Welcome to St. Michael's Catholic church, Ellesmere
Parish priest: Rev.Patrick English
Acts of worship resume from 4 July
Services are resuming but the Sunday obligation to attend mass remains suspended.
Capacity at church is reduced. To ease pressure and to ensure your safety, we ask you to consider the possibility of attending Mass on a weekday.
Services will be held in accordance with social distancing rules and government advice.
As with any other public gathering, people with underlying health issues should not attend. Live streaming services from a wide number of churches, including Shrewsbury Cathedral, are available here
Mass times are the same as before lockdown (see Services tab).
On this basis, the first services following lockdown will be on Saturday 4 July in Wem and on Sunday 5 July in Ellesmere.
Specific arrangements at St.Michael’s
- Hand sanitiser will be available at church.
- We have rearranged the pews to enable us to operate a one-way system in the church.
- Holy Communion will be offered in the form of the host only and it must be received in your hand.
- Communion will be given and received in silence.
- There will be no singing.
- There will be no mass books, hymn books or any other literature for general use.
- If you are a reader you will be provided with a disinfected mass book but you may prefer to print your reading from this website.
- The church will be disinfected after Sunday mass. We’re looking for volunteers if this is something you’re able to help with.