Pew Sheet 18th September 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 children meets in the church hall during the 10 am service where coffee, squash and biscuits are served afterwards

Sunday 18th September
Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity

We come to worship, to bring our prayers and thanksgiving to the one who blesses us beyond our desires or deserts, and calls us. This is our God! Let us worship Him.

10.00am Parish Communion
Hymns: 372, 366, 689
Psalm: 79 v1-9
Prayers: 927
Communion: 362, 374
Anthem: If ye love me, T. Tallis

First Reading Jeremiah 8:18 – 9:1
Jeremiah’s voice blends with that of God’s people in an outpouring of sadness at their sense of abandonment by God. Yet their God laments with them at their faithlessness. There are not tears enough for this desolation.

Second Reading 1 Timothy 2:1-7
Paul reminds us that our first priority should be prayer for everyone, in accordance with God’s longing for all to come into relationship through Christ.

Gospel Luke 16:1-13
Telling the story of the shrewd/prudent/dishonest manager, Jesus reminds us that how we handle money is significant in this world, as a reflection of our overall integrity – or lack of it. But it cannot come with us to heaven, so we must recognise its limits and use it for others, not selfishly.

5.00pm Confirmation Service at St. Mary’s, Wendover

6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Ezra 1 & John 7:14-36
Hymns: 484, Psalm 128, 487, 537

6.00pm ‘Later’ at Princes Risborough Methodist Church


Prayer of the Week
God our Saviour, you call us into your service. Make us wise and resourceful: children of the light who continue your work in the world with untiring concern for integrity and justice. We ask this 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.

Your prayers are asked for:

• The holding of the ceasefire in Syria and influx of aid
• The fair and compassionate treatment of migrants and refugees
• Isabella and Imogen Johnston being confirmed on Sunday September 18th at St. Mary’s, Wendover
• Those who are partially sighted or blind and for the work of Bucks Vision (September 19th - 25th is National Eye Health Week)
• Governments to respect international agreements to control and reduce pollution
• Chiltern Railways, Arriva Buses, Taxi Drivers and others working in public transport.
• Park Meadow (PR) Studridge Lane (Sp)
• Those who are in need in our parish:
• And also further afield for:
  • Alastair, Katy, Georgina Cole, Robert, Dave Skinner, Henry
• The recently departed: Ros Read
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Ron Stiff, Sally Gordon, Gladys Jackson, Larry Mendy
    

Please remember the charities that the parish supports:
Relief for Oppressed People Everywhere (ROPE) is committed to combating the impact of poverty across the world. www.rope.org.uk.

 

Notices

A successful but soggy Fun Day
Having experienced a bit of a heatwave this week last Saturday was a successful but soggy Fun Day. Approximately £1300 was raised and the event was held mainly in the church. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this a happy and vibrant occasion. James

Open House at the Rectory – The Pilgrim Course
This course is open to everyone for a single session or the whole course. On Monday September 19th at 8 pm we shall begin looking at The Lord’s Prayer. James

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 21st September. All welcome

Fellowship Meetings
“Knit-ins” will be in the Church Hall on the 4th Thursday of each month starting at 2.00pm (next one September 22nd) and the next walk is on Tuesday 27th September – please meet in layby at 9.15am. All welcome.

Help required - clippings, weeding and cuttings
On September 24th from 9:00 -11:00am help is required in the churchyard extension to collect the grass that has been scythed and to carry out some weeding. Please come along if you can for a couple of hours (with any tools if you have them) to help out. Mick White (346536).

Harvest Time

• Services are taking place at St. Peter’s Chapel Owlswick on Sunday September 25th at 6 pm and at St. Dunstan’s, Monks Risborough on Sunday October 2nd at 11.00 am.
• Harvest Festival Lunch will be held in the Scout Hall in Courtmoor Close, Monks Risborough at 12:30pm. Tickets are available from Rachel Ungi (01844 761535) or Susanne Carr (01844 346827): adults £6, children 18 or under £2.
• The Whitechapel Mission provides hot food and a drink, showers, clothing, free toilets and the chance of a wash and brush-up to homeless people in London. As in previous years we are delighted to accept your donations for the work of the Whitechapel Mission at or before the Harvest services. Please log on to their website www.whitechapel.org.uk, click on ‘donate’ and scroll down to ‘donate gifts in kind’ for a list of the things most desperately needed. A list of items can also be found in the porch. Thank you in anticipation of your help.

Bethany House Group
This meets fortnightly at 10.30 am at 76 Westmead, Monks Risborough. Starting from September 28th the group will be looking at the Book of Revelation with ‘angels, scrolls, seals and the number seven’. Further details of the group can be found on a pink card on the table by the south door. All welcome.

Big Band Swing on Saturday October 15th at 7.30 pm
This is a great opportunity to listen to much loved music and great tracks by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra etc. that encourages audience participation! There is a complimentary glass of wine/soft drink and a prize raffle. Tickets are £10 from Rachel Ungi (01844 761535) or Susanne Carr (01844 346827)

Owlswick Quiz, Saturday 29th October
This will take place at Orchard View Farm, Little Meadle. The quiz starts at 7.00pm and includes a curry supper (bring your own drinks). The cost is £12 per person. To book your table (up to 6 people), please contact Jane Rogers 01844 347906 rogers.owlswick@waitrose.com.

Triple Edition Pew Sheet
The Pew sheet for October 2nd/9th/16th will be a ‘triple edition’. Please bear this in mind when submitting notices.

Will Aid 2016
Have your Will professionally written by a good solicitor and you’ll have the added feel-good factor of supporting nine leading UK charities too. Instead of paying a fee, the solicitor will invite you to make a donation to charity. Suggested voluntary donations are £95 for a basic Will, or £150 for a pair of basic mirror Wills. Your donation will be shared between the nine Will Aid charities and will be used to help vulnerable people in the UK and around the world. As some solicitors can get oversubscribed, you are advised to contact a participating solicitor as soon as possible to book your Will Aid appointment for November. Please log on to www.willaid.org.uk/ to find your nearest available Will Aid solicitor. If you do not have access to the internet then the nearest Will Aid solicitor to St. Dunstan’s Church is D C Kaye & Co, 10a High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6EA. Telephone: 01494 729024. Contact name: Miss Lucy Pankhurst

The Next Few Weeks 

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

Mon 19th Sept	8.00pm ‘Open House’ at the Rectory (see notices)
Tues 20th Sept to Wed 21st Sept	There will only be access to the church via the north door as the stone slab in front of the south door is being replaced
Wed 21st Sept	2.30pm Friendship Group
Thurs 22nd Sept	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (in church)
Sat 24th Sept	9.00am Churchyard Extension working party (see notices) 2.00pm Wedding
Sun 25th Sept	10.00am Parish Communion 3.00pm Wedding 6.00pm Owlswick Harvest Festival Evensong (see notices)
Wed 28th Sept	5.30pm Pilgrimage to St. Albans Abbey
Thurs 29th Sept	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys
Sunday 2nd Oct	Harvest Festival (see notices) 8.00am Holy Communion 11.00am All Age Family Service without Communion 12.00/12.30 Harvest Festival Lunch 6.00pm Evensong
Thurs 6th Oct	9.30am Healing & Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
Sun 9th Oct	10.00am Parish Communion 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Evensong