past 2 weeks been in contact with someone COVID-19 positive or visited a COVID-19 ‘hot spot’.
□ GO HOME IMMEDIATELY if you develop any of the COVID-19 symptoms whist in the church. Contact the Coronavirus Health Hotline on 1800 020 080
□ It is now MANDATORY to Wear A MASK when you attend a religious service or visiting a church space.
□ When exchanging the Sign of Peace, individuals should avoid shaking hands but say “Peace be with you” and offer a smile, wave, nod or bow.
□ ..The Body of Christ (communion host) should ONLY be received in the hand.
□ Please contribute your usual first and second collection offerings in the containers provided as you exit the church.
□ Please take home your bulletin copy; do not return your copy to the boxes.
Compliance: Visiting the Church. Please..
1● Record your name, and phone number on the Mass Attendance sheet provided in the foyer as you enter the Church After using the pen, please use the hand sanitiser.
2●Use the hand sanitiser when entering and leaving the Church.
3●Do not exceed the 70 maximum people (one person per 4sqm) allowed in OLA Church at a time. However, this is subject to no 4 below.
4●Keep 1.5m physical distance from others by only sitting in the places marked on the pews with red crosses. Family members of the same household are allowed to sit together. Do not enter if there are no more marked spots available.
5●Avoid touching statues and fixtures in the Church. Thank you for your cooperation & support.
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Streaming daily Masses are available at St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney’s website link: https://www.stmaryscathedral.org.au/