The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
PENTECOST SUNDAY
8 JUNE 2025
Saturday 7 June
St Theresa’s
9.30am – Malankara Jacobite Syriac Community Mass
5.00pm Paddy McHugh RIP
St Columba’s
6.30pm Parishioners’ Ints
Sunday 8 June – Pentecost Sunday-Day of Special prayer for the Church
St Theresa’s
9.30am Parishioners’ Intentions
St Columba’s
11.00am Michelle Fisher
2.00pm Kerala Catholic Community Mass in Syro-Malabar Rite
Monday 9 June – Mary, Mother of the Church, Mem
St Theresa’s Priests’ Intentions
St Columba’s – 10.30am Elwell Family
Tuesday 10 June
St Theresa’s Private Int
St Columba’s Catherine Sims
Wednesday 11 June – St Barnabus, Ap, M
St Theresa’s Special Intention
St Columba’s
09.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.15am Novena Prayers
10.30am Margaret Stockley
Thursday 12 June – Our Lord Jesus Christ the Eternal High Priest
St Theresa’s – Albert Hodkinson RIP
St Columba’s – Priests’ Intentions
Friday 13 June
St Theresa’s 10.00am Joseph Russell RIP
St Columba’s The Parish
Saturday 14 June
St Theresa’s
09.30am Malankara Jacobite Syriac Community Mass
5.00pm Parishioners’ Intentions
St Columba’s
6.30pm Parishioners’ Intentions
Sunday 15 June – The Most Holy Trinity
St Theresa’s 09.30am Linda Theresa Barlow RIP
St Columba’s
11.00am Adam, Martina, Eddie, Holly, Harry & Elwell Family
2.00pm Kerala Catholic Community Mass in Syro-Malabar Rite
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 8 June at 9.30am. 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. www.facebook.com/thecatholicparishofstcolumbaandsttheresa
POPE’S JUNE PRAYER INTENTIONS
That the world might grow in compassion. Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.
RECENTLY DECEASED
Please remember in your prayers, Kath Crogan, one of the St Columba’s original parishioners. Her Funeral Service at the Chester Crematorium on Thursday 12 June at 2.00pm.
ANNIVERSARIES
Patrick Joseph Casey, Stuart Joseph Bright, Eileen Waters, Min Gannon, Linda Theresa Barlow, Bernard Martin Walsh, Albert Hodkinson, Alan Crawford.
CONFESSIONS
There will be Confessions after each weekday Mass until 11.30am.
St Columba’s: From 6pm before the 6.30pm Saturday evening Mass.
St Theresa’s: From 4.30pm before 5pm Saturday evening Mass.
WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS AND FUNERALS
Please contact one of the Parish Offices to make your arrangements.
PARISH OFFERTORY
Loose Plate: £443.19; Planned Giving £220.30; Average weekly SO £718.15. Candles: £33.06.
Thank you for your generosity.
SPIRITAN APPEAL – 8 JUNE
There will be a retiring collection TODAY 7/8 June which is Pentecost Sunday. The Congregation of the Holy Spirit came into being on Pentecost – the outpouring of the Holy Spirit with his gift. I would like to appeal to parishioners to generously support our mission to educate more younger ones in formation. William Sianyuka who is a student on Pastoral Year, will be making the appeal. Thank you.
FR WILLIAM
Fr William will be away until the end of August. We hope he has a well earned rest.
PRAYING TOGETHER
Pray for
• the residents of Cambridge Road, Devon Road, Yerburgh Street, Brisbane Road, Darwin Road, Chevron Hey and Chevron Close.
• For our local councillors and the work they do.
• For our Parish Council and those involved with the Arradon twinning.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION THANKSGIVING MASS
St Columba’s: All the children who received their First Holy Communion in May are coming together Sunday, 8 June at 11.00am. It is Pentecost Sunday and it is also the Parish Thanksgiving Mass. The children will sit in the two central front benches. Please continue to pray for them at this special time.
HOLY REUNION MASS AT CHS
All the children who have recently done their FHC or are about to receive this sacrament are invited to celebrate Mass followed by light refreshments at the Catholic High School on Wednesday 25 June, 6pm. The children are welcome to wear their Communion outfits or the school uniform. Family and friends are welcome to join us. Please book your places by email to gasparinia@christofidelis.org.uk.
ANNUAL ST COLUMBA FEAST DAY BARBECUE 15 JUNE
Come along and join us for a bacon butty, burger or sausage in a bun in this annual family get together. As it’s Father’s Day, there’s a free beer included for every dad who buys a meal!
ANNUAL SUMMER PARISH COACH TRIP
On Thurs 24 July we have a coach booked to LEEDS, cost £15. Leaving 8:45am from St Columba’s and 9am from St Theresa’s. Read poster in your church porch for details. Sign-up sheets are in the front porches from this weekend.
CHURCH NEWS
On Friday, 30 May, the Pope spoke of the need for peace. He especially mentioned the need to expose young people to a culture of peace. Lamenting the violence in our world and in our societies, Pope Leo said that young people need “to be able to experience the culture of life, dialogue, and mutual respect,” especially through good examples. Those who “resist the temptation to seek revenge” after having suffered injustice and violence “become the most credible agents of non-violent peace-building processes.”Non-violence, he said, “as a method and a style, must distinguish our decisions, our relationships, and our actions.”The Holy Father said the Gospel and the Church’s social doctrine are “a constant source of support for Christians in this effort,” as well as a “compass for everyone” since peacebuilding is “a task entrusted to all.” Vatican News Website
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson.
ST. WERBURGH’S 150th ANNIVERSARY
This will be celebrated in December this year. During the year there will be several events to mark this Anniversary and parishioners from St. Columba and St. Theresa’s are warmly invited to attend. Details of events in the coming week are on the notice board in both churches.
DAY PILGRIMAGE
The five Chester Parishes are organising a Day Pilgrimage to our Cathedral in Shrewsbury as part of this Jubilee Year 2025, travelling by train from Chester, a beautiful one-hour ride down the Welsh Marches and then a 15-minute stroll to our Cathedral. 09.24 from Chester and returning from Shrewsbury at 16.25. We have 25 places for all the five Parishes together and will allocate them on a first come, first served basis. Please email Fr Paul (werburgh465@btinternet.com) if you would like to come, and tell us your choice of lunch from the selection on the flyer at the back of Church.
CHURCHES TOGETHER – TWO SAINTS – TWO ISLANDS
This is the theme of the next Churches Together Fifth Sunday Service to be held at Holy Ascension church on Sunday 29 June at 4.30 p.m. More info on notice boards.
BLACON FESTIVAL – SATURDAY 5 JULY
The annual Blacon Festival will be taking place on the car park and field next to St Theresa’s Church. Avenue Services have informed us that St Theresa’s car park will be used, so for those attending the 5pm Mass at St Theresa’s, they will be unable to park on the car park. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Vacancy at the Catholic High
We are looking to recruit a caretaker. Please check the school website for full details. www.christofidelis.org.uk Closing date: 3pm Friday 13 June 2025.
OPEN CHURCH SATURDAY JUNE 21
We are looking forward to a friendly afternoon from 2-4 pm when parishioners of Holy Ascension, The United Reformed Church and St Columba’s can meet informally. There will be a booklet which gives a guided tour of the building, which will help you see our church in a new light. For St Columba’s parishioners, this might be the first time you have truly explored our unique building and learned a little of its amazing history. David Savage will be on hand for those who would like to hear more. Coffee, tea and cake are available all afternoon in the Newman Room. Put the date in your diary!
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. But 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.
08 June – Sue McCarthy, SVP
15 June – St Columba’s Feast Day – Annual BARBECUE
22 June – volunteers please
PARISH ART COMPETITION TO CELEBRATE THE JUBILEE YEAR
As part of our Parish celebrations for the Jubilee Year, we are inviting parishioners and their families, along with students from our local Catholic schools, to enter our art competition by creating a piece of artwork which is inspired by the Jubilee themes.We have several age groups (4-6 years, 7-11, 12-14, 15-18 and 18+), each with cash prizes. The deadline for entries is Friday 27 June. Winning entries will be displayed at our Parish Pastoral Council AGM on Saturday 19 July. There are information sheets which may provide some inspiration for your entries available at both churches. We look forward to seeing your creativity so please do join in and support us in our celebrations of the Jubilee Year. If anyone would like more information or has any questions, please email Amy on amyod@hotmail.co.uk
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.
DAY OF FORMATION IN LITURGICAL PRAYER & SACRED MUSIC
A day of study, prayer, music and reflection. Led by Fr Guy Nicholls, Director of the St John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music. Saturday 28 June at St Joseph’s Eucharistic Shrine, Tatton Street, Stockport, SK1 1EJ. A practical day course on understanding the Liturgy and use of Scared Music within Mass. Begins at 11am and ends with a sung Mass at 5pm. Cost £5 per person (suggested donation payable on the day). Bring a packed lunch. Tea/coffee and biscuits provided. To book or for more information, please email stockportshrine@gmail.com
VOLUNTEER DRIVERS
Are you able to offer Fr. Peter a lift from St Columba’s back to St Theresa’s after the 6.30pm Saturday evening Mass and the 11am Sunday morning Mass? More volunteers are needed. The more volunteers we have the fewer times you would be called upon. Please consider this request seriously and if you can help out, contact the parish offices.
PEACE DOVES – A LARGE-SCALE ARTWORK AT CHESTER CATHEDRAL
Invites you to reflect on the values of peace, unity, and harmony. Each dove carries a unique message, written by visitors, schoolchildren, and community groups, and together they form a breathtaking installation that offers a serene space for contemplation and hope. Bathed in gentle, evocative lighting and at times accompanied by an original score by David Harper, the exhibit transforms the venue into a sanctuary of quiet reflection. From 2 May 2025 – 17 June 2025. No booking required.
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
The Parish Council met on 1 May in St Theresa’s Presbytery. Reports from the various constituent groups outlining their planned activities within the context of the Parish Development Plan had been received in advance and were commented on. The main discussion of the meeting centred around the proposals for the exciting AGM on July 19 (date for your diaries) and further ways to mark the Jubilee 25 year including a special Mass to be held on Thursday 18 Sept 18 (another date for your diaries).
YOUTH 2000 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2025
Taking place in the grounds of Ampleforth College from Friday 22 – Monday 25 August, the Youth 2000 Summer Festival provides young adults (aged 16-35) from across the UK the opportunity to come together and explore faith, build relationships and find hope. This four-day festival includes great speakers, social time, break-out sessions, Daily Mass, 24/7 Adoration and much more! Register your place at:https://youth2000.org/events/summerfestival2025.
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 9am to 2pm.
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 15 June edition will be compiled byAlison Wrigglesworth, phone: 07708 304246 or email: a.wrigglesworth@outlook.com. 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 9.00am on WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE 2025
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