Each and every one of us is invited to serve in helping our parishes to fulfil their joint mission of being “a loving, embracing and thriving community with Christ at the heart of our lives, finding God through reflection, prayer and worship, and witnessing to the Good News of Jesus Christ through our words, actions and service to others”. 

Called to be a People of Hope

Clifton Diocesan Pastoral Guidelines

No worries if you don't have a missal. Click on the  picture above for the daily Mass readings.

Deacon Mark gives us an update on possibilities following Fr Michael's re-directing of his ministry next February 2022 and the exciting opportunities for all of us to be more active in our faith and local communities.

Communion will be distributed under one kind and in the hand only.

Stewards will invite you to move along your pew to the outside aisle to come forward.  Please return by the central aisle.

Protect your priest by keeping your face covering on, stretch out your arms as far as possible. Move away before pulling your mask down to consume the bread.

With regret the decision has been taken to keep the Sacred Heart, Chew Magna closed to the public until futher notice.

The numbers allowed to gather to celebrate Mass under the stringent conditions would be too small.

To give as many people the opportunity to come as possible the 9am Sunday Mass has been moved to St Pius Xth

There are many in our congregation who for one reason or another feel it is too soon to take the risk of attending Mass. Yours and your families' health and safety is paramount to us. For this reason, the obligation for us to attend Mass on a Sunday is currently suspended by our Bishops. We hope you are enjoying one of the many Masses being live-streamed across the Diocese and indeed the world.

In the meantime, please be assured that we miss you and will continue to hold you in our prayers.

Allocated seating is in operation. We are getting close to our limit. Please sign up each week by 10pm Thursday which Mass you want to come to via

• the ChurchSuite App, 
• emailing Debbie or
• texting/calling her on          0772 9833 779. 

There is a maximum number of households we can seat. Please do not put Fr Michael or our volunteer stewards in a position where they have to turn you away at the door. This would be heart-breaking for all concerned.

The wearing of face coverings in church by the faithful (unless the person has a valid exemption from this regulation) is now law.

The only exemptions are for those who are too small to wear one or who have certain medical condition. We shall endeavour to seat you at 2m. Please let us know when booking.

Please take a face mask if you require one. We have some adult spares in case you forget to bring your own.

Be assured we are on the fringes of 2m as the pews are set 1m apart and we are using alternate pews. However we have to allow for people not moving in sync with each other eg the front sat back and those behind kneeling!

When coming to Mass, please come in via the front door where Stewards will be waiting to greet you with warm welcome. This door will be opened 15 minutes before Mass is due to start to allow for preparations to be made before people start to arrive and to avoid any bottle-neck within the church.

After Mass you are asked to leave in a timely manner via the main fire exit door and along the path at the front of the church building. Please avoid congregating in car parks or on the streets outside the church.

There is hand sanitser  available on entering and leaving the Church.

In line with the current Diocesan Policy, the toilets and kitchen are restricted to the use of clergy and stewards only.

Please be patient and considerate of others by observing a 2 metre distance between household groups at all times so that everyone can feel at ease.

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We don't want anyone to stop coming because someone else made them feel unsafe.

To speak to Fr Michael or Deacon Mark

Please contact them by phone if at all possible. Otherwise, please alert one of the stewards and Fr Michael or Deacon Mark will come and see you in the church.

Please note that for the safety of your clergy, the Sacristy is restricted for their use only.

If you are still able to give to the parish at this time, this would be much appreciated.

Standing Orders are the easiest way to pay a regular amount. Download the form here. Just fill in and return to the parish office.

Otherwise using the paypal buttons below may be the easiest way to continue to donate at this time.

Thank you for your generosity

St Pius Xth

Sacred Heart

If you havent done so already, please do sign up to our parish database.

This is a great way for us all to stay connected as a community of faith caring for each other.

Once you accept the invitation and set up your account, you can also use the App to book which Mass you want to attend.

We are also sending out regular emails with the latest news and events