NEWSLETTER: 15th/16th November 2008

PARISH PRIEST: Monsignor Gerald Moorcraft, The Presbytery

New Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 0JN.  Tel: 345578
Fax: 274503, E-mail:Geraldmoorcraft85@hotmail.com

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

Brian Stoker (290553)

Parish Secretaries: Barbara Nicholson, Polly Sklenar

Website: www.st-teresas.org.uk
Registered Charity Number 234091

MASS DURING THE COMING WEEK

SUNDAY                  33rd Week of the Year                                             Year A

                             6.30 pm     Pat Southgate

                             8.00 am     Private Intention

                           10.00 am     For The People of the Parish

MONDAY           10.00 am     Service of the Word & Communion St Elizabeth

TUESDAY           9.00 am     John Harding                                              Feria

WEDNESDAY      4.00 pm     Alma Broom-Smith (Ker Maria)    St. Hugh of Lincoln

THURSDAY         9.00 am     Miss Cooper’s Intention                              Feria

FRIDAY              11.30 am     Requiem Mass for Alma     Presentation of Our Lady

SATURDAY       10.15 am     Service of Word & Communion        St Cecilia

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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 4.00 pm.; Bible Study – Thursdays 7.30 pm (Sept – July) at The Retreat; Rosary each Saturday after Service of the Word & Communion.

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ANNIVERSARIES.  Please pray for Sheila Winterbottom, Eric Gill, Norah Wallace, Virginia Mary Thoward, Mary Charlier, Annie Dickie, Lydia Mary Jurd, Alberta Gundry, Maureen Julia Ryan, Violet Norah David, Jane O’Connor, Maud Bartlem and Iris May Uhart.

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ROTAS FOR NEXT WEEK –   22nd/ 23rd November 2008

Mass      Sidesmen                   Eucharistic Ministers  Readers

6.30 pm  Steve & Darryl             Margaret Stokes             Shelagh Williams &

               Roberts & Family        and Rhona Carr             Olivia Sklenar

8.00 am  Mike & Margaret          Celia Sparkes and         Maria Cressner and

               Giblin                           Betty Cresswell              Theresa Aldis

10.00 am Catherine & Graham Sue & John Bolton         Helen Brown and

               Grose                                                                 Oliver Reilly

Offertory – Philippa Lane, Flowers – The Flower Group, Coffee – Anne Bowe and Veda Conyers, Church Cleaning – Isobel and Denis Audley (week commencing   23rd November).

 

ILLNESS AND DEATH have come home to us at St Teresa’s in recent weeks bringing much sadness and pain.  Both illness and death are part of life and as disciples of Jesus they hold no fear for us – if we cling close to Him.  Next week-end we come to the end of our Liturgical year and celebrate Christ the King - He is our champion leading us through illness when it comes and through death.  How we should pray in earnest asking the Holy Spirit of Jesus and the Father to help us make our faith the rock on which we stand.  How we need to support each other when trials come.  We do and it is a huge consolation to me to know that you are supporting and consoling each other in life’s trials and giving each other a strong example of faith in the Resurrection.  Alma had a wonderful faith and her union with Our Lord was evident and edifying.  Our deepest sympathy to Mary Ann and to Michael, to Giselle, Alma’s sister, and to her grandchildren.  May she rest in peace. Her mortal remains will be brought into the church on Thursday at 6.30pm. The Mass on Thursday at 9.00am is a school class Mass – come and give the children an example of faithful disciples of Jesus looking forward to meeting Him when this life’s journey comes to an end.

 

THE BOX IN THE NARTHEX is for all contributions to St Teresa’s Christmas Fest.  Please support this very worthwhile fundraiser. We still need bottles for the SVP bottle game … and bottles, chocolates, tinned biscuits for the School tombola.  The children’s tombola need new children’s toys, games or books. For the day (29th November) we will need you to bake, bake and bake some more, cakes, pastries, biscuits, mince pies and anything else you can think of.  Thank you.

 

RAFFLE TICKETS will be handed out after each of the Masses again this weekend.  Please take as many as you can and return the stubs and money in an envelope to us next weekend or push it  through the Presbytery door clearly marked ‘Fest Raffle’.

 

CONGRATULATIONS to this month’s winners of the Church Development Draw.  First prize goes to Maria Cressner and second prize to Sandi Janes, Well done.

 

A.P.F. RED BOX HOLDERS.  Would you please collect your magazine or brown envelope from the letter rack in the Church Narthex.

 

OPEN DAY on Saturday, 22nd November from 1.00 till 4.00pm at the Methodist Church following extensive modernisation.  Craft stalls, children’s activities, tea and coffee.

 

MONEY MONEY   Offertory £661.06, Retiring Collection £61.02 in aid of The Bishops Maintenance Fund, and CAFOD £2.00. Retiring Collection this weekend will be for The Sick and Retired Clergy Fund. God bless your support for your Church.

 

Love and prayers

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