Welcome to this website for the Parish of St. Mary. We are situated in Bradford, West Yorkshire as part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds. Our parish incorporates St. Peter's Church, Laisterdyke and St. Columba's Church, Tong Street. We have a vibrant parish community, always looking to welcome the stranger or newcomer. You are most welcome to visit our Churches, Mass or Services.

Please see the weekly Bulletin for Mass Times and the events page for information on all that is happening in our parish.

Fr. Patrick Akekpe, MSP
Parish Priest

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Homily for 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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18th Sunday

REGISTER FOR MASS BELOW

Re-Opening of Churches for the Celebration of Mass

When our churches begin to re-open for the celebration of Mass and other Sacraments, it is important that we have the means to regulate the number of people attending and to avoid being in a position where we might have to turn people away at the door. This is particularly likely to be the case at Sunday Masses given the large reduction in our capacity because of the need for social distancing. The government regulations also ask that we keep a record for 21 days of the names and contact details of all those who visit our churches. It is therefore essential to have a booking system in place for each church before public Masses are celebrated there. In our Parish this system will be online. There may be parishioners who do not have access to the internet, therefore, you can book for someone else, but their details must be completed in the same way. Please click and read the Questions and Answers attachment from the Diocese to give you an idea of what to expect.*Please note - bookings for weekday mass are not required. Just weekend Masses.

Questions and Ans

St Peter's

St Columba's

In order to attend Mass you will need to book online using the links above. There is one link for St Peter's and one link for St Columba's. The reason for this is to follow the Government guidelines on COVID-19 and social distancing . Please read the guidelines (if you haven't done so already) about the Re-Opening of Churches. The registration system - Event brite will ask your permission for the parish to receive information - Any information provided will be used in accordance with the Diocese Privacy Policy

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Government has announced today (31st July 2020) that Face coverings will be compulsory in more indoor settings where people are likely to come into contact with people they do not know, such as museums and places of worship, from next weekend 8TH AUGUST. They are already required in shops, banks, airports and other indoor transport hubs etc.

You will be be required to wear a face covering, when you come to church. There are some circumstances, for health, age or equality reasons, where people are not expected to wear face coverings. Please be mindful and respectful of such circumstances, noting that some people are less able to wear face coverings, and that the reasons for this may not be visible to others.

We would ask that you bring your own face covering as we only have a limited supply for those who may not have access to one.
Thank you and God bless.