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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. Colouring sheets and toys are available for children in church whilst the Junior Church (10 o’clock Club) takes its summer break until September 14th
Sunday 31st August 2014
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
Let us come to God, in the name of Jesus and in the power of the Spirit, to bring our praise, worship and prayers and to receive his word and sacrament.
10.00 am Parish Eucharist
Hymns: 565, 649, 636, 104
Communion: 82, 154, 245
Jeremiah, the faithful prophet, complains to God. The Lord demands that he continue to speak God’s word and he will be delivered.
Second Reading Romans 12 v 9-end
Paul, writing to the Roman Church, exhorts his readers to live by radical values of self-giving.
Gospel Matthew 16 v 21-end
Jesus predicts his violent death. Peter tries to rebuke him but is in turn rebuked by Jesus. Jesus goes on to say that all who seek to follow him must first take up the cross.
6.00 pm Choral Evensong
Readings: 2 Kings 6 v 24-25 & Ch 7 v 3-end, Acts 18 v 1-16
Hymns: 70, Psalm 105 v1-15, 686, 638
Prayer for the Week
God and judge of all, you show us that the way to your kingdom is through humility and service. Keep us true to the path of justice and give us the reward promised to those who make a place for the rejected and the poor. 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:
- All those caught up in the unrest in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine and other troubled countries
- Victims of abuse in the light of the recent report from Rotherham
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Doctors, nurses, other staff, and their patients
- Those who live in Station 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, Susan Parkin.
- The recently departed: Kenrick Jones
- Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
- Lilian Braisher, Mary Ann Copcutt, Phyllis Gibbons
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
Parents and Children Together (PACT), working to build and strengthen families in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and across the UK and internationally
Notices
Further works at St. Dunstan’s
Pictures of the recently completed stone works are on display in the porch so that you can ‘spot the difference’ and see where repairs have been carried out. The path to the churchyard extension will be seeded with grass so we’ll need to avoid walking on this to enable the grass to establish itself. This will be followed by the creation of a wild meadow. We have also learnt that the condition of the stained glass windows above the high altar at the East End of the church has unfortunately deteriorated. These windows were meant to last for about 100 to 150 years and were erected in the early 1860s as part of the Victorian restoration. The glass will need to be taken out and the lead seals replaced. This also seems a sensible time to clean and restore the tracery panel glass at the top of the windows either side of where the choir sits which have become blackened over time. This is probably the oldest medieval glass there is in the church. All of this work is likely to cost in the region of £9,000 - £16,000. The work is essential for the East End windows which are already buckling, bulging, leaking and cracking. The work is likely to be carried out in 2015 once the necessary permissions and funding have been arranged. James
World War One Commemoration
This continues on the 11th day of each month at 11 am on September 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.
Help required for the Fun Day, September 6th (2.00-4.30)
This was a huge success last year with record crowds turning to enjoy a most enjoyable afternoon of activities and refreshments. A lot of help is needed in a variety of ways:
- Sign up on the sheet in the porch if you can set up, serve or help clear up with the refreshments, provide a cake(s)
- Prizes and bottles can be left in the church for the raffle and bottle stall respectively
- Cakes, home produce and plants can be brought along on the day to be sold
- Deliver flyers – please take some and sign the distribution list by the south door
- Help Mick White (346536) to collect and put up tables, chairs
The Great Monks ‘Bake Off, Saturday September 6th
As part of the Fun Day there will be a cake making competition open to all ages. The entry is simply either four cup-cakes or an 8” cake based on a film, story or cartoon.
There will be a prize for all entries and a 1st prize in each of the following age groups: under 7, 8-12, 13-18 and adult. Entries will be judged by appearance and taste and need to be submitted by 3 pm (the fun day opens at 2 pm). Winners will be announced at 4.15 pm. For more details please see the flyer on the table or the website www.stdunstanschurch.com
Newsletter
Copy date for contributions is 10th September. Please send entries to john@jamckay.demon.co.uk or morna.hinch@btinternet.com.
St. Dunstan's Fellowship
On September 11th, Sally Corfe will speak about “Dignity & Hope in Cambodia”. Please meet in the Church Hall at 8.00pm – everyone is welcome. The next walk is on Tuesday 23rd September – please meet in the layby off the A4010 at 9.15am. Knit-ins will be in the Church Hall on the 4th Thursday (September 25th) of each month at 2.00pm
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 sponsoring those taking part. 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. Sponsor forms are obtainable from Angela Miller 01844 273065. P.S. There are 12 participating churches/chapels to visit within a 4 miles radius of St. Dunstan’s (with no steep hills).
Distribution of stewardship leaflet, Sunday Sept 14th
This leaflet has been put together to enable us all to review how we contribute to the life of St. Peter’s and St. Dunstan’s. We have tried to personally address this leaflet to everyone in the congregation but inevitably I’m sure that someone will have been missed off the list so please accept my apologies in advance! James
Next seasonal service booklet
Having introduced new booklets for Easter and Ordinary Time, the next new booklet will cover Advent. The recommendation to the PCC which meets on Monday September 15th is to continue the use of contemporary language for the liturgy and the Addington mass setting for the music. If you have any comments please can you let a PCC member, Rob or I know. 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 17th September.
Confirmation service at St. Dunstan’s
On Sunday November 23rd at 6 pm there will be a confirmation service at St. Dunstan’s led by the Bishop of Buckingham, Alan Wilson. Confirmation marks an important stage in the Christian journey and has often been the entry point to receive Holy Communion. Some sessions will be organised after the summer holidays to prepare for the confirmation. If you are interested in being confirmed please let James know.
The Next Few Weeks
Morning Prayer will take place on Mondays (except Bank Holidays), Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45.
| Sun 31st Aug | 10.00am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Evensong |
| Mon 1st Sept | 8.00pm Silent Prayer Meeting (church hall) |
| Tues 2nd Sept | 12.00 noon Funeral of Kenrick Jones at Princes Risborough Baptist Church |
| Thurs 4th Sept | 9.30 am Holy Communion with prayers for healing 2.00 pm Monks Monkeys restarts in the church hall 6.30 Choir Practice restarts |
| Sat 6th Sept | 2.00pm Fun Day (see notices) |
| Sun 7th Sept | 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.00am Family All Age Communion and Baptism of Imogen Thomas, Finlay and Edie Rudgley 6.00pm Evensong |
| Mon 8th Sept | 8.00pm ‘Open House’ at The Rectory |
| Thurs 11th Sept | 9.30am Holy Communion 11.00am WW1 Commemoration at the war memorial (see notices) 2.00pm Monks Monkeys |
| Sat 13th Sept | Bucks Historic Church Ride (see notices) |
| Sun 14th Sept | 10.00am Parish Eucharist 11.30am Holy Communion (BCP), Owlswick 6.00pm Evensong |
