Pew Sheet 22nd March 2015

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 22nd March 2015
Fifth Sunday of Lent

Welcome to our worship as we praise God, confess our sins to and hear God’s word. May the Lord open our minds and hearts. 

10.00am Parish Eucharist,
God in the life of…Charlie Fairall 

Hymns: 394 (verses 1, 2, 3, 10 & 11), 333, 54
Communion: 262, 626, 922
Psalm: 51 v 1-13

First Reading  Jeremiah 31:31-34
The prophet Jeremiah, speaking the word of God, castigates the people of Jerusalem for failing to listen to the Lord and provoking him to anger.

Second Reading  Hebrews 5:5-10
The author of the letter to the Hebrews writes of Christ, who was made perfect through suffering, and was appointed high priest.

Gospel  John 12:20-33
Some Gentile Greeks want to meet Jesus. Jesus’ response is to say that his “hour has come” and to speak of his death in terms of his own glorification.

3.00pm Owlswick Choral Evensong
Readings: Jeremiah 31:31-34 and John 12:20-33
Hymns: 79, Psalm 34 v1-10, 376, 95, 374

Prayer for the week
In our hearts, O God, you have written a covenant of grace, sealed by the obedience of Jesus your Son. Raise us up with Christ, the grain fallen to earth that yields a harvest of everlasting life. Bring us to glorify your name by following faithfully where he has led. We ask this through Christ, our deliverance and hope, who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, holy and mighty God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Your prayers are asked in the coming week for:

• The people of Vanuatu, in the wake of the devastating storm in their country and
• Those places where there is warfare and violence, especially for Syria and Ukraine, and for those killed or injured in Tunis
  
• Those who are persecuted for their faith
  
• The probation services and all those who help prisoners reintegrate into society
• The mission, ministry and congregational lives of St Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick & St Michael’s Horsenden. 
  
• Wycombe Road (B & LG) Hillview (Sa)
  
• Those who are in need in our parish:
• And also further afield for:
  • Joan Male, Bill Male, Alastair, Uncle Frank, Katy, Albert and Georgina Cole, Gillian Brady
• The recently departed: Mike Cobley
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Geoffrey Carter, Brian Copcutt, Harry 'Whistle' Loveridge, Doreen Argue, Bryan Corsham, Peter Frith, Michael Wright
  
  
  

Please remember the charities that the parish supports:
The Princes Centre www.princescentre.org.uk providing care to vulnerable people living in the local community

Notices

Christian Aid Souper Soup

Very many thanks to everyone who contributed. We made just over £130. £33 could be used to buy a bike for vulnerable girls in Cambodia to cycle to school. £18 would pay for a floating vegetable garden in Bangladesh. £25 pays for a month's food for a refugee family. £10 buys a sheep to help set up a women's saving group in Ethiopia. £6 buys vegetable seeds. Thank you!

A French Concert for All Ages (8 – 88+)!

Featuring local musicians Anna Markland and Phil Crookes performing at St. Dunstan’s on March 28th at 6.30 pm with music to include Poulenc’s Babar the Elephant (with guest narrator!), extracts from Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite for piano duet, Faure’s Dolly Suite and other pieces. Light refreshments will be available and a raffle will be held. Tickets are available (£6/adult and £1/child 18 and under) from Pat Kimber 01844 273942 or The Elephant’s Trunk.

Revised Church Electoral Roll

The electoral roll seeks to reflect church membership as closely as possible and provides a general barometer of the vibrancy of the worshipping community. If you are not currently on the electoral roll (copy in the porch) please complete and return an electoral roll form by March 31st to the electoral roll officer: Mr Roger Timms, Nags Head House, Aylesbury Road, Monks Risborough,  HP27 0JT. Forms are available on the table in the church, in the porch and from Roger.

Vacancies on the PCC and Deanery Synod

There will be two vacancies on the church council (PCC) and one on the Deanery Synod that need to be filled at the Annual Meetings on Monday April 27th. If you are interested in the decision making process and day to day running of St. Dunstan’s or St. Peter’s, have an interest in the wider workings of the Church and you have been on the electoral roll for six months, please let James know. The PCC meets nine times a year on Monday evening and the Deanery Synod three times per year.

Save the dates!

I have managed to arrange discounted prices for a Pilgrims Tour of Westminster Abbey on Wednesday July 15th and a trip to Canterbury Cathedral on Wednesday August 5th. More details to follow in the April/May newsletter. James

Team Prayer Diary

The 2015 version of the Risborough Team Prayer Diary is now available from the table near to the main entrance door of the church. The diary contains all of the street names in the local area as well as various groups, clubs, organisations, businesses etc. Please take a free copy. James


Easter Lilies in Memory of a Loved One

Once again there is the opportunity for parishioners to donate the cost of an Easter lily as part of an arrangement in memory of a loved one. If you would like to take part, please write your name and the person(s) whom you wish to remember, on the list in the Church or contact Jenny Masterton-Smith on 01844 273538 or Gwen Miles 01844 345230. To make your donation, please put your contribution into a blue gift aid envelope and write “Easter Lily” on it, (with your name & address on, if you are a taxpayer). Please put the envelope into the wooden chest on the pillar or hand it to James Tomkins.

Lighthouse Quiz, Saturday April 18th

7.00 for 7.30 pm prompt Start at St. Mary’s Church, Princes Risborough. Tables of 8. Cost £5 per person. Bring your own drinks and nibbles (no red wine or drinks that may stain the flooring please!) Raffle. To book a table or to book a place if you can’t make a full team, please contact Jamie Carter 01844 273286

The Next Few Weeks 

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

Mon 23rd Mar	8.00pm PCC meeting (church hall)
Wed 25th Mar	10.30 am Lent Course on the Apocrypha concludes (church hall)
Thurs 26th Mar	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (in church)
Fri 27th Mar	9.30am Monks Risborough School Service
Sat 28th Mar	12.00 noon Wedding 6.30pm ‘French’ Concert-see notices
Sun 29th Mar Palm Sunday Holy Week	Clocks will have gone forward 1 hour 10.00am Parish Eucharist (start in lay-by) 6.00pm Choral Evensong
Mon 30th Mar	8.00am Stations on the cross
Tues 31st Mar	8.00am Compline
Wed 1st April	10.30 am Lent Course and Bethany House Group Holy Communion (church hall) 8.00pm Compline
Thurs 2nd Apr Maundy Thursday	9.30am Holy Communion 8.00pm Parish Eucharist Foot and Hand Washing, stripping the altar/vigil
Fri 3rd April Good Friday	11.00am CTR Walk of Witness (starting outside Princes Risborough Library) 2.00pm Service of readings and Reflection
Sun 5th April Easter Sunday	6.00am CTR sunrise service (Whiteleaf Cross) 8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.00am All Age Family Holy Communion (with Easter Egg Hunt) 6.00pm Evensong