Pew Sheet 16th 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.
Coffees 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 16th November 2014
2nd Sunday before Advent

We come to worship Jesus, God’s Son, believing that he came to live among us, and joyfully trusting in his promised return as Lord of all. 

10.00 am     Parish Eucharist
Hymns: 70, 12, 249
Psalm: 90 v1-12
Communion: 540, 67, 949

First Reading  Zephaniah 1:7. 12-18
The prophet warns of the Lord’s imminent and cataclysmic day of judgement on a people who have broken faith with him.

Second Reading   1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Paul reminds the Thessalonians that, since no one knows the exact time and date of the Lord’s return, they are to encourage one another in consistent Christian living

Gospel  Matthew 25:14-30
Jesus compares his ultimate return to an absent master coming back to settle accounts with the servants to whom he has entrusted his wealth.

6.00 pm     Choral Evensong
Hymns: 286, Psalm 89 v20-30, 756, 638
Readings: 1 Kings 1 v 15-40, Revelation 1 v 4-18

Prayer for the Week
O God, from whose own abundance all gifts and skills are lavishly bestowed, encourage us to use our talents as generously as you have allotted them, so that, being faithful to your purpose, we may become sharers in your glory. We make this prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

Your prayers are asked in the coming week for:

• Those suffering as a result of war and for all victims of the Ebola virus
• Those being confirmed at next Sunday’s Deanery Confirmation service at St. Dunstan’s
• Those suffering from anorexia or bulimia and those who seek to support them
• Industrial tribunals and all who protect the rights of the worker.
• Chiltern Railways, Arriva Buses, Taxi Drivers and others working in public transport. 
• Those who live in Park Meadow (PR) Studridge Lane (Sp)
• 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:
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Harold Tapping, Hilda Sandell.
  
  
  

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

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 today.
• 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.

Confirmation Service Refreshments 23rd November
Susanne Dodds would be very grateful for any help with the preparation or serving of tea, coffee, cakes for the rehearsal at 4.30pm and especially with wine and nibbles at the end of the service at about 7.15 pm. Please sign up the list in the porch or call 342746 or email susanne@sunfire-uk.com. Thank you.

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.

The Bethany House Group - Advent Course
This starts on Wednesday 26 November for four consecutive weeks at 76 Westmead – 10.30 ~ 12 noon.  Based on Paula Gooder’s book: ‘The Meaning is in the Waiting’, these reflections are taken from the Advent Wreath that is lit weekly until Christmas. Do come and take time to wait, in the company of ‘The Patriarchs’, ‘The Prophets’, ‘John the Baptist’ and ‘Mary’.  We look forward to seeing you.  Jill Iredale 346488
NB As a separate initiative free Bible reading notes for Advent will be given out next Sunday at the 10 am service
 
Town Farm Art Show in Cheddington: one weekend only
Festive art show in Cheddington: lots of exciting ideas for hand-crafted, high quality Christmas gifts, plus mulled wine, Christmas cake & Belgian waffles! Twelve talented artists showing paintings, illustration, ceramics, glass, woodcraft, woodcarving, stone carving, printed textiles and jewellery. Friday 28 - Sunday 30 November, 10am – 5pm. 6 Town Farm, Cheddington, Near Tring, LU7 0TT Please park on High Street – not in Town Farm. Free entry - Donations for refreshments in aid of Rennie Grove Hospice Care. For photos & more info, see: www.townfarmartshow.blogspot.com.

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. The group will next meet on December 1st. Please contact Rose Williams. 274225 for further details.

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

Christmas Concert by Candlelight – tickets now available
December 17th 8.00 pm. Tickets £8.00. Complimentary glass of wine/soft drink and a mince pie. Tickets available from Pat Kimber (01844) 273942 or The Elephant’s Trunk (formerly David Shuttle), Duke Street, Princes Risborough

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

Giving and Receipt of legacy
At the PCC meeting earlier this month it was decided to give an additional £500 to charity in light of the way that we have been blessed by God in our finances this year. The £500 will be sent to Walser’s Tanzania Charity to assist secondary school children in their education. A picture of some other children helped by this charity can be found on the notice board in the porch. Ten days later St. Dunstan’s received an incredibly generous legacy from the late Vera Stopp for just under £29,000. This will be a terrific boost in helping to fund major expenditure in 2015 such as the restoration of the windows above the high altar, the possible replacement of the boiler and/or treatment of the roof, and the completion of the churchyard extension. James

The Next Few Weeks 

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

Thurs 20th Nov	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys 8.00pm ‘Open House’ at The Rectory
Sat 22nd Nov	10 -12 noon Advent Fair (see notices)
Sun 23rd Nov	10.00am Parish Eucharist 3.00pm Owlswick Choral Evensong 6.00pm Deanery Confirmation Service (now with Bishop Henry Scriven, CMS Mission Director for South America)
Mon 24th Nov	8.00pm Silent Prayer Meeting (Church Hall)
Thurs 27th Nov	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (in church)
Sun 30th Nov	10.00am Parish Eucharist 6.00pm Churches Together in Risborough Advent Service, Princes Risborough Baptist Church
Mon 1st Dec	8.00pm PCC meeting (church hall)
Thurs 4th Dec	9.30am Healing & Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
Sat 6th Dec	9.00am Churchyard Working party and hedge planting
Sun 7th Dec	8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Christingle Service (without Holy Communion) 6.00pm Choral Evensong