Pew Sheet 22nd April and 29th April 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, 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 22nd April 2012

Third Sunday of Easter

We come together to fix our eyes on the risen Lord.  We come to worship the Christ, who is both magnificent and mundane, and to consider what his resurrection means for us.

10.00am   Parish Eucharist           (Lane Setting)

Hymns

Introit: 680, Psalm: 4, Offertory: 137
Communion: 673, 83
Anthem: ‘Alleluia’ by William Boyce   
Recessional: 667

First Reading                Acts 3: 12-19
The early Church begins to find its feet.  Here Peter explains to astonished witnesses how the miracles they see are connected with the recent events of Jesus’ death and resurrection; they illustrate what faith in the resurrected Christ can do.

Second Reading           1 John 3: 1-7
John tells the wonderful news that every Christian has become a child of God, and as such, their actions must reflect the goodness of God.  There is no place for continued and wilful wrongdoing in their lives. 

Gospel Reading             Luke: 24 36b - 48
The resurrected Christ appears to the terrified and unbelieving disciples.  He reassures them and they finally believe it is really him.  He commissions them for the next step in the task to take the good news into the world. 

6.00pm             Owlswick Choral Evensong

Readings: Deuteronomy 7:7-13, Revelation 2:1-11
Hymns: 124, Psalm 142, 359, 282, 249


Prayer for the Week
God of all the prophets, you fulfilled your promise of old that your Christ would suffer and so rise to glory.  Open our minds to understand the Scriptures of the risen Christ, that we may be his witnesses to the farthest reaches of the earth.  We ask this through Jesus Christ, the first-born from the dead, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

 

Sunday 29th April 2012

Fourth Sunday of Easter

On this fourth Sunday of Easter, we give thanks for God’s loving care of us and for the promise of resurrection.

10.00am   Parish Eucharist       (Addington Setting)
The Revd David Wallace

Hymns

Introit: 241, Psalm: 23, Offertory: 144
Communion: 34, 938,  Recessional: 337

First Reading                Acts  4: 5 - 12
Filled with God’s Holy Spirit, Peter explains that he has healed the lame man in the name of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead to bring salvation and healing.

Second Reading           1 John 3: 16 - end
The Spirit enables us to recognise Jesus as the Son of God, who showed God’s love by dying for us and who asks us to love one another in practical ways, in his name.

Gospel Reading             John 10: 11 - 18
Extending the biblical image of God as a good shepherd, Jesus reveals his identity and promises to lay down his life to save his Father’s sheep, trusting in the resurrection.

6.00pm             Choral Evensong
Readings: Exodus 16: 4-15, Revelation 2: 12-17
Hymns: 57, Psalm 81:1-8, 369, 470


Prayer for the Week

God of everlasting love, fulfil your plan of salvation to gather into one fold the peoples of the whole world.  Let everyone on earth recognise you Christ as the Good Shepherd, who freely lays down his life for all to take up again in power.  Grant this through Jesus Christ the resurrection and the life, 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:

•  Those to be confirmed at St. Mary’s, Amersham on May 6th
• Peace and tolerance in what seems an increasingly violent and hostile world
• Residents of Pilgrims Close, Little Ham Lane, Westmead (MR), Greenway Cottages & Grovers Court (PR and Longwick Rd (PR & L).
• 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, Isabel
• The recently departed:
• Chrissie Hollingdale, Rita Woodwards
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time particularly:  
• Robert Hartle, Jane Bradshaw, Alan Thomas, Winifred Wakefield, Anne Minter, David Vere (22/4).
• Christina Hyde, Alison Fry, Stella Cornford, Doris Bird, Gerald Brock, Sybil Lord, Desmond Miller (29/4)

Please remember the charities that St Dunstan's supports, in particular this week:
Cruse Bereavement Care, Supporting bereaved people and enabling anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss.  The organisation provides support and offers information, advice education and training services.                

 

Notices

April 26th/27th/28th Long Crendon Mystery Plays
These resurrection plays will take place at St. Mary’s Church, Long Crendon starting at 8.15 pm. For more information please see the notice board.


Tuesday May 1st ‘open house’, @ the Rectory
The next meeting will take place on Tuesday May 1st 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 and to look at topical issues. Please do come along or contact James for further details.


Rota Opportunity-Sound System
Is anyone willing to be part of a “loose” rota of people operating the sound system, please let James or Rosemary Know (It’s really not very tricky as even I can generally manage it! Rosemary).


May 19th Churchyard ‘tidy up’, 9.30 am
Please come along with your gardening tools to help trim edges, do some light tree work, clear weeds from off the church building etc. James


Patronal Festival Pig Roast, Sunday May 20th
As part of this special day when we remember the life of St. Dunstan, a pig roast will be held at about noon (following on from the main Sunday service which begins at the later time of 11 am). Tickets are £7 per adult, £3 for the first child in a family with other children from the same family going free. Tickets are available from Rosemary (344417).


Festival of Prayer
The Festival of Prayer 2012 is a day conference for those who would like to taste or delve deeper into different ways of praying. It builds on the success of the first Festival last year. It takes place on Saturday 7th July from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, nr Wheatley, Oxford OX44 9EX. A variety of workshops are available such as praying with icons and the Jesus Prayer. For full information and to book your place, look online at www.brfonline.org.uk/festival-of-prayer.


A Portrait of Holland- Four Illustrated Talks
9.30 – 12.20 on 13th – 17th August, Missenden Abbey, Great Missenden.  Artists discussed will be Vermeer, Rembrandt, Hals and many other masters of flowers, landscape, portraits, still life saucy interiors and much else.  Susanne Carr will be what is called the “Facilitator” so it should be fun and funny.  Book on 01296 383582.


Lifts to church
I am looking to build up a small team of people who are willing to give people a lift to and/or from church on an occasional or regular basis. If you think you might be able to help out, please can you let me know? James

 

The Next Few Weeks

Morning Prayer takes place on the following dates: April 26th; May 2nd; May 3rd after which it will resume to its normal pattern of Monday (apart from Bank Holidays), Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45 at St. Dunstan’s

Sun 22nd April	10.00am  Parish Eucharist 6.00pm  Owlswick Choral Evensong
Mon 23rd April	2.00 pm Funeral service of Chrissie Hollingdale
Tues 24th April	9.15 am Fellowship Walk (meet in the lay-by)
Thurs 26th April	9.30am  Holy Communion with the Revd Nick Molony 2.00pm  Monks Monkeys (in church)
Sun 29th April	10.00am  Parish Eucharist with the Revd David Wallace 6.00pm  Choral Evensong with Margaret Pitman
Tues May 1st	8.00 pm  ‘Open house’ at The Rectory (see notices)
Thurs 3rd May	9.30am  Healing & Holy Communion 2.00 pm Monks Monkeys
Sun 6th May	8.00am  Holy Communion 10.00am  All Age Family Eucharist and Baptism 6.00pm  Choral Evensong with Margaret Pitman 6.00 pm  Confirmation service at St. Mary’s, Amersham
Thurs 10th May	9.30am  Holy Communion 2.00pm  Monks Monkeys 8.00pm  Fellowship Meeting – ‘Airbrushing the Royals’ with Susanne Carr
Sun 13th May	10.00am Parish Eucharist 11.30am Holy Communion (BCP), and Baptism, Owlswick 6.00pm  ‘Christian Aid’ service at St. Mary’s