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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
Churchwardens: Rosemary Woodward-Court
01844 344417 & Sue Ingram 01844 275287
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.
Sunday 31st March 2013
Easter Sunday
On this Easter day we gather together to worship the risen Lord. Alleluia! Christ is risen!
8.00am Holy Communion
10.00am All Age Family Eucharist
(with Easter egg hunt for children)
Hymns: 348, 8, 305, 47, 672
Anthem: Now the green blade rises
Communion: 285, 67, 555, 674
First Reading Acts 10: 34 - 43
Peter witnesses before Cornelius the Roman centurion. He speaks of the anointing, ministry and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and concludes with examples of all who have seen and heard the resurrected Lord.
The Gospel Reading John 20: 1-18
Mary Magdalene is the first to discover the empty tomb and she tells the other disciples. When she meets the risen Christ, she does not recognise her Lord, until he calls her by name.
Readings: Isaiah 43: 1-21; John 20: 19 - 23
Hymns: 637, Psalm 105:1-8, 754, 253
Prayer for the Week
Glory of glory, by the raising of your Son you have broken the chains of death and hell: fill your Church with faith and hope; for a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Sunday 7th April 2013
Second Sunday of Easter
The risen Jesus has promised to be with his people always. As we gather in this name, we offer him our worship, confident of his presence.
8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
Hymns: 413, ‘big, big, big’, 305, 766
Communion: 47, 411, 437, 386
First Reading Acts 5: 27 - 32
Peter and his fellow apostles account for their defiance of the Sanhedrin’s injunction against their proclaiming of Jesus as Lord: as witnesses to Christ’s resurrection, they obey God by declaring the truth.
The Gospel Reading John 20: 19 - end
The resurrected Jesus appears twice to his disciples, bringing them peace and joy. On his second appearance he resolved the doubts of Thomas, the disciple previously absent, and blesses those who believe without having physically seen him.
6:00pm Choral Evensong
Readings: Isaiah 52:13 - 53: 12; Luke 24: 13-35
Hymns: 667, Psalm 16, 369, 84
Prayer for the Week
Risen Christ, you filled your disciples with boldness and fresh hope: strengthen us to proclaim your risen life and fill us with your peace to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Your prayers are asked this week for:
- Those affected by the recent wintry weather especially farmers and those without heat or power.
- The archaeological dig and plans to extend the churchyard at St. Dunstan’s
- The example of religious communities who challenge our materialism by service of the work of God.
- Princes Risborough Cricket and Tennis Clubs and Horsenden Tennis Club
- The Parish Council of Bledlow, Saunderton and Bledlow Ridge. Bledlow Cricket Club and Bledlow Reading Group
- Residents of: (31/3) Homes and families of those belonging to our churches living outside the Team. (7/4) Chestnut Close (MR), Bell Lane and Bell St (PR)
- Those in need who are known in our parish:
- and also further afield for:
- Joan Male, Bill Male, Richard Irvine, Alastair, Marion Mullens
- The recently departed: Marjorie Browne
- Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
- (31/3) Kathleen Haines, John Newport, Eric Nish, Peter Lockwood, Elena Ghiraldello (7/4) Ruth Reynolds, Tilde Bradley, Cheryl Hughes, Stan Rogers, Joan Minns, Chrissie Hollingdale, Rose Edwards, Alice Patient.
Please remember the charities that the parish supports, in particular this week:
Iain Rennie Hospice at Home
Offering specialist and supportive care and advice for patients with cancer and other life threatening illnesses in their homes.
Offering specialist and supportive care and advice for patients with cancer and other life threatening illnesses in their homes.
Notices
New Collection Bags
Following a recent discussion at the PCC a generous donation has been made of four new collecting bags that we can use alongside our existing bags. The new bags have a wider aperture for gift aid envelopes.
Funeral of Marjorie Browne
This will take place at St. Dunstan’s at 2.30 pm on Friday April 5th.The family are preparing a tribute about Marjorie and people are very welcome to forward on their memories of Marjorie that can then be included in the tribute. These should be sent by TODAY to David Browne at 4 Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Exeter, EX3 0BW or dbrowne28@btinternet.com
Soup, Glorious Soup!
We raised £111 for Christian Aid at our Soup Lunch. This could fund a bicycle in Sierra Leone, for human rights monitors to reach communities there, for materials to construct three emergency shelters in India, for two courses of antibiotics in Gaza and for a set of farming equipment in Zimbabwe. Thank you to our lovely soup-makers and to every body who came along.
Altar Server(s) required
We are very fortunate that Sheila is here for most weeks of the year but occasionally she is away and therefore it would be good to recruit one or more extra people to fulfil this role. If any adults or children would like to know more about what’s involved please speak with either James or Sheila.
Fellowship Meeting 11th April 8.00pm – Church Hall
Pat Trunkfield will discuss Spring Flower Arranging. Husbands and Friends welcome.
The organ is being cleaned
If everything falls in to place then we hope to have the organ cleaned beginning on Monday April 15th. This will mean for the services on Sunday April 21st the Clavinova will be used. This is the first time that the organ will have been cleaned for about 15 years and we should benefit from a better sound after it has been done.
Spring Concert, Saturday April 20th 7.00 pm
The musicians from the Trio D’Hiver are back by demand playing a popular programme of classical music including pieces by Beethoven and Dvorak. Tickets are £8.00 (special deals apply) from Pat Kimber Tel 273942 or David Shuttle in Princes Risborough.
Annual Meetings April 23rd at 8 pm
Reports will be available for the annual meeting from April 7th from the church. Please make every effort to attend this meeting. As well as a presentation on the archaeological dig and churchyard extension there will be an initial conversation about how we continue to grow as a church bearing in mind the allocation of clergy to the Risborough Team in the future.
Thousands of Plants Required
Please can people take cuttings, plant seeds or donate plants for the Flower Festival at the end of June. If you need greenhouse space this can be arranged. Further details from Noel Murtagh (01844) 344088.
The Next Few Weeks
Morning Prayer takes place on Mondays (except Bank Holidays), Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45 at St. Dunstan’s. Please note there will no morning prayer from Monday April 8th up to and including Wednesday April 17th
| Sun 31st Mar Easter Sunday |
6.00am CTR Sunrise Service at Whiteleaf Cross 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All age Family Eucharist 6.00pm Choral Evensong |
| Thurs 4th Apr | 9.30am Holy Communion and prayers for healing |
| Fri 5th Apr | 2.30pm Funeral of Marjorie Browne |
| Sat 6th Apr | 2.30pm Wedding |
| Sun 7th Apr | 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Family Eucharist and Baptism of Isla Watkins 6.00pm Choral Evensong |
| Thurs 11th Apr | 9.30am Holy Communion with Rev. Rose Williams 8.00pm Fellowship Meeting (see notices) |
| Sun 14th Apr | 10.00am Parish Eucharist with Rev. Steve Williams 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion with Rev. Ivor Cornish 6.00pm Choral Evensong with Margaret Pitman |
| Wed 17th Apr | 2.30pm Friendship Group |
| Thurs 18th Apr | 9.30am Holy Communion 10.30am Bucks Artists meeting in church 2.00pm Monks Monkeys |
| Sat 20th Apr | 7.00pm Spring Concert (see notices) |
| Sun 21st Apr | 10.00am Parish Eucharist Noon Blessing & Naming Service 6.00pm Choral Evensong |
| Mon 22nd Apr | 8.00pm APCM (see notices) |
| Thurs 25th Apr | 9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys |
| Sun 28th Apr | 10.00am Parish Eucharist (Team Swap - Rev Jennifer Locke from Bledlow) 6.00pm Choral Evensong Owlswick |
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