St John the Baptist, Iceni Way, Shrub End

ST TERESA OF LISIEUX, LEXDEN

(St John the Baptist, Iceni Way, Shrub End)

Parish Priest: Father Tom Lavin, 16 Clairmont Road, CO3 9BE

Email: stteresaslexden@hotmail.co.uk Tel: 01206 576898

Parish Website:

St Teresa’s Primary School (Headteacher: Mrs Frances Booker) 508445

St Benedict’s College: (Principal: Mrs Jo Santinelli) 549222

Parish Hall booking: Mrs Elaine Moclair, email: or phone 07952 597059

PRAYER NEEDS

We continue to pray for those parishioners who are sick and housebound and especially: Lilianne Banna, Elizabeth Bec-Wilson, June Bickerseth, Rose Bobby, Kevin Butler, Dorothy Bell, Patrick Burton, Ida Butlin, Roslyn Campbell,Eva Corcoran, Yvonne Couperthwaite, Ben Culhane, Sylvia Davies, Cynthia D’Cruz, Terry Doonan, Olive Doyle, Mary Fircks,Win Healy, Paul Holmes, Philip Jansma,, Trevor Lines, Natasha Manastyrskyj, Jean Mendes, Bernadette Mills, James O’Neill, Iolande Pitt, Eileen Pool, Jo Preston, Marion Preston, Ann Renwick,Carrianne Rogers,Ewan Thompson, John & Teresa Thorneycroft, Peter Townsdrow, Francesca Vassallo, and any unknown to us. We remember also Bert Firmin, Jo Marshall-Hartley, Paul Maher, Michael McKenna, Vivian Clayton, George Barnes, Alessio Fusi and all whose anniversaries occur this week.

Sunday 18th Aug.- 3.00pm Rosary, Adoration and Benediction

Year End Gift Aid. Letters are available on the table at the back.

Father Charles: there will be a second collection this weekend after all Masses for Father Charles and his charity work in Uganda.

Mr Maurice Walker, who died peacefully in Birmingham on 6 August 2013 at the age of 91, was the first Headteacher of our Parish School. He was at St Teresa’s from September 1967 until April 1984. It is the wish of his family to plant a tree in his memory in the grounds of the school and further details will appear in the newsletter when a date has been set.

MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS

Morning Prayer 15 mins before Mass

Saturday 17th Aug. Our Lady on Saturday

12.30pm Sheila O’Leary (RIP)

6.30pm (at St John’s) All Parishioners

Sunday 18th Aug. TWENTIETH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

9.00am Terry Doonan (Ints)

11.00am Phyllis O’Connor (RIP)

Monday19thAug. St John Eudes, Pr

10.00amPeter Wilkinson (RIP)

Tuesday 20thAug. St Bernard, Ab, D

10.00am(at St John’s)Bridie Murphy (RIP)(A)

Wednesday 21st Aug. St Pius X, P

10.00amTheresa Denney(RIP)(A)

Thursday 22nd Aug. The Queenship of the Virgin Mary

10.00amRobert Berry(RIP)

Friday 23rdAug.St Rose of Lima,V

10.00am Vocations to the Priesthood.

Saturday 24th Aug. St Bartholomew, Ap

12.30pm Philomena Clarke (RIP)

6.30pm (at St John’s) All Parishioners

Sunday25th Aug. TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

9.00am David Bobby (RIP)

11.00am Hardy Family

Saturdays:11am Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 12 noon