St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Catholic Church
Princes Risborough
NOTICES
PLEASE NOTE
There will be no Mass on Wed 4th & Thurs 5th
March.
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, 6th March. 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 APPEAL
Family Fast Day collection
Thank you for giving to CAFOD’s Family Fast Day Appeal this Lent. Your generous donations will be supporting communities suffering from the impacts of war, poverty and climate change to find solutions and hope. If you have not yet received an envelope, please collect one from the narthex today, or you can donate using the card reader in the
narthex. You can also give online at cafod.org.uk/envelope. Envelopes can still be returned next week.
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.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE
This year, the churches together service will be held on Friday, March 6th, at St. John’s Church, Lacey Green, at 11.00am. It will have been prepared by Christian women in Nigeria. Car parking available at the village hall. There will be refreshments, and all are welcome.
MISSION CONFERENCE 2026 – SATURDAY 14
MARCH, LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Mission Northampton warmly invites everyone across the diocese with a heart for sharing the Gospel to the Annual Mission Conference on Saturday 14 March 2026, from 10.30 am to 4pm in Leighton Buzzard. This is a wonderful opportunity to come together, be inspired, and learn more about mission work within our diocese. The conference is free to attend, though small donations towards the work of Mission Northampton are very welcome. Refreshments
will be provided, but please bring a packed lunch. All are welcome, and we look forward to seeing you there! More information: Mission Conference 2026
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.