Pew Sheet 12th May 2013

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: Sue Ingram 01844 275287
& Susanne Dodds 01844 342746

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 the Communion.

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

 Sunday 12th May 2013

Seventh Sunday of Easter

The rift is healed and the distance covered. Between us and God there is no barrier and no need for hesitation. All stress and irritation, all fear, all doubt and hopelessness; all that can be set aside as we come in joy to the one who has made a way for us all to be part of his community of love.

10.00am           Parish Eucharist

Hymns: 580, 12, 408
Psalm: 97
Communion: 82, 484, 483


First Reading     Ezekiel 36.24-28
God’s word comes through Ezekiel to his people in exile, speaking of a time of hope to come. They shall be gathered from the corners of the earth and given a fresh start, reconciled with their God.

Second Reading     Acts 16 v 16-34
Paul and Timothy find that their message and acts of spiritual power get them into trouble in Macedonia, and they end up in jail. But God intervenes to free them, leading to the dramatic conversion of the jailer and his household.

Gospel John 17:20-26
Jesus breaks away for a moment from the needs of his disciples as they prepare for life and work without him. He prays for those who will believe through them, and his prayer is for unity, love and faithfulness.

11.30am     Owlswick Holy Communion (BCP)
6.00pm     Christian Aid service at Princes Risborough Baptist Church

Prayer for the Week
Father, righteous one, your beloved Son prayed that his disciples in every generation might be one as you and he are one. Look upon this assembly gathered in his name. Fulfil in us the prayer of Jesus and crown our celebration of this paschal season with your Spirit’s gift of unity and love. Grant 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.

Your prayers are asked this week for:

• the three Cleveland women who were found alive this week, after 10 years of forced confinement
•  the United Nations, especially Ban Ki-moon and all who lead the organisations’ agencies on behalf of the world
• The archaeological dig and plans to extend the churchyard at St. Dunstan’s
•  Secondary schools in Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Thame serving this area, their pupils, staff, heads and governors
•  Northmill & Oak Road (PR) Flowers Bottom Lane & Lily Bottom Lane (Sp)
• 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:
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
Enid Menzies, Norah Cockcroft, Gladys Lemon

Please remember the charities that the parish supports, in particular this week: 
Rope (Relief for Oppressed People Everywhere), combating oppressive poverty across the world and striving to change the lives of the poor.

Notices

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. Please bring a chair to sit on outside in the hope of good weather.

Hearts and Crafts Fair, Saturday June 1st
This takes place at St. Peter’s Chapel Owlswick from 1 pm to 5pm to raise awareness of organ donation, raising funds and saving lives. There are local arts and crafts; children’s craft activities; tea, coffee and cake; the first ever Big Heart Frieze and more.

'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 meeting will be on Monday June 3rd at 8 pm to which everyone is welcome.

‘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. Places are now very limited. James

The 2013 Festival of Prayer
When: Saturday 6 July 2013, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Where: Ripon College, Cuddesdon, nr Wheatley, Oxford OX44 9EX
Cost: £25 per person (discount available - book five places but only pay for four).
Now in its third year, this includes 'taster' sessions of some spiritual traditions and explores their deeper essence. The intention is to make different forms and styles of prayer accessible to beginners and the more experienced alike. Among the riches on offer are workshops on Ignatian, Celtic and Benedictine Spirituality; there are others on silence, healing, and praying with the whole body. They give opportunities to explore in depth how these traditions can feed the inner person. James
For more information log on to http://www.brfonline.org.uk/festival-of-prayer/


Parish Share Leaflet
‘Parish Share’ is the amount of money that each parish is asked to pay to support the mission and ministry of the Church of England in the Diocese of Oxford. The parish share paid by this parish for 2012 was £39,200. Most of this is used to train, pay and house parish clergy whilst much smaller percentages go to support the work of the national church, diocesan administration and various aspects of mission. A leaflet with the title ‘The New Share Scheme’ has been produced giving more information on the scheme. This can be found on the table towards the back of St. Dunstan’s for those wishing to understand more fully how the scheme works. James

The Next Few Weeks 

Morning Prayer takes place on Mondays (except Bank Holidays and May 20th and 22nd), Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45 at St. Dunstan’s.

Sun 12th May	10.00am Parish Eucharist 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Christian Aid service at PR Baptist Church (no Evensong at St. Dunstan’s)
Mon 13th May	8.00pm PCC meeting (church hall)
Thurs 16th May	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys
Sun 19th May Patronal Festival	8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 11.00am All Age Service followed by BBQ 6.00pm Evensong
Thurs 23rd May	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (in church)
Sat May 25th	1.00pm Wedding 3.00pm Wedding
26th May Trinity Sunday	10.00am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Owlswick Evensong