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Newsletter 13th October

TOGETHER IN FAITH

By now all parishioners should be aware of this diocesan initiative to generate support for worthy, vital and significant core objectives of our Christian faith, the details of which you will be aware of.  To date the response to this appeal has been most encouraging but we, as a parish, have some way to go to achieve the £160,000 target.  Thanks to your great generosity we have now received gift aid pledges over the next five years for £100,000 leaving a shortfall of £60,000. After all Masses today pledge forms will be available to parishioners who, as yet, have not had the opportunity of supporting the project.  This remaining £60,000 is the final element of the scheme and this will most directly benefit the parish and its urgent needs as outlined by Fr. Michael last Sunday. Please support the Project Leadership Team in this most worthwhile endeavour for Christ and his Church.

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY MASS     THIS WEEK AT 11.30 A.M.(November 13th)   Because of the Remembrance Sundayparade in the town our Sunday morning Mass this week will be at 11.30 a.m.

THINKING OF BECOMING A CATHOLIC?    Our Thursday evening course continues this week from 7.30 p.m. – 8.45 p.m. This week we shall be having a look around the Church.

NOVEMBER HOLY SOULS ENVELOPES are now available in the Church porches.  Enclose the names of your loved ones and your offering and return them with the Sunday offertory collection or through the Rectory letterbox.  Your departed will be remembered in all the Holy Souls Masses during November and their names enclosed in the book of the dead. 

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION INSTRUCTION:  for children year 3 and above who are not at Catholic Schools will now start on  Saturday November 19thin the Pugin Room at 3.30p.m.  (and not on Saturday Nov 5thas previously announced)If you wish your child to attend,contact Fr. Michael or Penny Bedingfield on 01628 486579.  Names needed ASAP so books can be purchased.

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY:Today is our solemn remembrance of all who have fallen so tragically in recent wars.  May they and their families find consolation and peace?   May they rest in peace.  Amen

TWA ANNUAL HOME MADE PRODUCE SALE Sunday 27th November 9 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. in the Pugin Rooms.  Please come and buy our delicious pies, cakes, chutneys, jams and marmalade.  There will be a raffle and we shall be serving teas, coffees, bacon rolls and mince pies.  Come along and help us support families in the developing world 

NEW ALTAR SERVERS.Training takes place on Sundays at 9.45am for about 1 hour between the two masses.  Classes have begun.If children are involved in sports on Sunday morning I would hope to be able to train them at another time – perhaps evening.  Call and leave a message including your phone number. A Temple 01628 472533. 

ANNIVERSARIES:  Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur about thistime: Agnes Shaw, Francis D’Abreu, Ronald Paul, Bill Arb, Christine Kyle, Nora Powell and  Barbara (Bobi) Page-Jones.  May they rest in peace. 

COLLECTIONS: Last week’s collection was £617 plus £390 standing orders: total £1007.Many thanks.  Bills paid this week:  Oct. car expenses £97, altar breads £48, Hall cleaning £294, Oct food £167, electrical works and bulbs £76, Gas (Pugin Rooms) £39.   

EXPENSES AT THE DIOCESEThediocese of Northampton has a finance office which looks after many aspects of all parishfinance.  The following figures for St Peter’s became available this week:  Annual insurance £3981 (Church, Hall, House, Pugin House); ½ year interest on our debt £3889; Telephone and broadband £272 (3 months) – a central scheme to reduce costs; Diocesan quarterly charge £2770 (to keep diocese running, salaries of lay staff etc); Jubilee pension scheme £770 (pension contributions for younger priests).  Our debt to the diocese at the end of October stood at £149838.(Down from £191649 on April 1st 2011 – helped by exceptionally high Gift Aid Tax reclaim; see below)  

 INCOME AT THE DIOCESE:  Some of our income goes direct to the diocese and helps service the above expenditure and our debt:  Investment income (3 months) £237; Gift Aid tax reclaim £24036  (Abnormally high!  £17K of this was related to one off donations to hall building fund); rents from car park and Pugin House (3 months) £7404 NEW CHURCH ROOF:  Very shortly we expect quotations from contractors for the repairs to the two church roofs. COUNTING ROTA:  John and Ann Davies CLEANING ROTA.  Thursday 17th Nov. 9am.  Mrs Pearce, Mrs Miles, Mrs Davies. MASS INTENTIONS:  If you wish to book a Mass intention, either post your request with the offering through the Rectory door or see me after Mass on Sunday. Try and give as much notice as possible so that you are not disappointed with the date.

A reminder that Catholics are called by the bishops  to abstain from meat on all Fridays, so that as a community we might proclaim our thanks to Jesus Christ who died on a Friday that we might have eternal life.

THE BIG MESSIAH. Marlow Choral Society and Princes Risborough Music Society are joining forces, with soloists and a full orchestra, for a performance of Handel's 'Messiah' on Sun 27th Nov. at 7.30pm at the Swan in High Wycombe.  It's Handel's ageless masterpiece, but as orchestrated by Sir EugèneGoossens in 1959,.It’s the Messiah you know and love, but with added glory. Tickets: £12.00 and £16.00 available from Marlow Information Office, 07976 848002 or www.wycombeswan.co.uk

FORTY HOURS ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
In Honour of the Feast of Christ The King & For Priests and Vocations
Our Lady of  Peace Church Lower Britwell Road Burnham SL2 2NL
17 November 2011  – 19 November 2011Holy Mass of Exposition on 17 November 2011 at Thursday 7:30pm;  Holy Mass 18 November 2011 at 7:30 pm
Holy Mass of Deposition  on 19 November  2011 at  Saturday 12 noon

CENSUS FORMS are in both Churches.  Return either with your offertory collection or through the Presbytery letter box. 

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD All children (especially from 0 -8) are welcome to attend Children's liturgy, which takes place during the 11am Mass at St Peter's. Just after the beginning of Mass, the children are invited to process to the liturgy room. Parents of younger children are also welcome to attend.  Anyone who would like to help with the liturgy canemail  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . A book with the lesson plan is provided & helpers generally teach once every 6 weeks. Secondary students, who are hoping to train as teachers, might find it useful experience.