TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
6 October 2024
| Sat 5 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 5.00pm | Steven Green RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | 6.30pm | Rev. John Kingsley | |
| Sun 6 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | Keith Evans | |
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | Frank Queenan RIP | |
| Mon 7 Oct | Our Lady of the Rosary. Mem. | ||
| St. Theresa’s | Parishioners’ Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | 10.30am | Eucharistic Service | |
| Tue 8 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Deacon Charles Woods RIP | ||
| St. Columba’s | Parishioners’ Intentions | ||
| Wed 9 Oct | St John Henry Newman, P. Feast | ||
| St. Theresa’s | Priests’ Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | 9.30am | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament | |
| 10.15am | Novena Prayers | ||
| 10.30am | Delia Hesketh | ||
| Thu 10 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Elizabeth’s Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | Priests’ Intentions | ||
| Fri 11 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 10.00am | Catherine Curley RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | Private Intentions | ||
| Sat 12 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 5.00pm | Parishioners’ Intentions | |
| St. Columba’s | 6.30pm | Terry Whatmough | |
| Sun 13 Oct | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | Dorothy Groom RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | The Parish |
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.
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.
RECENTLY DECEASED:
Please remember in your prayers Sheila Ring and Maria Haydock (Edge) who died recently, and also their family and friends
ANNIVERSARIES:
Kenneth Kilcoyne, Jim Mason, Patricia (Pat) Layden, Frank Stone Snr, Linda Hallam, Margaret Rose Lannin, Bridget (Delia) Hesketh, Frank Stone Senior.
LIVE STREAMING OF MASS:
Mass will be streamed from St Theresa’s at 9.30a.m. this Sunday 6th September 2024.
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PARISH OFFERTORY:
St Columba’s: Loose Plate: £316.99; Planned Giving £97.50; Average weekly SO £455.00; Candles £25.99Many thanks for your generous support.
St Theresa’s OFFERTORY Loose plate £232.97 Planned Giving £134.69.
PRAYING TOGETHER:
* Pray for the residents of Garth Drive, Liverpool Road and Ennerdale, Harthill Road, The Parade, Tomlin’s Terrace, Carlisle Road.
* For the Church Hall Secretaries and Electoral Roll Secretary.
* For those who come to our church halls, that they will find fellowship.
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.
6th Oct – McMillan Coffee Morning
13th Oct – Sue McCarthy, SVP
20th Oct – Lina Greig, Hopeful Ugandan Hearts
MCMILLAN COFFEE MORNING – ST COLUMBA’S:
Calling all parish bakers – please bake or buy a cake ( there’s still time) for this year’s McMillan appeal. Cakes will be on sale after 6:30pm Mass on Saturday 5th Oct and after 11:00am on Sunday 6th. Please support this wonderful charity.
THE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OPEN AFTERNOON – MEET THE TUTORS:
Monday 14th October, 2-3p.m. All welcome! Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge. CH4 7HS. No booking needed.
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.
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.
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/
HARVEST FAST DAY:
Harvest Fast Day was on Friday 4th October. The appeal focuses on the Democratic Republic of Congo. Daniel, a young man in the DRC is carving a better future for his family with carpentry skills he learned in a CAFOD funded training centre. Give to CAFOD today and you’ll fund training, tools, equipment and safe spaces so more people like Daniel can learn new skills and fulfill their God-given potential. Envelopes are available in the church Porches or give online at cafod.org.uk/envelope
BUILDING WORKS – ST THERESA’S:
Work started on Monday 16th September- a week later than scheduled due to the weather. Church services will not be affected, but there will be vans on the car park and a fenced off area for a skip which means unfortunately that the bins are at the front of church.The first pour of concrete has been carried out but work has been hampered by the amount of rain we’ve had which means they have had to pump water out of the holes that have been dug. Work is still on track for an eight week finish.
SOUND SYSTEM AT ST THERESA’S:
We have received a quote for £17,989.32, no it’s not a typing error! Unfortunately, we do not have the money to carry out the work. If anyone has any fundraising ideas, please let Fr William know.
QUIZ NIGHT:
Churches Together in Upton are holding their Annual Quiz Night at the United Reformed Church on Heath Road on Saturday 12th October at 7.30 p.m. You are invited to join in. There is a poster on the Notice Board giving more details.
SAYING GOODBYE REMEMBRANCE SERVICE:
Saying Goodbye, (part of the Mariposa Trust) will be hosting a very special Baby loss remembrance and support service on 20th October at 2.30p.m, in Manchester Cathedral. It is a service for anyone who has lost a baby in pregnancy, at birth or in early years, whether the loss was yesterday or 80 years ago. This event is also for those grieving that they have never been able to conceive. To read more on the charity, please see the Saying Goodbye website, which you can find at: www.sayinggoodbye.org
CHRISTIAN AID:
“Singing for Peace” service at 4.00pm on October 6th in St Mary’s, Handbridge followed by refreshments. All welcome
THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS:
Many thanks to all those parishioners who supported this service for the Upton churches last Sunday.
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
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
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty” Maya Angelou.
ONAM – A HARVEST CELEBRATION:
ONAM is an important feast originating from Kerala State in SW India which has come to mark harvest time and which is celebrated as a cultural event by Malayali communities all around the world. On 21 September here in Chester hundreds of Indian families from a wide area gathered in and around St. Columba’s Hall to take part in these celebrations. Use this link to see a You Tube video of a very lively occasion: https://youtu.be/ooCF2InMFpc
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.
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 Sue Carr on 07553 114531 or email columbashallbookings@gmail.com to arrange booking.
HARVEST SHEAF:
Thanks to MORRISON’S for the gift of the Harvest Sheaf. This week it is being used by Holy Ascension for their Harvest Service
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
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!
NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:
Sunday 13th October 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 items are also emailed to Fr William or phoned to the compiler by 9.00a.m. on WEDNESDAY 9th October 2024