St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Catholic Church
Princes Risborough
NOTICES
EMMAUS BEREAVEMENT GROUP
The bereavement group will not be meeting on Sunday, 28th Dec. Please get in touch with Jean O’Brien if you need support. 07588401608.
CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES 2025
WEDNESDAY 24TH DEC – Vigil Masses
4.00pm – Family Mass
7.30pm – Carols
8pm – Midnight Mass
THURSDAY 25TH DEC
9.30am Christmas Day Mass
Celebrating Christmas at St Teresa’s
I do hope all of you will make time to come to
mass on Christmas Day to celebrate the birth of
Jesus- Emmanuel, God is with us. God showers
down his graces and blessings on us on this most
beautiful feast. If you have family or friends
visiting, please bring them too to celebrate with
you. Please be assured that everyone will receive
a very warm welcome.
Our mass times are as follows:
I wish you all a Happy and Holy Christmas.
Fr. Lijo
THE THEOLOGY OF JOHN HENRY NEWMAN & ITS
RELEVANCE FOR TODAY’S CHURCH
Tuesday 20 January, 5.30pm In celebration of St John Henry Newman’s importance for Catholic education, the Margaret
Beaufort Institute, Cambridge, together with the Newman Association, has developed a six-session short course designed to deepen your understanding of key themes in Newman’s theology and their relevance for the Church today.
The course will be team-taught by leading theologians and delivered live online, one Tuesday evening each month.
Registration link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-theology-ofjohn-
henry-newman-its-relevance-for-todayschurch-
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MUSIC AT CHRISTMAS MASSES
Practices for the Christmas Masses will take place as follows:
For Midnight Mass and Christmas morning Mass -
7:30pm, 18th December in the Church
For the 4pm Family Mass on Christmas Eve, from
2:45pm in the Church.
All are welcome to join either to play an instrument or to help lead the singing.
CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS
A reminder that both Christmas and Easter offerings can now be gift-aided. Please use the envelopes that will be provided and complete and return them with your offering at Christmas. It really makes a difference. The gift aid return goes into the Parish accounts.
JOB OPPORTUNITY – WARDEN – ST SCHOLASTICA’S
RETREAT:
Following the retirement of our Warden, the Trustees are seeking to appoint a Warden for this alms house charity, which provides sheltered housing for Catholics aged 60 or over. Competitive Salary and accommodation provided on-site in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. Day-to-day duties include assisting Trustees in fulfilling the charitable and spiritual aims of the Trust, acting as manager, administrator, and clerk to the trustees of St Scholastica’s Retreat. Further details and job description can be found www.stscholasticasretreat.org.uk/wardenvacancy
Applications close 6 Feb.
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Donation Giving Methods
St. Teresa’s now has a website for online donations. Please Click on the 'Donate' button at the top of this screen.
You can now also make donations at church using a card payment terminal in the narthex.
MONEY MATTERS
Please remember that the easiest way to ensure our income covers our costs is to GIFT AID your offertory, if you don’t already do so. It will immediately increase the value of your offertory by 25% at no cost to you, and we can backdate your claim by up to 4 years! Gift Aid forms are in the perspex ‘Money Matters’ leaflet stand on the second
table as you enter the Narthex. Please complete one
and return it to the presbytery.
• If you already make your offertory by standing order or direct debit, please complete the first part of the form.
• If you make your offertory by cash and wish to donate by standing order, please complete both parts of the form
• If you make your offertory by cash and wish to donate by direct debit, please complete the first part of the form. The parish bank account details are Nat West –
sort code 600611 and account number 43714634
• Alternatively, you can use the DONA machine and set up Gift Aid on the machine. If you aren’t sure if you have completed a Gift Aid form in the past, please email :-
parish.stteresapr@northamptondiocese.org , and
we will check our records.
Housebound
If you are aware of anyone who is sick or housebound, please let Father Lijo know so that a visit can be arranged and for them to receive Holy Communion, if requested.
Please e-mail (parish.stteresapr@northamptondiocese.org) or leave a message at the Presbytery.