NEWSLETTER: 12th / 13th March  2011

PARISH PRIEST: Father John White, The Presbytery

New Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 0JN.  Tel: 345578
Fax: 274503, E-mail:presbytery@st-teresas.org.uk

DEACONS: Richard Carr (347623), Sean Duffy (343705)

Brian Stoker (290553)

Parish Secretary: Polly Sklenar

Website: www.st-teresas.org.uk
Registered Charity Number 2340910

                           MASS DURING THE COMING WEEK                                                                FIRST WEEK OF LENT        Year A              

SATURDAY                6.30 pm           For the People of the Parish.                            

SUNDAY                    8.00 am           Reginald Bolt Special Intentions.                                                                                                                        

10.00 am         Philip O’Toole. R.I.P.                           

MONDAY                   10.00 am          Margaret Ellen Slater.  R.I.P.                       Feria           

TUESDAY                   10.00 am         Service of word & Holy Communion.          Feria  

WEDNESDAY            10.00 am         Jack Neelands B’Day Remembrance R.I.P.     Feria              

THURSDAY                10.00 am         Mark & Joan Russell R.I.P. St. Patrick (Patron of Ireland)                                                                                                                       

FRIDAY                      4.00 pm           Betty Flynn. R.I.P. (At Ker.Maria.)              Feria                                                  

SATURDAY                10.15 am         Service of Word & Holy Communion.  St Joseph                                   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

HOLY DAY MASSES    at 9.00 am and 8.00 pm:  Baptisms /  Marriages

by Arrangement; Confessions on Saturday during Exposition at 5.30 pm and at any time at call; Parent & Toddlers Group – Tuesdays 10 a.m., Catechism Club – Tuesdays 3.45 pm.; St T’s FC First Sunday of each month 4.00 to 6.00pm (yrs 4-6) in the Clubroom; STYLE First Friday of each month 7.00 to 9.00pm (yrs 7-13) in the Clubroom; Bible Study – Thursdays 7.30 pm (Sept – July) in the Clubroom. Rosary each Saturday after service of Word and Holy Communion. .         

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ANNIVERSARIES.  Please pray for  Josephine McShane, Joan Patricia Russell, Elizabeth Flynn, Denis Riordan, Adelina Teresa Waters, Edward Fraser, Timothy (Terry) Hanafin, Mary McElligott and Doris Blackwell .

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ROTAS FOR NEXT WEEK  19th/20th March 2011

Mass      Sidesmen                   Eucharistic Ministers  Readers                           

6.30 pm     Pat Roberts and       Alan and Celia                Ted Hill and

                 Liz Duffy.                  Sparkes.                         Fiona Moran.

8.00 am    Catherine Redding    Roger  and Kath             Jean O’Brien and

                 and Mary.                  Beavil.                            John McCarthy.           10.00 am  Paula Cunningham   Phil Hughes and                                Margaret Cripps

                 and her family.          Paula McAleavey.         and Ian Reid.                    

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Offertory The McAleavey Family  Flowers Lent/Easter Coffee Sean & Liz Duffy  Children’s Liturgy  Clare Bellini  Church Cleaning  Paula McAleavey & Angela Bailey  (commencing  20th March)

 

 

 

OUR HUMAN CONDITION  Sometimes it is better not to know something. When we trust in God, He sustains us and enriches us. When we are tempted to “be like god’s, knowing good and evil,” as were Adam and Eve, we find ourselves burdened by more responsibility which wears us down. For all our knowledge we find ourselves impoverished rather than enriched. This Lent, let us resist temptation and turn back to God who alone gives us life.

 

RITE OF ELECTION   This Sunday afternoon (13th) at 2.30pm our two RCIA candidates, Kirsty Gilroy and Alison Houston accompanied by their sponsors and families will attend the Rite of Election at the Cathedral in Northampton as they enter the final stage of preparation for being received into full communion with the Catholic Church at the Easter vigil. Please keep them in your prayers this weekend and through the coming weeks to Easter.

 

PLANNED GIVING APPEAL  Thank you for your generous response to the appeal given by Brin Dunsire these last two weeks. If you are considering setting up a Standing Order can I just remind you to bring the completed form back here to the Presbytery, please do not send it to your bank.

 

CHURCH BUILDING  I am expecting a visit from someone with a cherry picker to investigate the cause of the leak in the Sacristy roof.

 

INSIDE YOUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER  this weekend you will find your C.A.F.O.D Fast Day Envelope. CAFOD Fast Day is this Friday (18th) Please return your envelope when you next come to Mass, thank you.

 

LENTEN BOOKS AND C.T.S. BOOKLETS   will be on sale in the Narthex this weekend after the 6.30 Mass on Saturday evening and the 10.00am Mass on Sunday morning.

 

YOUR NEW WEEKLY PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES  are ready for you to collect. Please pick yours up from the box in the Narthex.

 

THIS WEEKEND  The C.A.F.O.D. Project Group will be selling Raffle tickets to raise funds for the Parish Project  (The village of Musha in Rwanda) The Raffle tickets will be £1 each for a chance to win one of two lovely Fairtrade Hampers.

 

WINNER’S OF  the Church Development monthly Draw for March are………. Philomena McDonald 1st prize of £30 and Peter and Stella Stickney 2nd prize of £20. Well done all, your cheques are in the post.

 

CHRISTIAN AID  ‘coffee in the conservatory’ March 23rd 10.00am to noon at 52 Manor Park Avenue. All invited to come along, there will be plants, cakes and other goods on sale.

 

RISBOROUGH GOOD NEIGHBOURS  If there is anyone who has a car and a little spare time and would be prepared to help take patients to the surgery or hospitals to keep their appointments, please contact either Val or Geoff Young on 01844 345503. Drivers will be offered 40p per mile.

 

THE PEPPERS FOUNDATION which is part of Iain Rennie Trust supporting terminally ill children and their families are organising a sponsored walk to take place on the Dashwood Estate, West Wycombe Park on Sunday April 10th. To register for this walk and for further information visit the following

website www.peppersunrisewalk.org.uk

 

MONEY. Offertory £858.27  RETIRING COLLECTION. No Retiring Collection this weekend. Next weekend will be for CAFOD Fast Day (envelopes in newsletter) CAFOD £2.00 thank you.                                                       

God Bless you for your continual support and generosity for your Church.                  

Wishing you a fruitful Lenten Season.