Pew Sheet 18th March 2012

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, Mnks 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.

Sunday 18th March 2012

Fourth Sunday of Lent – Mothering Sunday

We come together today as the Church of Christ.  As Jesus spoke to his mother and his friend of their new relationship from the cross, so he calls us who now stand at the foot of that cross, to new relationships as members of his living Body.

8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP)

First Reading               Numbers 21: 4-9
Gospel Reading            John 3: 14-21

10.00 am ‘Mothering Sunday’ All Age Service

Hymns: 6 (omitting verses 5 & 6); 25; 565; 900; 631

Bible Reading              Exodus 2: 1-10

The mother of Moses works a deception to preserve her son’s life at a time when the Egyptians were killing every new-born Jewish boy

6.00pm             Choral Evensong

Readings: Hosea 11:1-9, Luke 2: 41 - end

Hymns: 184, Psalm 132: 1-7, 182, 310

Prayer for the Week

O God, rich in mercy, you so loved the world that when we were dead in our sins, you sent your only Son for our deliverance.  Lifted up from the earth, he is light and life; exalted upon the cross, he is truth and salvation.  Raise us up with Christ and make us rich in good works that we may walk as children of light toward the paschal feast of heaven.  We ask this through Christ, our deliverance and hope, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, holy and might God for ever and ever. 

Your prayers are asked this week for:

• The Archbishop of Canterbury and the election of his successor
• Members of the armed forces, especially those serving overseas under the United Nations mandate.
• Monks Risborough C of E Combined School, its pupils, staff, head and governors.
• Residents of Windsor Hill (PR) Crownfield and Wycombe Rd (Sp)
• Those in need who are known in our parish:

• and also further afield for:
  
  • Gordon Haynes; Christine; Joan Male; Richard Irvine; Sally Maddox; Sarah, Matt and Riley; Emma, Matt and Olivia
• For the recently departed including: 
• Susan Watson
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time particularly:  
•  Charlotte Campbell Dewar, Mark Russell, Tom Kingham, Edward Fraser, George Beckett, Minnie Greig

Please remember the charities that St Dunstan's supports, in particular this week:

Risborough Cares Charity, assisting those in the locality who have mental health, learning or physical disabilities or who are elderly.    

    

Notices

 

Christian Aid Coffee morning, March 21st

Anne and John Vicary invite you to the Christian Aid ‘Coffee in the Conservatory’ and ‘Bring and Buy’ on Wednesday March 21st from 10 to 12 at 52 Manor Park Avenue, Princes Risborough

A ‘Pilgrim Tour’ of Westminster Abbey, Wednesday March 21st

This is now full but please do let me know if you would like to come on a future trip as I am creating a ‘reserve list’. If you are coming on this trip pass me a cheque of cash for £12 made payable to ‘PCC Monks Risborough’. We will meet in the ‘lay-by’ in Monks Risborough at 3.45 pm and hope to return there at about 9 pm. Please bring a snack and a drink with you.

‘Open Doors’, March 26th at 7.30 pm

An invitation from Esther Lever to come to an evening at the Oasis centre, Bell Street, Princes Risborough to hear about the work of ‘Open doors’ amongst persecuted Christians. Please see the notice in the porch for further details.

March 29th at the Rectory ‘the group with no name’!

The next meeting will take place on Thursday March 29th   at 8 pm at the Rectory at the top of Mill Lane. This group provides a space to encourage people in their faith through friendship. At this meeting a short DVD will be shown entitled ‘dust - believing in God is important, but what about God believing in us?’ Please do come along or contact James for further details. The next meeting after this will again be at the Rectory on Tuesday May 1st.

Super Soup Lunch- March 30th 12.00-2.00pm

Come and sample some delicious home-made soup and crusty bread in the church hall. Complete this culinary experience with a cup of tea/coffee. All for £4.00 donated to Christian Aid. How can you resist?
                    
A ‘Quiet Day’ for Holy Week, Saturday March 31st

On Saturday March 31st from 9.45 am to 4 pm there will be a ‘quiet day’ to reflect upon the forthcoming events of Holy Week. There will be short readings, music and reflections followed by time and space for your own thoughts and an opportunity to walk in the surrounding countryside. The day will conclude with a simple service of Holy Communion. The venue is Lee Common Methodist Chapel set in the midst of the beautiful Chiltern Hills. The cost is £5 per person with a limited number of spaces available. Please bring your own lunch. The address of the chapel for navigation purposes is Oxford Street, Lee Common, Great Missenden, HP16 9JP. To book a place please contact Rev James Tomkins jamestomkins@btinternet.com (01844 275944)

Church History: a ten week course

This takes place at Elmhurst Community Centre, Aylesbury on the following Tuesdays: 17, 24 April; 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May; 12, 19, 26 June from 7.15 pm - 9.30 pm. This course will look at the history of the Church, from the beginnings until today. We will make the great names and movements of the church fit into their backgrounds. We will learn some lessons, and come to appreciate more of our heritage. The cost is £36 for all ten sessions. For further information or to book a place please contact Sheila Townsend - Tel: 01865 208277 or email sheila.townsend@oxford.anglican.org

Receiving Holy Communion

A couple of years ago there was concern about sharing the common cup at Holy Communion because of the risk of infection from ‘swine flu’. Please can I reassure people that any risk associated with this virus and Holy Communion has now passed. It is perfectly safe for people to drink from the chalice rather than follow the practice of the priest ‘intincting’ or dipping the wafer in to the wine on behalf of the communicant. There are of course times, e.g. when you have a cold, when it is best to ask the priest to intinct the wafer on your behalf, but wherever possible please can I encourage (but not compel) you to “drink this...in remembrance of me”. I realise that this may be of concern to some people so please feel free to chat with me further about this. James

Lighthouse Chairperson Required

This demanding but rewarding job has become vacant. For full details of what the role entails please see the notice board in the porch or speak with James

The Next Few Weeks

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

Sun 18th March	8.00 am  Holy Communion (BCP) 10.00 am Mothering Sunday Service with the infant choir of Monks Risborough School (no communion) 6.00 pm  Choral Evensong
Wed 21st March	2.30 pm  Friendship group service(church hall) 3.45 pm  Pilgrim Tour to Westminster Abbey (see notices)
Thur 22nd March	9.30 am  Holy Communion 2.00 pm  Monks Monkeys (in church)
Fri 23rd March	2.00 pm  Memorial Service (Susan Watson)
Sun 25th March	Clocks go forward 1 hour 10.00 am  Parish Eucharist (visiting preacher, Steve Brehm of ROPE (Relief for Oppressed People Everywhere) 3.00 pm  Owlswick Choral Evensong
Mon 26th March	8.00 pm  PCC Meeting (church hall)
Tue 27th March	9.15am  Fellowship Walk (meet in lay-by)
Thur 29th March	9.30am  Holy Communion 8.00pm  ‘The group with no name’, (see notices)
Fri 30th March	10.30am Monks Risborough School ‘Easter’ service 12–2pm Super Soup Lunch (see notices)
Sun 1st April Holy Week	8.00am  Holy Communion 10.00am  All Age Family Eucharist  (Palm Procession - start in the lay-by) 6.00pm  Choral Evensong
Mon 2nd April	8.00 pm ‘Stations of the Cross’
Tues 3rd April	8.00 pm Compline (night prayer)
Wed 4th April	8.00 pm Compline (night prayer)
Thur 5th April	9.30 am Holy Communion with prayers for healing 8.00 pm Maundy Thursday Eucharist
Fri 6th April Good Friday	11.00 am ‘Walk of witness’ from Princes Risborough Library 2.00 pm   A service of readings and reflections
Sun 8th April	Easter Sunday – see parish magazine and website for more details