Welcome to the parish of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
COVID-19 continues to affect our lives and the way we are permitted to gather.
To ensure we remain a Covid safe environment please play your part and remember to follow the guidance
Lockdown
From 5th January the country is back in lockdown
In terms of Communal Worship and Life Events, the following guidance is provided:
You can leave home to attend or visit a place of worship for communal worship, a funeral or event related to a death, a burial ground or a remembrance garden, or to attend a wedding ceremony.
You should follow the guidance on the safe use of places of worship and must not mingle with anyone outside of your household or support bubble when attending a place of worship.
Weddings, funerals and religious, belief-based or commemorative events linked to someone’s death are all subject to limits on the numbers that can attend, and weddings and civil ceremonies may only take place in exceptional circumstances.
Daily mass will continue to be streamed according to the mass schedule but the parish office will be closed
Click on the following link for the full guidance: Governments National Lockdown Guidance [5th January 2021]
You can watch mass live at the scheduled times throughout the week. The mass recording will then be uploaded and available throughout the week
Daily (except Wednesday)
Saturday [Only]
Sunday [only]
Offertory – You can make a donation to Sacred Hearts parish in this testing time by using the ‘Donate’ button below.
It will accept PayPal and all Debit and Credit cards.
Alternatively
1. click HERE and download a standing order form and post it back to the parish signed and completed or
2. Any envelopes can be put through the presbytery door
Pope Francis has proclaimed a special “Year of St Joseph,” beginning on the 8th December 2020 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and extending to the same feast in 2021.
Prayer to St Joseph
Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man.
Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself a father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,
and defend us from every evil. Amen.
As part of the NHS Track and Trace requirements you will be asked to provide your contact details when you come into the church alternatively you scan the QR code at the entrance or complete the online form below
Track, Trace and Test information - supporting the NHS
Parish life
Readings for Today
Find the reading and prayers for the day for reflection
Safeguarding
Being loved and being kept safe go to the very core of the Church’s Ministry
Parish Hall
A large hall with a stage, lounge/bar, committee room and kitchen
Clifton Youth Ministry
Opportunities to further Your involvement in the Catholic Church
Our Film Society
Charlton Kings Film Society is delighted to introduce its 4th season.
Squash and Racket Ball Club
the valuable benefits of membership, which is open to the public.
THE CHURCH CAPACITY IS A COMBINATION OF
45 individuals or
22 individuals and 24 couples or
21 families (of 3 or more people)
FACE COVERINGS
Face coverings are mandatory in ALL Places of Worship
All those who are attending churches must wear a face covering unless they are exempt from doing so. This is for the good of all who gather in the church for private prayer as it is an enclosed public space where there are people from differing households who they do not normally meet.
Anointing of the sick
If you know you are going into hospital, please ensure that you are anointed before you go in, as visits to hospitals have been severely restricted.
ANY and ALL requests for visits within the hospital at this time must go through the Chaplaincy office at the hospital (and not directly to your parish priest)
In an emergency
It is important that on admission to hospital, a patient (or his/her carers) inform the admission staff that they are Catholic. The hospital will not ask for this information, it is up to the patient to make it known and to make sure that a note is made. As of September 2018, Gloucester NHS no longer employ a catholic chaplain. In an emergency, please ask the nursing staff to contact the Chaplaincy Office at the hospital
or
Please ring 03004 222 222 and ask for the on-call Catholic Chaplain.
If you need a priest, other than for the hospital, and you can’t contact the parish priest at Sacred Hearts please contact the Cheltenham Dean at St Gregory the Great, 10 St James Square, Cheltenham, GL50 3PR, on 01242 523737
The Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is a thriving parish community in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. We look forward to meeting and celebrating the word of the Lord with you at Mass or at one of our many parish events.
Here at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Charlton Kings we strive to be a family-friendly community, where sincere affection, patience, tolerance and mutual respect be freely given to all.
COVID19
Due to the need to stop the spread of COVID-19 and to remain safe the squash courts will remain closed until further notice. The parish hall is closed to ALL hirers at this time.
Parish Office
The advice remains the same – that we should keep apart at least 2metre where possible, where this is not possible we have 1metre+ protocols in place which requires the wearing of masks which includes, when you come to the presbytery or parish office.
The parish office will remain closed for the duration of the lockdown
To contact Fr Mark please ring 01242 524932 and leave a message on the answerphone or alternatively CLICK HERE to send an email.
Sacred Hearts parish is always welcoming new people and encouraging them to get involved in one of the many ministries within the parish – as a community we are called to accept the invitation to come to faith in Jesus, to love and serve one another
Please download the parish census form, complete it and return it to the parish office.
New to the parish (Form)
Information provided on this form, together with all other personal data held by the Parish and the Clifton Diocese, is processed in accordance with the Diocese’s Privacy Notice; which is available at https://cliftondiocese.com/privacy-notice
or from the Parish Office.
Maintaining things as they are does not transform and change people’s lives – getting involved in parish life will help to do that!
Your #OnlineSafetyAtHome pack is now available for you to download, containing new activities for parents and carers to use at home! Access them by clicking the image above:
You can also access the new guidance for parents and carers designed to help them manage some of the key challenges they are telling us about in our survey.
Translated versions of our remaining packs will be available later this week.
CHURCHES & CHAPELS IN CHELTENHAM
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary,
Moorend Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL53 9AU
Nazareth House
London Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham GL52 6YJ
PLEASE NOTE: Nazareth House remains closed to ALL visitors which includes the Chapel until further notice.
St Gregory the Great,
10 St James Square, Cheltenham, GL50 3PR
St Thomas More,
Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, GL51 7RA
For mass times at the other churches in Cheltenham please visit their website: St Gregory the Great or St Thomas More