Pew Sheet 19th January 2014

St Dunstan’s Church, Monks Risborough
& St. Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick
Registered Charity Number: 1153869.

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.

Coffee is served in the church hall after the 10am service.
Please see our welcome leaflet on the table for all of our services and activities.

The Junior Church (10 o’clock Club) meet in the Church Hall before coming into Church for Communion.

 Sunday 19th January 2013

Second Sunday of Epiphany

God says “it is not enough!” until Jesus Christ has been revealed as saviour for all the earth. Let us join together to rejoice in his coming and to proclaim aloud his glory.

10.00 am      Parish Eucharist
Hymns: 120, 221, 756
Psalm: 40 v1-13
Communion: 930, 374, 937

First Reading      Isaiah 49 v 1-7
The identity of the servant in Isaiah's mind is a great mystery, but the message is clear: at the very time when God's people thought exile had become their shameful end, God reveals a plan far beyond their imagination.

Second Reading      1 Corinthians 1 v 1-9
Paul's vision of the Church was huge: "all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." In this phrase we have the universal and the particular: There is no boundary but that of confessing the name of Christ.

Gospel      John 1 v 29-42
John's picture is astonishing: a solitary prophet points to another man who single-handedly will take away the sin of the whole world. John didn't even know how big the world was – yet he knew Christ was bigger! 

3.00pm Service of Christian Unity
Speaker: Phil Evans, Christian Aid Regional Coordinator
Theme: Transforming women’s lives in Afghanistan 

6.00 pm      Choral Evensong
Readings: Ezekiel 2 v 1 – Ch. 3 v 4, Galatians 1 v 11-end
Hymns: 347, 314, 188
Psalm: 96 v1-9

Prayer for the Week
Merciful God, you sent your Son, the spotless Lamb, to take upon himself the sin of the world. Make our lives holy, that your Church may bear witness to your purpose of reconciling all things in Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen

Your prayers are asked in the coming weeks for:

• Cooperation in mission, outreach and witness as Churches Together in Risborough  
• The troubled places of the world: for the people of Syria, the Central African Republic, South Sudan and Afghanistan
• The PCC as it considers the church’s finances for 2014.
• Those who continue to be affected by flooding and heavy rainfall.
• For those who live Old Manor Close & Orchard Place (MR) Elm Road & Elmdale Gardens (PR)
• in our parish:
• And also further afield for:
  • Joan Male, Bill Male, Richard Irvine, Alastair, David Holding, Matt Elworthy, Uncle Frank
• The recently departed:
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time: Bill Ballance
  

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

Notices

New Chalice and Paten
Following the theft last month we have received an anonymous donation to enable us to buy a new paten (small plate) and two new chalices. If you wish to make a contribution to the replacement of one of the chalices please can you let James know.

St. Dunstan's Fellowship
The next walk is on Tuesday 21st January – please meet in layby at 9.15am. Knit-ins” will be in the Church Hall on the 4th Thursday of each month starting at 2.00pm. On Thursday 13th February, we are holding a members evening “Winter Warming Music”, in the church hall at 8 pm. Refreshments: Morna Hinch.
 
Friendship Group
We meet in the church hall on the third Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm. The next meeting is Wednesday 19th February.

‘Open house’ – Thursday January 23rd
This group meets every six to eight weeks on different evenings to explore various issues of faith. Each evening begins with a DVD. The next meeting is on Thursday January 22nd at 8 pm at the Rectory. All are welcome. For more information please contact James

Bethany House Group
This meets on a fortnightly basis on a Wednesday at 76 Westmead, Monks Risborough at 10:30 am. On the table by the main door are pink cards giving details of the various sessions on ‘Angels’. Then in March the group will meet weekly during Lent for a course entitled ‘Build on Rock’. Everyone is welcome. James

Report on the Archaeological Dig
The archaeological dig has now been formally completed and the report compiled. It is not possible to give out paper copies of the report as it is over 230 pages long! There are however two particular parts that are shorter. These focus on the historical background to the parish and how the archaeology fits in to this time frame. If you would like an electronic copy of this please send an email to James. If you do not have access to e mail but would like to see these two parts please can you buddy up with a person who does have internet access so that they can let you have sight of them.

Community Open Social Afternoon
This is for all residents of Risborough & its surrounds. This takes place on Saturday 1st February 2014 in the
Community Centre Main Hall (off Stratton Road, opposite Mount Car Park exit) commencing at 2pm, doors open from 1.15pm. Outline Programme:

1. 2pm Introduction by Community Association Chairman, Arthur Edwards
2. Presentations by: 2.05pm – Sir Stuart Hampson, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
2.50pm – Wing Commander Steve Smith RAF, Help for Heroes (Bucks)
3.05pm – Geoff Young, Chairman of Risborough Good Neighbours
3.15pm - Peter Robinson, Chairman of Princes Centre *
* our selected local charity
3. 3.30pm approx.. - refreshments, browsing & talking.
4. 4pm – brief R&DCA AGM reports from Chairman/Secretary & Treasurer, election of officials followed by AGM adjournment.
4.20pm – Close

Entry £3 per person to include refreshments. Tickets are available from the David Shuttle shop in Duke Street or Arthur Edwards. Any surplus after covering expenses will be donated to the Princes Centre, our selected charity*. All members of our community are welcome and you will be supporting our chosen charity for this event. Event promoted by Risborough & District Community Association. Contact: Arthur Edwards on 01844-342460 or prcommunityassocn@aceifa.plus.com

Saturday February 8th 2014, 7.30pm
A concert by the Ealing Symphony Orchestra with the outstanding violinist Nicola Benedetti at All Saints Church, High Wycombe. The programme includes Brahms’s Violin Concerto and extracts from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty. Tickets are £15 (accompanied under-16s £1) from ww.ealingso.org.uk/concerts.php. Rowena’s husband John is the conductor.

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 20th Jan	8.00pm PCC meeting
Thurs 23rd Jan	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (in church) 8.00pm ‘Open House’
Sun 26th Jan	10.00am Parish Eucharist (preacher Rev. Rose Williams) 3.00pm Owlswick Choral Evensong
Thurs 30th Jan	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys
Sun 2nd Feb	8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Family Communion 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Mon 3rd Feb	8.00pm Silent Prayer Meeting (church hall)
Thurs 6th Feb	9.30am Healing and Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys
Sun 9th Feb	10.00am Parish Eucharist 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Thurs 13th Feb	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys
Sat 15th Feb	12.00 noon wedding
Sun 16th Feb	10.00am Parish Eucharist (Rev Kevan Royle) 6.00pm Choral Evensong