Overview
This section of the parish website is dedicated to the various scaraments
including; baptism, confession, confirmation, holy communion, marriage
and anointing of the sick.
Mass intentions can be arranged with the parish office. Mass offering
envelopes are available from the church porch. Completed envelopes
should be posted in the parish office letter box.
THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Or time to talk to the priest.
Saturday – 9.30 – 10:30am
In 2011, First Confession will be on Tuesday 5th April.
THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Baptism
The parish Christening Team provide assistance to parents wishing to
have their child baptised, by visiting them in their homes, to provide a
welcome and explain the rules and procedures required for a baptism.
They will explain what is required of the parents and the godparents
and the arrangement for a Family Welcome, which is held during the
Sunday Mass on the first Sunday of the month, preceding the proposed
christening .
Parents should contact the Parish Office or a member of the Christening
Team for an “Application for Baptism” form, which when completed should
be returned to the Parish Office.
The Parish Priest has the final say on all Applications and will decide if the
necessary qualifications are met before christenings proceed.
Christenings are held generally on the first Sunday of the month at 12.00
midday, but this arrangement may be affected by other events on the
church calendar, and move slightly.
“We, the Christening Team, hope that we can help provide a memorable
and happy occasion on this very important first step in the journey of
faith for your child and that this contact with St Teresa’s community
will only be the beginning of your families’ involvement with our church
and the different groups which are available to help parishioners.”
Click on the link below for an application for a Christening at St Teresa`s:
Baptism_Application_(outside_cover)_Dec_2011
Baptism_Application_(inside)_Dec_2011
Christening Team – Val and Dave Cookson, Catherine Turner, Lois Rowlands,
Chris and Margaret Mary Osborne, Lucy Woolfenden.
We need new volunteers to join the Christening Team.
Please contact Fr Tony or the Parish office for more information.
THE SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST
First Holy Communion in 2011 was on 21st May.
Click on the link below for the Eucharistic ministers rota:
Ministers_of_Holy_Communion_Rota_from_Advent_2011_to_May_2012
Co-ordinator Eucharistic ministers – June Hadden.
More volunteers are welcome to be Eucharistic Ministers. This involves
ministering to people at their homes, usually after Sunday mass once a
month. Training will be made available. Further information is available
from either Fr Tony or June Hadden.
THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
In 2011, the young people of Years 7 and 8 were confirmed on Wednesday 29th June.
What does the Church teach?
THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
Wedding preparations are by arrangement, please contact the parish office.
Marriage Registrar: Margaret Mary Osbourne.
THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
The first Wednesday mass includes Sacrament of the Sick for anyone who
wishes it.
For the last eighteen months of her life St Teresa suffered greatly with illness.
This was a terrible trial for her, yet she remained strong because of her faith
in God`s love. She accepted suffering as God`s will and offered it to Him,
uniting her suffering with that of Jesus on the Cross. She also saw the suffering
of those she loved, particularly her father, who suffered a form of dementia
towards the end of his life.
Funerals
SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
Is the Lord calling you to be a priest? Click on the link below:
Liverpool Archdiocesan Priestly Vocations
Fr. Stephen Maloney is the Archbishop`s contact for anyone considering
the priesthood in our diocese, and can be contacted on 0151 2878787 or
Serra is the Catholic ministry that supports vocations, click on the link
below for more information:
St Therese of Lisieux Prayer for priests.
O Jesus
I pray for your faithful and fervent priests;
for your unfaithful and tepid priests;
for your priests labouring at home or abroad in distant mission fields.
For your tempted priests;
for your lonely and desolate priests;
for your young priests;
for your dying priests;
for the souls of your priests in Purgatory.
But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me:
the priest who baptised me;
the priests who absolved me from my sins;
the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me Your Body
and Blood in Holy Communion;
the priests who taught and instructed me;
all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way.
O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart,
and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity.
Amen
