St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Catholic Church
Princes Risborough
NOTICES
PLEASE NOTE
Mass on Tuesday 24th will be at the earlier time of
9.00am.
STATIONS OF CROSS
Stations of the cross will follow on from Mass
12.00pm on all the Fridays during Lent
LENT SOUP LUNCHES:
The CAFOD Group are hosting soup lunches in the Club Room on each Friday of Lent, continuing this Friday, 27th February.
The lunches will be at 1.00pm, following Mass and Stations of the Cross, which on the Fridays of Lent will be held at 12 noon. All are most welcome to join us in sharing a simple meal and fellowship.
CAFOD LENT APPEALFAMILY
FAST DAY COLLECTION:
This Lent, please donate to our parish Family Fast Day collection. Your donation can help families around the world grow food in difficult conditions – such as on flood-resistant floating gardens or using solar-powered water pumps
in times of drought. Please take a CAFOD envelope as you leave mass this weekend, to bless others with your support, and return it next weekend if possible. You can also donate
online at cafod.org.uk/envelope. Thank you.
MISSION MEETING
Our next Parish Mission meeting takes place on 3rd March at 7.00pm in the Clubroom. Everyone is welcome. We will be discussing upcoming events and alignment with the Pastoral Area Council. If you have any ideas for the Risborough Festival (1st week in July) and how our parish can be involved, please come along.
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
RIP
Please remember in your prayers Roger Beavil, who died recently. We extend our sympathy, our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. May he rest in Peace and find eternal comfort.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE NORTHAMPTON
DIOCESE
We are currently recruiting three Property Area Coordinators, each responsible for the maintenance, compliance, and performance of a defined portfolio of properties within an allocated geographic area of the Diocese. The role ensures that buildings are safe, legally compliant, well-maintained, and fit for
mission and ministry, while providing support to parishes, clergy, and diocesan stakeholders. This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of extension or becoming permanent. As each role covers a different part of the Diocese, three area-specific Job Descriptions are available, and candidates should review the one relevant to their
preferred location. The closing date for applications is Friday, 7 March 2026. Interview dates will be confirmed in due course; however, we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Full information for the position and an application form can be found by visiting
https://northamptondiocese.org/jobs All candidates should complete a Diocesan application form and email it to:
hr.admin@northamptondiocese.org
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.