June 2020 - 13th Sunday of the Year

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Dunkeld Diocesan website: https://www.dunkelddiocese.co.uk/

Please remember in your prayers those who are sick: Margaret Byrne, Kathy Mc’Lauglin,

Carly Mournian, Nellie Gallon, Sarah Jane Connelly, Brendan Murphy, Peter Douglas,

Maurice Di Duca, Mary Hughes, Duncan Mc’Gregor, Vincent McDaid, Mary Gordon,

Alex Byrne, Roger Bray, ( ),

Drs. Dianne & Mike Basquill, John Mc’Niven, Peter & Margaret Stark,John & Tricia Smith,

Helen & Tommy Mc’Menemy, Bishop Stephen, Fr. John Callaghan, Fr. Mike Freyne, all those

in the various nursing homes and Also please also pray for

all effected by the coronavirus, those caring for them, families, doctors, nurses

and all who support them and us all in any way.

Margaret McIntyre. Also Tina O'Neil's father

who passed-away in Malta recently. (Tina was headmistress at St Bernadette’s school)

William Hutchison,

Cristina Earons, Teresa Conlan and Michael Dunion.

Parish Priest: Fr. Mike Freyne MHM email: stbernadette@dunkelddiocese.org.uk

Baingle Brae, Tullibody. FK10 2SG Tel: 01259 213274

St. Bernadette’s live Sunday mass on YouTube at 11.30am. Go to YouTube or YouTube Live and search for St Bernadettes parish Tullibody .

Or just go to our parish website and click on our YouTube channel .

ALL public masses have been suspended until further notice.

the health of

our parishioners, their families and friends, and

Fr. Mike will also continue to say mass for any intentions asked for.

During this time we all must find ways of strengthening our faith.

OTHER LINKS FOR STREAMED MASSES ARE ON THE PARISH WEBSITE

From Mon 29th June our church will be open for personal prayer from

8.30am to 10.30am ONLY - Monday to Friday.. Please follow all rules regard-

ing social distancing, face coverings and hygiene (sanitising etc.), for your

own and everyone's safety. Please read the last 2 pages of this newsletter

THE GATE.

28th June - 13th Sunday of the Year

"At times we find it hard to make room for God's

unconditional love in our pastoral activity.

We put so many conditions on mercy that we empty it of its concrete meaning and real significance.

That is the worst way of watering down the Gospel."

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THOSE IN NEED

For more information on the ongoing work of Fr. Mike’s

religious order Mill Hill Missionaries go to:

https://millhillmissionaries.com/

“Dear Doctors and Nurses, the world saw how much good you did in a very difficult situation. Even when you were exhausted, you continued dedicating

yourselves with professionalism and self-sacrifice. This generates hope. My esteem and sincere thanks go to you!”

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The Word of God is given to us as the Word of life, which transforms, renews, and does not judge in order to condemn, but heals and has forgiveness as its aim. A Word that is light for our steps! ”

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Parish Offerings Envelopes

Gift Aided £615.00 In addition to the envelopes, in the period from

15th May to 15th June, £290.00 was donated by

standing orders. All of it was Gift Aided.

Non Gift Aided £40.00

Total £655.00

CHURCH RE-OPENING

As of last week, we are now allowed to open our church for private prayer IF the parish can organise all the criteria for doing so and our public follow all orientations. This has involved quite a lot of people organising this.

St. Bernadette’s church will be open Monday to Friday for private prayer between 8.30am and 10.30 am. Providing we have enough volunteers for this.

Please note the following.

At all times there will be a “welcomer” present who can answer any questions and guide you. If you are not willing to follow their instructions you will be asked to leave the church. This is for your good and the wellbeing of everyone. This refers especially to where you can sit/kneel.

If you want to enter the church you MUST:

• Bring and wear your own face mask at all times inside the church. (No mask -No Entry)

• You must clean your hands at the sanitiser gel dispensers as you enter and leave the church. This prevents infection being transmitted to benches etc.

• The doors will be left open to avoid people touching handles and wood so come with appropriate clothing as there will be no heating.

• There is a one-way system. Enter by the main church door and leave by the sac-risty door. Markers are on the floor. People should not be encountering others in the corridor.

• At all times, including at the entrance and in the corridors, you must keep a dis-tance of 2m from any other person (unless they are part of your “bubble”).

• To avoid transmission of the virus please do not touch hymn books, mass books or any other leaflet, paper. The less you touch the safer for everyone.

• If you wish to light a candle please do so in the areas permitted. There will be unlit candles on the stands, please pay for what you wish to use and the “Welcomer” will light it for you. Do not touch other candles, please.

Obs. When the church closes it will be cleaned and sanitised for the next day

TOILETS:

If possible, avoid using the toilets. If you must use the toilet as you leave take a tissue and wipe down all the surfaces, including door handles, taps, that you have touched and dis-pose in basket provided.

Next week we will give indications of some of the POSSIBLE orientations we may have when, hopefully, at the beginning of August we will begin Sunday mass.

ALL THESE ORIENTATIONS AND GUIDELINES MAY CHANGE IF THE

GOVERNMENT INFORMS US THE MEDICAL SITUATION HAS CHANGED.

Preparation for public Masses

As we progress into phase 3 of lockdown release, we will need to plan for public masses.

A survey of the church shows that to comply with the 2metre social distance rules we can

only accommodate 22 individuals in the church, this number increases if people come as

couples or families. So the number in the church is limited but slightly flexible.

Once we reach our maximum number we CANNOT admit any more people.

All the rules in the previous page will also need to be followed .

Due to the reduced capacity we will introduce another Sunday mass probably at 8.30am.

Sunday masses will therefore be:

Saturday Vigil 5.30pm and Sunday morning at 8.30am & 11.30am .

To help us plan for mass it would be useful in parishioners could indicate which of the 3

masses they would come to. It would also help to know the number coming with you.

Please send the information to the parish office at

As this newsletter only goes to around 60 parishioners, if you know of anyone else from

the parish who does not get the newsletter please inform them of our plans and ask them

to contact someone from the PPC or look on the parish website for more information.

We will have more information in the coming weeks and will publish this in the newsletter

and on the parish website.

Please give us feedback and help us....

We have to make it very clear we have a limited capacity

under these regulations for our church and we know it will probably be necessary

to refuse entrance to some people. If you inform us it probably helps us to allocate

you and/or your family the mass they wish to participate in.

Big thanks for your understanding.