St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Catholic Church
Princes Risborough
NOTICES
PLEASE NOTE
There will be no Mass on Monday 28 October. There will be Liturgy of Word and Holy Communion on Tuesday 29, Wednesday 30, and Thursday 31 October at 10am.
ALL SAINTS DAY – Fri 1st NOV
A Holy Day of Obligation! Mass will be celebrated at
10.00am and 7.00pm
MASS OF BEREAVEMENT
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 back of the church. The basket will remain in front of the altar during November.
POPE FRANCIS’ OCTOBER PRAYER INTENTION –
For a shared mission.
We pray that the Church continue to sustain in all ways a Synodal lifestyle, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, the communion and the mission shared among priests, religious and lay people.
LEGION OF MARY
The Legion of Mary meet once a week every Friday
in the Church at 6.30pm. everyone is welcome!
CELEBRATING WITH THE NEW LECTIONARY
The Northampton Diocese will host an online presentation by Msgr Kevin McGinnell to celebrate the new Lectionary on Wednesday 6th November. from 7:30–9 .00PM. The presentation will introduce the new translation of the Lectionary, which will be used in Catholic parishes in England and Wales
starting on the First Sunday of Advent 2024. https://northamptondiocese.org/courses/thenew-
lectionary/
GOING FOR A SONG:
Our next fundraising activity will be a sale of NEW and/or TOTALLY PERFECT items. This will take place on Saturday 16th November in the Walsingham Hall.
Your support and ideas are greatly needed in:
a) Providing any items you may be able to contribute. These can be collected or brought to the Narthex.
b) help spread the word around the town and to family and friends.
c) offering your help with the preparation and/or on the day.
If you can help in any of these ways, please contact
Margaret Giblin (07765393967), Patricia Duggan
(07835878415 ) or Celia Sparkes (07919885943)
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION 2025
We hope to begin our preparation programmes for our children who wish to make their First Holy Communion and our young people interested in receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. If you are interested, please fill in the appropriate application
form which you will find at the back of the church and return it to Fr Lijo or pop it through the presbytery letterbox by Sunday 3rd Nov
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.
ONE MONTH TO STOP ASSISTED SUICIDE!
The most vulnerable in our society are at risk. MPs will vote on whether to introduce an extreme assisted suicide law on 29 November. To protect the vulnerable from this radical law change, contact your MP and ask them to vote NO.
Take action now - it only takes 30 seconds to contact your MP using the tool here:
www.righttolife.org.uk/mpcontactnow
WORD ON FIRE CONFERENCE
Save The Date: Saturday 22nd February Bishop Robert Barron will be returning to the UK for a national conference titled Evangelisation & Culture: The Bible, on Saturday 22nd February at the Excel Centre in East London. This event is a follow-up to the highly acclaimed conference we organised in February 2023, which brought together 1,300 attendees at the QEII Centre in Central London. For this next conference, we want
to gather 3,000 people, including clergy and laity, from across UK and beyond. Speakers will include Bishop Robert Barron, N.T. Wright, Professor Tracey Rowland, Archbishop John
Wilson, and others. The conference will focus on the Bible—its depth, prophetic value for culture, and how it informs the Church’s mission in the world today. Find out more and sign up for updates (inc. release of tickets) 👇
https://events.wordonfire.org/the-bible-event
MISSION CONFERENCE 2024
Annual Mission Conference – “Soft Heart, Hard Feet” Saturday 2nd November 10.30 – 4.00pm Mary Adams Hall, Aspley Hill, Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes. MK17 8NN. A Diocesan Mission Conference – Mission Northampton invites all those from across
the diocese who have a heart for sharing the Gospel with others to come along to this day with Bishop David from 10.30 am until 4.00pm on Saturday 2nd November 2024 in Woburn Sands. The event is free! However, please register your details to confirm
your place. Bring a packed lunch!
https://northamptondiocese.org/courses/mission
-conference-2024-woburn-sands/
YOU CAN HELP YOUR MARRIAGE
Are you frustrated or angry with your spouse? Do you argue or have you stopped talking altogether? Retrouvaille helps married couples through difficult times. Register now for next programme starting 8th - 10th Nov. Call 0788 7296983 or Email: retrouvailleukinfo@gmail.com
www.retrouvaille.org.uk
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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.