St Teresa’s, Beaconsfield

Clustered with St Dunstan’s Parish, Bourne End

 

Parish Priest: Fr. Francis Higgins               ( 01494 673018  

E-Mail: Francis@littleflower.co.uk

 

Permanent Deacon: Rev Michael Phelan   ( 01494 675259        

E-Mail: MikePhelan@aol.com

 

Parish Secretary: Suzannah Goode      ( 01494 673018           

E-Mail: Office@littleflower.co.uk

 

Parish Sisters: ( 01628 522956   Parish Website: http://www.littleflower.co.uk   

 

Parish School: St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Chalfont St Peter ( 01753 887743

             

Sunday Mass Times:   Saturday Vigil Mass 6 pm,

                               Sunday 8.45 am (with Children’s Liturgy) and 11.30 am

                               (Coffee served in the Borlase Hall after 8.45 am Sunday Mass)

 

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession): Saturdays 5.30 pm and at call.

 

Baptisms: By arrangement on the third and fourth Sundays of the month.


 

4th/5th October 2008

 

Dear Friends,

A group of us will be departing on Thursday morning for the pilgrimage to Paris,

returning on Sunday night. 

Please pray for our safe journey.

Fr Stan Condon will be celebrating Masses with you next weekend and I’m sure that

you will make him feel very welcome.

Fr Francis

 

Congratulations

 

Blessing of Pets

To celebrate the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, we are going to have a blessing of pets in the presbytery garden this afternoon.  Please gather at 3 pm for this special blessing of animals.

 

Paris Pilgrimage

Please note that the coach pick-up from St Teresa’s car park is now at the earlier time of 7 am on Thursday, due to the problems caused by the Channel Tunnel fire.

 

Children’s Religious Education

Our CoG and CoOL groups began to meet again last Monday afternoon in the Borlase Hall.  The sessions are primarily designed for children aged 4-11 who attend non-Catholic primary schools to help the children grow in their Catholic faith through prayer, games, music and other activities.  Fr Francis, Sr Winifred and Suzannah are leading one of the groups and Victoria Lunt and Paula Aitken are leading the other.  Please pick up a leaflet from the narthex or just come along on Mondays from 4.30 – 5.30 pm.

 

Concert for Mongu

The Heath Singers will be presenting a varied and enjoyable programme of music from Beatles to Greensleeves in aid of the Leonard Cheshire Children’s Home in Mongu, Zambia.  The concert will take place in St Teresa’s on Friday, 17th October, starting at 8 pm.  Tickets cost £6 (£3 concessions) and will be available after all Masses this weekend or from Sarah Moroz on 01628 529955.

 

October Mass Count

The annual Mass count will take place over four weekends, commencing this weekend.

 

Fire Meets Ice!

when IGNITE youth group go ice-skating on Friday, 10th October.  We will meet in St Teresa’s car park at 7.30 pm and car pool. Cost £7 (including skate hire), but for groups over 15 people, we can prebook and get a discount price of £5.  If you are interested, please contact Siobhan Canham as soon as possible at sgcanham@aol.com or on 01494 674569.

 

Sharing Our Faith

Last year, four adults were received into the Church from our two parishes.  They had all been part of our ‘Sharing Our Faith’ group as a way of preparing.  If you, a friend or a family member would like to find out more about becoming a Catholic, we will begin to meet together on Monday evenings from 13th October at 8 pm in the presbytery.  Leaflets giving full details are available from the Narthex.

 

Chesterton

The next meeting will be on Wednesday, 15th October at 7.45 pm in the Borlase Hall. 

‘A Miscellany of Men’ - Chesterton's quizzical yet upbeat outlook at a variety of aspects of our world - prophetically relevant to today's difficulties.  Join in the discussion.  All welcome.

 

Money Matters

£58.93.

                                             Many thanks.

 

Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill

The report stage is expected at any time after 6th October when more crucial votes will be taken.  New amendments have been tabled to the Bill, some good and some bad, and the Speaker of the House of Commons will be choosing which ones will be up for debate during the allocated time slot.  Handouts are in the Narthex explaining some of the proposed amendments and giving guidance for writing a letter to Cheryl Gillam MP.  Please do try and engage with this very complex issue.  This Bill has already been delayed due to opposition from the general public.  Let us keep our voices heard.

Annual Rosary Crusade of Reparation
Procession from Westminster Cathedral to Brompton Oratory with the statue of Our Lady of Fatima and the 15 decades of the Rosary on Saturday, 11th October, starting at 1.45pm in the Cathedral piazza and ending at the Oratory with the solemn crowning of the statue and solemn Benediction. This procession is offered for the downfall of the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill.

 

Exploring Our Faith Group

The next session will take place in the St Francis Room at St Dunstan’s in Bourne End on Tuesday, 28th October, when Mike Coote will be giving a talk and presentation on his work for CAFOD.

 

Classical Spectacular:1812 Overture

There are two tickets available for the above at the Royal Albert Hall on the evening of Sunday, 23rd November.  Please call 01494 677412.

 

Parish Weekly Lottery for Mongu

This week’s lucky winner of £5 is no. 65.

 

St Thomas More Deanery Pastoral Council

The Deanery has their AGM on Thursday, 16th October at St Peter’s Church, Marlow at 8 pm, preceded by Mass at 7.30 pm.  All are welcome to attend.

 

Beacon

The latest edition of Beacon, our parish magazine, is available from the Narthex this weekend - please take a copy home with you.

 

Liturgies for the Week

Year A (Matthew)

Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year

6 pm (Sat)             Mass: Jeremy Hayward RIP

8.45 am                 Mass: Tom Regan RIP

11.30 am               Mass: Joseph Connolly RIP

                                      

Monday                                           

9.30 am                 Word & Communion

                                                        

Tuesday               Our Lady of the Rosary

9.30 am                 Word & Communion

 

Wednesday         

9.30 am                 Mass: Nick Jefferies Intention

10 am                   Prayer Group by the Altar

 

Thursday            

9.30 am                 Word & Communion

 

Friday                  St Paulinus of York

9.30 am                 Word & Communion