Pew Sheet 28th 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 28th September 2014

Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

Each of us is called here today to worship, to hear and see, to know and to be changed for ever by the mind of Christ in us. Let us be those who recognise and welcome God’s transforming, saving action for ourselves, for those around us and for the world we know, as we celebrate the presence of God in our lives.

10.00 am          Parish Eucharist
(God in the life of…Mick White)

Hymns: 16, Psalm 25 v1-8, 428, 32
Communion: 83, 625, 931

First Reading Ezekiel 18 v 1-4 & 25-end
If an individual is treated according to what she or he does, then how can people accuse God of unfairness?

Second Reading Philippians 2 v 1-13
Paul appeals to the Philippians to let the mind of Jesus be in them.

Gospel Matthew 21 v 23-32
The son who did the will of his father was regarded as right by the teachers of the Law, but they neither welcomed nor recognised the implications of the parable for themselves.

6.00 pm            Owlswick Harvest Festival Evensong

Readings: Deuteronomy 28 v 1-14, Luke 12 v 22-31
Hymns: 259, Psalm 65, 265, 261, 262

Prayer for the Week

O God, you alone judge rightly and search the depths of the heart.  Make us swift to do your will and slow to judge our neighbour that we may walk with those who follow the way of repentance and faith and enter your heavenly kingdom.  Grant 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:

• The Episcopal Church in America
• All those caught up in the troubles in Syria and Iraq; that all are kept safe when in dangerous places and that international co-operation will bring about a lasting peace.
• The next generation of Scientists for a renewed interest in questions beyond our material world
• For farmers and all those involved in food production and distribution.
• Youth clubs and youth groups. Buckinghamshire County Council Youth Service. Risborough Springs
• Ker Maria Nursing Home (PR) Cherry Tree Nursing Home (B)
• 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:
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Peter Steare, Helen White, Denis Cummings, Marjorie Bennett, Brian Frow, Carla Holland.

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

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, the PCC recently 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
On Thursday 9thOctober, Ken Brazier will speak about “Cycling the route to Compostela”. Everyone is welcome. Please meet in the Church Hall at 8pm. Refreshments - Valerie Edwards & Sheila Hunnisett.
Knit-ins will be in the Church Hall on the 4th Thursday (October 23rd) of each month at 2.00pm. The next walk is on Tuesday 28th October – please meet in the layby off the A4010 at 9.15am.

The Bethany House Group
The Bethany House Group continues to meet on Wednesday October 8th at 10.30 am to 12 noon at the home of Mrs. Su Viney, 76 Westmead. There will be fortnightly sessions on some of the ‘minor’ prophets: led by Rose Williams. Further details are available on the card leaflet on the table.

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. The final call for tickets is today. 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:

• To collect and set up tables on Saturday 4th October at 5pm in the Scout hut, Courtmoor Close
• Before the service on Sunday 5th, laying tables etc.
• Washing up and clearing away
• 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.

Thurs 2nd Oct	9.30am Healing & Holy Communion 11.00am Monks Risborough School Harvest Festival Practice 2.00pm Monks Monkeys  (church hall)
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  (church hall) 8.00 Fellowship Meeting (church hall – see notices)
Sat 11th Oct	11.00am First World War act of commemoration at the war memorial
Sun 12th Oct	10.00am Parish Eucharist (Rev Steve/Rose Williams) 11.30am BCP Holy Communion, Owlswick (Rev Ivor Cornish) 6.00pm Evensong
Mon 13th Oct	8.00 Silent Prayer Meeting (church hall)
Thurs 16th Oct	9.30am Holy Communion (Rev Serena Hutton) 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
Sun 19th Oct	10.00am Parish Eucharist with Archdeacon Karen Gorham 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Thurs 23rd Oct	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (in the church)
Sun 26th Oct	10.00am Parish Eucharist 3.00pm Owlswick Choral Evensong