NEWSLETTER: 19th/ 20th June 2010

PARISH PRIEST: Father Tom Kenny, 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                                                                                                                 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time.       Year C        

SATURDAY             6.30 pm    Holy Souls   

 SUNDAY                8.00 am    Jo (Josephine) Roach   R.I.P.

                             10.00 am     Parishioners of St Teresa’s.

MONDAY              10.00 am     Colin Solman.   R.I.P..           St Aloysius Gonzaga

TUESDAY              10.00 am     Holy Souls.                   St John Fisher & St Thomas More

WEDNESDAY        10.00 am     Sonia Holdsworth.  R.I.P..                                       Feria

THURSDAY           10.00 am     Kathleen O’Connor RI.P. Nativity of St John the Baptist          

FRIDAY                   4.00 pm     Christopher Knox.  R.I.P. Anniv.  (At Ker Maria.)     Feria        

SATURDAY           10.15 am     Service of Word & Holy Communion.       Our Lady

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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 3.40 pm.; 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 Harold Joseph Plunkett, Jean Grough, Edward Eggleton, Margaret McLean and Anna Daly.

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ROTAS FOR NEXT WEEK –   26th/27th  June 2010

Mass          Sidesmen                             Eucharistic Ministers            Readers                                       

6.30 pm     Pat Roberts and                   Jane Bunce and                      Majella Hurley &

                     Celia Sparkes.                    Anne Harding                           Rob Duigan.

8.00 am     Simon and Annette            Kath and Roger                        Margaret Solman &

                     Martin.                                   Beavil.                                        Angela Bailey.                    10.00 am  Suzanne Fitzgerald   Theresa Aldis and             Peter Bellini &                     

                     Margaret Cripps.                 Paula Cunningham.               Paula Cunningham.      

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Offertory Ruth Gibbs, Flowers Patsy & Monica Coffee – Madeline Scott & Phylis Clegg, Children’s Liturgy Christine de Lauriston, Church Cleaning – Jan Guerzoni & Jean O’ Sullivan (commencing 27th June)        

ARCHBISHOP PETER SMITH  the successor to our Bishop Kevin McDonald, as Archbishop of Southwark on being interviewed about his new job, has said: “We can be overwhelmed by the criticisms about our beliefs and way of life. We have to remember that whatever the culture, the Lord doesn’t abandon his church. He agrees that there is an aggressive secularism that would like to see religion relegated to the private sphere. Maybe the Holy Spirit is telling us that we’ve been too complacent in recent years; we have too readily accepted the culture of the day and it is now turning against us. There are many good people in our society who are not fanatics, but they are rather indifferent. This is where we have to sink our roots deeper to give us courage, and determination to stand our ground, to express our beliefs and not to be afraid”

We cannot do this on our own. But we have that same Holy Spirit who inspired and empowered the Apostles and early Christians, to turn our society upside down as they did. I am sure it will help a lot of people to see that they are not just living organisms without a destiny or purpose of existence. Please remember Archbishop Peter and our Archbishop Kevin, who had to retire for health reasons, in your prayers.

 

NOW THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN YOUR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION  you are now ready to serve on the altar if you would like to.

If anyone, young or not so young, would like to serve on the altar just come along to the church at 9.15am next Sunday (27th) to meet with Nick Jepson. All we ask is that servers commit to serve for at least one year. We need servers to cover all Masses so serving is certainly not just restricted to the 10.00am Mass on a Sunday. You can contact Nick on 01494 891520 or email him on njepson@btinternet.com

 

PLEASE COME TO OUR TABLE TOP SALE THIS WEEK END  in the Walsingham Hall after each Mass. St. T’s FC youth are holding a bric a brac sale to raise money for St Teresa’s CAFOD Project the Musha Community, please see the poster on the display board outside the church or in the Narthex., and please come into the Hall to see what we have for sale.

 

TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEK END  for the CAFOD Project BBQ (Sunday 4th July) after the 10.00am Mass, in the Presbytery garden. Children’s activities and good company guarantied. Tickets…. Adults £7, 5 to 12 year olds £3 and under 5’s come free. There will be plenty to eat, including a pudding, please bring your own liquid refreshment.  All proceeds to the Musha Community in Rwanda.

 

SIGN LANGUAGE DAY   join the NYMO (Northampton Youth Ministry Office) team for a day of sign language and movement to music! For all young people (and those young at heart) who are interested in learning to sign. It is being held in the Walsingham Hall so please come along. Saturday 17th July 10.00am – 3.00pm. Please bring your own lunch.

 

IN THE NARTHEX  there are some small books called ‘heart speaks to heart’ the book  is about the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the U.K. this year. Please feel free to take one.

 

THERE WAS SOMEONE OUT THERE   and so we now have two new volunteers to take over from Rex and John photocopying and folding the newsletter for us each week. Thank you.

 

WINNER’S OF THE CHURCH DEVELOPMENT FUND DRAW FOR JUNE   congratulations to Agnes Raw who has won 1st Prize and to Mr M Holland who has won 2nd Prize, Well done.

 

MONEY. Offertory £624.31 Retiring Collection  £13.50 thank you. CAFOD £1.50. A further £20.00 for the Papal Visit. Next week’s retiring collection will be for Peter’s Pence.

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

 

Blessings on all St Teresa’s parishioners and visitors.        

                                   Father Tom