Pew Sheet 27th 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) is not meeting during the summer holidays. Colouring Sheets and toys are however available for them in the children’s corner.

Sunday 27th July 2014

Sixth Sunday after Trinity

Jesus said to his disciples, “The kingdom of heaven has come near” (Matthew 10:7). As we come before God in praise and worship, we pray for purity of heart and clarity of vision, so we will be enabled to live in his kingdom.

10.00 am          Parish Eucharist
Hymns: 474, 225 & 352
Psalm: 119:129-136
Communion: 196, 245, 924

Anthem: Drop, drop, slow tears, O. Gibbons
First Reading        1 Kings 3 v 5-12
The Lord appears to Solomon in a dream, and asks what he should give the king. Solomon asks for discernment and an understanding mind, that he may rule the people justly and wisely.

Second Reading        Romans 8 v 26-39
Paul assures his readers that God works for good in all that happens, and that the Spirit is a constant presence to aid them in their weakness. Ultimately, there is nothing that can separate the believers from the love of God in Jesus Christ.

Gospel        Matthew 13 v 24-30 & 36-43
Using an intensive cascade of short parables, Jesus attempts to convey to his disciples something of the elusive, exhilarating reality of the kingdom of heaven.

6.00 pm            Lighthouse Commissioning Service (see notices)

Prayer for the Week
God of eternal wisdom, you alone impart the gift of right judgement. Grant us an understanding heart that may value wisely the treasure of your kingdom and gladly forgo all lesser gifts to possess that kingdom’s incomparable joy. We make our prayer 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:

• All those who lost their lives in either the Malaysia Airlines disaster or the Air Algerie plane crash; for comfort and strength for all who loved them.
  
• Peace in all the troubled areas of the world and especially for an end to the loss of life in Israel and the Gaza Strip:
• Those attending or helping out at Lighthouse this week
• Those who teach and train users of new technologies, for local adult education classes.
• The vulnerable, elderly and infirm: Age Concern. ‘Open door’
  
• Wellington Avenue & Well Lane (MR) Little Orchard Close (L), Little Park (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, Susan Parkin.
• The recently departed: Sylvia Hall
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time: Margaret Ashby

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

Triple edition of the Pew sheet
August 10th will include the Sundays of August 17th and 24th so please ensure that any notices are submitted well in advance.

Stonework repairs to St. Dunstan’s completed
Good progress has been be made on the masonry repairs. The work has finished a week ahead of schedule and is more or less within budget. Morning Prayer and the Thursday Communion service will be held in the church again and the church is open to visitors. Thank you for your patience and understanding whilst the work has been undertaken and to Keith Gibbons who has overseen the project. Pictures of the works that were necessary will be on display in the porch so that you can ‘spot the difference’.  The works are still to be signed off by the architect so there may still be one or two minor pieces of maintenance to be carried out. James

St. Dunstan's Fellowship
Knit-ins will be in the Church Hall on the 4th Thursday of each month at 2.00pm.On August 14th at 8.00pm in the Church Hall, Malcolm Dodds will speak about a “Tanzanian Charity”. Everyone is welcome. Refreshments – Sue McKay. The next walk is on Tuesday 26th August – please meet in the layby off the A4010 at 9.15am.         

World War One Commemoration
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. This will be followed on the 11th day of each month at 11 am starting on August 11th with a short act of commemoration and commitment to peace at the war memorial at the top of Mill Lane. The church bell will also be tolled 100 times on each of these occasions.

Friendship Group
We meet in the church hall on the third Wednesday of the month at 2.30 pm. The next meeting is Wednesday 20th August.

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. For full information about the day, please go to www.oxford.anglican.org/granddayout

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 on Mondays (except Bank Holidays), Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45. On Monday July 28th, Morning Prayer will start at 8.15 to accommodate Lighthouse.

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 in the church
Sat 2nd Aug	1.00pm Wedding 3.00pm Wedding
Sun 3rd Aug	8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Family Communion and Christening 6.00pm Service to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WW1
Tues 5th Aug	3.00 Thanksgiving Service for the life of Sylvia Hall (Cremation service at  Amersham at 2pm)
Thurs 7th Aug	9.30am Healing & Holy Communion
Sun 10th Aug	10.00am Parish Eucharist 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Mon 11th Aug	11.00am Service of Commemoration and Peace at the war memorial (see notices)
Thurs 14th Aug	9.30am Holy Communion 8.00pm Fellowship Meeting (see notices)
Sun 17th Aug	10.00am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Thurs 21st Aug	9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 24th Aug	10.00am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Owlswick Choral Evensong