St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

*Mon, Tuesday & Wed - 9am & 7pm = 180 people maximum

Thursday 9am only - 180 people

Fri, Sat & Sun. 3 Masses each day - 7am, 11am & 7pm -180 people maximum

*Booking for the new schedule of Masses is now available online at the parish website.

*Advanced booking for each member of the family, including children, is required to enter the Church grounds at Mass time. No one will be allowed to stay in the Church grounds without a booking. 

*If you have a fever, a cough or any other symptoms that could possibly be Covid, please stay home and cancel your booking. Do not come to the Church.

If you have an advanced booking but are not able to attend the service for whatever reason, please cancel your booking so that someone else can book that seat. 

Even if you have an advanced booking, after 8pm you are allowed to make a booking for a weekday Mass for the following day. Advanced Booking is allowed only once.

*Booking for weekend Masses, Fri, Sat & Sun, is allowed only once to allow others to attend a weekend Mass.

*Unfortunately, children below 6 years old are not allowed to attend.It is advisable for children below 12 years and elderly above 60 not to attend.

*Social distancing is required at all times. Sit, stand and walk two meters apart from other persons. Do not congregate by the icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by the Grotto or any other location.

*Faithful should arrive to the Church no later than 15 minutes before the Mass begins.

* Entrance to the Church through basement parking cannot be permitted during these times.

MASS INTENTIONS AND OFFERINGS

The mass offerings can be requested through email info@sfacja.org.
Contributions and offerings are gratefully received. Thank you for your generous heart. God bless you all. Click here to access details of our church bank account.

For Marriage Banns - Kindly refer to the Matrimony section under Sacraments.

OFFICE OF CARE

His Excellency Bishop Paul Hinder, the Apostolic Vicar, in his commitment to creating a safe environment for all God’s children and to care for them, has established the Office of Care. 
This Office works for the protection of minors and the vulnerable adults by providing them a safe environment within the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (AVOSA). This involves responding to any allegations of sexual misconduct or abuse of minors or vulnerable adults by priests, deacons, religious, and lay persons who are at the service of AVOSA at the parish or Vicariate level as employees or as volunteers.
Reports of abuse of minors and vulnerable persons or allegations of any sexual misconduct can be addressed to the AVOSA Office of Care. While necessary confidentiality is assured, anonymous information will not be entertained.
If you have questions about the Office of Care or are concerned about a child or vulnerable person at risk, please contact:

The Director
Office of Care
Bishop’s house
St. Joseph’s Church
P.O. Box 54, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 50 5182270
Email: care@avosa.org