Pew Sheet 29th May 2016

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:
Charlie Fairall 07584 264573
crmfairall@yahoo.co.uk
Johanna Powell 01844 343996 johanna@powellathome.com

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. The 10 o’clock club for babies, toddler and children meet in the church hall where coffee, squash and biscuits are served after the service.

Sunday 29th May
First Sunday after Trinity

Come now and worship the one who brings the grandeur of the Father and the power of the Spirit together to transform and enrich our day-to-day lives, and the lives of people around us.

10.00am Parish Communion (Trinity Mass setting)
Hymns: 12, 249, 13
Psalm: 96
Communion: 82, 610, 457
Anthem: Ave Verum Corpus (E. Elgar)

First Reading 1 Kings 8:22-23. 41-43
Here the ruler prays to God to be open to the outsider who hears of God’s goodness and asks to be included.

Second Reading Galatians 1:1-12
Paul defends his credentials, curses those who pervert the message and asks if he seems like such a crowd-pleaser now.

Gospel Luke 7:1-10
Jesus sets out on a healing mission at the request of a centurion. Jesus remarks on the astonishing faith of this outsider.

6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Genesis 4 v 1-16, Mark 3 v 7-19
Hymns: 375, Psalm 39 v8-end, 185, 638

Prayer of the week
You have blessed all generations, O God most high, in Jesus, our compassionate Savior, for through him you invite us to your kingdom, welcome us to your table, and provide us with nourishment in abundance. Teach us to imitate your unfailing kindness and to build up Christ's body, the Church, by generously handling on to others the gifts we have received from your bounty. We ask this though 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 for:

• All those who will vote in the forthcoming EU referendum, that they will make the right decision for the people of this country, Europe and the world.
• The men, women and children who have been victims of terrorism, for all are forced to live as refugees
• Smaller nations being exploited by large companies in using up their precious resources and without a fair distribution of the wealth generated
• Westmead (MR) Lacemakers Court (PR), Longwick Road (PR & L)
• Those who are in need in our parish:
• And also further afield for:
  • Alastair, Katy, Georgina Cole, Robert, Dave Skinner
• The recently departed:
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Frederick Moore, Jan Forrest, Barry Fisher, Raymond East, Enid Phillips, Keith Janes

Please remember the charities that the parish supports:
Anorexia and Bulimia Care (ABC) is a national UK eating disorders organisation with over 25 years of experience. www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk

Notices

 

Stewardship Letter
Thank you very much for all the replies regarding financial giving to St. Dunstan’s/St. Peter’s. Since my announcement a couple of weeks ago there has been a flurry of one-off donations and the standing orders now amount to over £7,000 per annum. This is a significant sum of a money and I wish to say ‘thank you’ to all those who have responded so far. The original aspiration was to increase the giving by standing order by £22,000 per annum so the PCC will now to review the church’s financial situation at its meeting on June 6th to try to ensure that the church does not continue to run at a deficit for the foreseeable future. If you have not yet given this matter your consideration, it is not too late to do so. James

Governor vacancy at Monks Risborough School
A strong, well-led governing body, supportive of the school, its teachers and its mission makes an important contribution to a school’s wellbeing and effectiveness.
There is one vacancy at Monks Risborough Church of England School as a ‘foundation’ governor that as part of its brief has a particular care for the school’s Christian character. If you interested in finding out more about this role please speak with James.

Fellowship Meeting:
All are welcome on Thursday June 9th at 8 pm to a guided tour of St. Dunstan. For further information regarding the fellowship group please speak to Rosemary (344417).

Volunteers required
Volunteers are required to help with the children's activities during the Queen's birthday celebrations in Princes Risborough on Saturday 11th June. People are required for an hour or half an hour to set things up or clear away afterwards or to help with activities. A rota could then be set up comprising: 1 -2pm set up; 2-4pm children's activities; 4-4.30pm clear up. If you are able to help or know of people who might, please could you contact Helen Lidington lidington@btinternet.com. We also need help with manning the road closure (High St, Duke St,) for the children's activities for the Queen’s 90th birthday. This will probably be in shifts of 1 hour between 1400 & 1700. Please contact Margaret Pitman 01844 346008 or margaretpitman@btinternet.com if you can help.

‘Birthday Teas’ and Thanksgiving service, June 12th
‘Birthday Teas’ will be served from 4.00 pm. This will include a chance to browse through pictures etc. of village life during the past 90 years provided by the Princes Risborough Heritage Society. At 6.00 pm there will special service to mark the Queen’s 90th birthday with some well -known rousing hymns and spectacular choral anthems featuring a combined choir from St. Dunstan’s (Monks Risborough) and St. Mary’s Church (Eaton Bray). Please invite your family and friends along to this special occasion.

Further events to celebrate the Queen's 90th Birthday
Help is required as part of the packed schedule of events during this special year. There is a noticeboard up in the porch for volunteers to help serve teas during the afternoon of Sunday 12th June before our Thanksgiving Service and also on the weekends of Bucks Open Studios. We also need a large number of cakes, specifically Elizabeth (Victoria!) sponges for 12th June and a variety of different cakes for Bucks Open Studios. Please sign up if you can help or contact Cathy on 343226 or cathy.farquhar@btinternet.com for more information

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 15th June. All welcome!

A Prayer for the European Referendum
God of truth, give us grace to debate the issues in this referendum with honesty and openness. Give generosity to those who seek to form opinion and discernment to those who vote, that our nation may prosper and that with all the peoples of Europe we may work for peace and the common good; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Accommodation required for Watoto Children’s Choir
This choir is coming to Risborough for two or three days at the end of June. The choir has travelled internationally since 1994 as advocates for the estimated 50 million children in Africa, orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS, war, poverty and disease. Accompanied by a team of adults the Watoto choir acts as an ambassador for the orphaned and vulnerable children of Africa. If you are able to accommodate two or three children and their accompanying adult please speak with the pastor at the Elim Church, Wendy Pawsey on 07411 363 376.

Concert and Birthday Teas, Sunday July 17th, 3.30 pm
The final event in celebration of the Queen’s 90th birthday is a return of the Chandos Ensemble with a ‘birthday tea’ afterwards. The programme of music is: Corelli: Concerto Grosso op.6 no.2 in F; Walter Leigh: Concertino for harpsichord and strings; Gerald Finzi: Eclogue for piano and strings; Mozart: Divertimento in D major for strings. The soloist is: Anna Le Hair. Tickets are adults £8, accompanied children £3 available from Rachel Ungi 01844 761535 or Susanne Carr 01844 346827. Please bring a chair it you’d like to sit outside for your tea afterwards.

Parish Prayer Diary
Please take away a copy of the laminated ‘bookmark’ prayer diary from the table by the south door to pray daily for a different aspect of church life. James

The Next Few Weeks 

Morning Prayer takes place on Mondays, Wednesday and Thursday at 8.45am (except Bank Holidays and unless otherwise notified).
 

Thurs 2nd June	9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 5th June	8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptism 6.00pm Evensong
Mon 6th June	8.00pm PCC meeting
Thurs 9th June	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys 8.00pm Guided Tour of St. Dunstan’s – all welcome
Sat June 11th	11.00am World War One Commemoration (war memorial)
Sun 12th June	10.00am Parish Communion 11.30am Owlswick Family Communion and Baptisms 4.00pm ‘Birthday Teas’ (see notices) 6.00pm Service of Thanksgiving, Queen's 90th Birthday (see notices)
Wed June 15th	2.30pm Friendship Group 8.00pm Owlswick Speaker Evening with Meriet Duncan talking about bee keeping
Sat June 18th	Bucks Arts Week in St. Dunstan’s until Sunday June 26th (cream teas weekend afternoons)