SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
28 JULY 2024
| Sat 27 Jul | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 5.00pm | Parishioners’ Intentions | |
| St. Columba’s | 6.30pm | Rev Tom Coyle RIP | |
| Sun 28 Jul | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | Rev Tom Coyle RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | Monica Calvert | |
| Mon 29 Jul | Ss Mary, Martha & Lazarus | ||
| St. Theresa’s | Priests’s Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | 10.30am | Frank Brady RIP | |
| Tue 30 Jul | |||
| St. Theresa’s | Private Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | Priests’ Intentions | ||
| Wed 31 Jul | St Ignatius of Loyola, P | ||
| St. Theresa’s | Special Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | 9.30am | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament | |
| 10.15am | Novena Prayers | ||
| 10.30am | Michael Burton | ||
| Thu 1 Aug | St Alphonsus Mary Liguori, B,D | ||
| St. Theresa’s | Private Intentions | ||
| St. Columba’s | Private Intentions | ||
| Fri 2 Aug | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 10.00am | Margaret Rogers RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | Louise Marie Sale | ||
| Sat 3 Aug | St Oswald, K,M | ||
| St. Theresa’s | 5.00pm | Parishioners’ Intentions | |
| St. Columba’s | 6.30pm | The Parish | |
| Sun 4 Aug | |||
| St. Theresa’s | 9.30am | Beryl Williams RIP | |
| St. Columba’s | 11.00am | Mrs Elwell’s Family |
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 from St Columba’s at 11a.m. this Sunday 28th July 2024.
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POPES PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JULY:
For the pastoral care of the sick- Let us pray that the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick grant the Lord’s strength to those who receive it and to their loved ones, and that it may become for everyone an ever more visible sign of compassion and hope.
RECENTLY DECEASED:
Please remember in your prayers Jean Bright, Frank Brady, Louise Marie Sale & Maureen Richards. May the Lord console their families and friends.
Frank Brady’s Funeral will take place at St. Columba’s on Thursday 8th August at 10.00 a.m. Louise Sale’s funeral service is on Tuesday 30th July at 12 noon at Blacon Crematorium. Maureen Richards Requiem Service is at St Werburgh’s on Tuesday 30th July at 10.30am.
PARISH OFFERTORY:
ANNIVERSARIES
Rev Tom Coyle, James Aloysius Brennan, Maria Dolores Parry, Joan O’Hanlon George Kelly, Clara Reid,
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.
Loose Plate: 526.81£ Planned Giving £216.33; Average weekly SO £735.00p
Many thanks for your generous support.
PRAYING TOGETHER:
We pray for:
- the residents of Acres Lane, Alwyn Gardens, Brooke Avenue,m Cyman Close, Willan Road & Phillips Road.
- Upton Amblers, Walkers Group, Trekkers and all who meet together for outdoor pursuits.
FR DESMOND WILSON CSSP:
Our assistant parish priest Fr Desmond Wilson CSSP will be leaving at the end of August. We thank him for his services to our parish and we wish him well in his next assignment. If anyone would like to give a donation to Fr Desmond please put it in the envelope marked ‘Fr Desmond’ and place it in the offertory basket. Thank you.
ANNUAL SPIRITAN CONFERENCE
This will take place from the 5th -9th August. During this time there will be Eucharistic Services instead of weekday Masses.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA):
It is proposed to reconvene the parish RCIA group in September. If you are thinking about seeking to become a Roman Catholic, or to be received into in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, and would like to join the group to look into this, please contact Fr William or Deacon Lawrence for further details.
FISH N CHIP BABIES:
The latest progress report on this activity is displayed on the Notice Board at St. Columba’s
SVP:
Thank you very much for all the kind and generous donations of clothes and household items. They have been taken to the St Vincent’s Centre, Birkenhead and Refugee Assist where they will be put to good use. Thank you again.
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.
28th July – volunteers please
4th August – Jane Nash & Friend for parish
11th August – volunteers please
PARISH ADMINISRATOR ST COLUMBA’S:
We are very pleased to welcome Magdalena Bukowska to this post. She will work alongside Carol Galvin from Monday 15 July until Wednesday 31 July when Carol retires and Magdalena will assume full responsibility.
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.sscolumbaandtheresa.co.uk
Our parish website is being developed to include more photos and news from both churches. There will be a complete renewal of information about the parish and information which it is hoped will be helpful. Please do check it out. There is an email address on the site for any comments you may have.
If you are NEW TO THE PARISH, you will find 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 Our Parish tab, under Welcome (side option Welcome).
Lyn Coyle, Communication Group
PLEASE PRAY
The Diocesan Pilgrimage arrives in Lourdes on Friday 26 July and Bishop Mark has asked us to pray for the following intentions:
- For the renewal of Eucharistic faith and love in all our parishes and families.
- For the peace of the world amid threats of war and terror: may all peoples walk together in peace.
- For the unity of the Church and of our Shrewsbury Diocese that we may always walk together in faithfulness.
- For the upholding of the sanctity of every human life especially of the unborn, the sick and the aged.
- For new and generous vocations to Marriage, to the Priesthood and to the Consecrated Life of women and of men.
On Monday 29 July at 10am (9am UK time) we will be celebrating Mass at the Grotto with other English Dioceses present in Lourdes. You, and your parishioners will be able to join us via Lourdes TVhttps://www.lourdes-france.org/en/tv-lourdes/ . Please cold you other Masses and liturgies may be on Lourdes TV too, including the International Mass on Sunday 28 July at 9.30am (8.30am UK time). Please be assured of our prayers whilst we are in Lourdes.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK – Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever. Walt Disney
ZOO YOUTH NETWORK -3 August 11-14.00, free event for 16-25 year olds who are passionate about wildlife, explore the zoo and take part in conservation activities. Booking essential. www.chesterzoo.org/events/youth-network-social-event
FOODBANK NEEDS – you can download a free app for your mobile phone or computer which shows you what your local foodbank needs urgently, the app is ‘bankthefood’. Food currently needed in West Cheshire is coffee, cup a soup, long life juice, rice, tinned meat meals, tinned puddings, tinned tomatoes.
ST COLUMBA’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY:
This will be in September. This is an opportunity to update the archives with events that have happened in the past 60 years. If anyone has any pictures/newspaper items/memorabilia relating to the Parish during this time, it would be very helpful. Items can either be handed in to Parish Office or left in Sacristy for my attention. Please include your contact details. Thanks Sue Carr, Tel: 07553 114531.
FREE WARTIME BIOGRAPHIES:
A lady from St Werburgh’s Church visited St. Columba’s. She brought in a book called “We Shall Remember Them” – Biographies of men associated with St. Werburgh’s Church” Apparently there is a misprint in them and are being given away for free. For details contact Annmarie Curtis 01244 851717. Copy in St. Columba’s front porch.
LOURDES BY JUMBULANCE:
The Chester Across Group are going to Lourdes by Jumbulance from Thursday 15th to Saturday 24th August. We travel overland in an adapted coach, which has seven beds on board. Therefore, we can take some sick or disabled pilgrims and so far we have a Doctor and two nurses and several helpers. However, we need two more helpers and there is a place for someone who is sick or disabled. The cost is £1,095 but help with costs is available. Current Passport required. Travel Insurance is available for just £65. Search our website for an example of our care. http://www.across.org.uk/?s=AJ For more information, please contact Tony Murphy on 07881-656-974 or email tonymurphyefc2002@yahoo.co.uk
RED MISSION BOXES, ST COLUMBA’S
If you are a red Mission box holder, please leave your box in the sacristy for counting and pick up your emptied box, with your name on, from the table in the rear porch of St Columba’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 Friday 8.30a.m. to 12.30p.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.
NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER:
4th August 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 emailed or phoned to the compiler by 9.00am. on WEDNESDAY 7th August 2024