Pew Sheet 13th July 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:
Susanne Dodds 01844 342746 susanne@sunfire-uk.com
Charlie Fairall 07584 264573 crmfairall@yahoo.co.uk

Welcome!

We hope you will enjoy worshipping here with us.
Coffee is served in the 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 13th July 2014

Fourth Sunday after Trinity

We meet as friends in Christ Jesus, listening for God’s message with our ears and our hearts open to the word.

10.00 am          Parish Eucharist 

Hymns: 104, 716, 221
Psalm: 65
Communion: 930, 418, 938

First Reading        Isaiah 55 v 10-13
Isaiah speaks of an invitation to abundant life.

Second Reading        Romans 8 v 1-11
Those who live according to the spirit and not the flesh also live according to God’s law.

Gospel        Matthew 13 v 1-9 & 18-23
Jesus warns of the perseverance and commitment which must accompany the spreading of the message of the Spirit.

11.30am            Owlswick Communion (BCP)
Readings: Isaiah 55 v 10-13, Matthew 13 v 1-9 & 18-23

6.00 pm            Choral Evensong
Readings: 2 Samuel 7 v 18-end, Luke 19 v 41-Ch 20 v 8
Hymns: 288, 227, 44
Psalm: 60

Prayer for the Week
God of the heavens, God of the earth, all creation awaits your gift of new life. Prepare our hearts to receive the word of your Son that his Gospel may grow within us and yield a harvest that is hundredfold. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, 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:

• An end to the fighting and suffering in Syria, Iraq and Gaza.
• Those who write the software for computers and everyday technology
• The meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England in York (July 10th -14th)
• Cross Keys Surgery. Doctors, nurses, other staff, and their patients.
• The Holloway, & Longdown Hill (MR) Chairmakers Close & Chestnut Road (PR)
• Those who are in need in our parish:
• And also further afield for:
  • Joan Male, Bill Male, Alastair, Matt Elworthy, Uncle Frank, Katy, Albert and Georgina Cole.
• The recently departed:
  • Arthur Smythers, Diana Ruscoe
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Flora Hartle, Jim Tweedie, Ernest Harris
  
  
  

Please remember the charities that the parish supports:
Tearfund, working in partnership with Christian agencies and churches worldwide to tackle the causes and effects of poverty.

 

Notices

Stonework repairs to St. Dunstan’s
Good progress continues to be made on the masonry repairs. Work will continue until the beginning of August and we continue to do our best to minimise any disruption to Sunday services. Morning Prayer and the Thursday Communion service are still being held at the Rectory until further notice whilst the church is closed during the week to visitors. The total cost of this project will be in excess of £20,000 and we have been successful in securing grants from the Wolfson Foundation and Bucks Historic Churches to cover the majority of this work. I apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused and please feel to chat with me or Keith Gibbons about any questions you may have. James

Friendship Group
We meet in the church hall on the third Wednesday of the month at 2.30 pm. The next meeting is Wednesday 16th July.

Silent Prayer Meeting, Monday July 21st at 8pm:
We need silence to help us to get a proper perspective on our lives; to hear the still, small voice of God, and to refresh our inner being. All are welcome to these meetings of any faith or none. The meeting starts in the church hall with some simple relaxation exercises, a short passage from the Bible to reflect upon in the half hour of silence, followed by a time of sharing of our experiences if people wish. For further information please contact James

St. Dunstan's Fellowship
The next walk is on Tuesday 22nd July – 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 at 2.00pm.


World War One Commemoration Service
A special service will be held at St. Dunstan’s Church on Sunday August 3rd at 6 pm, the eve of the outbreak of war. The service will include readings, music, prayers and hymns to help us to reflect upon this tragic event.

Bucks Historic Churches Trust Ride or Stride, Sept 13th
St Dunstan’s has received £11,500 in 2014 from this charity towards repairs to be carried out on the stonework. Please help by raising money as a sponsored rider or walker. If you would be interested in participating or organising a group, please contact Rosemary Woodward Court on 01844 344417 for riders, or Morna Hinch on 01844 345169 for walkers. P.S. There are 12 participating churches/chapels to visit within a 4 miles radius of St. Dunstan’s (with no steep hills).

Say Farewell to Bishop John
At the Diocese of Oxford’s Grand Day Out on Saturday 20th  September, 2014: 10.00 – 17.00, Oxford City Centre, everyone is invited to give thanks for Bishop John’s ministry among us, for prayer and worship, a feast of different activities, a massive picnic on Christ Church Meadow and a huge open-air farewell Eucharist. For full information about the day, please go to www.oxford.anglican.org/granddayout

News at St. John’s Church, Lacey Green
As announced last week the new Team Vicar is Rev Tony Bundock. He is presently serving as the Rector of Leeds in the Minister Church (St Peter's) and heads up the Leeds City Team of Churches. He has had plenty of experience of working in Teams and is looking forward to joining us in October as the new Team Vicar at St. John's. His Licensing service has been booked with Bishop Alan Wilson of Buckingham for Thursday 23 October. James

Representative for Lighthouse for St. Dunstan’s needed
This involves: - attending committee meetings, ensuring your church's flyers etc. are distributed, helping to recruit volunteers, supporting fundraising events mainly through promoting them in church, if possible volunteering in some aspect during the week, supporting and promoting Lighthouse prayer meetings. This is an important role so that St Dunstan’s can support fully the excellent work of the Lighthouse Christian Holiday Week for children. If you would like more information please speak with James.

Further works completed and anticipated
The outside of the church hall has now been redecorated so that it looks like new! The inside has also been touched up to refresh its appearance. By the end of the month it is hoped that work will have started to create the path into the churchyard extension followed by the final levelling and seeding of this area as wild meadow that will slowly be brought in to use as a burial site.

Monks Risborough Society – Newly Formed
The vision is a community led, non-party political organisation that will promote and protect all that is great about Monks Risborough, while campaigning for improvements that are in keeping with the village’s character and are supported by its members. If you live, work or have a legitimate interest in Monks Risborough then we want to hear from you! www.monksrisborough.org   

The Next Few Weeks 

Morning Prayer will take place at The Rectory on Mondays (except Bank Holidays), Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45 whilst repairs to the stonework of St. Dunstan’s are being undertaken.

Thurs 17th July	9.30am Holy Communion at the Rectory 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
Sun 20th July	10.00am Parish Eucharist 4.30pm Cream Teas at Owlswick 6.00pm Owlswick Songs of Praise
Mon 21st July	8.00pm Silent Prayer meeting (church hall – see notices)
Wed 23rd July	9.30am Monks Risborough School Leavers Service
Thurs 24th July	9.30am Holy Communion at the Rectory
Sun 27th July	10.00am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Lighthouse Commissioning Service on Princes Risborough Secondary School Playing Fields
Mon-Fri July 28th to Aug 1st	Lighthouse Week on Princes Risborough Secondary School Playing Fields
Mon 28th July	8.00pm PCC Meeting (church hall)
Thurs 31st July	9.30am Holy Communion at the Rectory
Sat 2nd Aug	1.00pm Wedding 3.00pm Wedding
Sun 3rd Aug	8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Family Communion and Christening 6.00pm Service to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WW1
Thurs 7th Aug	9.30am Healing & Holy Communion
Sun 10th Aug	10.00am Parish Eucharist 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Choral Evensong