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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 10 O’clock club for babies, toddlers and children meet in the church hall during the 10 am service. Coffee, squash etc. are served in the church after this service
Sunday 16th July 2017
Fifth Sunday after Trinity
God the creator has made a world of abundance and calls us all to inhabit it with joy, understanding and generosity of heart and spirit.
Hymns: 54, 371, 631, 252
Communion: 166, 304, 610, 930
Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9. 18-23
When we hear God’s promise of the kingdom in our lives right now we become people of God’s abundance for the world.
6.00pm Evensong
Readings: 2 Samuel 7. 18-end, Luke 19.41-20.8
Hymns: 169, Psalm 60, 70, 587
Prayer of the Week
God of the heavens, God of the earth, all creation awaits your gift of new life. Prepare our hearts to receive the word of your Son, that his gospel may grow within us and yield a harvest that is a hundredfold. 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 this week for:
- The British government and European Union in its Brexit negotiations and legislation
- Refugees who continue to make the dangerous journey to Europe
- Wedding Couples getting married at St. Dunstan’s and St. Peter’s over the summer period
- Wycombe District Council in its consultation and development of a local plan for proposed new housing in the area
- The producers of computer games and entertainment for the enjoyment they bring
- Those who work in the furniture industry, Ercol, Hypnos
- Mead Acre & Mead Close (MR) Claydon Place (L) Clifford Road (PR)
- 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 Cathy Owen
- The recently departed: Stanley West
- Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
- Jim Tweedie, David Morris, Beryl Stannard, Sylvia Hall, Ernest Harris, David Sheppard, Noel Bartlett
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 lastingproductivity. www.whitechapel.org.uk
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 lastingproductivity. www.whitechapel.org.uk
Notices
Do you have 30 minutes to spare?
There is the opportunity to hold a lunchtime/after school club at Monks Risborough School starting in September. We need to create a team of volunteers to make this happen. If you enjoy working with children and enjoy playing games, making craft items, singing etc. please let James know. The exact time and date is still to be decided upon according to the availability of volunteers but Monday lunchtime is certainly one possibility.
‘Open House’ – The Ten Commandments
Over the next few months on a variety of evenings there will be an opportunity to take a fresh look at The Ten Commandments as part of the Pilgrim Course. The next meeting takes place from 8.00pm to 9.30pm at the Rectory on Monday July 17th. It’s not compulsory to attend every evening as the course has been designed so that people can ‘dip in and out’ as they please. Please do chat to me if you’re not sure as to whether this might be suitable for you or simply come along on the evening. James
Lighthouse Representative
We need to find a person to go on to the Lighthouse committee on behalf of St. Dunstan’s to help in co-ordinating this Christian holiday week for children. You do not need to be especially gifted at working with children as roles are very varied and include car parking, administration and security to name but a few. If you are interested in joining the Lighthouse Team please let James know.
Stewardship Responses
Thank you very much to everyone who has so far returned their stewardship leaflets. People have been very thoughtful and generous and all of the offers of help both financially and practically are greatly appreciated. James
Friendship Group
We meet in the church hall on the third Wednesday of the month at 2.30pm. The next meeting is 19th July.
Fellowship Group – open to everyone
The next walk will be on Tuesday 25th July, meeting in the A4010 lay-by at 9.15 am and the next ‘knit-in’ will be on Thurs 27th July at 2pm in the church hall. On Thursday 10th August, Judy Perry leads an introduction to lip-reading – ‘Let your eyes help your ears’ at 8.00pm in St. Dunstan’s Church Hall. Everyone is welcome to this meeting with a cost of £2 to include refreshments.
Sustaining your Sacred Centre A programme of prayer for August 2017
Traditionally August is a month when things slow down a bit. Schools are closed; many families go on holiday; days are still long, and hopefully we all enjoy some warm weather. So August is a good month to make a bit more time to just “be” with God. We both hope you will support and enjoy the variety of these services we are providing to help us all do that. James and Rob
Sunday Services at St. Dunstan’s will take place as usual. Morning Prayer will continue to be said from 8.45—9.05am on Mondays (except Bank Holiday), Wednesdays and Thursdays.
In addition, during August, there will be:
‘Compline’ (Night Prayer) from 8.00—8.15pm on: Friday 4th, Friday 11th, Friday 18th and Friday 25th
‘Evening Prayer’ in a variety of formats said from 5.00 – 5.20 pm on: Saturday 5th, Saturday 12th, Saturday 19th and Saturday 26th
Sunday services at St Peter’s Owlswick will take place as usual. In addition, during August, there will be a ‘Service of Reflection’ with music, a few words on the theme of ‘living in hope’ each week and silence from 6.00—6.20pm on: Tuesday 1st, Tuesday 8th, Tuesday 15th, Tuesday 22nd and Tuesday 29th.
Festival of Prayer
The Festival of Prayer, now in its seventh year, aims to enhance your spiritual life by offering different approaches to Christian spirituality in a day-long conference. When: Saturday 9 September 2017, 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
Where: Ripon College, Cuddesdon, Oxford OX44 9EX
Cost: £30 per person. Coffee and tea will be provided throughout the day. Please bring your own lunch. Further details are on the leaflet on the table by the south door.
Confirmation
A Confirmation Service will be held at St. John’s Church Lacey Green on September 24th at 6pm. If you (or your son/daughter) would like to consider being confirmed please contact James before the end of August. Confirmation is traditionally seen as the entry point to receive Holy Communion as a person ‘confirms’ for themselves the promises made on their behalf at their Baptism. Preparation sessions will take place in early September. James
The Next Few Weeks
| Sun 17th July | 8.00pm ‘Open House’ at The Rectory – The Ten Commandments (see notices) |
| Wed 19th July | 1.30pm Funeral of Stanley West 2.30pm Friendship group |
| Thurs 20th July | 9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (resumes September 7th) |
| Fri 21st July | 9.30am Monks Risborough School Leavers’ service |
| Sun 23rd July | 10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm Lighthouse Commissioning Service (Princes Risborough ‘Top School’ playing fields) |
| Mon 24th July | Lighthouse Week (July 24th – 28th) 8.00pm PCC meeting |
| Thurs 27th July | 9.30am Holy Communion |
| Sunday 30th July | 10.00am Parish Communion 4.30pm Cream Teas at Owlswick 6.00pm Owlswick Songs of Praise |
| Tues 1st Aug | Sustaining the Sacred Centre: A programme of prayer begins (see notices) |
| Thurs 3rd Aug | 8.15am Trip to Rochester 9.30am Holy Communion with prayers for healing |
| Sun 6th Aug | 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptisms 6.00pm Evensong |
| Thurs 10th Aug | 9.30am Holy Communion |
| Fri 11th Aug | 11.00am WW1 Commemoration at the war memorial |
| Sun 13th Aug | 10.00am Parish Communion 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Evensong |
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