NEWSLETTER: 13th / 14th August 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

                     20th WEEK OF THE YEAR                 Year A      

THE ASSUMPTION

SATURDAY        6.30 pm        Sharon Taylor’s Welfare.                      

SUNDAY             8.00 am         For The People of The Parish.                                                                                                 

  10.00 am        Ian Reid   R.I.P.                                          

MONDAY         10.00 am        Father Gerald Moorcraft.  R.I.P.          Feria                                                                         

TUESDAY         10.00 am        Dennis Haines. R.I.P.                                         Feria                                                   

WEDNESDAY   10.00 am        Service of Word & Holy Communion.     Feria                                                                                                                                          

THURSDAY     10.00 am        Service of Word & Holy Communion      Feria         

FRIDAY               4.00 pm        Father Gerald Moorcraft. R.I.P. (Ker.Maria)  Feria                            

SATURDAY                            No morning Mass or Service. 

N.B. The Funeral Service for Renee Wilson will be 11.30am on Monday 22nd August.                                                                                                              

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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.  Saturday morning 10.15 am. Mass once each month.

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ANNIVERSARIES.  Please pray for Caroline Theresa Joyner, Mildred Short, Ruby  White, Oswald Andrew Charlier, Sister Assunta Marie, Lois Blackmore, Olga Longley, Annie Pettigrove, Dorothy Edwards, Margaret Shear, Roland James Jones, Joseph Balfe, Johann Hollerbach, Elizabeth Soundy, John Joseph Plunkett, Peter Michael sellers, Alfred John Williamson and Catherine Bartley .

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ROTAS FOR NEXT WEEK –  20th/21st Aug 2011

Mass          Sidesmen                             Eucharistic Ministers            Readers                                       

 6.30 pm    Steve and Darryl                  Alan and Celia                         Jeanette Hyde and

                  Roberts & Family.                  Sparkes.                                    Liz Duffy.

 8.00 am   Catherine Redding               Catherine Redding                  Liz Duffy and

                 and Mary.                                 and Rebecca Wright.              John McCarthy.                                                   

10.00 am  Kirsty Gilmore and              Thea Van Dam and                 Val Stoker and                 

                    Rhona Carr.                          Paula Cunningham.               Sue Bolton.

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Offertory Marie Pennell. Flowers Theresa & Margaret Cripps. Coffee Therese Daly and Celia Sparkes.  Children’s Liturgy Summer Break. Church Cleaning John & Veronica McCarthy. (commencing  21st Aug)

 

THE ASSUMPTION   In 1950, having consulted bishops, theologians and laity, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Our Lady to be dogma of the Catholic Faith. He said “We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul to heavenly glory.” This was made a Holy Day of Obligation (meaning that Catholics are obliged to attend Mass on that day) to be celebrated on 15th August every year. A number of years ago, the bishops of England and Wales decreed that if the 15th August fell on a Saturday or Monday, the feast would be celebrated on the Sunday. (Next year it will fall on a Wednesday) So today, we celebrate this important article of our faith, as it is a sign to us of certain hope and comfort as we make our pilgrim way through our lives on earth.

 

Holy, holy – LORD OF HOSTS  our current translation speaks of “Lord God of power and might.” That is true beyond doubt, but the original taken from Isaiah’s vision of heaven speaks of Lord Sabaoth – that is describing God as the Lord, of the armies of heaven, of all the heavenly forces. Now we will acclaim our “Lord God of hosts,” that is of the host of heavenly powers, the host of spirits that serve God for all that is good.

 

RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION (repeated for those away last week) The Instruction on the Roman Missal says that an act of reverence should be made before receiving Holy Communion. The Bishop’s Conference of England and Wales have said that all recipients of the Sacrament should make a bow of the head just before receiving the Host.

 

TRAIDCRAFT GOODS ON SALE next weekend (20th/21st Aug) in the clubroom.

 

50th INTERNATIONAL EUCHARIST CONGRESS  will be held in Dublin from 10th to 17th June 2012. Bishop Peter will lead a group from the Diocese. Participation can be for three days or all seven. The Statio Orbis Mass will be held on the last day at Croke Park (the Pope may attend)

A meeting has been arranged at Sacred Heart Parish, 148 Ashcroft Road, Luton LU2 9AY on Saturday 24th September 2011. It starts with a Holy Hour at 2.00pm to pray for the congress and is followed by a presentation in the parish hall at 3.00pm where people interested in attending can find more details.

IF YOU HOLD KEYS to any of the parish buildings could you please fill in a couple of details on the form on the notice board in the Narthex so that we may update our records, thank you.

MONEY……OFFERTORY.£865.99 Thank you. RETIRING COLLECTION. NONE.  Further donation to CAFOD Emergency Appeal East Africa, sent Direct £100.00 thank you. CAFOD  £5.00.

 

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

                                 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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