St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Catholic Church
Princes Risborough
NOTICES
FUNERAL MASS
The funeral Mass for Brian Janes will take place here on Tuesday 17th Nov at 11.00am, followed by cremation at The Milton Chapel, Chilterns Crematorium at 12.45pm
NOVEMBER PRAYERS FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED:
November is the Month of All Souls, when we pray especially for departed family and friends. To have your loved ones remembered at November Masses, please place their names in an envelope in the basket at the foot of the altar. The basket will remain there throughout November.
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.
ADVENT WREATH MAKING POP-UP EVENT
We will be running an Advent wreath-making session in the clubroom at 2.00pm on Saturday, 28th November. All materials will be provided. Cost: £10 per wreath to cover materials; donations welcome for the Fitting Out Fund for our new hall. Payment to be made in cash or by card reader on the day. Refreshments available. Places will be limited. Please sign up before the 20th November using the notice in the narthex or
email Ingrid Gardner at ingrid.ggardner@btinternet.com
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.
ADVENT ONLINE RETREAT
Walking with St Francis through Advent: online retreat Thursday evenings from 26 November at 7.30pm. Four Advent talks exploring different aspects of the life, spirituality and legacy of St Francis of Assisi, as we mark the 800th anniversary of his death. Together, we will discover how the example of St Francis can inspire and guide us on our own journey through Advent. Live on YouTube on Thursday evenings, and at any time afterwards. To register, sign up here:
https://buytickets.at/northamptondiocese/2466300
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 6.30pm Mass:
Draw tickets, raising funds equally for St. Teresa’s Church Development Fund and CAFOD, will be available to take home this weekend. As you leave Mass, please take as many as you can for yourselves and to sell to neighbours, friends and family. At least three amazing, luxury Christmas Hampers will be won! Payments, stubs and any unsold tickets can be
placed in an envelope and returned up to Sunday 30th November. A box will be available for these in the narthex at the weekend masses. This year, the draw will be made in the Walsingham Hall on Saturday 5th December, after the 6.30 mass, accompanied by Christmas carols with the choir, coffee, tea and mince pies. Please mark the date and come along for some festive cheer, plus a homebaked cake stall with Christmas delicacies to take home. Don’t miss it!
PARISH CHRISTMAS DRAW HAMPERS
Please help us to create our renowned luxury Christmas hampers once again! Donations of attractive and ‘in-date’ seasonal food and drink items suitable for inclusion in the
winning hampers are welcomed. Please place them in
the usual decorated box in the narthex from next
weekend, and thank you once again 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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