The month of August is dedicated to The Immaculate Heart of Mary
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
3 AUGUST 2025
| Sat 2 Aug | |||
| 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 | ||
| Mon 4 Aug | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Margaret Vernon RIP | ||
| St. Columba’s | 10.30am | Parishioners’ Intentions | |
| Tue 5 Aug | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Priests’ Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | Parishioners’ Intentions | ||
| Wed 6 Aug | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Special Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | 9.30am | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament | |
| 10.15am | Novena Prayers | ||
| 10.30am | Graham Leech RIP | ||
| Thu 7 Aug | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Eileen Map’s Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | Romica Mihalache | |
| Fri 8 Aug | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 10.00am | Margaret Rogers RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | Parishioners’ Intentions | ||
| Sat 9 Aug | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 5.00pm | Parishioners’ Intentions | |
| St. Columba’s | 6.30pm | Enid Mason RIP | |
| Sun 10 Aug | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | Nicola Lewis’s Intentions | |
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | Carol & Mark Traynor | |
| 2.00pm | Kerala Catholic Community Mass in Syro-Malabar Rite |
RECENTLY DECEASED
Please remember in your prayers: Enid Mason, Michael Pulham, Kay Daly, Karen Reid, Romica Mihalache, Anne Patey and Anthony Walsh. May the Lord console their family and friends.
ANNIVERSARIES
George Kelly, Josephine Shanley, John Dunne.
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 AUGUST PRAYER INTENTIONS
For mutual coexistence. Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons.
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.
LIVE STREAMING OF MASS
Mass will be streamed at St Theresa’s on Sunday 3rd August at 11.00a.m.
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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FR WILLIAM
Fr William will be away until the end of August. We hope he has a well-earned rest.
PARISH OFFERTORY
Loose Plate: £516.85; Planned Giving: £289.70; Average weekly SO £718.15. Candles: £38.07.
Peter’s Pence Collection (St Theresa’s): The Parish amount was £213.21.
Thank you for your generosity.
PRAYING TOGETHER
Pray for
* the residents of Acres Lane, Alwyn Gardens, Brooke Avenue, Rhuddlan Road, Carmel Close and Rose Close.
* the clergy of the Churches in Upton and for their congregations.
ST COLUMBA’S OFFICE
Office hours at St Columba’s: 8.00am to 2.15pm, Monday to Thursday. Office will be closed: 6-7, 13-14, 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 9.00a.m to 12.00a.m.
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.
03 August volunteers please
10 August Lyn Coyle, Friendship Group
17 August volunteers please
FAITH EXPLORATION AND SHARING
For any parishioner not yet in full communion with the Church but interested in exploring a way to that, beginning in September the parish will be running the Sycamore course explaining the Catholic faith. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact deacon Lawrence for more details. If you know someone you think might be interested, why not offer some words of encouragement.
READER WANTED
The next Upton Churches Fifth Sunday Service is at the United Reformed Church in Heath Road at 4.30 p.m. on Sunday 31 August. We have been asked to deliver one of the Readings. If you would like to do this, then please contact David Savage 01244 380626.
SUNSET CAFÉ PROJECT
Chester Townhouse, the Hospitality Hero and Soul Kitchen Chester have launched the Sunset Cafe inside the Chester Townhouse Hotel, Lower Bridge Street from 11a.m. to 3p.m. every Friday until the end of September. This is a live training cafe aiming to educate, train and support individuals stepping back into employment. We would be delighted if any parishioners or visitors in town on a Friday were able to visit the cafe to support this project.
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.
FISH AND CHIP BABIES KNITTING PROJECT
If you have any double-knitting 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 https://sscolumbaandtheresa.co.uk/i-am-new/. 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
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have, because history has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own.” — Michelle Obama
MARRIAGE HELP
Retrouvaille helps couples find hope and healing for their marriage. Next date: 17-19 Oct. www.retrouvaille.org.uk Tel: 0788 7296983
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/
LOURDES BY JUMBULANCE
Chester Across Group is going to Lourdes on 14-23 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: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/42FRNUVO3GUX?ref_=wl_share
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
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 recent AGM 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
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.
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 10 August edition will be compiled by Amy O’Donnell. Phone: 07854 290897, or email: amyod@hotmail.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 6 AUGUST 2025