St. Colmcilles

Dear Parishioners of St Colmcille’s Ballyhackamore, 

this is just a brief note to thank you for your amazing generosity to the Tanzania Africa Project’s Christmas Gift Card Appeal, particularly during these challenging times. All £6296.25 goes directly to the parish of St. Bakhita in Moita Bwawani, Tanzania. This will make such an incredible difference to the lives of the people of our twinned parish, through providing uniforms for the pupils of St. Colmcille’s Pre-School, maintaining the mobile Mother and Baby Clinic and funding the training of Catechists.  This year’s total also included a £1,000 donation from the Benedictine Community of Holy Cross Abbey in Rostrevor.

I look forward to communicating to you the gratitude of Fr. Janusz when he receives this wonderful contribution to the SMA work at the Mission at Moita Bwawani. 

Thank you for your unstinting support of our twinned parish. 

In line with diocesan guid lines, the Parish Pastoral Council along with the Parish Covid team have introduced a track and trace system within the parish. A page has been devised with 8 boxes per page. Each time a person(s) from your household attends Mass we ask that you complete one box and put it in the basket provided on the inside of the porch doors. 
After each Mass, the completed Track and Trace information will be placed in a sealed envelope which will show the Mass time and date on the outside. The envelopes will be stored securely on parish premises and disposed of securely after 21 days.
Copies of the Track and Trace page are available at the back of the church, on the parish website, and through the parish social media platforms. 
In order to keep everyone safe it is important that we continue to follow the other protection measures in place i.e.: 

• please wear masks (unless exempt) at all times when moving within the church;
• Please do not come to the church if you have a high temperature, a new persistent cough or a loss or change in taste and smell;
• please do not come to the church if you are awaiting a covid test or the results of a covid test or if you have been told to self-isolate.

Please note: Track and Trace information is only for public Masses or gatherings. You are not required to submit Track and Trace information when attending the church for private prayer.
We thank you for you support and cooperation in making St Colmcille’s parish a safe place for everyone to pray.