BOOK YOUR HOLY MASSES
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HOLY MASS TIMING
Monday - 10am - Mass - St Teresa's, live streamed
Tuesday - 9.30am - Mass - St Dunstan’s
930am - Mass - St Teresa’s, live streamed
Wednesday - 9.30am - St Teresa’s, live streamed
Thursday - 9.30am - Mass - St Teresa’s, live streamed.
Friday - 9.30am - Mass - St Dunstan's,
9.30am - Mass - St Teresa’s, live streamed
Saturday - 9.30am - Mass - St Teresa’s - live streamed
On Sundays we will revert to our normal pattern of two Masses - 8.45am and 11.30am and 10am at St Dunstan's.
This week we have a public Mass on Monday,as well as Wednesday and Friday. We hope to return to our usual weekday timetable on Monday, 12th April.
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We continue to celebrate our Easter faith as we listen to the story of Thomas and the first disciples encountering the Risen Christ.
We return this week to our normal rota of weekday Masses at St Teresa’s and St Dunstan’s. For the time being, we have also added an extra Mass at St Teresa's on Tuesday and Friday so that there will be a live streamed Mass every week day. The 11.30am Mass on Sunday will also be live streamed.
Some roof repairs are happening at St Teresa’s this week. The work is confined to the area above the old entrance.
The parish office …….is now open every weekday from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
Money matters,,, last week’s Easter collection for both St Teresa’s and St Dunstan’s amounted to £2845.65. Many thanks for your generosity in supporting the clergy. As in past years, we have also helped a retired priest and a younger priest not in parish ministry with our Easter offerings.
NYMO…..their team is back in the Studio starting this Thursday, 15th April. It is a mix of fun, worship, silliness and prayer with a usual segment of ‘Grill the Priest’ and NYMO’s online quiz. To watch make sure you are on NYMO’s YouTube channel luxnymo at 8pm on the 15th April!
One Can Trust….. many thanks to those who so generously support the OCT collection. Please keep up your support - there are many needy families who rely on our help. 500g bags of rice, tinned meat meals, tinned meatballs and hotdogs, tinned veg particularly welcome!
Remember…. You can also leave items for the London and Slough runs in the porch of the Parish Centre. 9am - 4pm
Stations of the Resurrection….an opportunity to reflect on the Stations of the Resurrection by Richard Q Greatrex. There are 16 stations and Joanna Hale will be leading Zoom sessions starting on the 19th April. Please contact Joanna for more details - jchale@earthling.net
Summer webinars...after a roller-coaster year, what’s next for our churches?How do we meet Pope Francis’ challenge to become the church for all people? Join with Avril Baigent and special guests as we read Fr James Mallon’s Divine Renovation. Week 1 - Remembering our identity and Purpose with Bishop David Oakley. To received the Zoom link, register here; https://readalong_divine_renovation.eventbrite.co.uk
24th April - Mass for the sick…3pm. on the 24th April Bishop David will be celebrating Mass for the sick at the Cathedral in Northampton. The SVP are arranging for the Mass to be screened in the church. If anyone would like transport please phone the parish office - 01494 673018 or 01628 522956. All Covid safeguarding rules will be followed. It can also be watched via the Cathedral website.
Parish walks….are resuming on Wednesdays. They will be Covid secure and follow a simple route around the town lasting 45 mins to an hour. The walks caters for all abilities and those requiring wheelchair assistance are also welcome.
Many thanks to all those….. who worked so hard to prepare our churches for Easter, our readers, musicians, stewards and readers. Your efforts are much appreciated by all! It was also good to have some singing at both churches, hopefully, we will be able to resume singing before long at Masses!
Best wishes,
Fr Seán, Fr Shyju, Deacon Brent and Sister Winifred.