Pew Sheet 21st September 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 21st September 2014

St. Matthew’s Day

Those who are well have no need of a doctor. Jesus did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. As we worship today, let us turn back to Jesus and receive his healing.

10.00 am          Parish Eucharist
Hymns: 286, 752, 352 Psalm 119 v 65-72
Communion: 310, 105, 347

First Reading Proverbs 3:13-18
Wisdom brings much more happiness than material wealth, for those who find wisdom find life itself.

Second Reading 2 Corinthians 4:1-6
Those, like Matthew, who are engaged in the Spirit’s work, have renounced the shameful things we tend to keep hidden, and allowed the light of Christ into their darkness.

Gospel Matthew 9:9-13
Despite the mutterings and criticism of the Pharisees, Jesus calls Matthew the tax collector to be not only a disciple, but also a friend.

6.00 pm            Evensong
Readings: Ecclesiastes 5:4-12; Matthew 19:16-end
Hymns: 643, Psalm 119:33-40, 457, 156

Prayer for the Week

O Almighty God, whose blessed Son called Matthew the tax collector to be an apostle and evangelist: give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain and the possessive love of riches that we may follow in the way of your Son Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Your prayers are asked in the coming weeks for:

• The Church of the Province of Uganda
• All refugees and asylum seekers driven from their homes as a result of fear, violence or intimidation
• The people of Scotland, and politicians north and south of the border as they plan their next steps following the referendum last week
• Those working to discover a vaccine for the Ebola virus.
• Scouts and Guides, and all uniformed organisations for children and young people, and for their leaders
• Those who live in Woollerton Court (PR) Haw Lane (Saunderton)
• 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, Lynn Nicholls
• The recently departed: Lilian Roffey
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Gladys Jackson, Larry Mendy, Peter Steare, Helen White

  
  
  

Please remember the charities that the parish supports:
Cruse Bereavement Care, supporting bereaved people and enabling anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. The organisation provides support and offers information, advice, education and training services.

 

Notices

Final Figure for the Fun Day
It looks like the final profit from the fun day is £1843.48. Over £2,000 was taken but expenses have had to be taken off this figure. Thank you to everyone who helped make this such a successful and enjoyable occasion. James

Triple Edition of the Pew Sheet
This will cover October 5th, 12th and 19th. Please therefore submit notices earlier than usual and keep them as brief as possible. 

Next seasonal service booklet
Having introduced new booklets for Easter and Ordinary Time, last Monday the PCC approved the new booklet for Advent which continues the use of contemporary language for the liturgy and the Addington mass setting for the music.

St. Dunstan's Fellowship
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

The Bethany House Group
Following the summer break, the Bethany House Group will start again on September 24th at 10.30 am to 12 noon at the home of Mrs. Su Viney, 76 Westmead. There will be 5 fortnightly sessions on some of the ‘minor’ prophets: led by Rose Williams. Further details are available on the card leaflet on the table.

Beetle Drive
Monks Risborough WI are holding a Beetle Drive at the White Cross Hall on Wed 24th Sept - 1.30 from 2pm start. All are welcome. Entry including is refreshments £5.
For information or to book, contact 01844 346345.

World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
Please join me on Friday 26th September at Nags Head House, Aylesbury Road between 10.30 and 12 noon for delicious coffee and cakes, in aid of Macmillan cancer care. All welcome. June Timms

Harvest Festival Services and the Whitechapel Mission
As in previous years we are delighted to accept your donations for the work of the Whitechapel Mission at or before the Harvest services at Owlswick on Sunday September 28th at 6 pm and St. Dunstan’s on Sunday October 5th at 11 am. The Whitechapel Mission provides hot food and drink, showers, clothing, free toilets and the chance of a wash and brush-up to homeless people in London. To enable its work to continue please log on to their website
www.whitechapelmission.org.uk, click on ‘donate’ and scroll down to ‘donations in kind’ for a list of the things most desperately needed. A list of items can also be found in the church porch. There is a currently a desperate need for: Hot Chocolate; Pot Noodles; Sugar; Squash; Coffee; Honey; Brown Sauce; Ketchup; Baked Beans; Plum Tomatoes; Biscuits; Men’s Underwear; Socks; Jeans 28-36"; Small Rucksacks; Men’s Trainers; Men’s Shoes; Jogging Bottoms; Trousers 28-34"; Hand Towels; Bath Towels; Hand Cream; Combs; Shampoo; Deodorant;   35mm Film Canisters. Thank you in anticipation of your help. James Tomkins

Harvest Lunch
This takes place on Sunday 5th October from 12 noon onwards at the Scout Hall, Courtmoor Close off Mill Lane, Monks Risborough. Tickets are 6.00 per adult and children under 18 £1.00, available from Pat Kimber at Church or by telephoning 01844 273942.

Harvest Lunch - Help Needed
Help is needed for the Harvest lunch in the following areas:
1) To collect and set up tables on Saturday 4th October at 5pm in the Scout hut, Courtmoor Close
2) Before the service on Sunday 5th, laying tables etc.
3) Washing up and clearing away
4) Making a pudding

If you can help with one or more of these, then please sign up in the porch. Many thanks, Sue Ingram  (275287)

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. There are separate preparation sessions for children and adults as below: children: 2.30-4.30 at The Rectory on Saturday November 8th and Saturday November 15th; adults: 10.00-11.30 at The Rectory on Friday November 7th and Friday November 14th.

There will be a rehearsal for candidates on Sunday November 23rd at 4.30pm which ought to leave plenty of time before the service itself starts at 6 pm. 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 and September 29th), Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45.

Tues 23rd Sept	Visiting Bell ringers
Thurs 25th Sept	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (in the church)
Fri 26th Sept	10.30 Macmillan Coffee morning at Nags Head House (see notices) 1.00pm Wedding
Sun 28th Sept	10.00am Parish Eucharist (God in the life of…Mick White) 6.00pm Owlswick Harvest Festival Evensong
Thurs 2nd Oct	9.30am Healing & Holy Communion 11.00am Monks Risborough School Harvest Festival Practice 2.00pm Monks Monkeys
Sun 5th Oct	8.00am Holy Communion 11.00am All Age Harvest Festival Celebration followed by lunch (see notices) 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Mon 6th Oct	9.30am Monks Risborough School Harvest Festival Service
Thurs 9th Oct	9.30am Holy Communion (Rev Serena Hutton) 2.00pm Monks Monkeys
Sat 11th Oct	11.00am First World War act of commemoration at the war memorial
Sat 12th Oct	10.00am Parish Eucharist (Rev Steve/Rose Williams) 11.30am BCP Holy Communion (Owlswick) 6.00pm Evensong