Pew Sheet 6th October 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 suemingram@hotmail.com 
Susanne Dodds 01844 342746 susanne@sunfire-uk.com

Welcome!
We hope you will enjoy worshipping here with us. 

 Sunday 6th October 2013

Harvest Festival

‘The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it’, Psalm 24.1

8.00am    Holy Communion (BCP)

Readings: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 & John 6: 25-35

11.00am Harvest Festival Service with the Right Revd John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford
Hymn numbers and readings are all on the printed service sheet 

6.00pm    Evensong

Readings: Jeremiah 7:1-11 & Luke 19:1-10
Hymns: 184, 186, 392
Psalm: 132:8-end

Prayer for the Week

Creator God, you made the goodness of the land, the riches of the sea and the rhythm of the seasons; as we thank you for the harvest, may we cherish and respect this planet and its peoples, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Your prayers are asked this week for:

• The victims of the boat disaster off the island of Lampedusa
• All working for food processing factories and for all who transport our food by road, rail, sea and air
• The necessary work to complete the extension to the churchyard.
• Carers in the Community, both paid and unpaid
• For those who live in Canterbury Close (MR), Bell Close (Princes Risborough and Bell Crescent (L)
• Those in need who are known in our parish:
• And also further afield for:
  • Joan Male, Bill Male, Richard Irvine, Alastair, David Holding
• The recently departed:
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Ken Bradshaw, Ivy Davies, Neil Radford, Joan Randall

Please remember the charities that the parish supports:
Parents and Children Together (PACT), working to build and strengthen families in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, across the UK and internationally

Notices

Review of the Parish Eucharist at St. Dunstan’s
At the recent PCC meeting a conversation was started to see how we might make the Parish Eucharist even more inspiring, relevant and accessible. PCC members were invited to say what they liked and disliked about the current service. These comments are now being taken in to a meeting of a small worship sub group to see how we can refresh our worship using the additional material available in Common Worship. Updates will be posted in due course.

Risborough Team News
“The outcome of the Team Consultation day is that is has been agreed to explore with Bishop Alan the disbanding of the Risborough Team structure in favour of co-operating as individual parishes in an informal way”. A meeting has now been arranged for Monday October 7th with the archdeacon and Bishop Alan to discern a way forward.

St. Dunstan’s Fellowship
The next meeting is on Thursday October 10th at 8 pm in the church hall with a talk by Susanne Carr “Picking a winner, 20 paintings in the Ashmolean.”

Triple Edition of the Pew Sheet
This will cover the Sundays of October 13th, 20th and 27th. Please bear these dates in mind as space is likely to be limited.

The Bethany House Group
This meets again on Wednesday 16th October, 10.30 – 12 noon at 76 Westmead, Monks Risborough. It is the second of the ‘God’s Universe – and me’ sessions, which is ‘Jesus Christ walks on planet earth – why?’ All welcome. For further information please speak with Jill Iredale 01844 346488.

Parish Eucharist, October 27th
At this service we will have the pleasure of welcoming back Klaus Holzweißig who played and sung at St. Dunstan’s a couple of years ago. A few additional musical pieces will therefore be incorporated in to the service.

Time to Remember Service, November 3rd at 3 pm
This service provides an opportunity to give thanks for those we love but see no longer. A sheet will be available to write on the names of loved ones departed whose names will be mentioned as part of the service.

Remembrance Sunday Communion Service, November 10th 10 am
This year we will be welcoming Brownies and Guides from 1st Monks Risborough who will be present at the service and also take part in the Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at the top of Mill Lane at about 11.15am. This year there will also be a service of Holy Communion (BCP) at St. Peter’s Chapel Owlswick at 11.30 am.

Advent Fair, Saturday November 23rd 10-12 noon
More details to follow but please put this date in your diary for the time being.

Risborough Team Confirmation Service at St. John’s Church, Lacey Green, November 24th at 6pm.
Confirmation is traditionally seen as the entry point to receive Holy Communion as a person ‘confirms’ the promises made on their behalf at their Baptism. Preparation sessions are available for adults on Monday November 11th and November 18th at 8 pm (venue to be confirmed); and for children/teenagers on Saturday November 9th and 16th from 2.30-4.30 pm. If you (and/or your child) are thinking about being confirmed please speak with James. You may find the letter which is in the current newsletter helpful.

Theft/attempted break in at St. Dunstan’s
We have changed the locks on the church hall and choir vestry. We are looking to install a key pad for the choir vestry door so that more people can gain access to this part of the church and the church hall when they need to. If you need access to the church hall or vestry and do not have a key please contact James, Sue or Susanne or one of the other key holders. I apologise for the inconvenience this will cause in the short term. James

Can you spare 6 Sunday mornings a year?
We have lost some adult helpers and would welcome new volunteers to join the team who run the 10 o'clock Club for our children? You will join an existing group and can help in the planning and running of your sessions or just be the extra adult required to meet our Child Protection needs. All ages are therefore very obviously welcome!! For more information please speak to Cathy (343226) or James.

New Welcome leaflet – please take a copy
A new welcome leaflet has been produced to promote the various services and groups that exist at St. Dusntan’s and St. Peter’s. Please take a copy and let me have your thoughts before we distribute this to the wider parish. James

Book on Angels
As part of the sermon last Sunday I made use of a book called ‘Angels’ written by Jane Williams. This beautifully illustrated book traces the story of angels in the Jewish and Christian traditions and examines questions such as what angels look like and guardian angels. It is published by Lion and the ISB numbers are ISBN-10: 0745952224 or ISBN-13: 978-0745952222 James

Monks Monkeys: Toddler Group
This group continues to meet in the church hall during term times from 2.00 to 3.00pm on a Thursday afternoon.  A chance for children to sing, blow bubbles, play and listen to a Bible story. For more information please contact James

 

 

The next few weeks 

Morning Prayer usually takes place on Mondays (except Bank Holidays), Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45 at St. Dunstan’s.

Mon 7th Oct	9.30am Monks Risborough School Harvest 8.00pm Silent Prayer Meeting (church hall)
Thurs 10th Oct	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall) 8.00pm Fellowship Group (see notices)
Sun 13th Oct	10.00am Parish Eucharist 11.30am BCP Holy Communion, Owlswick 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Wed 16th Oct	2.30pm Friendship Group (Church hall)
Thurs 17th Oct	9.30 Holy Communion Rev. Serena Hutton 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
Sun 20th Oct	10.00am Parish Eucharist Rev Steve Williams 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Thurs 24th Oct	9.30am Holy Communion Rev Serena Hutton 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (in the church)
Sun 27th Oct	10.00am Parish Eucharist with music from Klaus Holzweißig (see notices) Rev. Steve Williams 3.00pm Choral Evensong at Owlswick Rev Ivor Cornish