Parish COVID-19 Information

Our sincere thanks to all those who are able to assist sanitising the church after each mass!
 

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church Palmyra is committed to doing all that we can to ensure the safety and welbeing of all our parishioners, visitors and staff from COVID-19.

The WA Government has implemented a staged lifting of COVID-19 restrictions based on the advice of the WA Chief Health Officer. The introduction of Phase 5 removes the remaining capacity restrictions in place for businesses and venues including the removal of the 2sqm rule.

In line with the Government of Western Australia COVID-19 Pandemic Phase 5 restrictions our church is open and operating at full capacity.

We continue to apply the following measures to minimise the spread of any potential outbreaks:

Hygiene practices

• Hand sanitisers are available at the entry to the church and all visitors are asked to use it upon entry.
• Holy water stoups are to remain empty. 
• Persons who feel unwell, who have flu/respiratory symptoms, elevated body temperatures or who have been in contact with persons suspected to have, or who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, are asked to stay away and are not permitted to enter the church. 

Physical Distancing

• Our pews are no longer marked to indicate 1.5m spacing and while not mandatory, you are encouraged to maintain 1.5 metres separation between people who are not from the same household or groups of other patrons where practical.
• The Sign of Peace is given without physical contact in our church.

The Parish Council has prepared a COVID-19 Safety Management Plan to document and manage the Parish response to COVID-19.  We invite and encourage all Parishioners and visitors to our church to read the COVID-19 Safety Management Plan and make themselves familiar with the controls in place to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone in our community.  We welcome any questions, comments or suggestions to improve the document.

This is a challenging time for everyone and we will continue to monitor the situation closely and remain committed to keeping our church a safe place to worship.  We ask that you continue to look out for each other, maintain an effective social distance as much as possible and remain vigilant.

If you have any queries or concerns regarding this information please contact the Parish office on 9339 1298 or email [email protected] and see the reference documentation and resources below.

Get vaccinated for the common good: Vaccination against COVID-19 is a morally good thing, providing protection for the person vaccinated and the wider community. Some COVID-19 vaccines are associated with ethically questionable production and research practices, but Pope Francis and the Australian Bishops have advised that it is morally permissible to receive any vaccine made available. More information is available at:  https://www.catholic.org.au/coronavirus 

The Parish Council has prepared a COVID-19 Safety Management Plan to document and manage the Parish response to COVID-19.  We invite and encourage all Parishioners and visitors to our church to read the COVID-19 Safety Management Plan and make themselves familiar with the controls in place to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone in our community. 

Current and previous revisions of this document can be found below.  We welcome any questions, comments or suggestions to improve the document.

We have prepared and published COVID-19 Safety plans as directed by the Government of Western Austraia the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth and these are posted at the entry to the Church and the Parish Hall.

These documents can be found below for reference and we encourage all Parishioners and visitors to our church to make themselves familiar with the controls in place to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone in our community.