Pew Sheet 21st May 2017

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 appreciate worshipping here with us. Please see our welcome leaflet on the table for all of our services and activities. The annual church BBQ takes place after the 11 am service.

Sunday 21st May 2017

Patronal Festival

8.00am Holy Communion (BCP)
Readings: Joel 2.21-26, John 16: 23b – end

11.00am All Age Family Service (No Communion)
Hymns: 178 (vs. 1, 3, 5, 7 & 8), 786, 54, 838, 876
Anthem: The Lord's my shepherd, H. Goodall
Reading: Proverbs 15: 1-7

12.00pm for 12.30pm BBQ (ticketed event)
(with children’s games beforehand)

6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Zechariah 8:1-13, Revelation 21:22-22:5
Hymns: 379, Psalm 87, 484, 537

6.00pm ‘Later’ youth group at Princes Risborough Methodist Church

Prayer for the week:
Faithful God, who loves us in Christ Jesus, send your Spirit of truth to dwell within us, that we may always reject what is false, live by the commands of Christ, and be true to the love you have shown us. Grant this through Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.

Your prayers are asked for:

• Persecuted Christians in Egypt, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, North Korea, Nigeria and other regions:
• The general election process, that it will be a model of courtesy, respect and truth-telling.
• Children and young people with exams that they are able to cope with this stressful time. 
• For all administrators, for the necessary clerical and communications work on behalf of our churches
• Scouts and Guides, and all uniformed organizations for children and young people, and for their leaders.
• Woollerton Court (PR) Haw Lane (Sa)
• Those who are in need in our parish:
  • Joan Ballance, Pam Johnson, Eddie Evans
• And also further afield for:
  • Alastair, Katy, Georgina Cole, Ginny Gibbs, Rob, David Dewick, Alex Chauhan and her family
• The recently departed: Brian West
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time: Pat Warne

Please remember the charities that the parish supports:
The Bucks Historic Churches Trust provides grants to help maintain churches in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.  www.bucks-historic-churches.org

 

Notices

Friendship Group
We meet in the church hall on the third Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm. The next meeting is 21st June.

Fellowship Group – open to everyone
The next walk will be on Tues May 23rd meeting in the A4010 lay-by at 9.15 am and the next ‘knit-in’ will be on Thurs May 25th at 2 pm in the hall. Rosemary (344417)

Silent Prayer Meeting – Monday May 22nd
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 these meetings in the church hall of any faith or none. Each meeting lasts about 45 minutes to an hour. The meeting starts with some simple relaxation exercises, a short passage from the Bible to reflect upon in the half hour of silence, followed by a time of sharing of our experiences if people wish. For more information please contact James.


Sustaining the Sacred Centre
As part of a national prayer initiative ‘thy kingdom come’ that runs from May 25th (Ascension Day) to June 4th (Pentecost) A prayer sheet for each day can be found by the table near the south door. There are versions for children and adults but as is often the case adults may prefer the one for children!  A booklet of pocket prayers has also been produced to help you pray daily, whenever and wherever you are. In doing do you will be joining individuals, groups, schools, churches and deaneries praying together throughout the world. More resources can be found on this link www.thykingdomcome.global In August there will again be a service almost daily to help us to ‘sustain our scared centre’. James

Congregational Mailing
Next Sunday (May 28th) everyone should receive a stewardship pack to assist in reviewing what we give to the church and to God.

Evening Talks at St. Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick
The next talk in this series will be given by Susanne Carr on Tuesday 30th May at 8 pm. Susanne is a local but internationally acclaimed art historian. She will talk about twenty of the nation's most important and loved paintings in the National Gallery. The event will be accompanied by light refreshments with a cost for the evening of £5 per person. Further details about future events at Owlswick can be found in the parish newsletter.

Archbishops’ Pastoral Letter on the election
Struggling to know who to vote for? The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have written a letter to guide Christians in their thinking. Copies of the letter can be found on the table towards the back of the church and on the following link https://www.churchofengland.org/media/3977056/electionletter_text.pdf
 
Fancy a trip on a canal boat?
Broughton Church in Aylesbury have completely refitted a canal boat for holiday, group away days and retreats. If you wish to find out more or you can contact them via their website www.broughtonchurch.org/

Churches Together in Risborough
We need to find another person to help represent St. Dunstan’s at meeting of Churches Together in Risborough. It is not an onerous role and involves four meetings a year and having an interest in working with other denominations. If you would like to find out more please speak with Margaret Pitman or James

Bucks Open Studios
The church will be open daily from Saturday June 17th to Sunday June 25th from 10 am (12 noon on Sundays) to 5 pm for visitors to browse/buy items from the array of nine artists who will be displaying their various works of art. We will be serving cream teas over the two weekends from the church hall from 2.30 - 4.30 on June 17th/18th and June 24th/25th. A list will be going up next weekend for those who are able to help. James

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, 16th – 25th April 2018
Ann and I have booked on to a pilgrimage to the Holy Land organised by Lightline Pilgrimages. ‘Following in the footsteps of Jesus’ will be led by Revs. Alastair Wheeler and Christopher Durrant and will involve a three night stay in Galilee and a six night stay in Jerusalem. Alastair writes “It’s not a holiday – but we hope that it will be hugely enjoyable and stimulating as we try to imagine events of the part that have changed the world for ever.” For further information or if you wish to book please log on to www.lightline.org.uk or call 01992 576065 or look at the poster in the porch. James

A little book of guidance
I have been made aware of a series of books under the title ‘A Little Book of Guidance’. Titles and authors include ‘where on earth is heaven’ (Paula Gooder); ‘why go to church’ (John Pritchard) and ‘why does God allow suffering’ (Robin Gill). They are only 50 pages long, cost £3.99 on Amazon and are an excellent and insightful read on a variety of issues that enable people of faith or no faith to look for answers to life’s biggest questions. Please do order one or more of these books. James

The Next Few Weeks 

Morning Prayer is held on Mondays (except Bank Holidays), Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8.45 am

Mon 22nd May	8.00pm Silent Prayer meeting (church hall – see notices)
Thus 25th May Ascension Day	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (at The Rectory, Mill Lane, HP27 9JE) 2.15pm Monks Risborough School Ascension Day Service
Sat 27th May	1.00pm Wedding
Sun 28th May	10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm Owlswick Evensong
Tues 30th May	8.00pm Talk at Owlswick (see notices)
Wed 31st May	10.30am Guided tour of St. Dunstan’s (Princes R’borough Women's Institute)
Thurs 1st June	9.30am Healing & Holy Communion 11.30am Thanksgiving Service (Anne Frow)
Sun 4th June	8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptisms 6.00pm Evensong
Thurs 8th June	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys 8.00pm Fellowship Meeting (Denys Williams – the work of Saunderton Lodge)
Sun 11th June	10.00am Parish Communion 11.15 WW1 Act of commemoration (at the war memorial) 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Evensong
Thurs 15th June	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monk Monkeys
Fri 16th June	Bucks Open Studios setting up (see notices)