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.
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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