Pew Sheet 30th July 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 10 O’clock club for babies, toddlers and children takes a break during the summer holidays but colouring sheets, books and toys are available for use during the 10 am service. Coffee, squash etc. are served in the church hall afterwards.

Sunday 30th July 2017

Seventh Sunday after Trinity

We meet to worship God, whose wisdom is beyond all understanding, whose love is without end and whose kingdom is open to all.

10.00am Parish Communion
Hymns: 573, 409, 37
Psalm: 119 v129-136
Communion: 575, 262, 941
Anthem: Cantate Domino (Pitoni)

First Reading 1 Kings 3:5-12
Solomon asks God for gifts of understanding and discernment so that he can rule God’s people wisely. God is pleased and grants his request.

Second Reading Romans 8:26-end
The Holy Spirit and Jesus both intercede for us so that, even in times of great distress, nothing can separate us from God’s love.

Gospel Matthew 13:31-33. 44-52
In a series of parables Jesus shows how the kingdom of heaven starts small and grows very big, is of great value and scoops up all sorts of people.

4.30pm Cream Teas at Owlswick

6.00pm Owlswick Songs of Praise

Prayer of the Week
God of eternal wisdom, you alone impart the gift of right judgement. Grant us an understanding heart, that we may value wisely the treasure of your kingdom and gladly forgo all lesser gifts to possess that kingdom's incomparable joy. We make this prayer 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:

• Those who are unable to practise their faith freely
• Those involved in the development of medical treatments that these may be balanced with due regard to ethical issues
• The safety and wellbeing of children during the summer holidays
• Development of new technologies which will help the international community  to give new working opportunities to the poorest nations
• The mission, ministry and congregational life of Kimble Free Church.
• Icknield Court Nursing Home (PR) The Old School House (L)
• 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:
  • John Keane, Eileen Spittles and Sylvia Benifer
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Robert Shephard, Myra Ballantyne, Jack Barraclough, Robin Stoddart

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

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.

Stewardship Response
Thank you to everyone who has responded to or considered this initiative. In total there has been 25 responses with 3 offers of practical help, one off donations totalling £1605, notification of three future legacies and additional regular giving of just under £200/month. James


Fellowship Group – open to everyone
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. The next walk will be on Tuesday August 22nd meeting in the A4010 lay-by at 9.15am and the next ‘knit-in’ will be on Thurs 24th August at 2pm in the church hall.

Sustaining your Sacred Centre
A programme of prayer for August 2017
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 will be 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. James and Rob

Festival of Prayer
The Festival of Prayer will take place at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, near Oxford on September 9th. Further details are on the leaflet on the table by the south door.

Fun Day September 9th, 2.00-4.30pm
Help is needed in many areas

• Please sign up on the list in the porch in one or more spaces if you can set up, serve or help clear up the refreshments and/or provide a cake(s) for the refreshments.
• High quality raffle prizes e.g. fine wine, gift vouchers or luxury box of chocolates are being accepted by (Ann Myers 01494 489815) and the bottle stall is being run by David and Jackie Manthorpe e.g. squash, sauce, bubble bath, wine etc.
• Home grown produce, jams, cakes of all sizes needed for the "Cake Stall". Please contact Ros (344166) or June (344966).

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


Would you like to take advantage of Broughton Church’s narrowboat this summer and autumn?
Imagine cruising along the canal with your family or house group and maybe stopping off for a BBQ or a pub meal. The boat sleeps 6 so a short holiday or even a week will get you even further. Relax as life slows down - you can only do 3mph! The boat is equipped with a double bed and 4 bunks, a kitchen, shower room and toilet, central heating and seating for up to 8.The boat must be booked by a church member and we are not able to charge but can only receive free-will gifts (stipulated in our license). Full instruction will be given until you are confident. If you would like to book the boat for a day or longer, please call Rev. Phil White on 07725 339 236 or email phil@broughtonchurch.org

The Next Few Weeks 

Morning Prayer is held at St. Dunstan’s at 8.45 am on Monday (except Bank Holidays), Wednesday and Thursday. During August as part of ‘sustaining our scared centre’ there is also Compline (Night prayer) at 8pm on Fridays and Evening Prayer at 5pm on Saturdays. At Owlswick on Tuesday at 6.00pm there is a service of reflection with music.

Mon 31st July	8.00pm Silent Prayer Meeting (church hall)
Tues 1st Aug	Sustaining the Sacred Centre: A programme of prayer begins (see notices and above)
Thurs 3rd Aug	8.15am Trip to Rochester (meet in the A4010 lay-by) 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
Wed 9th Aug	11.30am Funeral of Eileen Spittles (1.15pm Committal at the Chilterns Crematorium, Hampden Chapel)
Thurs 10th Aug	9.30am Holy Communion 8.00pm Fellowship meeting (see notices)
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
Wed 16th Aug	2.30pm Friendship Group (church hall)
Thurs 17th Aug	9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 20th Aug	10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm Evensong
Wed 23rd Aug	8.00pm ‘Open House’ group at The Rectory (The 10 Commandments)