St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Catholic Church
Princes Risborough
NOTICES
PLEASE NOTE
There is no Morning Mass on Friday 6th November
MASS OF BEREAVEMENT
November is the Month of All Souls and we will be holding a special Mass of Bereavement at St. Teresa’s on Monday 2nd Nov at 10.00am for the families and friends of all those we have loved and lost, especially those we have lost over this past year. During the Mass, candles will be lit in memory of those who have died and there will be a time of silence. The Mass will be a very prayerful and meaningful celebration, giving everyone time to remember and pray for their loved
one. All are very welcome
COMMUNITY CENTRE MEETING
Please come along to a meeting on Tuesday 3rd November at 7.30pm in the Clubroom to help organise plans to get the New Community Hall ready for use.
PATRICIA’S FOUR-COURSE LUNCH
Please join us for a fundraising four-course lunch at my home for eight parishioners, with wine provided. Singles, couples, and families are warmly invited. A donation on the day will support our parish fitting-out fund. Please contact Patricia Duggan if you would like to attend and indicate your preferred date: Phone: (07835) 878415 or
Email: patriciamduggan@gmail.com
The lunch will be held on the date the majority chooses: Friday 13th November or Tuesday 24th November.
NOVEMBER PRAYERS FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED:
November is the Month of All Souls, and we pray especially for our departed family and friends. If you would like your loved ones to be remembered during the November Masses, please place their names in an envelope and leave it in the basket at
the foot of the Altar. The basket will remain in front of the altar throughout November.
FITTING OUT FUND - POP-UP EVENTS:
Keep your eyes on the narthex notice board and the bulletin over the coming weeks for news of small, pop-up fundraising events with an emphasis on socialising and fun. Each will have a limited number of tickets, so sign up quickly to guarantee a place! Look out for the opportunity to share an Advent wreath-making workshop with refreshments in the Club Room, a gourmet dining experience in a parishioner's home or an afternoon tea in the new parish hall. PLUS: If you would like to set up a small fundraising event yourself, please speak to any of the Fundraiser Team - contact details are in the narthex.
Donation Giving Methods
St. Teresa’s now has a website for online donations. Please Click on the 'Donate' button at the top of this screen. You can now also make donations at church using a card payment terminal in the narthex.
COMMUNITY CENTRE UPDATE
The roof is on, the solar panels are in place, the brickwork is complete, and the scaffolding is down, so you can see the new building. The kitchen has been installed, and the long-awaited dishwasher has been delivered and will soon be in place. Good progress has been made on wiring, heating,
plumbing and all the internal work is on plan. Whilst it is what we expected, it does seem a remarkable achievement in just 14 weeks. Unless something totally unexpected happens, Kingswell will hand the building over to us in the week before Christmas.
DIOCESAN MASS
To Remember Babies Lost During Pregnancy or in Infancy
The Mass will be celebrated at 12.00pm on Saturday 7th November at Northampton Cathedral, with Canon Simon Penhalagan, Cathedral Dean, as the main celebrant. This
special celebration will offer an opportunity to remember these children, pray for their parents and families, and entrust them to God’s loving care. At the end of the Mass,
the children and their families will be entrusted to Our Lady. Those attending will also be invited to light a candle in memory of a child.
FAIRTRADE STALL
There will be a Fairtrade stall here at St Teresa’s on the weekend of 14th/15th November selling tea, coffee, chocolate and Christmas gifts.
PARISH CHRISTMAS DRAW:
SATURDAY 5th December after 6.30 Mass. Draw tickets, raising funds equally for St Teresa’s Church Development Fund and CAFOD, will be available to take home next weekend. At least three amazing, luxury Christmas Hampers will be
won! This year, the draw will be made in the Walsingham Hall on Saturday 5th December after Mass, accompanied by Christmas carols with the choir, coffee, tea and mince pies. Please mark the date in your diary.
PARISH CHRISTMAS DRAW HAMPERS
Donations of attractive and ‘in-date’ seasonal food and drink items suitable for inclusion in the winning Christmas Hampers will be gratefully received FROM NEXT WEEKEND. Please place them in the usual decorated box in the narthex. Thank
you for your support.
Housebound
If you are aware of anyone who is sick or housebound, please let Father Lijo know so that a visit can be arranged and for them to receive Holy Communion, if requested.
Please e-mail (parish.stteresapr@northamptondiocese.org) or leave a message at the Presbytery.
MONEY MATTERS
Please remember that the easiest way to ensure our income covers our costs is to GIFT AID your offertory, if you don’t already do so. It will immediately increase the value of your offertory by 25% at no cost to you, and we can backdate your claim by up to 4 years! Gift Aid forms are in the perspex ‘Money Matters’ leaflet stand on the second table as you enter the Narthex. Please complete one and return it to the presbytery.
• If you already make your offertory by standing order or direct debit, please complete the first part of the form.
• If you make your offertory by cash and wish to donate by standing order, please complete both parts of the form
• If you make your offertory by cash and wish to donate by direct debit, please complete the first part of the form. The parish bank account details are Nat West –
sort code 600611 and account number 46714634
• Alternatively, you can use the DONA machine and set up Gift Aid on the machine. If you aren’t sure if you have completed a Gift Aid form in the past, please email :-
parish.stteresapr@northamptondiocese.org , and
we will check our records.
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