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.
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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 14th 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 26th June, 6:30pm at the Lyceum (6th 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:
30th 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 26th JUNE 2024