TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

25 AUGUST 2024

Sat 24 Aug
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		John “Paddy” Campbell RIP
Sun 25 Aug
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Beryl Williams RIP
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Rev. Deacon Paul Sutton, 25th Anniv. of Ordination
Mon 26 Aug
St. Theresa’s			Stephen & Ann Gannon
St. Columba’s	10.30am		Mark Hughes RIP
Tue 27 Aug
St. Theresa’s			Peter O’Brien RIP
St. Columba’s			Private Intentions
Wed 28 Aug			St Augustine, B, D. Mem.
St. Theresa’s			Priests’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	9.30am		Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
	10.15am		Novena Prayers
	10.30am		Ian Bullough
Thu 29 Aug			The Passion of St John the Baptist Mem.
St. Theresa’s			Bernard Wormald RIP
St. Columba’s			Priests’ Intentions
Fri 30 Aug			Ss Margaret Clitherow, Margaret Ward, V and Anne Line, Mm. Mem.
St. Theresa’s	10.00am		Stephen James Taylor RIP
St. Columba’s			The Parish
Sat 31 Aug
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
Sun 1 Sep
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Peter Lane RIP
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Peter and Anna O’Callaghan

Please note if there is no time next to Mass it means there is no Mass for parishioners to attend that day, but the Priests will say Mass privately.

LIVE STREAMING OF MASS:
Mass will be streamed from St Columba’s at 11:00a.m. this Sunday 25^th August 2024.
www.facebook.com/thecatholicparishofstcolumbaandsttheresa

ANNIVERSARIES:
Peter Edge, Patricia Mary Blythe, Stephen James Taylor,John Albert Hodkinson, Peter Lane.

CONFESSIONS:
There will be Confessions after each weekday Mass until 11.30a.m.
St Columba’s: From 6p.m. before the 6.30p.m. Saturday evening Mass.
St Theresa’s: From 4.30p.m. before 5p.m. Saturday evening Mass.

WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS AND FUNERALS:
Please contact one of the Parish Offices to make your arrangements. 

PARISH OFFERTORY:
Loose Plate: £520.95; Planned Giving £226.08; Average weekly SO £735.00; Candles £0.00. Many thanks for your generous support.

PRAYING TOGETHER:

• Pray for the residents of Oakfield Drive, Flag Lane South, Upton Lane, Weldon Close, Cotes Place, Bridgeman Road, Stubbs Place, and South Way.
• For the Wardens, Deputy Wardens, Sides persons and Collectors.
• For our Churches being welcoming to newcomers. 

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA):
It is proposed to reconvene the parish RCIA group in September. If you are thinking about seeking to become a Roman Catholic, or  to be received into in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, and would like to join the group to look into this, please contact Fr William or Deacon Lawrence for further details.

ST COLUMBA’S COFFEE ROTA
The coffee rota is on the noticeboard in St Columba’s Hall. Please enter your name and good cause against your preferred dates. You could make £30-£50 for your chosen cause.
 25^th  Aug – volunteers please
  1^st Sept – volunteers please
 8^th Sept – volunteers please

FR DESMOND:
Our assistant priest, Fr Desmond Wilson CSSp, will be leaving at the end of August.  We thank him for his services to our parish and we wish him well in his next assignment. If anyone would like to give a donation to Fr Desmond, please put it in the envelope marked Fr Desmond and place it in the Offertory basket. Thank you. There will be a chance to say goodbye to Fr Desmond in St Columba’s hall after the 11a.m. Mass on Sunday 25th August.  All welcome.

“THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS”:
This is the theme for the next Churches Together in Upton Fifth Sunday Service to be held at St. Columba’s at 4.30p.m. on Sunday 29^th September.  Further details to follow.  Put the date in your diary.

POPES PRAYER INTENTIONS:
We pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and for the common good, especially caring for the poor and those who have lost their jobs.

HAVE YOU BEEN AFFECTED BY CANCER?
On 15 September at 3pm, there will be an Ecumenical Service named “Pause for Hope” at St Columba’s Church. The service is for anyone who has been affected in any way by cancer. The choir of St Joseph’s Church will be there to lead singing. You are most welcome to come for yourself or just to give support to the event.Please invite anyone you know who may benefit from this. There is a poster in the Church porch.

THE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP:
One of the outcomes of our parish consultation on the Synod two years ago, was the development of the Welcome to our Parish group. This group has now widened its brief to become the Communications Group. As we looked at ways to welcome newcomers to our parish community, we found ourselves reflecting on the ways that the Parish presents itself: through the notice boards, the newsletter, the website and many other forms of communication. With the approval of Fr William and the Pastoral Council, we now have a wider remit and will be reporting to the Pastoral Council on progress. So far:

-We have devised a method for following up the arrival of new parishioners.

-We have replaced the notice boards in the porch at St Columba’s so that they will be more attractive and informative, with a new space for work from the Children’s Liturgy Group and the Youth Group.

-We are currently improving the website which will more consistently celebrate parish events and which will be easier to view and to find the information you need.

We still have work to do and some aims may be more long term. In the spirit of good communications, you are most welcome to send any thoughts you may have for the group’s consideration. Please send in an envelope to the Parish offices for the attention of the Communications Group or to the parish offices’ email addresses on the website. Thank you

Lyn Coyle, Chair

If you are NEW TO THE PARISH, you are asked to complete a Parish Registration Form and send to either parish office to let us know that you are here and enable us to welcome you to the parish. The form can be completed and submitted online or downloaded and printed out. Instructions are on the form, which can also be found in the front porches of both churches. You will find it on the Our Parish tab, under Welcome (side option Welcome). Thank you.

Lyn Coyle, Communications Group

ANNUAL MASS ATTENDANCE:
Over the last two weeks in September and the first two weeks of October, the annual Mass attendance will take place,(the number of people attending Mass are counted)   This is the figure that is used for the Parish Pastoral Statistics form.

ACCOMMODATION WANTED:
Family of one of our parishioners is searching for a place to rent to relocate to be near daughter. It is for a father only, of 49 years old. Could be a studio or a room. If anyone have any information or recommendations, please send it to parish administrator.

NEWSLETTER:
If anyone has an item they would like put in the newsletter please send it to St Theresa’s office for the attention of Fr William.

NEEDLES & PINS – Wed 28^th AUGUST:
Everyone is invited to this friendly and welcoming needlecraft group in the Newman Room, between 2:00-4:00pm every fourth Wednesday of the month. Hope to see you.

FAIRTRADE AND CHIFUNDO UK:
Fashion show, fair trade stalls, refreshments, sustainable clothing and products on sale.  Saturday 14 September 3pm  St Columba’s Church hall.  Tickets £4.00, U18s £2.00(including refreshments). For tickets speak to Anne Mosquera (01244 340243). Tickets available on the door too. 

DIOCESAN VACANCY:
A vacancy has arisen for an Administration Support Officer within our Mission and Evangelisation team based in Chester. Hours: 25 per week (occasional and weekend duties as required).  Rate of pay: £12-£15 per hour depending on experience. Closing date: Friday 30^th August 2024. 
More details can be found via the Diocesan website https://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/latest-vacancies/  
CV’s with a covering letter should be sent to Pauline McCulloch recruitment@dioceseofshrewsbury.org 

THE SPIRITANS VACANCY:
The Spiritans (Holy Ghost Fathers) are looking to employ an Office Administrator with a background in finance and accounting to work in their Administartion Office at Chester.  Working days are Mondays to Thursdays from 9am to 5pm daily.  Please send your application to:- Provincial Bursar, 60 Hoole Road. Chester. CH2 3NL, Email provincialbursar@spiritans.co.uk

CHESHIRE SWING CATS:
Dance in St. Columba’s Church Hall. Tuesday 27th August 7.30p.m. Music provided by “Out of the Blue Jazz Orchestra”  Tickets £10 contact  www.cheshireswingcats.com Last year’s event was a great success, please come along and enjoy the evening.

Cheshire Swing Cats teaches authentic swing dancing to adults at Hoole Community Centre in Chester. We focus on the 30s style of Lindy Hop and Charleston swing dancing in our main classes and deliver workshops on solo jazz, balboa, collegiate shag and blues. Our dance classes are fun and friendly.

FOODBANK NEEDS
You can download a free app for your mobile phone or computer which shows you what your local foodbank needs urgently, the app is ‘bankthefood’. Food currently needed in West Cheshire is coffee, cup a soup, long life juice, rice, tinned meat meals, tinned puddings, tinned tomatoes. 

GARDEN CHAIRS WANTED:
We are after garden chairs for the Peace Garden. If anyone has any they no longer want please contact St Theresa’s office with your name and telephone number.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. – Martin Luther King, Jr

ST COLUMBA’S CHURCH & HALL BOOKINGS
To arrange meetings etc. in either the Church, Newman Room or the Iona Chapel, please book through Magdalena Bukowska, St. Columba’s Church Office, phone: 01244 624019, email: stcolumbaschurch2016@outlook.com. Office hours Monday to Friday 9a.m. to 2p.m.
Hall availability can be checked by looking at St Columba’s Church website – section for Church Hall gives a calendar of events in the Hall. Then contact Sue Carr on 07553 114531 or email columbashallbookings@gmail.com to arrange booking.

NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:
1^st September edition will be compiled by Amy O’DonnellPhone: 07854 290897 or email: amyod@hotmail.co.uk    Please include a phone number in case of queries, and please ensure that items are emailed or phoned to the compiler by 9.00a.m. on WEDNESDAY 28  AUGUST 2024

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

18 AUGUST 2024

Sat 17 Aug
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		Klimiuk Family
Sun 18 Aug
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Chris Duke RIP
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Beryl Williams RIP
Mon 19 Aug
St. Theresa’s			Priests’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	10.30am		Private Intention (CT)
Tue 20 Aug			St Bernard, Ab. Mem
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s			Parishioners’ Intentions
Wed 21 Aug			St Pius X, Pp. Mem.
St. Theresa’s			Sarah Vernon RIP
St. Columba’s	9.30am		Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
	10.15am		Novena Prayers
	10.30am		Ann Johnson RIP
Thu 22 Aug			The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mem.
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s			Priests’ Intentions
Fri 23 Aug
St. Theresa’s	10.00am		Chris Steele RIP
St. Columba’s			The Parish
Sat 24 Aug
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		John “Paddy” Campbell RIP
Sun 25 Aug
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Beryl Williams RIP
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Rev. Deacon Paul Sutton, 25th Anniv. of Ordination

Please note if there is no time next to Mass it means there is no Mass for parishioners to attend that day, but the Priests will say Mass privately.

LIVE STREAMING OF MASS:
Mass will be streamed from St Columba’s at 11:00a.m. this Sunday 18^th August 2024.
www.facebook.com/thecatholicparishofstcolumbaandsttheresa

ANNIVERSARIES:
Sarah Jane Flynn, Linda Hallam.

CONFESSIONS:
There will be Confessions after each weekday Mass until 11.30a.m.
St Columba’s: From 6p.m. before the 6.30p.m. Saturday evening Mass.
St Theresa’s: From 4.30p.m. before 5p.m. Saturday evening Mass.

WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS AND FUNERALS:
Please contact one of the Parish Offices to make your arrangements. 

PARISH OFFERTORY:
Loose Plate: £873.81; Planned Giving £426.05; Average weekly SO £735.00; Candles £59.56. These figures include two weeks collection.
Many thanks for your generous support.

PRAYING TOGETHER:
We pray for:

• the residents of Oakfield Drive, Flag Lane South, Upton Lane, Weldon Close, The Glen, Jonathan’s Way, Graham Road and Blacon Point Road.
• the Wardens, Deputy Wardens, Sides persons and Collectors.
• our Churches being welcoming to newcomers.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA):
It is proposed to reconvene the parish RCIA group in September. If you are thinking about seeking to become a Roman Catholic, or  to be received into in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, and would like to join the group to look into this, please contact Fr William or Deacon Lawrence for further details.

ST COLUMBA’S COFFEE ROTA
The coffee rota is on the noticeboard in St Columba’s Hall. Please enter your name and good cause against your preferred dates. You could make £30-£50 for your chosen cause.
18^th Aug – volunteers please
25^th Aug – volunteers please
1^st Sept – volunteers please

FR DESMOND:
Our assistant priest, Fr Desmond Wilson CSSp, will be leaving at the end of August.  We thank him for his services to our parish and we wish him well in his next assignment. If anyone would like to give a donation to Fr Desmond, please put it in the envelope marked Fr Desmond and place it in the Offertory basket. Thank you.
There will be a chance to say goodbye to Fr Desmond in St Columba’s hall after the 11a.m. Mass on Sunday 25th August.  All welcome.

“THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS”:
This is the theme for the next Churches Together in Upton Fifth Sunday Service to be held at St. Columba’s at 4.30p.m. on Sunday 29^th September.  Further details to follow.  Put the date in your diary.

THE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP:
One of the outcomes of our parish consultation on the Synod two years ago, was the development of the Welcome to our Parish group. This group has now widened its brief to become the Communications Group. As we looked at ways to welcome newcomers to our parish community, we found ourselves reflecting on the ways that the Parish presents itself: through the notice boards, the newsletter, the website and many other forms of communication. With the approval of Fr William and the Pastoral Council, we now have a wider remit and will be reporting to the Pastoral Council on progress. So far:

-We have devised a method for following up the arrival of new parishioners.

-We have replaced the notice boards in the porch at St Columba’s so that they will be more attractive and informative, with a new space for work from the Children’s Liturgy Group and the Youth Group.

-We are currently improving the website which will more consistently celebrate parish events and which will be easier to view and to find the information you need.

We still have work to do and some aims may be more long term. In the spirit of good communications, you are most welcome to send any thoughts you may have for the group’s consideration. Please send in an envelope to the Parish offices for the attention of the Communications Group or to the parish offices’ email addresses on the website. Thank you

Lyn Coyle, Chair

If you are NEW TO THE PARISH, you are asked to complete a Parish Registration Form and send to either parish office to let us know that you are here and enable us to welcome you to the parish. The form can be completed and submitted online or downloaded and printed out. Instructions are on the form, which can also be found in the front porches of both churches. You will find it on the Our Parish tab, under Welcome (side option Welcome). Thank you.

Lyn Coyle, Communications Group

RED MISSION BOXES, ST COLUMBA’S:
If you are a red Missio box holder, please leave your box in the sacristy for counting and pick up your emptied box, with your name on, from the table in the rear porch of St Columba’s.

CAFOD NEWS: 
Cafod would like to say a big thank you to your parish for joining the “Year of Encounter” initiative and using your Catholic voice in the election. Despite only having 6 weeks notice of the election, the response was fantastic. More than 170 parishes reached out to their local candidates and over 90% of constituencies were contacted. It was done with respect but also with the conviction that, as people of faith, we have a responsibility to promote the common good. 

CHESHIRE SWING CATS:
Dance in St. Columba’s Church Hall. Tuesday 27th August 7.30p.m. Music provided by “Out of the Blue Jazz Orchestra”  Tickets £10 contact  www.cheshireswingcats.com Last year’s event was a great success, please come along and enjoy the evening.

Cheshire Swing Cats teaches authentic swing dancing to adults at Hoole Community Centre in Chester. We focus on the 30s style of Lindy Hop and Charleston swing dancing in our main classes and deliver workshops on solo jazz, balboa, collegiate shag and blues. Our dance classes are fun and friendly.

FOODBANK NEEDS:
You can download a free app for your mobile phone or computer which shows you what your local foodbank needs urgently, the app is ‘bankthefood’. Food currently needed in West Cheshire is coffee, cup a soup, long life juice, rice, tinned meat meals, tinned puddings, tinned tomatoes. 

WELCOMING AFGHAN FAMILIES TO SAFETY:
Caritas Shrewsbury, as part of Citizens UK, are supporting the UK Government’s project to welcome refugee families into their communities.  We’re not asking for money or donations, but rather volunteers who are willing to help these families when they arrive. To find out more please visit:https://www.sponsorrefugees.org/get-involved/communities-for-afghans/

ACCOMMODATION WANTED:
Family of one of our parishioners is searching for a place to rent to relocate to be near daughter. It is for a father only, of 49 years old. Could be a studio or a room. If anyone have any information or recommendations, please send it to parish administrator.

DIOCESAN VACANCY:
Avacancy has arisen for an Administration Support Officer  within our Mission and Evangelisation team based in Chester.  Hours: 25 per week (to include occasional and weekend duties as required).  Rate of pay: £12-£15 per hour depending on experience.  More details can be found via the Diocesan website https://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/latest-vacancies/   CV’s with a covering letter should be sent to Pauline McCulloch recruitment@dioceseofshrewsbury.org  Closing date: Friday 30^th August 2024. 

FAIRTRADE AND CHIFUNDO UK:
Fashion show, fair trade stalls, refreshments, sustainable clothing and products on sale.  Saturday 14^th September 3p.m., St Columba’s Church hall.  Tickets £4, U18s £2 (including refreshments). For tickets, please speak to Anne Mosquera (01244 340243).

GARDEN CHAIRS WANTED:
We are after garden chairs for the Peace Garden. If anyone has any they no longer want please contact St Theresa’s office with your name and telephone number.

THE SPIRITANS VACANCY:
The Spiritans (Holy Ghost Fathers) are looking to employ an Office Administrator with a background in finance and accounting to work in their Administartion Office at Chester.  Working days are Mondays to Thursdays from 9am to 5pm daily.  Please send your application to:- Provincial Bursar, 60 Hoole Road. Chester. CH2 3NL, Email provincialbursar@spiritans.co.uk

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
With exam results coming out over the next few weeks, we wish all our students all the very best, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Maria Robinson

ST COLUMBA’S CHURCH & HALL BOOKINGS
To arrange meetings etc. in either the Church, Newman Room or the Iona Chapel, please book through Magdalena Bukowska, St. Columba’s Church Office, phone: 01244 624019, email: stcolumbaschurch2016@outlook.com. Office hours Monday to Friday 9a.m. to 2p.m.
Hall availability can be checked by looking at St Columba’s Church website – section for Church Hall gives a calendar of events in the Hall. Then contact Sue Carr on 07553 114531 or email columbashallbookings@gmail.com to arrange booking.

NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:
25^th August edition will be compiled by Harry Sweeney, phone: 01244 327461 or email: harrysweeney45@gmail.com. Please include a phone number in case of queries, and please ensure that items are emailed or phoned to the compiler by 9.00a.m. on WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 2024

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
11TH AUGUST 2024

Saturday 10th August
St. Theresa’s 5.00p.m. Ints of Mr&Mrs Buggy
St. Columba’s 6.30p.m. Carol & Mark Traynor

Sunday 11th August
St. Theresa’s 9.30a.m Maureen Edwards RIP
St. Columba’s 11.00a.m. Beryl Williams RIP

Monday 12th August
St Theresa’s Priests’ Intentions
St. Columba’s 10.30a.m. Monika & Roman

Tuesday 13th August
St. Theresa’s Private Intention
St. Columba’s Parishioners’ Intentions

Wednesday 14th August – Vigil Mass for The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St Theresa’s 7.00 pm Fran & Roy Gent RIP
St Columba’s 9.30a.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.15a.m. Novena Prayers
10.30a.m. Graham Leech Anniv.

Thursday 15th August -The Assumption Of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Theresa’s Private Intention
St Columba’s 9.45a.m. Lourdes Jumbulance
10:30 a.m. Priests’ Intentions

Friday 16th August –
St. Theresa’s 10.00a.m. Beryl Williams RIP
St. Columba’s. Private Intention

Saturday 17th August
St. Theresa’s 5.00p.m. Parishioners’ Intentions
St Columba’s 6.30p.m. Klimiuk Family

Sunday 18th August
St. Theresa’s 9.30a.m. Chris Duke RIP
St. Columba’s 11.00a.m. Beryl Williams RIP

Please note if there is no time next to Mass it means there is no Mass for parishioners to attend that day, but the Priests will say Mass privately.

LOURDES JUMBULANCE:
On Thursday 15th August there will be a Mass at St Columba’s at 9.45am for those going to Lourdes by Jumbulance. This is before the 10.30am Mass for the Feast of the Assumption .

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION -15th AUGUST:
This is a Holyday of Obligation and there will be Mass at St Theresa’s on Wednesday 14th August at 7pm, and at St Columba’s on Thursday 15th August at 10.30am.

THANK YOU!
I would like to thank Fr William very much for organising a Papal Blessing for me and to all who gave cards and gifts on my retirement. Again many thanks and God bless.
Carol Galvin

CONFESSIONS:
There will be Confessions after each weekday Mass until 11.30a.m.
St Columba’s: From 6p.m. before the 6.30p.m. Saturday evening Mass.
St Theresa’s: From 4.30p.m. before 5p.m. Saturday evening Mass.

WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS AND FUNERALS:
Please contact one of the Parish Offices to make your arrangements.

RECENTLY DECEASED:
Please remember in your prayers Jean Bright. May the Lord console her family and friends.

ANNIVERSARIES:
Michael Paziuk, Hubert McDermott, Sarah Jane Flynn, Margaret Mary Murray, Roy Gent.

LIVE STREAMING OF MASS:
Mass will be streamed from St Theresa’s at 9:30a.m. this Sunday 11th August 2024.
www.facebook.com/thecatholicparishofstcolumbaandsttheresa

PARISH OFFERTORY:
Loose Plate: £TBC Planned Giving £TBC; Average weekly SO £735.00; Candles £TBC. Many thanks for your generous support.

PRAYING TOGETHER:
We pray for:
• the residents of Greenfields, Flag Lane North, Oakfield Avenue, Venable’s Road, St Chad’s Road, Church Hall Close and Cedar Mews.
• For the Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Servers, Lay Readers, Parish Assistant and Local Church Leaders.
• For all those not yet connected to the life of the Church or who have lost their faith.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA):
It is proposed to reconvene the parish RCIA group in September. If you are thinking about seeking to become a Roman Catholic, or to be received into in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, and would like to join the group to look into this, please contact Fr William or Deacon Lawrence for further details.

ST COLUMBA’S COFFEE ROTA
The coffee rota is on the noticeboard in St Columba’s Hall. Please enter your name and good cause against your preferred dates. You could make £30-£50 for your chosen cause.
11th Aug – Sue McCarthy – Walking Shrewsbury Diocese Sponsored Walk for SVP
18th Aug – volunteers please
25th Aug – volunteers please

FR DESMOND:
Our assistant priest, Fr Desmond Wilson CSSP, will be leaving at the end of August. We thank him for his services to our parish and we wish him well in his next assignment.
If anyone would like to give a donation to Fr Desmond please put it in the envelope marked Fr Desmond and place it in the Offertory basket. Thank you.
There will be a chance to say goodbye to Fr Desmond in St Columba’s hall after the 11am Mass on Sunday 25th August. All welcome.

“THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS”
This is the theme for the next Churches Together in Upton Fifth Sunday Service to be held at St. Columba’s at 4.30 p.m. on Sunday 29th September. Further details to follow. Put the date in your diary.

PARISH WEBSITE:
www.sscolumbaandtheresa.co.uk
Our parish website is being developed to include more photos and news from both churches. There will be a complete renewal of information about the parish and information which it is hoped will be helpful. Please do check it out. There is an email address on the site for any comments you may have.
If you are NEW TO THE PARISH, you will find a new Parish Registration Form to be completed and sent to either parish office to let us know that you are here and enable us to welcome you to the parish. The form can be completed and submitted online or downloaded and printed out. Instructions are on the form, which can also be found in the front porches of both churches. You will find it on the Our Parish tab, under Welcome (side option Welcome).
Lyn Coyle, Communication Group

RED MISSION BOXES, ST COLUMBA’S
If you are a red Missio box holder, please leave your box in the sacristy for counting and pick up your emptied box, with your name on, from the table in the rear porch of St Columba’s.

CHESHIRE SWING CATS:
Dance in St. Columba’s Church Hall. Tuesday 27th August 7.30pm. Music provided by “Out of the Blue Jazz Orchestra” Tickets £10 contact www.cheshireswingcats.com
Last year’s event was a great success, please come along and enjoy the evening.
Cheshire Swing Cats teaches authentic swing dancing to adults at Hoole Community Centre in Chester. We focus on the 30s style of Lindy Hop and Charleston swing dancing in our main classes and deliver workshops on solo jazz, balboa, collegiate shag and blues. Our dance classes are fun and friendly.

FOODBANK NEEDS – you can download a free app for your mobile phone or computer which shows you what your local foodbank needs urgently, the app is ‘bankthefood’. Food currently needed in West Cheshire is coffee, cup a soup, long life juice, rice, tinned meat meals, tinned puddings, tinned tomatoes.

SPUC PETITION WEEKEND 10th/11th AUGUST:
Please do support the petition this weekend to remove the government’s punitive 2-child Child Benefit cap. Petition cards are available in church or you can sign online using the QR code or going to https://www.spuc.org.uk/end-benefit-cap

WELCOMING AFGHAN FAMILIES TO SAFETY:
Caritas Shrewsbury, as part of Citizens UK, are supporting the UK Government’s project to welcome refugee families into their communities. We’re not asking for money or donations, but rather volunteers who are willing to help these families when they arrive. To find out more please visit:https://www.sponsorrefugees.org/get-involved/communities-for-afghans/

Thought for the week “Think of many things; do one.” – Portuguese proverb

FAIRTRADE AND CHIFUNDO UK:

• fashion show, fair trade stalls, refreshments, sustainable clothing and products on sale. Saturday 14 September 3pm, St Columba’s Church hall. Tickets £4, U18s £2 (including refreshments). For tickets speak to Anne Mosquera (01244 340243).

WALKING SHREWSBURY DIOCESE:
Walking Shrewsbury Diocese – Fundraising for SVP Holiday Homes and Youth Camps. Kate Birkenhead (SVP Membership Officer for the Shrewsbury Diocese) and her partner Colin have completed their 221 mile walk, walking the whole of the Shrewsbury Diocese: from New Brighton on The Wirral to Ludlow in South Shropshire, via South Manchester, raising money for our local St Vincent De Paul Society Children’s Camps and Holiday homes. All money raised will go towards funding these vital initiatives. https://giving.give-star.com/online/saint-vincent-de-paul-society-england-and-wales/kate-and-colin-are-walking-the-length-and-breadth-of-shrewsbury-diocese Money raised at this week’s coffee after Mass on Sunday will go towards Kate’s fundraising.

ST COLUMBA’S CHURCH & HALL BOOKINGS
To arrange meetings etc. in either the Church, Newman Room or the Iona Chapel, please book through Magdalena Bukowska, St. Columba’s Church Office, phone: 01244 624019, Email: stcolumbaschurch2016@outlook.com
Office hours Monday to Friday 9a.m. to 2p.m.
Hall availability can be checked by looking at St Columba’s Church website – section for Church Hall gives a calendar of events in the Hall. Then contact Sue Carr on 07553 114531 or email columbashallbookings@gmail.com to arrange booking.

NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:
18th August edition will be compiled by Rebecca Vaughan, phone: 01244 318632 or email: Rebecca_vghn@yahoo.co.uk. Please include a phone number in case of queries, and please ensure that items are emailed or phoned to the compiler by 9.00am. on WEDNESDAY 14th August 2024

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

4 AUGUST 2024

Sat 3 Aug
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		The Parish
Sun 4 Aug
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Beryl Williams RIP
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Mrs Elwell’s Family
Mon 5 Aug
St. Theresa’s			Priests’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	10.30am		Eucharistic Service
Tue 6 Aug			The Transiguration of the Lord
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s			Priests’ Intentions
Wed 7 Aug
St. Theresa’s			Special Intentions
St. Columba’s	9.30am		Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
	10.15am		Novena Prayers
	10.30am		Eucharistic Service
Thu 8 Aug			Feast
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s	10.30am		Requiem Mass Frank Brady RIP
Fri 9 Aug			St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
St. Theresa’s	10.00am		Eucharistic Service
St. Columba’s			Parishioners’ Intentions
Sat 10 Aug
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Intentions of Mr & Mrs Buggy
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		Carol & Mark Traynor
Sun 11 Aug
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Beryl Williams RIP

Please note if there is no time next to Mass it means there is no Mass for parishioners to attend that day, but the Priests will say Mass privately.

LIVE STREAMING OF MASS:
Mass will be streamed from St Theresa’s at 9:30a.m. this Sunday 4^th August 2024.
www.facebook.com/thecatholicparishofstcolumbaandsttheresa

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION -15th AUGUST:
This is a Holyday of Obligation and the Vigil Mass is at St Theresa’s on Wednesday 14th August at 7pm.  There will be Mass at St Columba’s on Thursday 15th August at 10.30am.

RECENTLY DECEASED:
Please remember in your prayers Frank Brady. May the Lord console his family and friends.
Frank Brady’s Funeral will take place at St. Columba’s on Thursday 8^th August at 10.00 a.m.

ANNIVERSARIES:
John Dunne, Josephine Shanley and Graham William Leech.

CONFESSIONS:
There will be Confessions after each weekday Mass until 11.30a.m.
St Columba’s: From 6p.m. before the 6.30p.m. Saturday evening Mass.
St Theresa’s: From 4.30p.m. before 5p.m. Saturday evening Mass.

WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS AND FUNERALS:
Please contact one of the Parish Offices to make your arrangements. 

PARISH OFFERTORY:
Loose Plate: £486 Planned Giving £202.33; Average weekly SO £735.00; Candles £27.00; Wednesday Badminton Group   £123.00. Many thanks for your generous support.

PRAYING TOGETHER:
We pray for:

• Pray for the residents of Caughall Road, Acorn Court, The Acorns, Rosedene Close, Endsleigh Gardens, Endsleigh Close, Rhuddlan Road, Carmel Close and Rose Close.
• For the PCC Members, Elders and all who hold Office in the Church.
• For strong leadership by those elected and appointed.

ANNUAL SPIRITAN CONFERENCE
This will take place from the 5^th -9^th August.  During this time there will be Eucharistic Services instead of weekday Masses.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA):
It is proposed to reconvene the parish RCIA group in September. If you are thinking about seeking to become a Roman Catholic, or  to be received into in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, and would like to join the group to look into this, please contact Fr William or Deacon Lawrence for further details.

ST COLUMBA’S COFFEE ROTA
The coffee rota is on the noticeboard in St Columba’s Hall. Please enter your name and good cause against your preferred dates. You could make £30-£50 for your chosen cause.
4^th August – Jane Nash & Friend for parish
11^th August – volunteers please
18^th August – volunteers please

FR DESMOND:
There will be a chance to say goodbye to Fr Desmond in St Columba’s hall after the 11am Mass on Sunday 25th August.  All welcome.

PARISH WEBSITE:
www.sscolumbaandtheresa.co.uk

Our parish website is being developed to include more photos and news from both churches. There will be a complete renewal of information about the parish and information which it is hoped will be helpful. Please do check it out. There is an email address on the site for any comments you may have.

If you are NEW TO THE PARISH, you will find a new Parish Registration Form to be completed and sent to either parish office to let us know that you are here and enable us to welcome you to the parish. The form can be completed and submitted online or downloaded and printed out. Instructions are on the form, which can also be found in the front porches of both churches. You will find it on the Our Parish tab, under Welcome (side option Welcome).

Lyn Coyle, Communication Group

FISH N CHIP BABIES:
The latest progress report on this activity is displayed on the Notice Board at St. Columba’s

RED MISSION BOXES, ST COLUMBA’S
If you are a red Missio box holder, please leave your box in the sacristy for counting and pick up your emptied box, with your name on, from the table in the rear porch of St Columba’s.

SVP:
We are looking for an office chair for an elderly person. Needs to have arms but no wheels. If you can help please contact Sue McCarthy or Mark Traynor 07515491251

CHESHIRE SWING CATS:
Dance in St. Columba’s Church Hall. Tuesday 27th August 7.30pm. Music provided by “Out of the Blue Jazz Orchestra”  Tickets £10 contact  www.cheshireswingcats.com

Last year’s event was a great success, please come along and enjoy the evening.

Cheshire Swing Cats teaches authentic swing dancing to adults at Hoole Community Centre in Chester. We focus on the 30s style of Lindy Hop and Charleston swing dancing in our main classes and deliver workshops on solo jazz, balboa, collegiate shag and blues. Our dance classes are fun and friendly.

FOODBANK NEEDS – you can download a free app for your mobile phone or computer which shows you what your local foodbank needs urgently, the app is ‘bankthefood’. Food currently needed in West Cheshire is coffee, cup a soup, long life juice, rice, tinned meat meals, tinned puddings, tinned tomatoes. 

Thought for the week– with the Olympic and Paralympics in mind -If you dream and allow yourself to dream, you can do anything. – Clara Hughes, Canadian cyclist and 2006 gold-medal winning speed skater.

WALKING SHREWSBURY DIOCESE:
Walking Shrewsbury Diocese – Fundraising for SVP Holiday Homes and Youth Camps. Kate Birkenhead (SVP Officer for the Shrewsbury Diocese) and her partner Colin will be walking the whole of the Shrewsbury Diocese: 200 plus miles from New Brighton on The Wirral to Ludlow in South Shropshire, via South Manchester, raising money for our local St Vincent De Paul Society Children’s Camps and Holiday homes.  They will take 2 weeks in July/August to complete the walk. All money raised will go towards funding these vital initiatives. https://giving.give-star.com/online/saint-vincent-de-paul-society-england-and-wales/kate-and-colin-are-walking-the-length-and-breadth-of-shrewsbury-diocese

ST COLUMBA’S CHURCH & HALL BOOKINGS
To arrange meetings etc. in either the Church, Newman Room or the Iona Chapel, please book through Magdalena Bukowska, St. Columba’s Church Office, phone: 01244 624019. Email: stcolumbaschurch2016@outlook.com. Office hours Monday to Friday 9a.m. to 2p.m.
Hall availability can be checked by looking at St Columba’s Church website – section for Church Hall gives a calendar of events in the Hall. Then contact Sue Carr on 07553 114531 or email columbashallbookings@gmail.com to arrange booking.

NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:
11 August edition will be compiled by Muriel Green, phone: 01244 383836 or email: muriel.green1@btinternet.com. Please include a phone number in case of queries, and please ensure that items are emailed or phoned to the compiler by 9.00am. on WEDNESDAY 7 August 2024

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

28  JULY 2024

Sat 27 Jul
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		Rev Tom Coyle RIP
Sun 28 Jul
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Rev Tom Coyle RIP
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Monica Calvert
Mon 29 Jul			Ss Mary, Martha & Lazarus
St. Theresa’s			Priests’s Intentions
St. Columba’s	10.30am		Frank Brady RIP
Tue 30 Jul
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s			Priests’ Intentions
Wed 31 Jul			St Ignatius of Loyola, P
St. Theresa’s			Special Intentions
St. Columba’s	9.30am		Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
	10.15am		Novena Prayers
	10.30am		Michael Burton
Thu 1 Aug			St Alphonsus Mary Liguori, B,D
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s			Private Intentions
Fri 2 Aug
St. Theresa’s	10.00am		Margaret Rogers RIP
St. Columba’s			Louise Marie Sale
Sat 3 Aug			St Oswald, K,M
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		The Parish
Sun 4 Aug
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Beryl Williams RIP
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Mrs Elwell’s Family

Please note if there is no time next to Mass it means there is no Mass for parishioners to attend that day, but the Priests will say Mass privately.

LIVE STREAMING OF MASS:
Mass will be streamed from St Columba’s at 11a.m. this Sunday 28^th  July 2024.
www.facebook.com/thecatholicparishofstcolumbaandsttheresa

POPES PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JULY:
For the pastoral care of the sick- Let us pray that the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick grant the Lord’s strength to those who receive it and to their loved ones, and that it may become for everyone an ever more visible sign of compassion and hope.

RECENTLY DECEASED:
Please remember in your prayers Jean Bright, Frank Brady, Louise Marie Sale & Maureen Richards. May the Lord console their families and friends.
Frank Brady’s Funeral will take place at St. Columba’s on Thursday 8^th August at 10.00 a.m. Louise Sale’s funeral service is on Tuesday 30^th July at 12 noon at Blacon Crematorium. Maureen Richards Requiem Service is at St Werburgh’s on Tuesday 30^th July at 10.30am.

PARISH OFFERTORY:

ANNIVERSARIES
Rev Tom Coyle, James Aloysius Brennan, Maria Dolores Parry, Joan O’Hanlon George Kelly, Clara Reid,

CONFESSIONS:
There will be Confessions after each weekday Mass until 11.30a.m.
St Columba’s: From 6p.m. before the 6.30p.m. Saturday evening Mass.
St Theresa’s: From 4.30p.m. before 5p.m. Saturday evening Mass.

WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS AND FUNERALS:
Please contact one of the Parish Offices to make your arrangements. 
Loose Plate: 526.81£ Planned Giving £216.33; Average weekly SO £735.00p
Many thanks for your generous support.

PRAYING TOGETHER:
We pray for:

• the residents of Acres Lane, Alwyn Gardens, Brooke Avenue,m Cyman Close, Willan Road & Phillips Road.
• Upton Amblers, Walkers Group, Trekkers and all who meet together for outdoor pursuits.

FR DESMOND WILSON CSSP:
Our assistant parish priest Fr Desmond Wilson CSSP will be leaving at the end of August. We thank him for his services to our parish and we wish him well in his next assignment. If anyone would like to give a donation to Fr Desmond please put it in the envelope marked ‘Fr Desmond’ and place it in the offertory basket.  Thank you.

ANNUAL SPIRITAN CONFERENCE
This will take place from the 5^th -9^th August.  During this time there will be Eucharistic Services instead of weekday Masses.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA):
It is proposed to reconvene the parish RCIA group in September. If you are thinking about seeking to become a Roman Catholic, or  to be received into in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, and would like to join the group to look into this, please contact Fr William or Deacon Lawrence for further details.

FISH N CHIP BABIES:
The latest progress report on this activity is displayed on the Notice Board at St. Columba’s

SVP:
Thank you very much for all the kind and generous donations of clothes and household items. They have been taken to the St Vincent’s Centre, Birkenhead and Refugee Assist where they will be put to good use. Thank you again.

ST COLUMBA’S COFFEE ROTA
The coffee rota is on the noticeboard in St Columba’s Hall. Please enter your name and good cause against your preferred dates. You could make £30-£50 for your chosen cause.
28^th July – volunteers please 
4^th August – Jane Nash & Friend for parish
11^th August – volunteers please

PARISH ADMINISRATOR ST COLUMBA’S:
We are very pleased to welcome Magdalena Bukowska to this post. She will work alongside Carol Galvin from Monday 15 July until Wednesday 31 July when Carol retires and Magdalena will assume full responsibility.                                               

PARISH WEBSITE:
www.sscolumbaandtheresa.co.uk

Our parish website is being developed to include more photos and news from both churches. There will be a complete renewal of information about the parish and information which it is hoped will be helpful. Please do check it out. There is an email address on the site for any comments you may have.

If you are NEW TO THE PARISH, you will find a new Parish Registration Form to be completed and sent to either parish office to let us know that you are here and enable us to welcome you to the parish. The form can be completed and submitted online or downloaded and printed out. Instructions are on the form, which can also be found in the front porches of both churches. You will find it on the Our Parish tab, under Welcome (side option Welcome).

Lyn Coyle, Communication Group

PLEASE PRAY
The Diocesan Pilgrimage arrives in Lourdes on Friday 26 July and Bishop Mark has asked us to pray for the following intentions:

• For the renewal of Eucharistic faith and love in all our parishes and families.
• For the peace of the world amid threats of war and terror: may all peoples walk together in peace.
• For the unity of the Church and of our Shrewsbury Diocese that we may always walk together in faithfulness.
• For the upholding of the sanctity of every human life especially of the unborn, the sick and the aged.
• For new and generous vocations to Marriage, to the Priesthood and to the Consecrated Life of women and of men.

On Monday 29 July at 10am (9am UK time) we will be celebrating Mass at the Grotto with other English Dioceses present in Lourdes. You, and your parishioners will be able to join us via Lourdes TVhttps://www.lourdes-france.org/en/tv-lourdes/ . Please cold you other Masses and liturgies may be on Lourdes TV too, including the International Mass on Sunday 28 July at 9.30am (8.30am UK time).  Please be assured of our prayers whilst we are in Lourdes.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK – Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever.  Walt Disney

ZOO YOUTH NETWORK -3 August 11-14.00, free event for 16-25 year olds who are passionate about wildlife, explore the zoo and take part in conservation activities. Booking essential. www.chesterzoo.org/events/youth-network-social-event 

 FOODBANK NEEDS – you can download a free app for your mobile phone or computer which shows you what your local foodbank needs urgently, the app is ‘bankthefood’. Food currently needed in West Cheshire is coffee, cup a soup, long life juice, rice, tinned meat meals, tinned puddings, tinned tomatoes. 

ST COLUMBA’S 60^TH ANNIVERSARY:
This will be in September. This is an opportunity to update the archives with events that have happened in the past 60 years.   If anyone has any pictures/newspaper items/memorabilia relating to the Parish during this time, it would be very helpful.   Items can either be handed in to Parish Office or left in Sacristy for my attention.  Please include your contact details. Thanks Sue Carr, Tel: 07553 114531.

FREE WARTIME BIOGRAPHIES:
A lady from St Werburgh’s Church visited St. Columba’s. She brought in a book called “We Shall Remember Them” – Biographies of men associated with St. Werburgh’s Church” Apparently there is a misprint in them and are being given away for free. For details contact Annmarie Curtis 01244 851717. Copy in St. Columba’s front porch.

LOURDES BY JUMBULANCE:
The Chester Across Group are going to Lourdes by Jumbulance from Thursday 15^th to Saturday 24^th August. We travel overland in an adapted coach, which has seven beds on board. Therefore, we can take some sick or disabled pilgrims and so far we have a Doctor and two nurses and several helpers. However, we need two more helpers and there is a place for someone who is sick or disabled. The cost is £1,095 but help with costs is available. Current Passport required. Travel Insurance is available for just £65. Search our website for an example of our care. http://www.across.org.uk/?s=AJ For more information, please contact Tony Murphy on 07881-656-974 or email tonymurphyefc2002@yahoo.co.uk

RED MISSION BOXES, ST COLUMBA’S
If you are a red Mission box holder, please leave your box in the sacristy for counting and pick up your emptied box, with your name on, from the table in the rear porch of St Columba’s.

ST COLUMBA’S CHURCH & HALL BOOKINGS
To arrange meetings etc. in either the Church, Newman Room or the Iona Chapel, please book through Magdalena Bukowska, St. Columba’s Church Office, phone: 01244 624019, email: stcolumbaschurch2016@outlook.com. Office hours Monday to Friday 8.30a.m. to 12.30p.m.
Hall availability can be checked by looking at St Columba’s Church website – section for Church Hall gives a calendar of events in the Hall. Then contact Sue Carr on 07553 114531 or email columbashallbookings@gmail.com to arrange booking.

NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:
4^th August edition will be compiled by Alison Wrigglesworth, phone: 07708 304246 or email: a.wrigglesworth@outlook.com. Please include a phone number in case of queries, and please ensure that items are emailed or phoned to the compiler by 9.00am. on WEDNESDAY 7^th August 2024