FACEMASKS COMPULSORY: for everyone’s safety you must wear a facemask coming into the church for any reason, and entering into the presbytery e.g. for Sacrament of Reconciliation. There are automatic hand sanitizer machines at all entrances.

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OFFERTORY ENVELOPES: If you would like your new set of Mass Offering envelopes please send a message or phone and leave a message including your code number and name.

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MASS INTENTIONS: If you wish to have Mass offered for an intention please send an email to stamfordhill@rcdow.org.uk. Please give the name of the person for whom the Mass is to be offered, with the usual additional information (L – Lately deceased; A – Anniversary of death; I – sick or other intention). We will endeavour to let you know when the Mass was offered.

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Message from Fr. Andrew for all who are living in ISOLATION.

Our newsletter is available on this website as well as on our facebook page.

FUNERALS should be arranged via your chosen funeral undertakers.
Please check with your undertakers for details.
Details may also be found here.

We pray for one another and especially for those affected who have to self-isolate, and for doctors and nurses in our hospitals, surgeries and care homes.

Spiritual Communion
There are times when people are unable to receive the Body and Blood of Christ, through illness or due to their personal disposition. Even though some may not receive ‘sacramental’ Communion, all are united in some way by the Holy Spirit. The traditional idea of ‘spiritual’ Communion is an important one to remember and reaffirm. A deep spiritual communion is possible even when we do not share together the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ. (cf. Celebrating the Mass 212)

“My Jesus, I believe that you are present in this Holy Sacrament of the altar. I love you above all things and I passionately desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come spiritually into my soul so that I may unite myself wholly to you now and forever. Amen.”
[based on a prayer of St Alphonsus Liguori]

All those who are self-isolated are invited to spend some of the time in prayer. You can visit websites such as Pray as you go , Click to Pray or Universalis — to follow the readings at Mass each day or to join in the Prayer of the Church. As a parish we will be supporting one another through prayer, communication (phone or social media) and practical support (food etc.).

Daily On-line Mass
Catholic Mass from Walsingham
Catholic Mass from St Joseph and English Martyrs Church Bishops Stortford