18th October (b) 2009

CATHOLIC PARISHES OF BOREHAMWOOD SS JOHN FISHER AND THOMAS MORE & ST TERESA OF THE CHILD JESUS TH

NEWSLETTER FOR SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER 2009 th 29 Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Apostleship of Prayer – Pope Benedict’s intention for October 2009 Sunday Eucharist - That Sundays may be lived as the day on which Christians gather to celebrate the Risen Lord in the table of the Eucharist. Newsletter and Parish information on line at www.rcdow.org.uk/borehamwood PARISH TEAM Parish Priest: Father Michael Daley – St Teresa’s Presbytery, 291 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Herts., WD6 1TG Tel: 0208 953 1294. E-mail: [email protected] Catechetical Coordinator: Sister Margaret Jones RSM – 28 Rossington Avenue, Borehamwood, Herts. WD6 4LA. Tel: 0208 953 0715 Pastoral Coordinator: Sister Mary Meaney RSM – 28 Rossington Avenue, Borehamwood, Herts. WD6 4LA Tel: 0208 953 0715 Joint Parishes Secretary: Mrs Sue Partington – available 10am - 2pm Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri at the Parish Office based at St Teresa’s Presbytery, 291 Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Herts. WD6 1TG. Tel: 0208 953 1294. E-mail: [email protected] WEEKLY LITURGY SCHEDULE ST TERESA OF THE CHILD JESUS, SHENLEY ROAD Sunday Mass: Saturday (Vigil Mass) 6pm; Sunday 10am, (Tea and coffee in St Teresa’s Parish Centre after this Mass – all are welcome) Weekday Mass: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri - Mass at 9.15am. (There is no Mass on a Wednesday or Saturday morning, st except 1 Saturday of each month at SS John Fisher and Thomas More Church – see below – Please note that Weekday Mass times are subject to change) Services of Word and Holy Communion: When Fr Michael or a supply priest is unavailable to celebrate Mass, Sr Margaret or Sr Mary will conduct a Service of Word and Holy Communion. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 11am to 11.30am & 5pm to 5.40pm or by appointment st Private Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament: On Saturday between11am & 11.30am. (Except 1 Saturday of each month when this will take place as SS John Fisher & Thomas More Church between 10 am and 11 am) Rosary Group: Normally every Friday 7.15 pm St Teresa’s Church, Shenley Road. SAINTS JOHN FISHER & THOMAS MORE, ROSSINGTON AVENUE Sunday Mass: 8.30am & 12 Noon First Saturday of every month: Mass at 9.30am followed by private prayer before the Blessed Sacrament till 11am. Sacrament of Reconciliation will take place between 10 & 10.30am h

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WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS from Saturday 17 October to Saturday 24 October 2009 Sat 17th Oct th Sun 18

6 pm: 8.30 am: 10 am 12 noon

Mon 19th Tues 20th Weds 21st Thurs 22nd Fri 23rd Sat 24th

9.15 am 9.15 am No Mass 9.15 am 9.15 am 6pm

(St T, Vigil for Sunday) – For the Parish Team and people of the Parishes (SS JFTM, Rossington Ave) – Sean Kinread RIP (St T) – Bridget Staher RIP (SS JFTM, Rossington Ave) – Special Intention of thanksgiving and asking God’s forgiveness st Feria - Monica Odiakosa RIP (1 anniv) Feria - PJ Kinread (sick) Feria - Special Intention (DH) Feria - Tom & Eileen Staunton RIP (anniv) (St Teresa’s, Vigil for Sunday) - Members of the Conroy family FINANCES – WEEKLY COLLECTIONS th

St Teresa (11 October) - Planned Giving - £836.00; Loose £378.80 - Total £1,214.80 th SS J Fisher & T More (11 October) – Planned Giving – £77.00; Loose £288.60 - Total £365.60

PARISH INFORMATION PLANNED GIVING CAMPAIGN – A BIG Thank You to all those who have completed pledge cards, and made individual donations as a result of the fundraising appeal. For those who have requested a direct debit mandate form, we will be in contact with you shortly. Envelopes are also available at the back of both Churches for those who have requested them. If you were not in Church during the course of the campaign, then a newsletter and pledge cards are still available at the back of both Churches. Please complete the pledge card and place it in the basket provided. We know that you will do your best to carry out your pledge. We have certainly been greatly encouraged by the response to the planned giving campaign and the need there is to increase fundraising in general. It’s clear that there is a real willingness to move forward. Thank you for your continued support. Fr Michael, Sr Mary, Sr Margaret and the members of the Joint Parishes Fundraising Committee ST TERESA’S PARISH CENTRE – Based at St Teresa’s, Shenley Road, is available for hire. If you wish to make use of this facility, enquire about rates or have any other enquiries, please contact Mrs Sue Partington, Joint Parishes Secretary on 0208 953 1294 between 10 am - 2 pm (not Wednesday) STATUES at St Teresa’s: Some of the statues at St Teresa’s Church are in the process of refurbishment. If you wish to contribute to the cost of this, please speak to Fr. Michael. Thank you to all those who have generously given donations so far PARISH CENSUS FORM: Thank you to all those who have completed and returned their pink forms. This information will help us serve you more effectively. Please take one from the back of both churches if you have not already done so and return it completed in the box provided. Thank you for your cooperation. PARISH INFORMATION - on how to get your child baptised, how to get married, what to do when going into hospital and how to arrange for a Mass to be offered for a particular intention can be found on the notice boards at the back of both Churches. WHEN YOU COME TO CHURCH – please turn up in good time before Mass starts; turn OFF your mobile phone and please do not bring hard or noisy toys for children to play with. Please do not chew gum or bring food or drink to Church. BAPTISMS – We extend a warm welcome to Gabriella Valentine-Tuffin, Ellie May Till, Danny Till, Rebecca Thompson, Akyra Adolphus, Maksymilian Chomicz Mikolajczak and Dino Luca Steel who have all been recently baptised into God’s family and our parish communities. MARRIAGE – We congratulate and wish every blessing and happiness to Kelechi Ihiejieto and Elizabeth Umesi; Paul Unegbu and Olubunmi Akinwunmi and Jan Berta and Beata Swiatkowska who have recently married at St Teresa’s Church. NOVEMBER PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED – Envelopes and remembrance prayer sheets are now available at the back of both Churches for the November List of the dead. Please write out a list of those deceased family, relatives and friends you wish to be prayed for and return to Fr Michael or Sr Margaret or Sr Mary. Alternatively, drop them into St Teresa’s Presbytery or the Parish House at SS John Fisher and Thomas More, Rossington Avenue. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY th

MASS OF REMEMBRANCE – 15 November 2009 – 3 pm – A special Mass for those who have died over the past th year and have had their funerals conducted from both our Churches will be celebrated at 3 pm on Sunday 15 November at St Teresa’s Church. Family, relatives and friends are encouraged to come together in this act of remembrance. This will be followed by refreshments in the Parish Centre. All other parishioners are also welcome to this Mass to pray for those who have died. CATECHETICS FIRST HOLY COMMUNION – Congratulations to all who will take part in our Celebration of Enrolment this weekend. We have 47 children on our programme this year! AFTERNOON OF RECOLLECTION FOR MINISTERS OF THE WORD (READERS) – with Fr John Hemer on th Saturday 24 October from 2.30 pm in St Teresa’s Parish Centre. If you have not completed the slip attached to the itinerary please do so and return to Fr Michael ASAP. CONFIRMATION - An invitation is extended to young people in St. Teresa's and SS. John Fisher and Thomas More who are in Year 9 or above to prepare to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in June 2010. Please take a red form from the back of one of our Churches and return it to Sr. Margaret no later than this Sunday the 18th October. Forms can be dropped into the Presbytery at St. Teresa's or the Parish House at Rossington Avenue. Further information will be sent to those who have registered very shortly SS JOHN FISHER & THOMAS MORE – Anyone who is interested in being part of a group who would help to lead nd the singing on a Sunday morning at 12.00 Mass, please meet after Mass on Sunday 22 October