NEWSLETTER:  12th/ 13th April 2008

PARISH PRIEST: 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                4th SUNDAY OF EASTER                                 Year A

                            6.30 pm     Denis Chettle

                            8.00 am     In Thanksgiving

                          10.00 am     For the People of the Parish

MONDAY         10.00 am     Joe Daly                                                   Feria

TUESDAY        10.00 am     Mary Horan                                              Feria

WEDNESDAY 10.00 am     Mary Boyle                                               Feria

THURSDAY     10.00 am     Doris Tillbrook                                         Feria

FRIDAY              4.00 pm     Parents of Madeline & Tony Scott (K.M.)      Feria

SATURDAY     10.15 am     Service of Word & 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 4.00 pm.; Bible Study – Thursdays 7.30 pm (Sept – July) The Retreat, Rosary each Saturday after Service of the Word & Communion.

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ANNIVERSARIES.  Please pray for Philip Knox, Isobel Agnes Smith, Patrick James Montague, Ronald Smith, Thomas Mellish, Patrick Joseph Lennon, Mary McMenamin, Mary Margaret Boyle, Francis McShane, Kate Popplett, Frank Illman, Robert Purdie, Ellen Lord, Winifred Nohilly and Ron Higgins.  

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ROTAS FOR NEXT WEEK – 19th/20th April, 2008

Mass      Sidesmen                   Eucharistic Ministers          Readers

6.30 pm  Val & Brian Stoker       Betty Creswell and         John & Ann Harding

                                                   Margaret Stokes            

8.00 am  Dorothy Steare and     Rhona & Richard Carr   Michael Bailey and

               Mary Buckham                                                   Liz Duffy

10.00 am Patrick McAleavey &  Celia Sparkes and         Sue Bolton and

               Paula Cunningham     Marie Pennell                 Anthony Parkin

Offertory – Sue Cawdron, Flowers – Sally Gordon and Elizabeth Fraser, Coffee – Catherine & Graham Grose, Church Cleaning – Margaret Giblin and Anne Bowe (week commencing 20th April).

 

WE ARE AN EASTER PEOPLE and Alleluia is our song. Easter tide lasts until Pentecost and we should keep this in mind and heart. Difficult in the midst of our daily activities and trials but not impossible.  A good method is to try to think of Our Lord risen from the dead when we wake up in the morning.  He has made his victory over sin and death our victory.  Which is why we are believers.  If we hold fast to our faith in the resurrection of Jesus then we shall be truly an Easter people and we shall look forward with faith to our own resurrection.

 

CONFIRMATION.  Bishop Peter comes on April 22nd to confirm our young people at 7.30p.m. Because the Solemnity of St George is the next day the Bishop will celebrate the votive Mass of St George, the readings are very appropriate! As usual we shall be singing the Veni Sancte Spiritus before Mass from this weekend.

 

GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY this weekend is a time to reflect on how we all have a unique and distinctive role to play out our particular vocations.  It is also the annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and Consecrated Life and we are all invited to join the universal Church in praying that many will respond to the Lord calling them to these vocations.  Please keep especially in your prayers Simon Penhalagan and Andy Richardson, two young men of our Diocese who will be ordained to the priesthood this Summer.

 

TRAIDCRAFT.  Fairtrade products will be on sale in the clubroom after each of the  Masses next weekend, 19/20th April.

 

MONEY MONEY   Offertory £933.68, Retiring £19.70 and CAFOD £7.40.  God bless your support for your Parish.

 

Love and prayers,

 

Fr. Gerald