St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Catholic Church
Princes Risborough
NOTICES
PARISH BBQ and Family Day : Sunday July 19th
from 2 pm onwards. Everyone welcome!! Tea at 4pm and barbecue from 6:30 pm onwards. Sign up forms and details available in the Narthex. Swimming, tennis, croquet, garden games and family fun. Please come and join us!
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OPEN CHURCH
We will be opening our Church for 2 hours on Saturday 11th July to enable visitors to come in for a quiet prayer or to admire our beautiful church and meet you, our wonderful parishioners. If you are able to help between the hours of 12.00pm to 2.00pm, please sign up on the sheets at the back
of the church. Everyone welcome.
CAFOD SPONSORED WALK:
A big thank you to everyone who joined in last Saturday’s 10k sponsored walk. The weather was ideal, and our local countryside was at its best. Our sincere thanks, also, to all our sponsors for their most generous support. Sponsorship money and any further donations will be collected in the narthex after this weekend’s masses. (cash or via the card
reader.) We will let you know the final amount raised.
SEA SUNDAY 2ND COLLECTION WEEKEND
11TH & 12TH JULY
STELLA MARIS
Seafarers and fishers play a vital role in all of our lives, but they often work in difficult, hazardous conditions. Sea Sunday is Sunday, 12th July. It is when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea. Your support will make a big difference to seafarers and fishers in need. You can donate in
church, by visiting www.stellamaris.org.uk/donate, or by texting ‘SEA’ to 70460 to donate £5. This collection is vital to enable Stella Maris to continue its important work, so please give generously. Thank you.
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
Job Opportunity – Deputy Warden – St Scholastica’s Retreat, Princes Risborough:
The Trustees of St Scholastica’s Retreat invite applications for the position of Deputy Warden at this long-established almshouse charity, which provides sheltered housing for Catholics aged 60 and over. This is a part-time role offering a competitive salary and on-site accommodation. The Deputy Warden provides cover for the Warden two days per week and for five weeks per year during holiday periods. Responsibilities include a range of administrative duties, supporting the wellbeing of residents and ensuring the safe running of the community building.
For a full job description and details on how to apply, please contact the Warden:
Email: stscholasticasretreat@outlook.com or website stscholasticasretreat.org.uk
APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Richard Moth as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Northampton. This is a temporary appointment made by the Holy See to ensure the Diocese continues to be led and cared for while the diocesan Bishop is unable to carry out his duties. During this time, Archbishop Moth will remain resident in Westminster whilst he is responsible for the pastoral leadership and governance of our Diocese.
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.