Pew Sheet 23rd October 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.

The Junior Church (10 o’clock Club) meet in the Church Hall before coming into Church for Communion.

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

Sunday 23^rd October 2011

The Last Sunday after Trinity

Welcome, come through the open door of God’s house and find yourselves truly at home.  We come together to express our love for God and to bring our prayers of sorrow and of joy.  As we worship may we be refreshed and energised to live as Christ would have us live.  

Today

 10.00 am   Parish Eucharist (Addington Setting)

God in the life of...
Wg Cdr Ashley Mitchell (RAF High Wycombe)

Hymns

Introit                     281

Psalm                      1

Offertory                 186

Communion             165, 386, 978

Recessional             755

Readings

First Reading                Leviticus 19: 1-2, 15-18

The reading picks out the call of the people of Israel to love God with all their heart, and sets out a framework of behaviour towards their neighbours.    

Second Reading           1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8

Paul recalls his first trip to Thessalonica as an agent of the Gospel of Christ.  He recalls how he arrived after a disastrous visit to Philippi and how he approached them openly and with great gentleness.

Gospel Reading            Matthew 22: 34-46

In the middle of a pitched battle with the leaders of religious society, Jesus confounds questions designed to trick him and directly attacks their hypocrisy.  It is all a precursor of greater conflict to come.       

3.00pm Owlswick Evensong

Readings: Isaiah 55:1-11, Luke 4: 14-30

Hymns: 466, Psalm 119 v 89-96, 407, 410, 245

Prayer for the week

Your love, O God, is boundless. We who were strangers have been made your children.  We who were defenceless have been brought into your household.  Keep us mindful of you deeds of mercy, that we may love you with our whole heart and love our neighbour as ourselves.  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. Amen

Your prayers are asked this week for:

•  the peoples of Libya as they face a new situation and new problems in their country
•  members of the Traveller community, especially those who have been evicted from their homes
• the people of Thailand, facing new flooding in their land
• the mission  and ministry of St. Paul’s and other cathedrals
• Princes Risborough Chamber of Commerce, office workers and managers.
• An end to the waste of food in our nation.
• Residents of Place Farm Way (MR) Hawthorn Rd and the High Street (PR)
• 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; Richard Farrelly, Sally Maddox, Dewis Smith
• For the recently departed: 
•  John Miller
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time particularly:  

◦  Molly Crockett, Janet Myerson, Dorothy Lee  

Please remember the charities that St Dunstan's supports, in particular this week:
The Church Housing Trust – dedicated to the rehabilitation and resettlement of homeless people of all ages and backgrounds.

Notices

Visiting St Paul's

Last year I went to some very interesting debates/ talks in St Paul's Cathedral, given by eminent speakers.  This year they are about characters from the Bible.  I am hoping to go to the next two on Oct 25th (Mary) and Nov 8th (Jesus).   If you would like to join me just let me know. The website is:

http://www.stpauls.co.uk/Learning-Education/St-Pauls-Forum/Public-Debates-2011

Rosemary Tel. 344417

Fellowship Walk, 25^th October

Meet in the lay-by at 9.15am

Churchyard leaf sweep/maintenance, October 29^th

At 9.30 am on Saturday October 29^th and Saturday December 3^rd we are looking to clear the fallen leaves from the churchyard and to carry out some general tasks such as pruning trees and maintaining paths. We can provide some tools but if you can bring any yourself that would be extremely helpful. You’re also welcome to bring some plastic bags if you would like to make your own leaf mulch. James

Art and Spirituality Workshop, Saturday October 29^th

Details can be found on the notice board in the porch. If you are interested in going to this event, please can you liaise with The Revd Denise Critchell at Lacey Green (347741) James

The Swan Singers, October 29^th at 7.30

This concert is in aid of Monks Risborough Cricket Club. The Swan Singers are all members of the High Wycombe Orpheus Male Voice Choir. They will be joined in the church by children from Monks Risborough School. Tickets £10 are available from Rosemary Woodward-Court, Eddie Evans or from David Shuttle, 6 Duke Street. Children under 16 come free.

‘Time to Remember’ Service, October 30^th at 3.00pm
This service contains well-known hymns and prayers as we cherish the memories of those we love but see no longer. There will be refreshments at the end of the service.

Macmillan Cancer Support Gala Concert 30^th Oct

Macmillan Cancer Support will be celebrating its anniversary year with a gala concert of classical music in the New Theatre, Oxford. It is hosted by Brian Kay, will feature Dame Felicity Lott as a soloist, and will culminate in a performance of Faure's Requiem, sung by a come-and-sing choir of 800. Please come and celebrate with Macmillan and support, either in the audience or as a singer in the choir. All the details are available from the New Theatre's website or www.voicesofmacmillan.org.uk

Family Bonfire Night, Saturday November 5^th

This will take place at 32 Summerleys Road, Princes Risborough. Hot chocolate, mulled wine, hot soup and cakes will be served. Please bring ONE firework or a cake. RSVP Sue Ingram, 275287 or sueingram@hotmail.com

All Family Service and Baptisms, November 6^th

As part of this service, as well as welcoming Caleb Walford; Leon and Lucie Kilarski in to the life of the church through Baptism, we will also be welcoming musicians and singers from Walters Ash and Knaphill School.

Youth leader wanted:

Risborough Youth Club is looking for a Youth Leader. The post is 4 hours per week and will require the organisation of, and attendance at, one 2 hour Youth Club session per week: closing date 1 November. Interested? Contact either: prycsecretary@gmail.com; Sarah Smith on 01844 274595; or Risborough Town Council office. 

Oxford Diocesan Pilgrimage Map

A copy of this can be found in the porch along with individual pocket size leaflets for people to take from the table towards the back of the church. This provides details of some wonderful spiritual places to visit within the Diocese. I hope people will find this initiative beneficial. James

The Next Few of Weeks

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

Sunday 23rd Oct Today	10.00am   Parish Eucharist (Preacher  Wg Cdr Mitchell, RAF High  Wycombe) 3.00pm    Owlswick Choral Evensong
Tues 25th Oct	9.15am   Fellowship Walk – see notices
Thurs 27th Oct	9.30am    Holy Communion
Fri Oct 28th	1.45 pm  Funeral of John Miller (Milton Chapel, Chilterns Crematorium)
Sat 29th Oct	9.30am    Church-Yard leaf sweep and maintenance working party (see notices) 7.30 pm   Swan singers concert (see notices)
Sunday 30th Oct All Saints All Souls	Clocks go back one hour 10.00am  Parish Eucharist 3.00pm    Time To Remember Service; (see notices)
Thurs 3rd Nov	9.30am   Holy Communion with prayers for healing 2.00 pm  Monks Monkeys
Sat 5th Nov	1.30 pm  Wedding 3.30 pm  Wedding 5.00 pm  Firework party (see notices)
Sunday 6th Nov	8.00 am  Holy communion (BCP) 10.00 am All Age Family Communion and Baptisms 6.00 pm  Choral Evensong (including the Revd Serena Hutton)