TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
20 October 2024
| Sat 19 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 5.00pm | Parishioners’ Intentions | |
| St. Columba’s | 6.30pm | Gladys Campbell RIP, Richard Griffiths | |
| Sun 20 Oct | World Mission Sunday | ||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | Kathleen Holden RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | Mark David McLoughin | |
| Mon 21 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Priests’ Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | 10.30am | Monica Gardiner | |
| 2.00pm | Requiem Mass for Margaret Nash | ||
| Tue 22 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Private Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | Private Intentions | ||
| Wed 23 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Special Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | 9.30am | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament | |
| 10.15am | Novena Prayers | ||
| 10.30am | Kasia Wojnarowska RIP | ||
| Thu 24 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Private Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | Priests’ Intentions | ||
| Fri 25 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 10.00am | Sheila Ring RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | The Parish | ||
| Sat 26 Oct | Ss Chad & Cedd | ||
| St. Theresa’s | 5.00pm | Joan Haydyn’s Intentions | |
| St. Columba’s | 6.30pm | Ellie Edwards, Ruairidh Morrison | |
| Sun 27 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | James Casey RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | Joanne Robinson |
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 20th September 2024.
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RECENTLY DECEASED:
Please remember in your prayers Margaret Nash who died recently, and also her family and friends. Margaret Nash’s Requiem Mass will be held on Monday 21st October at 2p.m. at St Columba’s Church.
ANNIVERSARIES:
Doreen Mary Judge, Kathleen Holden, Charles Derek Anthony Moore, Peter John Walker, Maureen Teresa Brady.
WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS AND FUNERALS:
Please contact one of the Parish Offices to make your arrangements.
CONFESSIONS:
There will be Confessions after each weekday Mass until 11.30a.m.
St Columba’s: From 6p.m. before the 6.30p.m. Sat. evening Mass.
St Theresa’s: From 4.30p.m. before 5p.m. Saturday evening Mass.
POPES OCTOBER PRAYER INTENTIONS:
For the Synod Let us pray for the Church, that she may adopt listening and dialogue as a style of life at every level, allowing herself to be guided by the Holy Spirit towards the world’s peripheries.
PARISH OFFERTORY:
Loose Plate: £566.14; Planned Giving £286.60; Average weekly SO £555.00.
Many thanks for your generous 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.
20th Oct – Lina Greig, Hopeful Ugandan Hearts
27th Oct – Volunteers please
3rd Nov – volunteers please
PRAYING TOGETHER:
Pray for:
* the residents of Marl Hetes, Upton Park, Delvine Drive, Palmerstone Close, Meadowside Mews, Highcliffe Avenue & Melverley Drive.
* For the newsletter editors, distributors & those who run the piety shops in our churches.
* For a deepening of our faith through the written word.
TODAY IS WORLD MISSION SUNDAY T
oday, parishes worldwide celebrate World Mission Sunday. By supporting Missio, the Pope’s charity for world mission, we stand united as God’s global family, in prayer, solidarity, and action. We are called to ‘go and invite everyone to the banquet’ for the joy of Christ’s Resurrection is a gift meant to be shared with the entire world. Please pray for missionaries and give what you can to this vital collection, bringing God’s compassion, peace, and justice to those in need. To donate, use the Missio envelope, call 020 7821 9755 (office hours) or visit missio.org.uk to give a gift, set up a Direct Debit, and Gift Aid your donation if possible. There will be a second collection for World Mission Sunday this weekend of 19th and 20th October. Please, put any donations in the baskets provided.
WELCOME
We welcome Fr Peter Otuonkpaikhian, who has been appointed assistant parish priest for St Columba’s & St Theresa’s parish. Fr Peter is originally from Nigeria and has recently workind in the Isle of Man. We hope he enjoys his time here.
CONFIRMATION
Please pray for all who are preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Columba’s on 8th November, and for those who are preparing them.
YOUTH GROUP
Our youth group will meet on Monday 21st October, starting at 7pm in the Iona chapel and finishing at 8.30pm in St.Columba’s Church hall. All parishioners in school year 5, or older are very welcome to come along and join our happy group, learn a bit about our faith, play games, do activities, and generally have fun, snacks provided. If you need a lift, or more information, please call Denise Lusk (01244 379742)
SYNOD SESSIONS RESUME
The second session is now taking place in Rome, it started on Wednesday 2 October and runs to Sunday 27 October 2024 in order to continue the work of the Synod on Synodality around the theme “For a Synodal Church: communion, participation and mission” Bishop Barron from Winona-Rochester in America has penned his thoughts on his hopes and aspirations as he left for the synod. The discussions which are taking place are set out in a working document , that all delegates are asked to read before attending. Discussions will consider the involvement of more laity, especially women, in the governance of the Church, in both “decision-making” and “decision-taking. It will look at practical theology and how our understanding of church institutions and practices can be made more concrete for example setting up lay pastoral councils, accountability etc. And of listening to one another and the Holy Spirit. https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/barron/as-i-leave-for-the-second-session-of-the-synod/
SOUND SYSTEM AT ST THERESA’S
We are in the process of getting another couple of quotes.
NEW TO THE PARISH?
Welcome! We have 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 I’m New tab of the website
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 10th NOVEMBER
There is to be a short service of Reflection for the Upton Churches at Holy Ascension at 4.30 p.m. on 10th November. See the poster on the Notice Boards.
EXAMS OFFICER VACANCY AT THE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Permanent Role over 41.2 weeks a year (Term Time) paid over 12 months. 37 hours a week 8am to 4pm (3.30 pm Friday). To include INSET days and exam results days. For more information please email kilcoynea@christofidelis.org.uk. Closing date 3pm on Wednesday 23rd October.
AUTUMN FAIR
26th October, 11.00-3.00 in Wesley Church Centre, Chester – sale of Fairly traded products and charity crafts. See poster in church porches.
ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL
As mentioned in Bishop Mark’s letter last week asking us to contact our MP. The contact details for our MP are: Samantha Dixon c/o House of Commons. London. SW1AQ 0AA email: samantha.dixon.mp@parliament.uk
THE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, CHESTER – CHRISTMAS FAIR
12th December, 4-6pm. All welcome! £1 entrance fee on the evening. If you would like a stall, cost £10, email the school welcometo@christofidelis.org.uk
MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN CONVERSATIONS TODAY
There will be a talk by Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald, M.Afr on Wednesday 13 November at 7.30pm at St Werburgh’s Church. Chester.
BUILDING WORKS – ST THERESA’S
Work started on Monday 16th September and is expected to last about 8 weeks. Work on the cracks inside the presbytery was started this week.
NEEDLES & PINS – Wed 23rd October
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.
MCMILLAN COFFEE MORNING, a great success
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s McMillan appeal such a success. We were supported by parishioners from St Theresa’s as well as St Columba’s, so a real joint effort. This is the final amount deposited, after several late donations: £270.45
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers. Carl Sagan
200 CLUB
This month’s winner was A. Dale £25 (no.31)
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 Magdalena Bukowska on 01244 624019 for enquires within the office hours stated above or email columbashallbookings@gmail.com to arrange booking.
ASDA ARE RUNNING CASHPOT FOR SCHOOLS
From now until November, for those who use the ASDA Rewards App, you can opt in on the cashpots tab and select St Werburgh’s and St Columba’s or St Theresa’s Primary School. ASDA will then donate to the schools!
ST. COLUMBA’S CHURCH
The painting of the outside of the church has just begun and will continue over the next few weeks. It should not cause any serious interruption. Contractors will come in the next few weeks to fill in the sinkhole in the car park which does not show any signs of further development. Pauline Rourke
ST. COLUMBA CHIDREN CHOIR RECUITMENT
The Little Choir of St Columba plays at 11a.m. Mass on the first Sunday of the month in term time, and young people who would like to sing, play the guitar or percussion are invited to join. Practice Tuesdays 18.45 in the church. For further information, please contact Giovanna 07728 948946 or Mark 07752 317772.
NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER
Sunday 20th October 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 also emailed to Fr William or phoned to the compiler by 9.00a.m. on WEDNESDAY 23 October 2024