NEWSLETTER: 23rd / 24th April  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                                                                OF EASTER OCTAVE       Year A  

SATURDAY           9.00 pm    Easter Vigil & First Mass of the Resurrection.                       

SUNDAY                8.00 am    David Palmer’s Intention.                                                                                                 10.00 am         Philip O’Toole.               R.I.P.                          

MONDAY            10.00 am     The Chettle Family                    Of Easter Octave                               

TUESDAY            10.00 am     SR. Clare Champion,  Silver Jubilee.   Of Easter Octave                  

WEDNESDAY      10.00 am    John, Sean & Harriet Flannery.R.I.P.  Of Easter Octave    

THURSDAY         10.00 am    Stan & Jan Elcock 50th Aniv       Of Easter Octave                                                                                                                   

FRIDAY                 4.00 pm     The Dathan Family. (At K..Maria).Of Easter Octave                                                                         

SATURDAY        10.15 am     Service of Word & Holy Communion. Of Easter Octave                                                                                

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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 3.45 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 Tom Bickerton, Joseph O’Brien, David Purdham, Maude Susannah Walshe, Tony and Colin Rayney, Mary Teresa Sole, Anne Plunkett, Margaret Deighton and Emily Eliza Williamson.

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ROTAS FOR NEXT WEEK  30th April/1st May 2011

Mass      Sidesmen                   Eucharistic Ministers  Readers                           

6.30 pm    Yasmin  and              Wendy Everitt and         Krzysia Gossage

                Tim Roberts.              Val Stoker.                     & Margaret Stokes.

8.00 am   Gladys Hajdukiewicz   Kath and Roger              John McCarthy

                 & Liz Duffy.               Beavil.                                         -                 10.00 am  Lyn Kilbride and       Celia Sparkes and                               Jenny Tench and

                 Liz Duffy.                  Marie Pennell.                Oliver Reilly.                     

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Offertory Sue Cawdron. Flowers Herta & Jennifer Coffee Shelagh Williams & Patsy Vinton.  Children’s Liturgy Easter Break  Church Cleaning Jennifer Wright & Geraldine Combley (commencing  1st May)

A MILLION THANKS !  Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make our Holy week Celebrations such a success. It really would not have been the same if so many of you had not prepared the church, the music, the Liturgy and generally helped with all the other jobs that together make all the difference. Well done everyone! Those who have shared in the events of this week will truly be able to rejoice in the risen Lord. Welcome to Alison and Kirsty who are sharing in the Eucharist for the first time this week end. Happy Easter to you all. Father John

                  

THANK YOU   to the residents of The Retreat who have been holding Lenten lunches and have donated the proceeds to the Church Building Fund.

 

EASTER OFFERING  The Easter weekend collections are for our parish priest Father John White, thank you.

 

OUR SVP GROUP  would like to thank parishioner’s for donations recently placed in the SVP Box. St Teresa’s SVP Group do a wonderful thing by visiting elderly people in Nursing Homes and sometimes in their own homes, some of these people  might not see a visitor at all if it were not for them. The SVP Box is on the left hand wall as you leave the church, please give if you can. This money is used to bring a little joy into the lives of those they visit.

 

SECOND HAND CHRISTIAN BOOK SALE  after the 6.30pm and 10.00am Masses weekend of 7th/8th May. Please put aside any unwanted Christian books and further details will be given closer to the time. If you have any books that need collecting now call Louise Sharman on 07590 009431. All proceeds to the Church Building Fund.

 

‘SONGS OF PRAISE’  for Christian Aid on 15th May at St Dunstan’s church, 6.00pm. This service marks the start of Christian Aid week  and highlights how this charity works to bring an end to poverty around the world.

 

CAFOD PROJECT SPONSORED WALK  which will be on Sunday May 15th (see poster outside church) if you would like to join us please add your name to the list on the clipboard and pick up a sponsor form (both in the Narthex) If you cannot walk with us but would like to sponsor us there is also a form in the Narthex where you can write your name and how much you would like to give. Thank you.

 

VACANCY-PARISH YOUTH WORKER, ST JOSEPH’S GERRARDS CROSS.

Recruitment has begun to fill the above vacancy in the Parish of St Joseph. The role includes the planning, administration and delivery of youth programmes and activities within the Parish. For further details and an application form please either visit the Diocese Website www.northamptondiocese.org or call Paula Williams, HR Advisor on 01604 714840 and leave your name and postal or email address. Closing date for applications will be 31st May 2011.

 

MONEY. Offertory £532.45   RETIRING COLLECTION. will be The Good Friday Special Collection for The Holy Land. Thank you.  CAFOD  £1.00  

                                                

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

              

                        Father John