We are going to start a new Holy Communion service on Saturday evening, twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Saturday, 6pm, for those who cannot attend on Sunday morning. The first service will be next week, on Saturday 14th August, 6pm.(Photo from Depositphotos.com; used with permission, all rights reserved)
So far, during the pandemic, we helped 791 people in 240 households, delivering 5-7 days of food for each, thanks to your generosity. But it is now time to reverse to our previous organisation. From May, our foodbank will go back to a system of only collection from church (located at St Paul’s avenue, to be accessed by the snicket running along the churchyard when the school Is open). It will be open every Tuesday (11am-12.30pm) and Wednesday (10.45am-12.30pm). We will also stop to work as an independent foodbank making our own bags, but are going back to a full partnership with the Metropolitan Bradford Food Bank: we collect food for them and take bags already prepared by them. Finally, we are also going back to the previous system of assessment: people can receive a one-off help with a self-assessment, but need to contact a social adviser from CHAS (01274 731909) to receive further help, that will be given according to the instructions of the social adviser. It is about making sure that people receive all the help they need to go back on their feet, without falling in a system of dependency. Note that people living in the areas of Buttershaw and Woodside will be redirected to their local foodbank at the Sandale Community Centre (Reevy Road West). Please, let know around you those who may be concerned. Thanks.
NEW SAFETY MEASURES: due to the spread of the new form of the covid-19 virus in Bradford, St Paul's PCC has decided to implement new safety measures in our church.<div></div><div>1/ From Easter, most seats in church will be set up with 1.5m of social distancing between each bubble. Some seats will still be set up with 2m of social distancing for families with children or people who cannot wear a facemask for medical reasons.</div><div>2/ The weekly service in church will still be a Service of the Word. A decision about resumig or not the celebration of the Holy Communion will be taken in April. As the celebration of a HC is still temporarily supended in our church, the midweek HC is also still temporarily suspended until further notices.</div>3/ The service will be reduced to 40 min.These decisions will be kept under constant review, and may be changed according to the evolution of the infection rate in the Wibsey ward.Photo: Image by Markus Winkler from Pixabay
