THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
5 JANUARY 2025
| Sat 4 Jan | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 5.00pm | Parishioners’ Intentions | |
| St. Columba’s | 6.30pm | Kevin Campbell RIP | |
| Sun 5 Jan | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | Karen Reid’s Intentions | |
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | Evan Rothwell RIP & Family | |
| Mon 6 Jan | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Ed & Bernie McCarney & Family | ||
| St. Columba’s | 10.30am | Judith’s Intentions | |
| Tue 7 Jan | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Priests’ Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | Parishioners’ Intentions | ||
| Wed 8 Jan | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Sue, Tony & Family | ||
| St. Columba’s | 9.30am | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament | |
| 10.15am | Novena Prayers | ||
| 10.30am | Frank Jeffes | ||
| Thu 9 Jan | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Isobel & Shaun Evans | ||
| St. Columba’s | Priests’ Intentions | ||
| Fri 10 Jan | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 10.00am | Jessica Baker RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | The Parish | ||
| Sat 11 Jan | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 5.00pm | Joe Blundell RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | 6.30pm | Bob Breen RIP | |
| Sun 12 Jan | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | Susan Taylor RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | Paul & Theresa Connor |
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 at St Theresa’s on Sunday 5 January 2025 at 9.30am
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POPE’S JANUARY PRAYER INTENTIONS
Let us pray for migrants, refugees and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.
RECENTLY DECEASED
Please remember in your prayers, John Tobin who died recently, as well as his family and friends.
ANNIVERSARIES
Jean Barbara Mary Blake, Sheila Hainey, Betty Audrey Gore, Czeslawa Klepala, Elizabeth McGovern
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. Saturday evening Mass.
St Theresa’s: From 4.30p.m. before 5p.m. Saturday evening Mass.
PARISH OFFERTORY
Loose Plate: £547.65; Planned Giving £192.50; Average weekly SO £555.00. Candles £24.73
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.
THANKYOU
Fr William and Fr Peter would like to thank everyone for the gifts and good wishes .
200 CLUB
The new cycle starts TODAY, 5 January. Thank you for your continued support.
ADVENT CAROL SERVICE
The knitted Nativity figures successfully travelled around the parish families and schools and arrived safely in St Theresa’s for the carol service. Thank you to everyone who took part. Photos can be seen on the website. Donations for CAFOD’s appeal for Ukraine amounted to £140.
PRIESTS’ RETIREMENT FUND-19 Jan 2025
There will be a retiring collection on the weekend of 18/19 January in aid of our retired priests.
CAR PARK AT ST COLUMBA’S
On Saturday 11 and 18 January there are events taking place in the Hall and the car park will be used by people attending these events as well as parishioners at Mass.
CARITAS
There is a basket by the crib for donations to CARITAS for their work with children and families of the Diocese.
BOOK MARKS
There are bookmarks for everyone in the parish. Please take one home with you.
PRAYING TOGETHER
Pray for:
- the residents of Newhall Road, Winston Court, Arradon Court, Breton Close, Wealstone Lane, Well Lane, Bank Close, Newton Hall Drive, Durham Road, Canterbury Road, Lichfield Road and Warwick Road.
- For all those who live and work in Care Homes.
SOUND SYSTEMS AT ST THERESA’S
The 200 club paid for the installation costs of the sound system, £300 was made from fund raising and the parish covered rest of the cost.
DAY OF SPECIAL PRAYER FOR WORLD PEACE
Sunday 19 January is a day of Special prayer for peace.
CHRISTMAS MEMORY TREE
A time to remember those who will not be able to celebrate Christmas with us this year. There will be a tree and cards on the side Altar (near back door) at St Columba’s, to write your message and hang on the tree. The message is the important thing, but anyone who wishes to make a donation, a box will be available for donations in aid of the Parish Third World Projects.
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.
PRAYER TO THE HOLY FAMILY
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendour of true love; to you we turn with trust.
Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic churches.
Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division; may all who have been hurt or scandalised find ready comfort and healing.
Holy Family of Nazareth, make us once more mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God’s plan.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Graciously hear our prayer.
Amen.
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.
NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER
Sunday 12 January 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 8 January 2025