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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: 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) will meet outside/in the Rectory before coming into Church for Communion
Please stay for a while to continue to enjoy the beauty of the magnificent floral displays
Sunday 30th June 2013
Fifth Sunday after Trinity
Flower Festival – ‘Saints Preserve Us’
Hymns: 6 (omitting verses 5 & 6), 184, 689
Psalm: 16
Communion: 397, 484, 350
First Reading 2 Kings 6. 8-17
Elisha’s prayer enables his servant to see the unseen reality of the heavenly hosts
Second Reading Hebrews 12.1-3
The writer urges us to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and reminds us that we are surrounded by examples of faithfulness which should strengthen our own resolve
Gospel Matthew 6.24-34.
God is the creator and sustainer of everything there is, and his loving care can be trusted to meet all our deepest needs.
6.00pm Village Songs of Praise
Hymns: 177 (1, 3, 5, 7 & 8), 70, 153, 463, 900, 541, 631
Anthem: Hosanna to the Son of David, G Telemann
Prayer for the Week
Most holy God, the earth is filled with your glory, and in your presence the angels stand in awe. Enlarge our vision, that we may recognize your power at work in your Son and join with all your saints in the eternal song of heaven, now and for evermore. Amen.
Your prayers are asked this week for:
- The victims of the recent floods in India
- those visiting the Flower Festival or involved in the archaeological dig
- Our local members of parliament, town and county councillors
- for the victims of disasters directly attributable to global warming and for the cancer sufferers as a result of the reduction of the ozone layer
- The mission, ministry and congregational life of Kimble Free Church.
- Those who live in Icknield Court Nursing Home (PR) The Old School House (L)
- The Confederation of British Industry and its members, for local businesses and the wealth they generate
- those in need who are known in our parish:
- and also further afield for:
- Joan Male, Bill Male, Richard Irvine, Alastair, Marion Mullens, David Holding
- The recently departed: Molly Whyte, Jean Prichard, Jan Neelands
- Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
- Barbara Chalkley, Edith Parsons, Poppy Vere, Sandy Bridger, Anna Heath, Ethel Evans, Myra Woodruff
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.
Rope (Relief for Oppressed People Everywhere), combating oppressive poverty across the world and striving to change the lives of the poor.
Notices
Bucks Arts Week
This has again proved highly successful. Over 1,000 people were welcomed to St. Dunstan’s to view a variety of high quality and affordable work. At weekends cream teas were served which raised over £550. A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who was involved.
National Garden Scheme Open Gardens
Pamela and Edwin Rye are opening their garden at 11 The Paddocks, Wendover, HP22 6HE for the NGS on Friday July 5th from 5 to 8.30 pm and July 6th and 7th from 2 to 5.30pm. Do come and support a great charity.
Sunday 7th July Picnic and Chocolate HuntMeet at 1.00 p.m. for Picnic. 1.30 p.m. Chocolate Hunt begins. Venue: Beside the Whiteleaf Cross Car Park
This is a FREE EVENT organised by Churches Together in Risborough and open to the whole Community. Just turn up with your own picnic. The Chocolate Hunt is for children accompanied by an adult. A guided walk for adults without children will also begin at 1.30 p.m. and will be less than two miles. In the event of bad weather the event may be cancelled (phone: 07778 976679 after 12.00 noon)
Chariot: The Eric Liddell Story
A Searchlight Theatre Production at the Oasis Centre,
Bell Street, Princes Risborough on Thursday July 11th at 7.30pm. Tickets are £5 each (family ticket £15 for 2 adults & 2 children from the same family). Tickets are available from Pat Kimber on 01844 273942
Made famous by the award winning film ‘Chariots of Fire’, this new dramatization brings to life on stage the incredibly inspiring story of Eric Liddell. Paris, 6th July 1924 – the night before he has been asked to run for his country on the Sunday, we see the struggles he overcomes to stay true to his principles and what would await him once the Games were over.
Fellowship Group
On Thursday 11th July, Brian and Jackie Highe will be sharing their “experiences of bee keeping” in the church hall at 8 pm. Refreshments: Sally Mortimer, Brass: Morna Hinch & Betty Thomas. The next walk is on Tuesday 23rd July – meet in layby at 9.15am
Friendship Group
We meet in the church hall on the third Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm. The next meeting is Wednesday 17th July
Lighthouse Shine Out
It’s getting towards that time of year again when Lighthouse begins to shine about what we have planned for the children of the parish!
We are calling on our wonderful cake makers! We rely solely on donations to ensure we can provide Lighthouse Week free of charge to all children who want to come and one of our biggest incomes is from selling all your lovely cakes during the week in our cafe. So please – if you can make a cake let Melanie Calver know your details including name, contact number and type of cake.
We are in need adults who are prepared to lead one or two Fiesta sessions in the evenings for the teenage helpers. All the preparation will be done for you, so please if you can spare 3 hours to lead our teenagers through some fun activities we would very much like to hear from you! Lighthouse week runs from Monday July 29th to Friday August 2nd.
Trip to Salisbury Saturday September 21st
Leaving at 8.45 am from the lay-by in Monks Risborough, a coach trip is being organised to Salisbury Cathedral. As part of the trip there will be a tour round the Cathedral at 12 noon together with the opportunity to attend choral evensong at 5.30 pm. At your leisure you may also wish to view the Magna Carta and/or visit the various places of interest in and around the wonderful cathedral close such as Mompesson House (National Trust); The Rifles Museum, the Salisbury Museum or the Christian bookshop at Sarum College. We shall be leaving Salisbury at about 6.15 pm to return to Monks Risborough at approximately 8.30pm. The cost of the trip is £18 (children £9) which includes entry to the cathedral. Please bring a picnic or enjoy the refreshments offered by the cathedral refectory. If you (and your friends/family) are interested in coming please contact Rev James Tomkins (01844) 275944 jamestomkins@btinternet.com
The Next Few Weeks
| June 30th – July 1st | The Flower and Music Festival continues |
| 3rd July 2013 | 2.00pm Funeral Service of Molly Whyte |
| 4th July 2013 | 9.30am Healing & Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall) |
| 7th July 2013 6th Sunday after Trinity |
8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Family Eucharist 6.00pm Farewell Service at St. Mary’s, Princes Risborough for Rev Denise Critchell |
| 8th July 2013 | Cleaning of the organ starts (the timescale is about two weeks) |
| July 11th 2013 | 9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Funeral service of Jan Neelands 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (at The Rectory) 7.30pm Chariot: The Eric Liddell story (see notices) |
| 14th July 7th Sunday after Trinity |
10.00am Parish Eucharist 11.30am Owlswich Holy Communion 6.00pm Coral Evensong |
Flower and Music Festival Programme
Monks Risborough Horticulture Society Plant Stall; Princes Risborough Heritage Society Exhibition; Archaeological Excavation Tours (starting from 1 pm); Refreshments & Cream Teas; 2.30 pm Summer Music by the Cisaro Trio; 4.00 pm Music for Piano and Cello; 6.00 Village Songs of Praise
Monday July 1st Open 10 am to 5 pm
12.30 pm Lunchtime music performance by Naphill and Walters Ash School; Princes Risborough Heritage Society Exhibition; Archaeological Excavation Tours (starting from 1 pm); refreshments; 4 pm Grand Raffle Prize Draw
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