NEWSLETTER:  26th/27th 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                   6th SUNDAY OF EASTER                                          Year A

                               6.30 pm     For the People of the Parish

                               8.00 am     Private Intention

                             10.00 am     Charlotte O’Toole

MONDAY               10.00 am     Tom Wallace                                 St Peter Chantal

TUESDAY              10.00am     Mary Horan                          St Catherine of Sienna

WEDNESDAY          9.30 am     Harry Baxter                                           St Pius V

THURSDAY            10.00 am     The Tate Family                      St Joseph the worker

FRIDAY                   4.00 pm     Joe Daly  (Ker Maria.)                       St  Athanasius

SATURDAY            10.15 am     Service of Word & Communion. SS Philip & St James

N.B. The Solemnity of the Ascension of  Our Lord is transferred to the following Sunday( May 3rd, 4th)

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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 David Purdham, Maude Susannah Walshe, Tony and Colin Rayney, Mary Teresa Sole, Anne Plunkett, Margaret Deighton, Emily Eliza Williamson, John David, Ann Mulcock, Ida (Molly) Morris and Susan Scott.  

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ROTAS FOR NEXT WEEK – 3rd/4th May, 2008

Mass       Sidesmen                    Eucharistic Ministers                 Readers

6.30 pm   Yasmin and Tim             Alma Broom-Smith            Krzysia Gossage

               Roberts                         and Jane Bunce                & Margaret Stokes

8.00 am   Sean & Liz                    Roger and Kath                 Phillip O’Toole &

               Duffy                             Beavil                               Jeanny Bambrick

10.00 am Sheila Smith &               Celia Sparkes and             Oliver Reilly and

               Mary Chettle                  Rhona Carr                       Val Stoker

Offertory – Helen Brown, Flowers – Betty Cresswell and Sandra Heffron., Coffee Shelagh Williams and Patsy Vinton, Church Cleaning – Jennifer Wright and Geraldine Combley (week commencing 4th  May).

 

THE R.C.I.A. GROUP have planned a series of talks / discussions to help us all live as Easter People. The Risen Christ is with us through the power of His Holy Spirit. Remember his words…..” I shall be with you always” at the end of St Mathew’s Gospel. Easter people keep Our Lord’s words in their minds and hearts. Just  think how our lives could be changed if we thought of and prayed “ I shall be with you always” every morning when we wake up. We would feel his strength helping us to live in the hope that we shall see him face to face when our life on earth comes to an end. During our life on earth our hearts would burn within us, as they did for the disciples on the way to Emmaus (St Lukes Gospel – Ch 24) The first R.C.I.A. meeting, open to all Parishioners takes place this coming Tuesday at 7.30pm in the Walsingham hall – the meeting will end by 9.30pm.

 

I SHALL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS would help us to re double our commitment to our life of faith at St Teresa’s Parish. The parish needs a respectable show of your talents and resources. Richard and Rhona are always on the look out for parishioners who want to read at Mass, be welcomers or eucharistic ministers, and these duties are all equal opportunity !

The best way to support the parish financially is through our Planned Giving (weekly envelopes and through the bank) and Gift Aid for income tax payers. Bishop Peter in his Pastoral Letter asked us to consider if we were doing our best. There is more to being a Catholic than coming to Mass – we are disciples of Jesus and we must try to give as he did, giving His all. It takes a lifetime for us to appreciate fully what being a disciple means. The snag is that we don’t know when our life on earth will come to an end. So there is no time to lose!

 

CLUBROOM.  You may have noticed that work is being done to the clubroom.  A new floor is being put down and so the room is out of action this weekend.  Coffees/teas after the 10.00 a.m. Mass has been cancelled . The sale of Traidcraft goods will be held in the hall.

 

CAFOD PROJECT GROUP Bangers & Mash Lunch this Sunday at 11.00 a.m. (lunch will be served at 12 noon) in Walsingham Hall. All proceeds to the Rehabilitation of  the Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone .

 

YOUTH TALENT SHOW.  First stage rehearsal this Sunday, 27th April, 11 – 12 noon or if you cannot make it this weekend then come along on Friday 2nd May, 7 – 8 p.m.  If you wish to become involved you must attend one of these rehearsals.  Bring along your instruments, voice, script, props etc.  We know that you have talent, and it should prove to be to be good fun for all involved. If anyone is interested in helping behind the scenes please come along you will be most welcome and much needed too.  Please contact Debbie on 01844-346412 or Celia on 01844-346628 for more information.

 

ST T’s FC meet again this Sunday from 4-6pm in the Walsingaham hall. All years 4 – 6 welcome.

 

CHURCH DEVELOPMENT DRAW. Congratulations and well done  to winners, M. Cressner and J. Heffron

 

MONEY MONEY   Offertory £833.27, Retiring £17.96 and CAFOD £3.95.  God bless your support for your Parish.

 

Love and prayers,