St Dunstan’s Church, Monks Risborough
& St. Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick
Registered Charity Number: 1153869.
Part of the Risborough Team Ministry
Vicar: The Revd. James Tomkins
01844 275944 (day off Tuesday)
jamestomkins@btinternet.com
The Rectory, Mill Lane, Monks Risborough, HP27 9JE
Welcome!
We hope you will enjoy worshipping here with us.
Please see our welcome leaflet on the table for all of our services and activities. Coffee, squash and biscuits are served in the Church Hall after the service.
Sunday 3rd January 2016
Epiphany
Wise men travelled many miles to meet with God, and recognised God when they found baby Jesus.
In this New Year, let us determine to journey onwards towards God, and let us pray that we too
will recognise God when we meet him.
8.00am Holy Communion
Readings: Exodus 24 v 12-18, John 1 v 14-18
10.00am All Age Family Communion
Hymns: 641, 964, 370, 589, 724
Communion: 47, 776, 508, 597
Gospel Matthew 2:1-12
Magi from the East visit Herod to discover the whereabouts of the new king whose star they have been following. Despite Herod’s evil intentions, they find the new baby Jesus and worship him.
6.00pm Evensong
Readings: 1 Samuel 1 v 20-end, 1 John 4 v 7-16
Hymns: 552, Psalm 135 v1-14, 49, 536
Prayer of the week
God our Father, in love you sent your Son that the world may have life: lead us to seek him among the outcast and find him in those in need, for Jesus Christ’s sake.
Amen.
Your prayers are asked this week for:
- The troubled places of the world, especially for the people of Syria and Iraq, that there may be a just peace, and that those who have become refugees may be enabled to return to their homes.
- Those who are suffering as a result of the severe weather, especially those whose homes have been damaged by floods: that they may be kept safe, and receive the help they need to rebuild and repair.
- Those who have no homes, and those who cannot afford to heat their homes this winter, and struggle to feed their families:
- Those considering or preparing for confirmation and those recently confirmed.
- All nations struggling to pay off past debts and for the international community to be more generous in their support
- Aylesbury Road (MR & PR) Abbeyfield House (PR)
- Those who are in need in our parish:
- And also further afield for:
- Alastair, Uncle Frank, Katy, Georgina Cole, Robert, baby Molly, Gabie, Dave Skinner, Andy
- The recently departed: Bob Reece, Phil Bowell
- Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
Please remember the charities that the parish supports:
The Whitechapel Mission is dedicated to providing a lifeline to the men and women caught in the cycles of poverty, hopelessness and dependencies of many kinds, and to see their lives transformed to hope, joy and lasting productivity. www.whitechapel.org.uk.
Notices
Silent Prayer Meeting – Monday January 4th at 8pm
We need silence to help us to get a proper perspective on our lives; to hear the still, small voice of God, and to refresh our inner being. All are welcome to the church hall for these meetings of any faith or none. For further information please contact James
Newsletter – early copy date!
Copy date for contributions is 5th January. Please send entries to
john@jamckay.demon.co.uk or
morna.hinch@btinternet.com
Double edition of the pew sheet (January 10th/17th)
Please submit notices earlier than usual and be aware that space may be limited for your contributions.
Bethany House Group
This restarts on January 13th with ‘Prayers of the Old Testament’ at 76 Westmead, Princes Risborough. For more information please contact Rev. Rose Williams 274225.
Fellowship Group
The next meeting will be a coffee morning on Thursday January 14th at the home of June Timms, The Nag’s Head, Aylesbury Road from 10am to 12 noon. The next walk and ‘knit-ins’ will be on January 26th (9.15 am starting in the A4010 lay-by) and January 28th (2 pm in the church hall) respectively. All are welcome to the Fellowship’s activities.
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 20th January. All welcome!
‘Open House’, Thursday January 21st at 8pm at the Rectory
Under the umbrella of “The Jesus lifestyle” we shall conclude our look at the radical teaching found in the Sermon on the Mount and apply it to the 21st century. The DVD lasts approximately 35 minutes and leaves plenty of time for discussion at the end. Everyone is welcome. James
Film Nights at St. Dunstan’s
Saturday January 23rd at 5 pm, ‘Big Hero 6’ (PG): a fabulous Disney film of high tech heroes with free marshmallows.
Saturday January 30th at 7 pm, ‘The Second Best Marigold Hotel’ (PG): the next instalment from the hotel that promises everything but usually fails to deliver! Free speciality tea. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults - £3, children - £1. For advanced bookings please contact Johanna Powell 01844 343996 or Rachel Ungi 01844 761535.
Come and discover St. Albans Abbey with an Evening Pilgrimage
On Wednesday March 16th there will be an opportunity to visit St. Albans Abbey. Leaving by coach from the lay-by off the A4010 in Monks Risborough at 5.30 pm, the evening starts with a sandwich and cake buffet in the Abbot’s kitchen at 7 pm. This is followed by a Pilgrimage Prayer Trail around the Cathedral, Compline by candlelight in the Quire before concluding with a silent procession to the Shrine of Saint Alban. We will return to the lay-by in Monks Risborough at about 10.15pm. The cost is £17.50 with limited spaces available. If you would like to book a place please contact Rev James Tomkins
jamestomkins@btinternet.com (01844 275944) and send your money with cheques payable to ‘Monks Risborough PCC’ to the Rectory, Mill Lane, Monks Risborough, HP27 9JE.
Do you have an interest in flowers?
Join the St. Dunstan’s Flower Team – if you are interested in helping with church flowers we would love to hear from you. We are always keen to recruit and offer workshops, fun and help at all stages. Please contact Gwen Miles on 01844 345230 or Jenny Masterton-Smith 01844 273538.
St. Dunstan’s Choir goes global!
Owing to some technological wizardry you can now listen to extracts from the Nine Lessons and Carols service at St. Dunstan’s on
https://youtu.be/NMVujo01sIw
‘Praying with the Psalms’
Following the successful course on the Apocrypha last year Rob is running a course on the Psalms starting in February. This will hopefully clarify the meaning of some of them and also help us to see how they can help us when we pray. There is a choice of
either: a day workshop in the Church Hall on Saturday 13th February from 10.00am—4.00pm (drinks provided but please bring your own packed lunch)
or four sessions on Monday afternoons in the Church Hall, from 2.30—4.00pm on 15th, 22nd and 29th February and 7th March. There is a purple leaflet on the table giving more information and a tear off slip to be returned to Rob or James
by Sunday January 31st. The sessions are:
The Psalms and our experiences” How they can help us express our experiences and feelings
“The language can set us free” How they can help us express the inexpressible
“The right words in the right place” How the psalms can help us to have a conversation with God
“Getting your own back” The tension between revenge in the psalms and Jesus’ teaching about forgiveness.
The Next Few Weeks
Morning Prayer usually takes place on Mondays, Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45am (except Bank Holidays). There will be no morning prayer on January 11th, 13th, 18th.
| Mon 4th Jan |
8.00pm Silent Prayer (church hall) |
| Thurs 7th Jan |
9.30am Healing & Holy Communion
2.00pm Memorial Service for Bob Reece
2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall) |
| Sun 10th Jan |
10.00am Parish Communion
11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion (BCP)
6.00pm Evensong |
| Mon 11th Jan |
11.00am World War One Act of commemoration at the War Memorial |
| Thurs 14th Jan |
9.30am Holy Communion
10.00am Fellowship Coffee morning (see notices)
2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall) |
| Sun 17th Jan |
10.00am Parish Communion
3.00pm Farewell Choral Evensong at All Saints High Wycombe for Archdeacon Karen Gorham
6.00pm Evensong |
| Thurs 21st Jan |
9.30am Holy Communion
2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
8.00pm ‘Open House’ at The Rectory |
| Sat 23rd Jan |
5.00pm ‘Big Hero 6’, Film night in church (see notices) |
| Sun 24th Jan |
10.00am Parish Communion
3.00pm Churches Together in Risborough Service of Christian Unity at Owlswick Chapel |
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