St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Catholic Church
Princes Risborough
NOTICES
PLEASE NOTE
From 5 January to 6 February 2026 weekend masses will be covered by Fr John Beirne from Aylesbury. Deacon Gordon will lead a Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion on most Tuesdays and Thursdays; please refer to the weekly newsletter for details.
In case of an emergency during this time, please contact Deacon Gordon 07725311131. If you need to speak to a priest, please contact Fr Leszek, Parish Priest of Long Crendon and
Haddenham, who has kindly agreed to help. His contact number is 01844 290178.
WORLD DAY OF THE SICK
A special mass for the Sick will be said on 11th Feb 10.000am. If you, or someone you know, would like a blessing, please come to this mass. If you know of anyone who would like to attend but struggles to get to mass and would appreciate a lift, please contact Paula McAleavey (07867 900693) or
p.mcaleavey@btopenworld.com , and we will do our best to accommodate all requests. If you can offer a lift to someone on this day, please also contact Paula. All help gratefully received.
LIGHTHOUSE QUIZ SHEET FUNDRAISER
Lighthouse is a children’s holiday week run by volunteers from local churches. To help raise funds to support the running of Lighthouse and have the chance to win £25 cash prize, please enter our Lighthouse Quiz 2025. The sheets cost £1 and are
being sold after the 9:30 mass for the next few weeks. Alternatively, please contact Caroline Male 07810612664 for your copy.
4TH FEB 7.00PM IN THE CLUBROOM/WALSINGHAM
HALL
Everyone is invited to attend a talk being given by one of our parishioners, Melissa, on life within the Romany/Gypsy/Traveller communities and how we can all work together to integrate and help strengthen our parish communities through understanding differences and similarities of diverse groups in our area. Please come and help support this important work, which is also being sponsored by Healthwatch Bucks.
ALPHA TRAINING DAY, SAT 7TH FEB.
For those interested in helping develop Alpha courses in our parish. £15 cost. If you are interested in going, please let Celia Sparkes or Paula McAleavey know to help coordinate any opportunities to car share. Details on the Northampton Diocese website under courses.
LOVE & BEAUTY IN ST JOHN’S SPIRITUAL CANTICLE-
20–22 February 2026. 2026 marks the centenary of the declaration of St John of the Cross as a Doctor of the Church. In honour of this anniversary, Fr Matthew Blake, OCD, will offer a weekend reflecting on the themes of love and beauty in the most celebrated poetry of the great Spanish mystic. Event details:
https://christianheritagecentre.com/events/lovebeauty-
in-st-johns-spiritual-canticle/
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.
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.
St Teresa's is on Facebook!
If you would like to join our Facebook group e mail StTeresasParish@groups.facebook.com
or visit
CAFOD GROUP MEETING:
Thursday, 5th February, at 1.30pm in the Clubroom. Please come along and meet our friendly group if you are interested in finding out more about CAFOD and how we support its work.
LAST YEAR’S PALMS
Please bring your palms from last year and leave them in the basket in the Narthex. They will be used to create the Ashes to be distributed on Ash Wednesday, 18th Feb. Many thanks
JOB OPPORTUNITY – WARDEN – ST SCHOLASTICA’S
RETREAT:
Following the retirement of our Warden, the Trustees are seeking to appoint a Warden for this alms house charity, which provides sheltered housing for Catholics aged 60 or over. Competitive Salary and accommodation provided on-site in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. Day-to-day duties include assisting Trustees in fulfilling the charitable and spiritual aims of the Trust, acting as manager, administrator, and clerk to the trustees of St Scholastica’s Retreat. Further details and job description can be found www.stscholasticasretreat.org.uk/warden-vacancy
Applications close 6 Feb.
PARISH WALK – MONDAY 16TH FEBRUARY
The next Parish Walk is planned for Monday, 16th February. It will be a circular walk of approximately one hour, starting from the Hearing Dogs Car Park at 09h30. (The Grange, Wycombe Road, Saunderton, HP27 9NS) If anyone would like transport from St. Teresa’s car park (leaving at 09h15), please indicate
this on the sign-up sheet in the narthex. Following the walk, we will take the opportunity for a coffee/snack/chat in the Grange Restaurant. Again, please indicate on the sheet whether this is of interest so that sufficient space can be reserved in advance.
JOURNEY WITH JESUS THROUGH LENT
During Lent, the Pastoral Development Vicariate is offering the opportunity for online small group sessions once a week for 6 weeks beginning the week commencing 16th February. During each weekly small group session, facilitators will be using St Beuno’s Outreach Prego resources, allowing you to pray and reflect on Scripture for the coming Sunday. Within the session, there will also be time for silent reflection and sharing what spoke to you from Scripture. Sessions will be available on various days and times. To find out more information and to sign up to our introductory webinar on Tuesday 27th January, 7:30pm, visit our diocesan website:
https://northamptondiocese.org/lenten-journey/
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 43714634
• 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.