The NSW Government has announced a further easing of COVID-19 restrictions on churches, which are in place from Friday 12th February

 Places of public worship may have one person per 2 square metres. 
There is no cap on the number of people allowed to attend a religious ceremony subject to the one person per two-square-metre rule. For our Church, this means that we can have a maximum of 450 participants at any one religious ceremony, except for funerals ans weddings.

 Funerals, Memorial Services and Wakes:
A maximum of 300 people may attend a funeral or memorial service (or a gathering after the service) subject to the square metres rule applicable to the venue.

Places of public worship, funeral homes and crematoria must be registered as a COVID Safe business.

People attending the service will be required to supply their name and contact details so that they can be used for contact tracing.

See the advice below for live music performances that include singing and musical instruments:

Group singing and chanting remains a high-risk activity for transmission should someone involved be infected.

For performances by singers, event organisers should ensure that

• no more than 5 singers perform together indoors
• all singers face forwards and not towards each other 
• there is a space of 1.5 metres between performers
• there is a space of 5 metres between performers and other people including the conductor and the audience. 

In indoor areas, audience members and congregants should not participate in singing or chanting.

Weddings:
A maximum of 300 people may attend a wedding (or a gathering after the service) subject to the square metres rule applicable to the venue.

You must complete and register a COVID-19 Safety Plan for your event.

People attending will be required to provide their name and contact details so that they can be used for contact tracing.

Only the wedding party, to a maximum of 20 persons, is permitted on a dancefloor. There cannot be rotation of people on the dancefloor beyond this wedding party.

Weddings held in a home in the Greater Sydney region are restricted to 30 visitors.

See the advice for live music performances that include singing and musical instruments.

Masks are still advisable but not mandatory inside Churches.

 The safety and well being of EVERY parishioner in our Church is important and if anyone fails to wear a mask and is not able to produce a medical certificate, they will be asked to step outside the Church.

 QR codes are compulsory for all attendees. However, if you do not wish to use the QR code, you must record your name and contact details in the book at the entry of the Church.

Our priority is always to protect the health and safety of the community.

When entering the Church or Chapel, parishioners are asked to use the hand sanitisers before signing in. Please DO NOT go to your seat without sanitising your hands or signing in.

Parishioners must not mingle before, during or after Mass since social distancing rules cannot be easily observed.

For further information please go to: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools and click on COVID Safe App