SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

30th  JUNE 2024 – Ss PETER & PAUL, APOSTLES

Sat 29 Jun
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Charles Woods RIP
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		Francis’ Family Intentions
Sun 30 Jun			Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Parishioners’
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Fr Russell Cooke Anniversary
Mon 1 Jul
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s	10.30am		Bill Baker RIP
Tue 2 Jul			Feast
St. Theresa’s			Special Intentions
St. Columba’s			Priests’ Intentions
Wed 3 Jul			St Thomas, Apostle
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s	9.30am		Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
	10.15am		Novena Prayers
	10.30am		Kath Garner RIP
Thu 4 Jul
St. Theresa’s			Priests’ Intentions
St. Columba’s			Josephine Cunningham RIP
Fri 5 Jul
St. Theresa’s	12 noon		Requiem Mass for Beryl Williams
St. Columba’s			Parishioners’ Intentions
Sat 6 Jul
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		Ita Edwards
Sun 7 Jul
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Chris Steele RIP
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Elwell 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 11.00 am this Sunday 23rd June 2024.
www.facebook.com/thecatholicparishofstcolumbaandsttheresa

PETER’S PENCE:
There will be a second collection for Peter’s Pense this weekend. In 1871, Pope Pius IX formalized the practice of lay members of the church and “other persons of good will” providing financial support to the Roman See. Modern “Peter’s Pence” proceeds are used by the Pope for philanthropic works throughout the world and for administrative costs of the Vatican state. Please place donations in the baskets provided in porches.

POPES PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JUNE:
For those fleeing their own countries – Let us pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys fraught with danger and violence, may find welcome and new living opportunities in their host countries.

RECENTLY DECEASED:
Beryl Williams & Chris Duke.  Beryl’s Requiem Mass will be on Friday 5th July at 12 noon at St Theresa’s. May the Lord console their families and friends.

ANNIVERSARIES
Patricia Lally, Rev Russell Cooke, Fausto Nino Biasillo.

BISHOP’S VISITATION:
The Bishop will visit St Theresa’s on Sunday 14^th July.

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 £474.20; Planned Giving £235.00; Average weekly SO £735.00; Candles £27.03.
Many thanks for your generous support.

PRAYING TOGETHER:
We pray for:

• Pray for the residents of Dawpool Close, Ullswater Crescent, Orchard Close, Muir Road, Elm Muir, Beech Muir, Silver Muir, Ash Muir and Birch Muir.
• For the Upton Churches Together Monday Coffee Morning.
• For the Churches Together in Upton Committee.

BLESSING OF THE PEACE GARDEN – 15th JULY:
Mass on this Monday will be at St Theresa’s not St Columba’s, followed by the Blessing of the Peace Garden.  All welcome.

LEPRA APPEAL- 6/7 July:
There will be a retiring collection for this on 6/7 July. See posters.

“BLESSINGS”:
This Sunday, 4.30 p.m. at Holy Ascension.  No charge.  All welcome.

200 CLUB:
Winners of the big draw: £150 J. Casey (no. 73) £100. K. George (no. 27) and £50 J Worrall (no. 32)
The new envelopes are available at the back of St Theresa’s church.  Thank you all for your continued support.

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.
30th June – Sue McCarthy for the Food bank 
7th July – 21st Chester Guides 
14th July – volunteers please

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.
St Theresa’s Please leave your box in the sacristy to be counted.

ANNUAL COACH TRIP TO LICHFIELD 2024:
If you would like to go to Lichfield for the day for just £15.00, please enter your name on the list in the front porch of your church. Thurs 25th July, leaving St Cs at 9:00am, St Ts 9:15am, more info on posters.
Please pay Margaret Curtis 01244 318424 for St Columba’s and Paul & Alison for St Theresa’s.

CONFIRMATION ENROLEMENT:
A warm welcome to the Confirmation candidates and their families who will be enrolling at St. Columba’s this weekend. Please pray for all young people in Chester who are preparing to be Confirmed at St.Columba’s next November.

AN EVENING WITH SINFONIA:
SINFONIA is a local group of musicians who use St. Columba’s Church Hall for rehearsals. They have again invited the Parish to join them on Friday 5th July at 7pm for their “end of term” party. This has always been an enjoyable evening.  Please come along.  Admission free – light refreshments provided. Retiring collection for Dee Banks School.

PARISH WEBSITE
www.sscolumbaandtheresa.co.uk
Our parish website is currently being developed to include photos of current events, past events and news from both churches. 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 which you can download, print and complete in order to let us know that you are new here and enable us to welcome you properly to the parish. Instructions are on the form, which can also be found in the front porches of both churches. You will find the form on the Our Parish tab, under Welcome (side option Welcome).

Lyn Coyle, Welcome to our parish group

ST COLUMBA’S 60th 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.

FISH AND CHIP BABIES:
The number of items sent off to Africa is now approaching 900. These include jumpers, hats, scarves blankets and knitted bags.  The churches involved include Holy Ascension, St Columba’s, St Theresa’s St Clare’s, Upton URC, St Werburgh’s and now Caldy Valley Church. Many thanks to those of you who have been knitting. For more information or to join in, please contact Margaret Curtis.

CAFOD and SVP “Catholic Call for Action at the General Election”:
As reported in the newsletter on the 16th June we emailed the 5 candidates standing for election in the “Chester North and Neston constituency” asking for their views on the  3 issues which came out as the main priorities “The Cost of Living Crisis”, “Climate” and “Aid and International Development”.  The replies will be posted on the Parish website and a copy will be on the Church noticeboard.

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.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
“In a world full of adversity, we must dare to dream.” Rob Burrow.

SHREWSBURY LORDES HOSPTALITY:
The next meeting is at St Mary’s Caritas Centre, Delamere St, Crewe, CW1 2JX on Sat 13 July at 3pm. Register your attendance and make any apologies to secretary@teamshrewsbury.co.uk After the meeting members are invited to attend the 5.30pm Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Church, to join in prayer for the success of the forthcoming Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes.

ST COLUMBA’S CHURCH & HALL BOOKINGS
To arrange meetings etc. in either the Church, Newman Room or the Iona Chapel, please book through Carol Galvin, 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: 7th July 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 9.00A.M. on WEDNESDAY 3RD JULY 2024

TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

23 JUNE 2024

Sat 22 Jun
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		Patrick Hemmington RIP
Sun 23 Jun
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Chris Steele RIP
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Mary Kilcoyne RIP
Mon 24 Jun			Nativity of John the Baptist
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s	10.30am		Private Intention (L & AP)
Tue 25 Jun
St. Theresa’s			Special Intentions
St. Columba’s			Parishioners’ Intentions
Wed 26 Jun
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s	9.30am		Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
	10.15am		Novena Prayers
	10.30am		Ian Dominic Whitcombe RIP
Thu 27 Jun
St. Theresa’s			Priests’ Intentions
St. Columba’s			Priests’ Intentions
Fri 28 Jun			St Irenacus, B, M. Mem.
St. Theresa’s	10.00am		Sarah Russell RIP
St. Columba’s			Patricia Lally RIP
Sat 29 Jun
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Charles Woods RIP
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		Francis’ Family Intentions
Sun 30 Jun			Ss Peter and Paul. Solemnity
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Bill Baker 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 Columba’s at 11.00 am this Sunday 23rd June 2024.
www.facebook.com/thecatholicparishofstcolumbaandsttheresa

DAY FOR LIFE COLLECTION:
There will be a second collection for Day for Life this week-end. Please place donations in the baskets provided in both porches. This should have been taken last week-end.

POPES PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JUNE:
For those fleeing their own countries – Let us pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys fraught with danger and violence, may find welcome and new living opportunities in their host countries.

RECENTLY DECEASED:
Please remember in your prayers Beryl Williams and Chris Duke.  May the Lord console their families and friends.

ANNIVERSARIES
Mary Kilcoyne, Margaret Christine Alcock, Patricia Lally, Revd Russell Cooke

BISHOP’S VISITATION:
The Bishop will visit St Theresa’s on Sunday 14^th July.

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 £482.19; Planned Giving £259.98;
Average weekly SO £735.00; Candles £28.04.
Many thanks for your generous support.

THE NEW LECTIONARY AND SUNDAY MISSAL:
The Catholic Truth Society (CTS) are authorised publishers of The New Lectionary, the book containing the Scripture readings for Mass and the Sacraments, which comes into use in the Church at the beginning of Advent 2024. Fr William will soon be placing the parish’s order for The New Lectionary, and related books, required for use in our liturgical celebrations when the new liturgical year begins. By ordering now the parish will receive a pre-order discount. Our order can include personal copies of The CTS New Sunday Missal (Standard Edition) which includes the new Lectionary translation. The full price of the Missal is £19.95 but can be obtained at a 15% discount if included in the parish order. If you wish to obtain the Missal at the discounted price pleased add your name to one of the lists displayed in church porches. Fr William must place the order by 30th June to obtain the discount so please respond without delay. Further information about The New Lectionary can be found at www.ctsbooks.org

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.
23rd June – Hopeful Ugandan Hearts, Lina Greig 
30th June – volunteers please
7th July – 21st Chester Guides 

PRAYING TOGETHER:
We pray for:

• the residents of Kingsmead, Linksway, The Oakes Drive, Penfold Hey, Rawson Road, Nant Peris, Plas Dinas, Glyn Garth and Sealand Road;
• the Church secretaries and those who help with the administration;
• Good communication links in our Churches.

“BLESSINGS”:
The theme for the next Churches Together Fifth Sunday Service next Sunday, 4.30 p.m. at Holy Ascension church.  All Welcome!

200 CLUB:
The Big Draw will take place this Sunday.  Many thanks for your support.

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.
St Theresa’s Please leave your box in the sacristy to be counted.

THE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OPEN AFTERNOON:
Monday, June 24th, starting at 3.30pm-6pm. Meet & Greet our dedicated students and staff, ask questions, tour the school and get a feel for the welcoming community that defines our school. Furthermore, interactive demonstrations, canteen tastings and live sports action. All welcome!

HOLY REUNION MASS AT THE HIGH:
The CHS would like to acknowledge the FHC taking place in all our feeder Parishes by celebrating the “Holy Reunion Mass”.  The Mass will be on Wednesday 26^th June, 6:30pm at the Lyceum (6^th Form building at the CHS) followed by refreshments. The candidates are welcome to wear their Communion outfits or their school uniform. We look forward to celebrating with you all! RSVP: gasparinia@christofidelis.org.uk

NEEDLES & PINS – Wed 26th JUNE
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.

ANNUAL COACH TRIP – 2024 LICHFIELD
If you would like to go to the beautiful cathedral city of Lichfield for just £15.00, please enter your name on the list in the front porch of your church. Thurs 25th July, leaving St Cs at 9:00am, St Ts 9:15am, more info on posters.

PARISH WEBSITE
www.sscolumbaandtheresa.co.uk
Our parish website is currently being developed to include photos of current events, past events 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 which you can download, print and complete in order to let us know that you are new here and enable us to welcome you properly to the parish. Instructions are on the form, which can also be found in the front porches of both churches. You will find the form on the Our Parish tab, under Welcome (side option Welcome).

Lyn Coyle, Welcome to our parish group

OAKS SCHOOL, BO, SIERRA LEONE
In 2003 Margaret Jarrett bought a plot of land in Bo, Sierra Leone and her vision was to build a school for children who were orphaned by the civil war. The OAKS charity was born, the school was built and today that school educates and looks after the health needs of 745 children. Margaret lives locally and has just been awarded a very well deserved MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List for her years of dedication, hard work and fund raising.

We warmly congratulate her and continue to support the charity as our Parish Third World Project. Any donations are welcome and can be put in the wall boxes in either porch. For  further  information please go to oaks-sl.org.

RNLI COLLECTIONS:
Hello, my name is Frances Hughes and I am the new Collections Coordinator for the Chester branch of the RNLI. The RNLI is celebrating its 200th anniversary and would not have survived, as a charity, without volunteers.  I am hoping to hold charity collections every few months and would like more volunteers.  If you have some free time at weekends, between 1-2 hours, or  would like to know more please email me at frances.douglas2@btinternet.com.  There is no set commitment and a huge amount of flexibility. Thank you. 

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful. Taylor Swift. 

FOUNDATION GOVERNOR VACANCY:
St Werburgh’s & St Columba’s Primary School wishes to recruit a Catholic Church Foundation Governor.  Contact Sarah Jackson, School Business Manager 01244 478954 or email admin@lovelearnlaugh.org.uk.  See parish website for further details.

ST COLUMBA’S CHURCH & HALL BOOKINGS
To arrange meetings etc. in either the Church, Newman Room or the Iona Chapel, please book through Carol Galvin, 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.

ST COLUMBA’S & ST THERESA’S SVP ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2023/24:
Our income for 2023/24 was £1636 which came from Member and non member donations, raffle income, coffee mornings and other fund raising events. Our expenditure was £1647 which was spent giving assistance to Families, Refugees and Asylum seekers, support payments to SVP, support for the SVP holiday home, and overseas support through the twinnage scheme. During the year we continued to visit the elderly in their own homes, residential care or hospital. Also, we have been able  to support, practically and financially, many members of our community on the fringes of society who are in need. The SVP have also organised and delivered the Foodbank collections on behalf of our parish. We have provided 2 families with a holiday. With the help from our parish youth group we have been able to provide parish outreach work, particularly at Christmas and Easter, by delivering gift parcels to our more isolated parishioners. Thank you for all your support over the year and if you would like to consider joining the SVP please contact either Sue McCarthy or Mark Traynor.

ST COLUMBA’S 60th 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.

LOURDES PILGRIMAGE
‘Go tell the priests to come [here] in procession’ is the theme of this year’s Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes from 26 July to 1 August (depending on travel). We are expecting more pilgrims to journey with us this year, and it will be our largest pilgrimage since the pandemic. There are still some places available if you would like to join us this year. For more information, please see the pilgrimage website www.shrewsburypilgrimage.co.uk or phone the Pilgrimage Office on 07970943940.

NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:
30^th June 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 9.00A.M. on WEDNESDAY 26^th JUNE 2024

St Werburgh’s and St Columba’s Catholic Primary Schoool is currently recruiting a Catholic Church Foundation Governor to join their Governing Body.

The inclusion of Foundation Governors on the governing body is one of the distinguishing characteristics of a Church school and supports the school’s distinctive religious ethos. The vacancy must be filled by community members affiliated with the Catholic Church, who are not related to any children within our school and do not work in the education sector.

The role would suit someone with an interest in serving our community and supporting the needs of our school children. The role of a School Governing Body is:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos, and direction of the school
• Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and it’s pupils.
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

No one governor is expected to know it all! The strength of a governing body lies in its ability to attract and rely upon members from a wide variety of backgrounds, share out duties amongst its members and be able to take decisions as a group.

The governing body is busy and energetic and would warmly invite anyone interested in finding out more about the role to contact the school in the first instance to arrange an informal chat. Telephone Sarah on 01244 478954 or email: admin@lovelearnlaugh.org.uk

Please note that for the protection of children, all governor appointments are subject to an identity check.

ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

16  JUNE 2024

Sat 15 Jun			Day for Life Retiring Collection
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		Special Intention (JC)
Sun 16 Jun			Day for Life Retiring Collection
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Jessica Baker RIP
St. Columba’s	11.00am		The Parish
Mon 17 Jun
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s	10.30am		Jill Carter
	2.00pm		Requiem Mass for Dr Bhaskara Rajan
Tue 18 Jun
St. Theresa’s			Priests’ Intentions
St. Columba’s			Priests’ Intentions
	2.00pm		Requiem Mass for Alan Crayford
Wed 19 Jun
St. Theresa’s			Private Intentions
St. Columba’s	9.30am		Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
	10.15am		Novena Prayers
	10.30am		Jason Worthington
Thu 20 Jun
St. Theresa’s			Special Intentions
St. Columba’s			Private Intentions
Fri 21 Jun			St Aloysius Gonzaga, R
St. Theresa’s	10.00am		Joseph Russell RIP
St. Columba’s			Parishioners’ Intentions
Sat 22 Jun			SS John Fisher B. & Thomas More
St. Theresa’s	5.00pm		Parishioners’ Intentions
St. Columba’s	6.30pm		Patrick Hemmington
Sun 23 Jun
St. Theresa’s	9.30am		Chris Steele RIP
St. Columba’s	11.00am		Mary Kilcoyne 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 Columba’s at 9.30am this Sunday 16^th June 2024.
www.facebook.com/thecatholicparishofstcolumbaandsttheresa

DAY FOR LIFE COLLECTION:
There will be a retiring collection for Day for Life THIS weekend,  15/16 June.

POPES PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JUNE:
For those fleeing their own countries – Let us pray that migrants fleeing from war or hunger, forced to undertake journeys fraught with danger and violence, may find welcome and new living opportunities in their host countries.

RECENTLY DECEASED:
Please remember in your prayers, Dr Bhaskara Rajan and Alan Crayford.  Dr Bhaskara’s Requiem Mass is on Monday 17^th June at 2pm at St Columba’s.  Alan’s Requiem Mass is on Tuesday 18^th June at 2pm at St Columba’s. May the Lord console their families and friends.

ANNIVERSARIES
Mary Kilcoyne, Ernest (Ernie) Alphonsus Euguene Fagan & Margaret Christine Alcock.

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 £779.23; Planned Giving £231.76; Average weekly SO £735.00; Candles £44.32.
Many thanks for your generous support.

THE NEW LECTIONARY AND SUNDAY MISSAL:
The Catholic Truth Society (CTS) are authorised publishers of The New Lectionary, the book containing the Scripture readings for Mass and the Sacraments, which comes into use in the Church at the beginning of Advent 2024. Fr William will soon be placing the parish’s order for The New Lectionary, and related books, required for use in our liturgical celebrations when the new liturgical year begins. By ordering now the parish will receive a pre-order discount. Our order can include personal copies of The CTS New Sunday Missal (Standard Edition) which includes the new Lectionary translation. The full price of the Missal is £19.95 but can be obtained at a 15% discount if included in the parish order. If you wish to obtain the Missal at the discounted price pleased add your name to one of the lists displayed in church porches. Fr William must place the order by 30th June to obtain the discount so please respond without delay. Further information about The New Lectionary can be found at www.ctsbooks.org

ST COLUMBA’S COFFEE ROTA
The coffee rota is on the notice board 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.
16th June – Sue McCarthy, SVP 
23rd June – Hopeful Ugandan Hearts, Lina Greig
30^th June – Volunteers please 

BISHOP’S VISITATION:
The Bishop will visit St Theresa’s on Sunday 14^th July.

PRAYING TOGETHER:
We pray for:

• the residents of Somerset Road, The Crescent, Heathfield Close, Fowler Road, Clifton drive, Blacon Point Road & Dalton Close..
• For the Pastoral groups & Caring & Sharing
• For the pastoral care of the community

PARISH WEBSITE
www.sscolumbaandtheresa.co.uk
Our parish website is currently being developed to include photos of current events, past events 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 which you can download, print and complete in order to let us know that you are new here and enable us to welcome you properly to the parish. Instructions are on the form, which can also be found in the front porches of both churches. You will find the form on the Our Parish tab, under Welcome (side option Welcome).
Lyn Coyle, Welcome to our parish group

YOUTH GROUP:
The Parish youth group will meet on Monday 17th June at St.Theresa’s, starting at 7pm, by the church front door, finishing at 8.30 pm. All young parishioners, year 5 and older are very welcome to come along, find out a bit more about our faith, have fun, play games, make friends and join our happy group. For more information, or to arrange a lift, please email the parish office by 16^th June.

CAFOD and SVP:
Thank you to all who responded to CAFOD and SVP’s “Catholic Call for Action at the General Election”. The voting results are in and the 3 issues which came out as the main priorities were “The Cost of Living Crisis”, “Climate” and “Aid and International Development”. We will now contact our 5 candidates and ask for their views on these 3 key issues. We will let you know the outcomes on the weekend before the General Election.

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.

THE WHITE FLOWER APPEAL
Thank you very much for your generous donations of £432.06 to the appeal.  Many thanks also to everyone who filled in the SPUC postcards.

200 CLUB
The Big Draw will take place on the 23^rd June.  Many thanks for your support.

THE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OPEN AFTERNOON DAY
Monday, June 24th, starting at 3.30pm-6pm. Meet & Greet our dedicated students and staff, ask questions, tour the school and get a feel for the welcoming community that defines our school. Furthermore, interactive demonstrations, canteen tastings and live sports action. All welcome!

SPIRITANS COLLECTION – THANK YOU
Many thanks for the very generous amount of £2038.27 which was collected at the recent Spiritan Appeal. There is a thank you letter on the notice board.

MEDJUGORJE
Fr William will be on pilgrimage to Medjugorje until towards the end of June.  We wish him a safe journey.

ST COLUMBA’S & ST THERESA’S SVP ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2023/24
Our income for 2023/24 was £1,636 which came from Member and non member donations, raffle income, coffee mornings and other fund raising events. Our expenditure was £1,647 which was spent giving assistance to Families, Refugees and Asylum seekers, support payments to SVP, support for the SVP holiday home, and overseas support through the twinnage scheme. During the year we continued to visit the elderly in their own homes, residential care or hospital. Also, we have been able  to support, practically and financially, many members of our community on the fringes of society who are in need. The SVP have also organised and delivered the Foodbank collections on behalf of our parish. We have provided 2 families with a holiday. With the help from our parish youth group we have been able to provide parish outreach work, particularly at Christmas and Easter, by delivering gift parcels to our more isolated parishioners. Thank you for all your support over the year and if you would like to consider joining the SVP please contact either Sue McCarthy or Mark Traynor.

LET’S USE OUR CATHOLIC VOICE IN THE GENERAL ELECTION
With the general election announced, CAFOD and St Vincent de Paul Society are launching – A Year of Encounter – an initiative inviting us to reach out to our local candidates to find out their views on the issues that we, as people of faith, care about. You will find in your newsletter an insert that we ask you please to read and respond to by Sunday 9th June. Thank you.

ANNUAL COACH TRIP TO LICHFIELD 2024
If you would like to go to the beautiful cathedral city of Lichfield for just £15.00, please enter your name on the list in the front porch of your church. Thurs 25th July, leaving St Cs at 9:00am, St Ts 9:15am, more info on posters.

ST COLUMBA’S CHURCH & HALL BOOKINGS
To arrange meetings etc. in either the Church, Newman Room or the Iona Chapel, please book through Carol Galvin, 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.

MISSIO BOXES AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION
St Theresa’s – please leave your box in the sacristy to be counted.

LORDES PILGRIMAGE
‘Go tell the priests to come [here] in procession’ is the theme of this year’s Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes from 26 July to 1 August (depending on travel). We are expecting more pilgrims to journey with us this year, and it will be our largest pilgrimage since the pandemic. There are still some places available if you would like to join us this year. For more information, please see the pilgrimage website www.shrewsburypilgrimage.co.uk or phone the Pilgrimage Office on 07970943940.

GIFT AID & OFFERTORY:
Thank you to those who signed up to participate in the Gift Aid scheme and those who increased their contributions. As we enter a new tax year please let us know if your circumstances have changed or if you wish to join the scheme. For St Columba’s call Kevin Keegan 07790 758008 or Colin Hedley 07913 950875 and for St Theresa’s call Stephen Parry 07798676633.
Thank you also to those who offered advice on using a card reader to support collections. We have looked at options but at the moment we would have to use the Diocesan scheme which we have concluded is too expensive to implement for now.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
 “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

HIGHLIGHT’S FROM THE HIGH
The CHS would like to acknowledge the FHC taking place in all our feeder Parishes by celebrating the “Holy Reunion Mass”.  The Mass will be on Wednesday 26^th June, 6:30pm at the Lyceum (6^th Form building at the CHS) followed by refreshments. The candidates are welcome to wear their Communion outfits or their school uniform. We look forward to celebrating with you all! RSVP: gasparinia@christofidelis.org.uk

Good Counsel Network
On Saturday 22nd June, the Eve of the Vigil of the Feast of St John the Baptist, please pray and fast for the end of abortion and euthanasia. This is the last monthly day of prayer and fasting for life before the General Election. Please Invite others to join the day on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/1037436687798327/

NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER: 23 June 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 9.00A.M. on WEDNESDAY19th JUNE 2024

The annual celebration of our patron, St Columba, on June 9th, was a joyful day. Children who had made their first Holy Communion some weeks ago came to the 11.00 am mass with their families and catechists for a final celebration, led by the children themselves. A very peaceful, joyful mass was enjoyed by all present. The celebration of St Columba’s feast day continued with a parish BBQ. Warm thanks to the arrangers and cooks who braved the chilly weather. Another very sociable occasion for all who attended.

Photographs courtesy of Kevin Keegan