NEWSLETTER:  21st/ 22nd March 2009

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 Secretary: Polly Sklenar

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

MASS DURING THE COMING WEEK

SUNDAY                   FOURTH WEEK OF LENT.                                         Year B

                               6.30 pm     Eugene Herbert

                               8.00 am     Private Intention

                             10.00 am     For The People of the Parish

MONDAY              10.00 am     Service of Word & Holy Communion                 Feria

TUESDAY             10.00 am     Tony Aldis                                                     Feria

WEDNESDAY        10.00 am     Len North                    The Annunciation of Our Lord

THURSDAY           10.00 am     Eileen Turpin                                                  Feria

FRIDAY                   4.00 pm     Lily Shaw      (At Ker Maria.)                           Feria

SATURDAY            10.30am     WALKING HUMBLY WITH OUR GOD                   

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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) in the Clubroom. Stations of The Cross after each weekday Mass during Lent.

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ANNIVERSARIES.  Please pray for Joseph Patrick Moore, Mary Gill, Guy Weitz, Elizabeth Williams, Elizabeth Patricia Davidson, Arthur Hall, Elizabeth Purdie, Anthony Aldis, Valarie Maloney and Elizabeth McGoldrick.

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ROTAS FOR NEXT WEEK –   28th/29th  March 2009

Mass       Sidesmen                    Eucharistic Ministers       Readers

6.30 pm   Reg Barnes &                Jane Bunce &                   Mark Houston &

               Celia Sparkes                Olivia Sklenar                   Dani Goodman

8.00 am   Sandi & Brian                Alan Sparkes                    Sheila Watson

               Janes                            & Anne Bowe                   & Roger Beavil

10.00 am Liz Duffy &                     Phil Hughes &                  Simon Gibbs &

                Therese Daly Val Stoker Olivia Sklenar

Offertory – Geraldine Combley, Flowers --- Coffee – Ray Stokes, Church Cleaning – Jan Guerzoni & Jean O’Sullivan (week commencing 29th March).

 

MID LENT SUNDAY  in the days of the Latin liturgy it was known as Laetare…..an opportunity to rejoice because the privations (!) of Lent are nearly over and because the solemn reinactment of Our Lord’s Passion, Death and Resurrection are that bit nearer. In our busy lives let us hear this call to rejoice and seek to understand why the Church asks us to rise to this occasion.

 

PARISH MEETING ABOUT THE DIOCESAN PASTORAL PLAN  I hope that you have booked the date: Saturday 28th March 10.30am to 1.00pm (there will be no Service of the Word and Holy Communion that day) Bishop Peter wants us to gather and listen to his pastoral plan. As Catholic Christians we have to respond. I know that there is a lot going on for all of us …we have to rise to the occasion and do our best.

 

ST T’s F.C.  meet again on Sunday 29th March from 4.00pm to 6.00pm. All children in years 4, 5 and 6 are welcome to join us in the Walsingham Hall for friendship, stories and fun activities.

 

OUR LITTLE VOICE’  do you remember that Livvy Sklenar told you a couple of weeks ago about the book she would like you to write ? All you need to do is write a few paragraphs about what it means to be a Catholic. The book will tell the outside world about our little faith filled parish. If you have misplaced the page of information handed out by Livvy and Simon there are more in the Narthex, please respond

 

THE NEW SUPPLY OF PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES  are now ready for you to collect from the Narthex, each one has a name on it please collect yours as you leave Mass this week. If you do not have planned giving envelopes but would like to, please speak to one of the Deacons or phone Polly at the Presbytery.

 

THE PALM SUNDAY WALK   every year young people from St Margaret’s walk from Twickenham to Marlow carrying a cross, they stop off here at St Teresa’s on Palm Sunday (5th April) to spend the night before continuing their walk to Marlow. Do we have any young people within the parish who would like to walk to Marlow with them on the Monday (6th April), you will need to be age 14 and upwards. The adults that accompany the youngsters are CRB checked, and they will be driven back to St Teresa’s on the Monday evening. Please speak to Celia Sparkes or Polly Sklenar if you would like to go.

 

COMPUTERS / BOOKS FOR SCHOOLS  If you have any Tesco ‘computers for Schools’ vouchers or The Times ‘books for Schools’ vouchers, St Teresa’s School would love to have them and have placed boxes in the Narthex. Thank you.

 

CAFOD PROJECT MUSIC EVENING  was a great success and the Aylesbury Consort of Voices were just wonderful, £650.00 was raised by you for this years project. Thank you.

 

THE TRUSTEES OF RISBOROUGH CARES CHARITY  AGM on Thursday 26th March at 7.00pm in the Community Care for Adults Day Centre, Clifford Road. A

warm welcome to anyone who would like to attend.

 

MONEY, MONEY.  Offertory £688.73.51, Retiring Collection £60.05. and CAFOD FAST DAY £98.50.  God bless your support for your Church.

 

 

Love and prayers,

 

                                    Father Gerald.