TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME                                      YEAR ‘A’                    

                                    MY MESSAGE TO YOU 

Hello again,

with news of more ‘lock-downs’ and more restrictions on social gatherings and travel.  Whatever can be next?  The only certainty is that we are in for a protracted period of ‘living-with-the-virus’ and having to act sensibly, safely and seriously.

‘STREAMING’ OF MASS:

With this in mind, we have finally got around to setting up a system whereby ‘live streaming’ of Mass along with other Services and various para-liturgies can be made available to those with the facilities at home to ‘tune in’ via the website.

This Sunday we had a trial-run, and the wall-mounted camera was certainly not intrusive. I had visions in past months of a tripod placed directly before the altar and its presence detracting from the celebration of the Mass.  The picture quality was excellent and the microphones relayed Readings and Prayers in a more than satisfactory manner.

The plan is ‘stream’ Mass next Sunday, (4th October), at 11.00 am., from St. Mary’s.  The only proviso is that we are still awaiting our license/permit to broadcast, but I am assured this is on the way.

Inside a short time, having surmounted any teething troubles that may arise from the Sunday ‘streaming’, we can begin a weekday schedule of Masses from St. Mary’s.  Details of this new timetable will be published in due course.

WEBSITE UPGRADE/REFRESHMENT:

This is more or less complete, with the final touches being added this week.  For those who are conversant with the technology, it is now much easier to navigate the various pages of the Parish Website and there are plans for further pages to be made available for Parishioners or Parish Groups to avail of this further aid to communication.

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Cycle of Prayer

We pray for all those loved ones whose anniversaries occur at this time of the year, those we always carry in our hearts and those in our Remembrance Calendar for the duration of our 'lockdown'.

Baptism

Please contact Fr. Michael.

Standing Orders:

Some people are still dubious about the ‘official’ name of the Parish current account as they seek to set up standing Orders and Direct Debits. I have been assured time and again that our account is listed as ‘Archdiocese of Cardiff’, (as with every other Parish), BUT, the guarantee that your money goes into our account is vouchsafed by our exclusive Sort Code Number and Account Number.

So, in our case, the necessary information is ARCHDIOCESE OF CARDIFF ACCOUNT NO. 23083578    SORT CODE  20 – 18 – 23

Our phone number is: 01291 622649 or email is chepstow@rcadc.org

Our Vision – ‘To develop the faith of our Parish Community to meet the Spiritual, Social and the Moral challenges facing us in the modern World’