Mass is 10am daily including Sundays, the church is open from 9.30am for private prayer. You will need to leave the church immediately after Mass has finished and no socialising with other parishioners can take place in the church under lockdown restrictions. For more details of what to expect at Mass go to the home page. https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/hitchin/

HOLY WEEK SERVICES BOOKING DETAILS
We are delighted that this year we are open for our Holy week services remembering the deprivation of last year. We have arranged our liturgies for Holy Week and because of the continuing restrictions it is necessary for everyone wishing to attend to book. Those arriving without a booking may not be able to attend if the church is fully booked.
The services you need to book for are as follows:
All services will be livestreamed as usual.
Maundy Thursday Mass of the Last Supper 7pm (31/3 SPACE STILL AVAILABLE)
Good Friday Service 3pm (FULLY BOOKED)
Easter Vigil Saturday 7pm (31/3 SPACE STILL AVAILABLE)
Easter Sunday 10am Mass (31/3 1 single space only STILL AVAILABLE)
Easter Sunday 12pm Mass (31/3 SPACE STILL AVAILABLE)

Morning prayer is at 10am on:
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
No need to book for these.

Good Friday private prayer with led stations of the Cross
The church will be open from 11-2 and 4-6 for private prayer with a Stations of the Cross led by Ann Milner being projected every hour. You just need to use the NHS app and the QR code or sign your name and number for track and trace purposes. Sit where you like in the church and place an X where you sit so no-one else will sit in that place. We will be cleaning the church before the 3pm service.

The information we require from you when you book is;
• your name
• contact telephone number (for track and trace)
• the number in your household attending
• the services you would like to attend.

We will do our best to give you your choices.
You can book in the following ways
1. Email hitchin@rcdow.org.uk
2. Leave a message on the parish phone 01462 459126
3. Text Trish on 07801 752141
4. Complete a booking form available from the stewards when you come to Mass

You can assume you have your bookings. We will contact you if we are not able to fulfil all your choices.
The church is being retaped to ensure we are still socially distanced by 1m+ which will increase our capacity. However we will still have to separate households which means that we have a capacity of 32 single spaces and 18 half pews for 2 or more for each service.

Contact Us

Our Lady Immaculate and St Andrew

16 Nightingale Road
Hitchin
Herts
SG5 1QS

01462 459126

hitchin@rcdow.org.uk

parish.rcdow.org.uk/hitchin

Directions

Junction with Grove Road, opposite Bancroft Recreation Ground

Deanery: Stevenage
Date of Formation: 1890
Year of Building: 1902
Date of Consecration: 18 December 1977
Religious Community: Assumptionists (AA)
Parish Priest: Rev Thomas O'Brien AA
Ecumenical Contact: Parish Priest
Justice & Peace Contact: One World Group

Available Facilities

Access for Wheelchairs
Disabled Access for other mobility
Hearing Aid Loop
Help for those with Learning Difficulties
Disabled Parking
Toilet Facilities

Also in Residence

Fr Andrew O'Dell (in residence)

Contacts

Parish Office Contact: Cheryl Saunders (Mon-Thu)
Safeguarding Contact/Phone: Trish Bonnett/Maria Greene
Safeguarding Email: hitchinsg@safeguardrcdow.org.uk;hitchinsg2@safeguardrcdow.org.uk

Other Parish Information

Assistants Trish Bonnett (Pastoral)
Email: hitchinpastoral@rcdow.org.uk
Sacramental Co-ordinator: Rob Hitchcock

Cheshire Home

Current Pastoral Team

	Parish Priest Fr Tom O’Brien AA frtomaa@gmail.com
	Assistant Priest Fr Euloge Kasine AA eulogeka@gmail.com
	Retired Priest Fr Andrew O’Dell AA

	Pastoral Assistant Trish Bonnett trishbonnett@rcdow.org.uk
	Pastoral Assistant Catechetics Rob Hitchcock roberthitchcock@rcdow.org.uk

Parish Administrator

Cheryl Saunders
cherylsaunders@rcdow.org.uk