Pew Sheet 6th April 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

 

Sunday 6th April 2014

Fifth Sunday of Lent
Passion Sunday

Come wind of God! Let these bones be brought to life and raised up, a mighty army of worship!

8.00am             Holy Communion
Readings Ezekiel 37 v 1-14, John 11 v 1-45

10.00 am          All Age Family Communion and Baptism of Rose and James McGuire, Poppy Ungi and Thomas Payne 
 
Hymns: 25, Wide and long and high and deep, 525, 503
Communion: 971, 67, 411, 386

Gospel      John 11:1-45
The raising of Lazarus was an astonishing miracle which prefigured not only the resurrection of Christ, but the life-giving power of his Spirit within us. 

 
6.00 pm            Choral Evensong
Readings: Lamentations 3 v 19-33, Matthew 20 v 17-end
Hymns: 723, 206, 327; Psalm: 30 v1-6

Prayer for the Week
Gracious Father, you gave up your Son out of love for the world: lead us to ponder the mysteries of his passion, that we may know eternal peace through the shedding of our Saviour’s blood, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Your prayers are asked in the coming weeks for:

• World leaders, that they will act with justice and integrity in the face of national and international conflict
• All those who search and wait for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. May they find answers to their questions and hope in their anxiety.
• Car dealers, for selling of new and second hand vehicles, for the quality of the goods they supply
• Carers in the community – both paid and unpaid
• Canterbury Close (MR) Bell Close (PR) Bell Crescent (L)
• Those who are sick in our parish:
• And also further afield for:
  • Joan Male, Bill Male, Richard Irvine, Alastair, David Holding, Matt Elworthy, Uncle Frank
• The recently departed: Harry ‘Whistle’ Loveridge
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Ruth Reynolds, Tilde Bradley, Tom Rutland, Cheryl Hughes, Stan Rogers, Joan Minns, Chrissie Hollingdale, Rose Edwards

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

Notices

Church Annual Meetings, April 7th
Drinks will be served from 7.30 pm with the meetings starting at 8 pm. Apologies can be sent to Douglas Miller (01844 343206). The meetings elect the two churchwardens for the coming year; give a chance to review/comment on church life over the past 12 months and look ahead to the coming year. We also hope to have the new communion vessels on view and discuss the proposed new housing developments in the parish. Reports for the meetings are now available for your perusal.

St. Dunstan's Fellowship
On April 10th at 8.00pm in the Church Hall, Jill Carey will present “From the native to the exotic – Gardens of New Zealand”. Everyone is welcome. The next walk is on Tuesday 22nd April – please meet in the layby off the A4010 at 9.15am. Knit-ins” will be in the Church Hall on the 4th Thursday of each month starting at 2.00pm.

Easter Lilies in Memory of a Loved One
Once again there is the opportunity for parishioners to donate the cost of an Easter lily as part of an arrangement in memory of a loved one. If you would like to take part, please write your name and the person(s) whom you wish to remember on the list in the Church or contact Jenny Masterton-Smith on 01844 273538 or Gwen Miles 01844 345230. To make your donation, please put your contribution into a blue gift aid envelope and write “Easter Lily” on it, (with your name & address on, if you are a taxpayer) Please put the envelope into the wooden chest on the pillar or hand it to James Tomkins.

Double Edition of the Pew Sheet
There will be a double edition of the Pew Sheet to cover April 20th/27th. Please can any notices therefore be submitted earlier than usual and space may be limited.

Good Friday Experience at St. Mary’s, Princes Risborough
If you are in town on Good Friday between 9am and 12, drop into St Mary's Church where the last twenty four hours of Jesus life will be depicted in displays, recorded readings and activities. It is for all ages. You can look round at your own pace. Admission is free. Tea and coffee will be available.

Patronal Festival Barbeque
Our Patronal Festival Barbeque will be held on Sunday 18th May 2014 starting at 12.30 pm, after the morning service which will start at 11.00 am on this day. Tickets are available from Jane or Keith Gibbons (01844 344113) priced at £7 for adults and £3 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. There is a list on the notice board in the church porch for you to sign if you are prepared to donate a dish. Help is also required to pre-cook the chicken on the Sunday morning. To avoid any disappointment, please buy your tickets and sign the list for salads and desserts as early as possible.

Stock-Taking/Inventory – Volunteers required
The current inventory for St Dunstan’s needs to be updated and I would be very grateful for any help towards counting and checking the church assets. The list is divided into sections; textiles (e.g. altar frontals and choir robes), church hall kitchen contents (plastic jugs and numerous teaspoons), library (hymn books etc.), metal-ware and the all encompassing “miscellaneous”. The stonework and stained glass sections have not changed much!  Please speak to Susanne Dodds (contact details on the front of the pewsheet) if you feel you would be able to take on even a small part of any section. It would be a huge help.  

Visit to Worcester Cathedral
This years’ visit to a cathedral city will be on Wednesday June 18th. Worcester is a beautiful city with the river Severn running through it. There will be a tour of the cathedral at 3.00 pm as well as opportunities to visit some of the many other attractions such as the Worcester Porcelain Museum, The Commandery to learn about the English Civil War, and Greyfriars House and Garden (National Trust). There are also 45 minute trips along the Severn run by Worcester River Cruises and Choral Evensong in the cathedral at 5.30 pm. The coach will leave the lay-by in Monks Risborough at 9:15 am, drop us by the cathedral at about 11.30 am and return to the lay-by in Monks Risborough at approximately 8.30 pm. Please bring a picnic or enjoy the refreshments offered by the cloister café by the cathedral. The cost of the trip is £25 which includes the tour of the cathedral with cheques payable to Monks Risborough PCC. If you or other members of your family and friends are interested in coming please contact Rev James Tomkins (01844) 275944 jamestomkins@btinternet.com and send your money to the Rectory, Mill Lane, Monks Risborough, HP27 9JE.

Free Entry to Westminster Abbey
I have again secured a pass that allows up to four people free entry to Westminster Abbey (the normal adult price is £18). If you would like to borrow this pass please let me know. 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. (There will be no morning prayer between April 21st and April 30th inclusive)

Mon 7th April	12.00 noon Funeral of Harry ‘Whistle’ Loveridge 7.30 (drinks) for 8.00 pm Annual Meetings
Thurs 10th April	9.30am Holy Communion
	HOLY WEEK
Sun 13th April Palm Sunday	10.00am Parish Eucharist Start in the lay-by 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion and Christening 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Mon 14th April	8.00pm Stations of the Cross
Tues 15th April	8.00pm Compline
Wed 16th April	8.00pm Compline
Thurs 17th April Maundy Thursday	9.30am Holy Communion 8.00pm Parish Eucharist (including washing of hands/stripping of the altar/vigil until 10pm
Fri 18th April Good Friday	11.00am Walk of Witness (meet outside Princes Risborough Library) 2.00pm Service of music, reading and reflections
Sun 20th April Easter Day	6.00am Easter Sunrise Service at Whiteleaf Cross 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.00am All Age Easter Communion 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Thurs 24th April	9.30am Holy Communion (Rev Serena Hutton) 2.00pm Monks Monkeys
Sun 27th April	10.00am Parish Eucharist (New Eastertide service booklet) 6.00pm Choral Evensong, Owlswick (Rev Ivor Cornish)

Wide and long and high and deep
Wide and long and high and deep x3
Is the love of Jesus.
Wide and long and high and deep x3
Is the love of Jesus for us.

And we pray that we will know this love,
And we pray that we will grow in love,
And we pray that we will be filled up
With the Spirit of God!