Pew Sheet 21st August 2011

St Dunstan’s Church, Monks Risborough
& St. Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick
Part of the Risborough Team Ministry
www.stdunstanschurch.com

Vicar – The Revd James Tomkins
01844 275944 (day off Tuesday)
jamestomkins@btinternet.com
The Rectory, Mill Lane, Monks Risborough, HP27 9JE

Welcome!
We hope you will enjoy worshipping here with us.

Please join us for refreshments in the Church Hall immediately after the 10.00am service. All are welcome

Please note that there is no 10 o’clock club during the school summer holidays. Colouring sheets, books and toys are however available in the corner of the church for children to use.

Sunday 21st August 2011
The 9th Sunday after Trinity

God calls us together to be his friends and to share his love and concern for the world. As we worship, let us prepare ourselves to be the rock on which Jesus’ mission is built.

Today

10.00 am Parish Eucharist (Addington setting)


Hymns

Introit 249
Psalm 138
Offertory 541
Communion 82,165, 625
Recessional 631


Readings

First Reading Isaiah 51 v 1 - 6
God reminds the people of their foundations in Abraham and exhorts them to trust him on the basis of what they have always known of him.

Second Reading Romans 12 v 1-8
There is no hierarchy of importance in the body of Christ: all are equally important.

Gospel Reading Matthew 16 v 13-20
The disciples believe that they know who Jesus is, but they have to learn that his Lordship is demonstrated in suffering.


6.00 pm Choral Evensong
Readings: 2 Kings 6:8-23 Acts 17:15-end
Hymns: 222, Psalm 95, 333, 208

Prayer for the week

Living God, you sent your Son among us to reveal your wisdom and make known your ways. Increase our faith, that we may confess Jesus as your Son, take up his work on earth, and trust his promise to sustain the Church. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever.

Your prayers are asked this week for:

• The Anglican Church in Uganda
• Finance ministers, economists and stockbrokers
• all those who have received A Level results this week
• judges, the police and all those who work in our courts and legal system
• Wycombe District Council, its officers and councillors.
• The proper management and use green spaces, parks and play areas.
• The workforce of hotels and those on low wages that they may be properly cared for by employers.
• Princes Risborough, Saunderton and Whiteleaf Golf Clubs.
• Residents of Princes Place (PR) and Woodview Drive ( Sp)
• Those in need who are known in our parish:
• and also further afield for:
Gordon Haynes; Christine; Deborah Ryley; Joan Male; Richard Irvine; Emma, Matt and Olivia; Sarah and Matt, Lauren, Richard Farrelly
• For the recently departed particularly:
Florence Darkins
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time particularly:
Ted Light, Terry Badrick, Kathleen White.

Please remember the charities that St Dunstan's supports, in particular this week:
Tearfund, working in partnership with Christian agencies and churches worldwide to tackle the causes and effects of poverty.
Notices

Winchester News
Following on from our visit some of you may be interested to know Winchester hosts a very good German-style Christmas market, beside the cathedral, complete with ice-rink. Perhaps nearer the time, if a few people wanted to go, we could do this together. Watch this space!


Visiting Westminster Abbey and 'pilgrim tours:
I have managed to obtain a pass that admits up to four adults or young people up to the age of 18, free of charge; to the Abbey (the normal cost is £16 per adult). This pass may be used up to six times during a twelve month period. If anyone would like to take advantage of this offer please let me know. There is also the opportunity to visit the Abbey as part of a parish group on Wednesday evenings after the Abbey has closed for general visiting. These pilgrim tours take you around the Abbey hearing about its history and praying in its sacred places. The tours begin at 6.15pm ending with Compline at 7.15pm. Again if anyone is interested in making a group from this parish, please let me know. James

Please help
Cyclists & Walkers visit as many churches in the area as you can on September 10th & the sponsorship money raised will help St Dunstan’s. There is more information on page 11 in the Newsletter and sponsorship forms are available from Angela Miller (01844 273065)

The Fete - September 10th 2.00-4.00pm
This year this is being held in the grounds of the church. We shall need helpers on the stalls and a rota of people to help with refreshments, along with offers of cakes and scones. Please sign on the two notices in the porch if you can lend a hand.

"Living Faith Worldwide"
This is taking place in Reading on Saturday October 15th from 10am to 4pm at St John's and St Stephen's Church and St John's (CE) Primary School, Orts Road, Reading. (http://www.oxford.anglican.org/the-door/news/living-faith-worldwide-conference.html). This will be a wonderful opportunity to meet with Christians from different parts of the world and to share ideas about how to take our place in the world church. It will have things of interest both for those who already have lively connections and for those who are interested to explore what is possible. There will also be sessions of interest to and appropriate for young people

Subsidised Insulation Offer
Wycombe District Council is promoting a special offer of £99 each for loft and cavity walk insulation (subject to conditions). Residents aged 70 or over who receive means-tested benefits may get the work done free. For more information call 0800 80 48 777 or see the poster in the porch.

TV Digital Switchover
'The long publicised TV Digital Switchover for the Risborough area takes place in two stages. Stage 1 takes place on 14 September when BBC1 and BBC 2 will no longer be available and you will have to retune your TV set or box. Stage 2 takes place on 28 September when the remaining analogue channels will go digital and you will need to retune your TV set or box again. You can find more information about this at www.digitaluk.co.uk. Whilst many of us may be getting frustrated with the continual adverts and mail about Digital Switchover because we are ready, please spare a thought for friends, family and neighbours who may not be so prepared, especially those who may be vulnerable due to age or infirmity. For many the television is their key contact with the outside world and it is important that they do not slip through the net. It is important to remember that digital switchover affects all of us, even those who only watch BBC and ITV. There is help for over 75s and registered disabled - the maximum they will need to pay for all equipment (even an aerial) is £40 and for many it is completely free. Everyone who is eligible for help will already have received two letters from the Digital Help Scheme already, but it is easy to overlook these. Please spare a thought for anyone you know who may need help - and ask them whether they are ready. Further information and advice is available from the Help Scheme (0800 40 85 900), from www.helpscheme.co.uk.' or in the leaflets near the main door of the church.

Double and Triple editions of the Pew Sheet
The next edition of the pew sheet will cover the weeks commencing August 28th and September 4th, and the following edition will cover the weeks commencing September 11th, 18th and 25th. Space is likely to be at a premium and notices may need to be placed further in advance than normal.


The Next Couple of Weeks

Morning Prayer takes place on Monday (apart from Bank Holidays), Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45 at St. Dunstan’s

Today Sun 21st Aug 10.00am Parish Eucharist
6.00pm Choral Evensong
Tues 23rd Aug 9.15am Fellowship Walk from the lay-by
Thurs 25th Aug 9.30 am Holy Communion
10.15 am Visiting bell ringers
Fri 26th Aug 3.30 pm Funeral of Florence Darkins
Sun 28th Aug 10.00 am Parish Eucharist
2.00 pm Wedding
6.00 pm Owlswick Choral Evensong (preacher, Rev Serena Hutton)
Thurs 1st Sept 9.30am Healing and Holy Communion
Sun 4th Sept 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
10.00am All Age Family Eucharist and Baptism of Gracie Pidding
6.00pm Choral Evensong