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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.
The Junior Church (10 o’clock Club) meet in the Church Hall on April 21st before coming into Church for the Communion.
Please join us for refreshments in the Church Hall immediately after the 10.00am service.
Sunday 21st April 2013
Fourth Sunday of Easter
In our worship today, we shall look at the Good Shepherd from the point of view of the sheep. Let us come prepared to be fed.
10.00am Parish Eucharist
Hymns: 667, 103, 205
Psalm: 23
Communion: 196, 156, 937
First Reading Acts 9:36-43
Tabitha (or Dorcas), one of the disciples, has died and Peter has been sent to help.
Second Reading Revelation 7:9-17
This reading, with its strong, uplifting note is often used at a funeral service. The writer has a vision of heaven.
The Gospel Reading John 10:22-30
The crowds gather. They challenge Jesus to tell them who he is. He replies plainly, telling them that he has come to do the Father’s will. When will they listen?
6:00pm Choral Evensong
Readings: Isaiah 63 v 7-14; Luke 24 v 36-49
Hymns: 587, 434, 350
Psalm 113
Prayer for the Week
Safe in your hand, O God, is the flock you shepherd through Jesus your Son. Lead us always to the living waters where you promise respite and refreshment, that we may be counted among those who know and follow you. We ask 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.
Your prayers are asked this week for:
- Those who have lost loved ones or been injured as a result of the bombings in Boston and the industrial disaster in Texas;
- The archaeological dig and plans to extend the churchyard at St. Dunstan’s
- We pray for book shops and the world they open to us through the joy of reading
- We pray for responsible advertising which does not target vulnerable groups of people, especially the young
- Lacey Green & Speen Parish Council
- Peters Lane (MR) Forest Close & Gatensbury Place (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: Tom Rutland
- Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
- Flora Skinner, Robert Hartle, Alan Thomas, Winifred Wakefield, Anne Minter, David Vere
Please remember the charities that the parish supports, in particular this week: Risborough Carers Charity, assisting those in the locality who have mental health, learning or physical disabilities or who are elderly.
Notices
Reports for the annual meetings are now available on the table near the main door. Please make every effort to attend this meeting. There will be wine and soft drinks available, a presentation on the archaeological dig and churchyard extension and an initial conversation about how we continue to grow as a church (the electoral roll is now 169) bearing in mind the allocation of clergy to the Risborough Team in the future. The latter discussion has now come in to sharper focus following the announcement that the Revd. Denise is due to retire as vicar of Lacey Green in July
Fellowship Meeting
The next walk will be on Tuesday 23rd April, meeting in the Monks Risborough layby at 9.15pm.
Open House’ at The Rectory, Mill Lane
Every six weeks or so people meet as part of an informal group to encourage people in their faith through friendship and by looking at topical issues. A short DVD is shown at the beginning of the evening to start the discussions off. The meetings are held on different evenings of the week over the year so that everyone has the opportunity to participate. The next meetings will be on Thursday April 25th and Monday June 3rd at 8 pm to which everyone is welcome.
Lighthouse Quiz
This is due to take place on Saturday April 27th at 8 pm at the Walsingham Hall, St Teresa’s church, Princes Risborough. Teams of eight, bring your own drinks and nibbles. The cost is £5.
Friendship Group
We meet in the church hall on the third Wednesday of the month at 2.30 pm. The next meeting is Wednesday 15th May.
Patronal Festival Barbeque
Our Patronal Festival Barbeque will be held on Sunday 19th May starting at 12 noon. Tickets are available from Jane and Keith Gibbons (01844 344113) priced at £7.00 for adults and £3.00 for the first child in each family aged between 5 and 16 years old. As always the success of this event depends on your generous donations of salads and desserts and as in previous years there is a list on the notice board in the church porch for you to sign if you are prepared to donate a dish.
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.
Amersham Millennium Lecture
Tuesday 14th May 2013, 8 pm. The Revd. Canon Angela Tilby: ”Scripture and Science, trying to untangle an old knot”. Tickets £10.00 (concessions £7.00) to include refreshments during the interval from: The Secretary, St Michael’s Church, 70 Sycamore Road, Amersham, Bucks HP6 5DR 01494 726680 (Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope).
‘Pilgrim Tour’ of Westminster Abbey
Following last year’s highly successful tour, I have again managed to make special arrangements for a prayer pilgrimage at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday June 5th. We will meet in the ‘lay-by’ in Monks Risborough at 3.30 pm to travel up to London by coach to arrive at the Abbey as it is closing to the general public. We will join a Canon Steward for a ‘pilgrim tour’ as we are taken around the Abbey hearing about its history and praying in its sacred places. The tour will begin at 6.15 pm, which this time will include the gardens, before ending with Compline at about 7.15 pm. We hope to return to Monks Risborough at about 9 pm. The cost will be £10 for adults, £5 for your first child under 18 (subsequent children free). You may want to bring a ‘snack’ with you. To book a place please contact James.
The Next Few Weeks
Morning Prayer takes place on Mondays (except Bank Holidays), Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45 at St. Dunstan’s.
| 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 (in church) 8.00pm ‘Open House’ (see notices) |
| Sun 28th Apr | 10.00am Parish Eucharist (Team Swap - Rev Jennifer Locke from Bledlow) 6.00pm Evensong Owlswick |
| Mon 29th Apr | 8.00pm Silent Prayer Meeting (hall) |
| Thurs 2nd May | 9.30am Healing & Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys |
| Sat 4th May | 1.00pm Wedding |
| Sun 5th May | 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All age Family Eucharist and Baptism 1.30pm Wedding 6.00pm Choral Evensong |
| Thurs 9th May Ascension Day |
9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys 2.30pm MR School Service 8.00pm Fellowship Meeting |
| Sat 11th May | 4.00pm Wedding |
| Sun 12th May | 10.00am Parish Eucharist 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Christian Aid service at PR Baptist Church (no Evensong) |
| Thurs 16th May | 9.30am Holy Communion |
| Sun 19th May Patronal Festival |
8.00am Holy Communion 11.00am All age Family Service without Communion 12.00pm BBQ (see notices) 6.00pm Choral Evensong |
| Thurs 23rd May | 9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (in church) |
| Sat 25th May | 1.00pm Wedding 3.00pm Wedding |
| Sun 26th May | 10.00am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Owlswick Evensong |
| Thurs 30th May | 9.30am Holy Communion |
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