Please mind that our church is mainly a building site on weekdays and the special Health and Safety protocols are in place and is not available for private prayer during the day outside of the Services.
PLEASE NOTE that from Monday 19th April weekday Masses (Monday to Friday) at St Teresa’s church will be at 6.00pm. There will be no 10am Mass from Monday to Saturday until the further notice. Mass intentions booked for Saturday morning will be offered the same day at 5.30pm Vigil Mass.
Please note that the church will be opened only 20 minutes before the Mass. The disabled toilet will be available for emergencies. Other toilets will not be available.
We would be grateful if you let us know you are coming by completing the online form
You can as well use the new Covid-19 NHS App & QR Code presented at the entrance to the church/chapel.
JUMBLEBEE Thank you to all those who have donated items. The auction opens at 8am on 12th April and will run until 6pm on 18th April. PLEASE FIND SOME TIME TO LOOK AT THE ITEMS UP FOR AUCTION AND MAKE A BID.
If you make a bid, you will receive an email confirming you as the highest bidder. If, at the end of the auction you remain the highest bidder you will receive an email confirming this to be the case. You will then be asked to make a payment online to honour your bid. To see the items, you will need to go to jumblebee.co.uk/stteresaofavilaashfordrooffund You will need to register, selecting a user name and password, giving your email address so that Jumblebee can confirm your bids.
PLEASE HELP TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESSFUL FUND RAISING EVENT
Did you know that whenever you buy anything online-from your weekly shop to your annual holiday-you could be raising free donations for St Teresa of Avila Church Roof Fund with easy fundraising. There are over 4,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation-including eBay, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S-and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds.
Simply click the link below:
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Every time you shop online go to easy fundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping. After you have checked out, the retailer will make a donation to St Teresa of Avila Church Ashford Roof Fund at no extra cost to you whatsoever. There are no catches or hidden charges and we would be really grateful for your donations.
Masses can be celebrated for deceased members of family or friends, thanksgiving, anniversaries, vocations, for the sick and for any particular need. If you would like a Mass said please fill in the Mass envelope at the back of Church and give it to a priest or drop it into the Parish Office.
NOW YOU CAN BOOK A MASS WITHOUT LEAVING HOME
Simply call us or email us about the availability. We will confirm and send you the DONATION link.
There is also an old tradition of Gregorian Masses. Gregorian Masses are a series of Holy Masses traditionally offered on 30 consecutive days as soon as possible after a person’s death. They are offered for an individual soul. The custom of offering Gregorian Masses for a particular soul recognises that few people are immediately ready for heaven after death, and that, through the infinite intercessory power of Christ’s sacrifice, made present in Holy Mass, a soul can be continually perfected in grace and enabled to enter finally into the union with the Most Holy Trinity – our God, Who is Love Itself.
History of Gregorian Masses.
Gregorian Masses take their name from Saint Gregory the Great, who was sovereign Pontiff from 590 to 604. St. Gregory the Great contributed to the spread of the pious practice of having these Masses celebrated for the deliverance of the souls from purgatory. In his Dialogues, he tells us that he had Masses on thirty consecutive days offered for the repose of the soul of Justus, a monk who had died in the convent of St. Andrew in Rome. At the end of the thirtieth Mass, the deceased appeared to one of his fellow monks and announced that he had been delivered from the flames of Purgatory.
Just top avoid confusion, Gregorian Intention is not a Mass said in the Old Latin Rite but 30 consecutive Masses offered for one soul and must be said each consecutive day.