Pew Sheet 2nd November 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.

Sunday 2nd November 2014
All Saints Sunday

 

8.00am Holy Communion
Readings: Revelation 7 v 9-end, Matthew 5 v 1-12
10.00 am   All Age Family Communion and Baptism of Richard Aguilar, Jackie Manthorpe and Estelle Rock

Hymns: 450, Nothing’s too big (see below), 8, 305
Communion: 47, 674, 386, 590
First Reading: Revelation 7 v 9-end
Gospel: Matthew 5 v 1-12

3.00 pm   Time to Remember Service (see notices)

Prayer for the Week
Sovereign God, we have no father but you, no teacher but Christ. Conform our lives to the faith we profess, preserve us from arrogance and pride, and teach us in Christ the greatness of humility and service. 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

Nothing’s too big, big, big for his power
Nothing's too little, little for His care
Nothing's too big, big, big for His power
Nothing's too iddly, widdly for His care
Nothing's too big, big, big for His power
Nothing's too incy, wincy for His care
Nothing's too big, big, big for His power
Nothing's too teeny, weeny for His care

He’s God of the big, God of the little
God of the stuff somewhere in the middle
The King of moving mountains
Loves you more than you will ever know
Oh, oh, oh

Nothing's too big, nothing's too small
Nothing's too much He cares for it all (x4)

Your prayers are asked in the coming week for:

• All those being baptised or confirmed at St. Dunstan’s this month
• Those who have died seeking to establish peace in Afghanistan and the work of the Afghanistan government in creating a stable and just society
• All those infected with the Ebola virus and those treating them, that there may be healing and hope
• We give thanks to those special people we remember with affection, those who first believe in us and show us our potential
• Tesco and Marks and Spencer, their workers and contribution to the local economy. 
• Those who live in Lower Road & Little Lane (LR) Manor Park Avenue (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, Lynn Marshall
• The recently departed:
  • Molly Clark, Alex Smith and Peggy Howes
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Albert Lee, Trevor Telfer, Royston Gay, Roger Haigh, Vi Broderick

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.

Notices

‘Time to Remember’ Service, Sunday November 2nd at 3.00pm
This service contains well-known hymns and prayers as we cherish the memories of those we love but see no longer. There will be refreshments in the hall at the end of the service. A board is available for the names of those to be remembered to be written in BLOCK capitals

St. Dunstan’s churchyard leaf sweep and maintenance
At 9.00 am on Saturday November 8th and Saturday December 6th we are looking to clear the fallen leaves from the churchyard and to carry out some general tasks such as pruning trees and maintaining paths. We can provide some tools but if you can bring any yourself that would be extremely helpful. James

Newsletter
Copy date for contributions is 10th November. Please send entries to john@jamckay.demon.co.uk or morna.hinch@btinternet.com.

World War One Commemoration
This continues on the 11th day of each month at 11 am on November 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.

"What are you waiting for?"
This Quiet Day offers an opportunity to stop in the middle of our Christmas busy-ness and prepare for the coming of Jesus. Using readings from Isaiah we discover how God fulfilled His purpose for us by sending His Son. Our reflections will be led by Rev. Rose Williams and we hope there will be opportunity to visit the award winning Chapel at Cuddesdon during the day.  The quiet day is open to all, and will be held at Ripon College Cuddesdon on Saturday 15th November, from 10.30am to 3.30pm. The cost is £10 per person and covers morning coffee and afternoon tea, please bring your own packed lunch. Where possible we will try to organise car sharing, but there is ample car-parking on site. To reserve your place, please phone Rose Williams on 274225.

The Friendship Group
We meet in the church hall on the third Wednesday of the month at 2.30 pm. The next meeting is Wednesday 19th November. All welcome!

Advent Fair – Saturday November 22nd (10 – noon)
Please can you help with the following:

• Items for Christmas Hamper. We are preparing a hamper for the main raffle prize. In the porch is a list of the items we need. Please sign the sheet and let Cathy Farquhar (343226) have your contributions by Sunday 16th November.
• Please can you bring down by 9.30am on the day cakes and plants that can be sold
• Small pots, bowls and baskets are required so that Ros Haigh (344166) and her team can plant bulbs in them as gifts to sell.
  

Thank you for all your help.

Advent Fair Competition
“We are inviting children up to the age of 11 to take part in making a Giant Advent Calendar. All entries will receive a prize. There will also be 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall prizes as well as several other ‘spot prizes’. Each entry needs to be on white A4 paper, with a landscape picture of part of the Christmas story, with a number from 1 to 24 included as part of or separate to the overall design of the picture. On the back of the A4 paper the first and surname of the child, their age, parent’s telephone name and number need to be written in BLOCK capitals. Entries can be posted in to the Rectory (at the top of Mill Lane, behind the war memorial) up to Friday November 21st or handed in at the Advent Craft Fair at St. Dunstan’s on Saturday November 22nd before 11.15. Prizes will be awarded from 11.45. James

St. Dunstan's Fellowship
The next walk is on Tuesday 25th November – please meet in the layby off the A4010 at 9.15am. Knit-ins will be in the Church Hall on the 4th Thursday (November 27th) of each month at 2.00pm.

New Headteacher at Monks Risborough School
After ten years as Headteacher of Monks Risborough School Stephen Nunn has been appointed to be the next Principal of Hamilton Academy in High Wycombe. We wish him well as he takes up his new post. In turn we welcome Tom Baskerville as the new Headteacher here. Mr Baskerville is currently the Deputy Head at Burford School in Marlow. I am sure that both Stephen and Tom will great assets to their new school communities. James

Drop in
Bereavement can be an isolating and painful experience accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and despair. At St Mary’s Chapter House, Princes Risborough a new group provides a relaxed and informal place to meet, chat and come together to support one another and is for those of any faith or no faith at all. The group will meet on the first Monday of each month i.e. November 3rd and December 1st. If you wish to know more or know someone who may appreciate such a group, please contact Rose Williams. 274225

The Next Few Weeks 

Morning Prayer will take place on Mondays (except Bank Holidays), Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45.

Mon 3rd Nov	8.00pm PCC meeting (church hall)
Thurs 6th Nov	9.30am Healing & Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
Sat 8th Nov	9.00am Churchyard leaf clearing and working party (see notices)
Sun 9th Nov Remembrance Sunday	10.00am Parish Eucharist 11.15 am Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial, Mill Lane 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Tues 11th Nov	11.00am Remembrance Day ceremony at the war memorial (see notices)
Thurs 13th Nov	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
Sun 16th Nov	10.00am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Thurs 20th Nov	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys
Sun 23rd Nov	10.00am Parish Eucharist 3.00pm Owlswick Choral Evensong 6.00pm Deanery Confirmation Service