Upcoming Services – Catholic Parish of Kidlington and Woodstock

Some Suggested Guidelines

Now that there are no mandatory guidelines it is now left to the individual and the communities to take responsibility of keeping one self safe and more importantly keeping the other comfortable and safe.

Some suggestions are listed before

If you feel unwell, likely to have caught a flew like symptoms, avoid public places and take extra care to keep it spreading to others. You would know it best and do not expect the other to guess your health condition. Always think that the other is vulnerable, however resilient you think you may be.
Sanitise your hands as needed and avoid touching your face or shaking hands, unless needed.
Wearing masks in church is no longer needed. But please do if you feel the need. It would be best to wear a mask when it deems unsafe or crowded as is best suits you. Please respect those who may be wearing one.
Respect the others, make them comfortable by keeping a distance or checking with them before shaking hands etc.

Use of Microphone on the Lectern – Please do not adjust the microphone on the lectern. It is a ‘lectern microphone’ different to the voice handheld microphones. It is also different to the microphone you used in the past, it is a new install and it is very sensitive. Lectern microphones must not be touched as they are set to not to interfere with the book, or paper held as they are very sensitive. Touching and banging on it affects adversely those using the hearing aid system as they are very sensitive. The only thing you adjust is your own voice and the direction of your voice’s projection.

If you need the microphone closer to the mouth, kindly use the stand alone microphone which is left on Our Lady’s side. Thank you.

If you feel that you have to adjust the lectern microphone then please best to not to take up reading from the lectern during the Holy Mass please.

Prayers , Readings, for Upcoming masses with downloads

General Mass Prayers for Sundays General_Mass_Prayers_for_SundaysDownload

Sunday mass readings for the upcoming Sundays for your own read and reflection. It may be helpful for readers (Lectors) to practice and preparation to make it heard and clear, as best as it could be FOR THE OTHER! You are called to service, not simply for acquiring skills or gaining public confidence!!

The Readers Roster

Here’s the readers roster until 25/26th March 2023, 5th Sunday in Lent click here

Year A is Year of the Gospel of Matthew

JOINING BY ZOOM

Live Interactive Holy Mass Sunday at 11am (come by 10.50 only 97 logins available so come early).
To join in click here, or or enter zoom id 450 188 0791 password if asked 769512

LITURGICAL SERVICES OFFERED BY THE PARISH DURING A NORMAL WEEK

DAILY MASSES – In a normal week

Monday – 9.30am at Kidlington
Tuesdays – 7pm at Kidlington
Wednesdays – 11am at Woodstock
Thursdays – 9.30am at Kidlington
Fridays – 11am – at Kidlington

Sunday Masses

Saturdays evening 6pm – Vigil mass for Sunday
Sundays 9.30 at Woodstock
Sunday 11am at Kidlington

Adoration – First Fridays of the month in Kidlington and First Wednesdays at Woodstock soon after the mass of the day. Adoration for 30minutes followed by Benediction.

Confessions: Saturdays 5 – 5.30 at Kidlington & Wednesdays 11.30 – 12 at Woodstock (after mass). In these challenging times it would be helpful if you arrange a prior appointment to do so. So that I could organise for the sacrament to be celebrated as safely as possible.

Holy Rosary – Normally recited before the Vigil mass on Saturday

Kindly note that there is no day mass on Saturdays, as we hold the Sunday Vigil mass on Saturday evening.