St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Catholic Church
Princes Risborough
NOTICES
PLEASE NOTE
There will be no week day mass on Tuesday or
Wednesday (29th/30th) this week
CAFOD GROUP MEETING:
Monday 28th September, 7.00pm in the Club Room. Please come along and join us to learn more about CAFOD and help our parish group support its valuable work.
CELEBRATING THE PARISH FEAST OF OUR PATRON
SAINT, THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX:
We always celebrate our special Parish Feast Day at the weekend Masses closest to 1st October, the Feast of Thérèse of Lisieux. This year, our special parish Masses will be:
Sat 3rd Oct at 6:30pm/Sun 4th Oct at 9.30am.
As usual, we will have the Blessing of the Roses, so if you have any roses left in your garden, please bring them along to Mass this weekend and place them with the roses in front of the altar so that they can be blessed and distributed.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION / CONFIRMATION 2027:
We are hoping to begin our preparation programmes for our children who wish to make their First Holy Communion or to be Confirmed. 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 4th October
CATECHESIS FOR CHILDREN:
If you are interested in your children participating in a catechetical programme called the Catechesis of the Good
Shepherd (suitable for children aged 3 or 4 to first communion age), please pick up a flyer in the narthex. The flyer will give you a little more information. Please spread the word and take an extra copy for any other parent who might be interested.
CAFOD HARVEST FAMILY FAST DAY
is next Friday, 2nd October. As you leave Mass today, we will be offering you an envelope to return, if you are able,
next weekend. Your gift can support children like Tayla in Zimbabwe to stay in school by helping communities and schools provide nourishing meals, improve access to water and grow food in school gardens. You can also donate online at cafod.org.uk/envelope or call
0303 303 3030 or via our Dona card reader 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.
THE SEASON OF CREATION 2026
You’re invited to a Season of Creation Service
A time to gather, give thanks, and pray for our common home here at St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Sunday 4th October 2026 at 4.00pm
Everyone is welcome to join this ecumenical gathering as we
celebrate creation, reflect on our care for the earth, and pray together in hope.
BARN DANCE FOR UGANDA PIGGERY PROJECT.
Saturday 10th October. Barn Dance to support the Uganda Piggery Project. Longwick Village Hall 7.30pm. Tickets £15, including ploughman's supper. Licensed Bar.
For more information, contact: Marie 07792021901
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.
St Teresa's is on Facebook!
If you would like to join our Facebook group e mail StTeresasParish@groups.facebook.com
or visit
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.