The month of July is dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
27 JULY 2025
| Sat 26 Jul | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 5.00pm | Thomas Byrne | |
| St. Columba’s | 6.30pm | Parishioners’ Intentions | |
| Sun 27 Jul | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | Deacon Tom Coyle RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | Deacon Tom Coyle RIP | |
| 2.00pm | Kerala Catholic Community Mass in Syro-Malabar Rite | ||
| Mon 28 Jul | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Parishioners’ Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | 10.30am | Michael Pulham RIP | |
| Tue 29 Jul | Ss Mary, Martha and Lazarus. Mem. | ||
| St. Theresa’s | Joan Dale RIP | ||
| St. Columba’s | Parishioners’ Intentions | ||
| Wed 30 Jul | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Special Intention | ||
| St. Columba’s | 9.30am | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament | |
| 10.15am | Novena Prayers | ||
| 10.30am | Private Intention (CEC) | ||
| Thu 31 Jul | St Ignatius of Loyola, P. Mem. | ||
| St. Theresa’s | Priests’ Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | Priests’ Intentions | ||
| Fri 1 Aug | St Alphonsus Mary Liguori, B. D. Mem. | ||
| St. Theresa’s | 10.00am | Karen Reid RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | The Parish | ||
| Sat 2 Aug | Feast | ||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Community Mass | |
| 5.00pm | Parishioners’ Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | 6.30pm | Parishioners’ Intentions | |
| Sun 3 Aug | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | Alan Parry’s Intentions | |
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | Parishioners’ Intentions | |
| 2.00pm | Kerala Catholic Community Mass in Syro-Malabar Rite |
LIVE STREAMING OF MASS
Mass will be streamed at St Theresa’s on Sunday 27 July at 11.00am.
Cover is needed at St Columba’s for occasions when Tim is unavailable. (St Theresa’s have a volunteer) The only requirement is you need to have an iPhone. If you would be willing to help with this, please contact one of the church offices. Thank you.
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ANNIVERSARIES
Rev Tom Coyle, Margaret Watson, George Kelly
RECENTLY DECEASED
Please remember in your prayers: Enid Mason, Michael Pulham, Kay Daly, Karen Reid and Anne Patey. May the Lord console their family and friends.
MASS INTENTIONS (St Theresa’s)
If you would like a Mass saying please put the name of the person the Mass is for and the date you would like it in an envelope along with the donation. Please also put your name and a telephone number so that we can contact you if the date you requested is unavailable. Thank You.
POPE’S JULY PRAYER INTENTIONS
For formation in discernment. Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.
FR WILLIAM
Fr William will be away until the end of August. We hope he has a well-earned rest.
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: £791.34; Planned Giving: £323; Average weekly SO £718.15. Candles: £64.52.
Peter’s Pence Collection: St Columba’s £148.40; St Theresa’s £64.81
Thank you for your generosity.
PRAYING TOGETHER
- Pray for the residents of Marina Drive, Cross Green, Chatsworth Drive, Cyman Close, Willan Road, Wemyss Road and Phillips Road.
- For Upton Amblers, Walkers Group, Trekkers and all who meet together for outdoor pursuits.
ST COLUMBA’S OFFICE
There will be a change of the office hours at St Columba’s from 14 July: 8.00am to 2.15pm, Monday to Thursday.
Office will be closed: 28-31 July, 6-7, 13-14 and 21 August and 1 September. When the office is closed, urgent matters will be dealt with through the kind services of Carol Galvin, Monday to Friday 9.00 to 12.00.
ST COLUMBA’S COFFEE ROTA
The coffee rota is on the noticeboard in St Columba’s Hall. Just write your name, charity and phone number on the calendar. If you can’t access the hall, leave a message on Margaret Curtis’s answerphone on 01244 318424 with your name and date(s) and she will add you to the rota.
27 July volunteers please
03 August volunteers please
10 August volunteers please
ST COLUMBA’S RED MISSION BOX HOLDERS
There are three Red Mission boxes collections during the year: March, July and November. To have your box emptied, please leave it in the sacristy before the end of July, then pick up your empty, relabelled box from the rear porch.
ST THERESA’S RED BOXES
Please leave your boxes in the sacristy to be counted. Thank you.
OAKS
THANK YOU to all helped with and supported last Sunday’s coffee morning. We raised £200 for O.A.K.S. (Overseas Aid to the Kids from Sierra Leone). OAKS recent newsletter can be seen on the Notice Board in the front porch.
FISH AND CHIP BABIES KNITTING PROJECT
If you have any four-ply wool to spare, we now need more for the babies in NE Africa. Please arrange to hand it to Margaret Curtis, thank you.
WELCOME TO OUR PARISH
If you are NEW TO THE PARISH, please complete a Parish Registration Form and send (or bring) it to either parish office to let us know that you are here and enable us to welcome you. Forms can be found in the front porches of both churches and on the website: www.sscolumbaandtheresa.co.uk under the “I’m New” tab. Thank you.
ST. WERBURGH’S 150th ANNIVERSARY
This will be celebrated in December this year. Details of events in the coming week are on the notice board in both churches.
PARISH WEBSITE
If anyone has an item that they would like to have on the website, please contact Lyn Coyle, who is the parish liaison with the website manager. These items must be about parish-based events or information. marilyn.coyle44@gmail.com
CHILDREN’S ART COMPETITION: PILGRIMS OF HOPE
Thanks to Kevin Keegan for the photos of the amazing entries. You can see them on the parish website. Just click on the link on the Events slide of the banner headline. Thank you to everyone who sent in an entry. They were all great.
The winners were announced at the AGM last Saturday and have now been presented with their prizes. Congratulations to:
Reception – Jayla, Year 1 – Mabel, Year 2 – Gertrude, Year 3 – Elsie and Ambrose, Year 4 – Abby and Alfie, Year 5 – Juliet and Year 7 – Isaac
The pictures will also be displayed on the school board at the front of St Columba’s and on the side walls in St Theresa’s.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“The beginning is always today.” Mary Shelley
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Cheshire libraries are worth looking at, with the summer reading challenge, family games, story club and plenty of other activities https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/libraries/events. Also check out the Cheshire West and Chester Council web site for further activities and availability as well as Edsential for holiday activities and food programme https://edsential.com/haf/
ST FRANCIS, CHESTER PARISH MISSION: JULY 2025
Fri 25 at 7.00 pm: Meet the Missionaries
Sat 26 at 10.30 am: Healing Talk and Ministry
Sat 26 at 7.30 pm: Worship Talk and Ministry
Mon 28 at 7.00 pm: Exploring Faith Live
Tue 29 at 6.30 pm: Taizé Prayer Service
Thu 31 at 10.00 am: Children’s Mission
Thu 31 at 6.30 pm: International Food
Everyone warmly welcome at all events!
DIOCESAN JUBILEE PILGRIMAGE
This week 430 pilgrims will be on our Diocesan Jubilee Pilgrimage to Lourdes with the theme ‘With Mary, Pilgrims of Hope’. Services available to watch on Lourdes TV via www.lourdes-france.com include the International Mass at 8.30am UK Time on Sunday 27 July, and the Mass at the Grotto at 9am UK time on Monday 28 July. Our group will participate in both. We will be praying for you, please pray for us.
LOURDES BY JUMBULANCE
Chester Across Group is going to Lourdes on 14th to 23rd August. There are vacancies for sick and disabled pilgrims and for nurses and helpers. If you could help with a ‘wish list’ to support our assisted pilgrims please follow this link. For more information, please contact Tony Murphy on 07881-656-974 or tonymurphyefc2002@yahoo.co.uk
WIN A TRIP TO MEDJUGORJE
Medjugorje Irish Centre Free Prize draw. Prize for one person includes 7 nights B&B, return airport transfer and flights up to €300.To enter go to prize draw page on website www.med-irishcentre.com
Tel. 07860 465386
Email reservations@med-irishcentre.com
WhatsApp No: 00387 63 630 604
Website: www.med-irishcentre.com
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 Thursday 8a.m. to 2.15p.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.
NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER
Sunday 3 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 notices are also emailed to st.theresas@btinternet.com or phoned to the compiler by 9.00 a.m. on WEDNESDAY 30 JULY 2025.