NEWSLETTER:  26th/ 27th December 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

                                        THE HOLY FAMILY                                            Year C                          

SUNDAY              6.30 pm     Magdalen and David.                         

                             8.00 am     For the People of the Parish.                            

                           10.00 am     Norman Tench.

MONDAY          10.00 am     Mary Munnely & Mary Moore       The Holy Innocents.

TUESDAY           10.00 am     Norman Tench         St Thomas of Canterbury

WEDNESDAY   10.00 am     John Harding                       Christmas Octave

THURSDAY       10.00 am     Joe Daly                                Christmas Octave                      

FRIDAY              11.00 am     For the People of the Parish. Solemnity of Mary Mother of God

                             4.00 pm     Holy Souls   (At Ker Maria)

SATURDAY       10.15 am     Service of Word & Holy Communion. St Basil & St Gregory                                                           

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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. Rosary each Saturday after service of Word and Holy Communion.                                                           

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ANNIVERSARIES.  Please pray for Elizabeth O’Carroll, Agnes (Mary) Sheerin and John Sheerin, Jan Poloczanin, Sister Kathleen Mary Goggin, Wlm. George Harrison, Elizabeth Kenny, Maria Giovanna Morici, Elizabeth Roberts, John (Jack) Walsh, Mildred Violet Hare and Nina Mary Gough.                                                                                   

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ROTAS FOR NEXT WEEK –   2nd/3rd  January 2010

Mass      Sidesmen                                                          Readers        

6.30 pm   Rhona and Richard                                          Val Stoker and

                Carr.                                                                  Toby Bucknall.

8.00 am  Mike and Margaret                                           Simon Martin

                Giblin.                                                                Jean O,Brien.                10.00 am  Celia Sparkes and                    Patrick McAleavey    

                Sylvia Bairstow.                                                And Robert Duigan.                                                                                                            

Offertory Fiona Moran, Flowers – The Flower Group, Coffee – Sheila McCaffery & Margaret Cripps, Church Cleaning – Bridget Grant.  (commencing 3rd Jan)

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I HOPE EVERY ONE IS ENJOYING A PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS  and despite the weather you are managing to keep warm. Be mindful of neighbours or friends who live alone and reach out to them if you possibly can. We need to show goodwill to everyone because it is Christmas and Christ can smile at those in need through us. I hope that you can look back on Advent as a time of prayerful waiting for the Lord and making the changes in our lives which are the special graces of Advent. The special grace for Christmas is joyful adoration and picturing the Holy Child with the Blessed Mother.

I have had some beautiful Christmas cards from parishioners and I hope that you have received and sent some too. The beautiful reproductions of classic paintings can help us picture the scene in Bethlehem and adore the new born King, the Prince of Peace.

MONEY,MONEY.                                                     

Offertory £501.01 Retiring Collection £14.85. CAFOD £6.00. God Bless your support and generosity for your Church.

 

 

            Love and prayers