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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
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 still available for use during the 10 am service. Coffee, squash etc. are served in the church hall afterwards.
Sunday 27th August 2017
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
God’s loving kindness endures for ever. So let us bring our lives before God in worship and pray that God’s love renews our hearts and minds.
Hymns: 184, 286 & 13
Psalm: 138
Communion hymns: 145, 81 & 924
First Reading Isaiah 51:1-6
Words of hope and consolation that point people to God’s everlasting mercy and encourage us to look beyond the trials of the present to the future that God promises
Second Reading Romans 12:1-8
True worship is about allowing God’s mercy to renew our minds and transform our lives – then we will be able to know and do the right thing.
Gospel Matthew 16:13-20
The question of all questions – who is Jesus? We hear Peter’s answer, and we hear Jesus’ response to it – that the Church will be built upon the faith that he has declared.
3.00pm Naming/Blessing of Angelo Williams
6.00pm Owlswick Evensong
Readings: 2 Kings 6. 8-23, Acts 17. 15-end
Hymns: 486, Psalm 95, 362, 365, 197 (vs. 1, 3, 5, 7 & 8)
Prayer of the week
Living God, you sent your Son among us to reveal your wisdom and make known your ways. Increase our faith, that we may confess Jesus as your Son, take up his work on earth, and trust his promise to sustain the Church. 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 victims of the terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Finland
- Those who have been killed, injured, bereaved or left homeless as a result of the mudslide in Sierra Leone and the flooding in India, Nepal and Bangladesh
- The leaders of our country and of Europe in the Brexit negotiations, that the results will bring the greatest good to the greatest number of people.
- The setting up of a Christian club at Monks Risborough School and those considering confirmation
- Those who have received exam results this week that they may be able move on to their preferred job/course of studies
- New leisure activities and for the creative ideas and skills of so many people
- The vulnerable, elderly and infirm: Age UK. ‘Open door’
- Wellington Avenue & Well Lane (MR) Little Orchard Close (L), Little Park (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, Alex Chauhan and Cathy Owen
- The recently departed: Stan Randall
- Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
- Roy Pearce, Harry Purver
Please remember the charities
that the parish supports:
The Princes Centre provides day care services for older people and people with different disabilities www.princescentre.org.uk.
The Princes Centre provides day care services for older people and people with different disabilities www.princescentre.org.uk.
Notices
Copy date for the next Newsletter is 7th September. Please send contributions to: morna.hinch@btinternet.com or John Mckay penserve@gmail.com.
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. 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 Keith Woodhead (01844 345638) has offered to act as 'Skipper' should any inexperienced parishioners wish to take advantage of the opportunity of what could be an 'exciting and different' day out.
Sustaining your sacred centre
Along with the additional services during August (see ‘the next few weeks’ on the back page), copies of the parish prayer bookmark that enables you to pray for a different aspect of church life daily are also available to take away from the table by the south door.
Bucks County Show, Aylesbury: Thurs 31st August
Mick and Anne White are going along to the show (and helping out in the hospitality tent). If you would like to join them please call them on 01844 346536
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. Please leave items for the latter in the box provided.
- Home grown produce, jams, chutneys etc., cakes of all sizes needed for the "Cake Stall". Please contact Ros (344166) or June (344966) or sign up the list in the porch
- Val Porter (346997) is running an ‘emporium’ of quality second-hand items
- Plants for the plant stall – please contact Mick/Anne White (346536)
- Delivering flyers by putting your name next to the street(s) you wish to deliver to and taking some flyers from the table near the south door.
Ride and Stride September 9th
Volunteers are needed to sit in the porch to check in the participants and offer refreshments. If you can help please sign the list in the porch or ring 344417 and please also let me know if you would like to take part. Rosemary
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. 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 the church hall on Friday September 8th and 15th from 5-7pm. James
Harvest Festival Lunch – October 1st
This 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 £3.
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, 16th – 25th April 2018
James and Ann are going on a 10 day pilgrimage to the Holy Land ‘following in the footsteps of Jesus’ organised by Lightline. It is a very rewarding experience. Details of the pilgrimage can be found on table by the south door.
Do you have 30 minutes to spare?
There is the opportunity to hold a lunchtime school club on Mondays from about 12.30/45- 1.15 at Monks Risborough School for children aged 5 -7 (classes 1 and 2). 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 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 sacred 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.
| Wed 30th Aug | 12 noon Funeral of Stan Randall |
| Thurs 31st Aug | 9.30am Holy Communion |
| Sat 2nd Sept | 11.30am Wedding (St. Peter’s Chapel, (Owlswick) |
| Sun 3rd Sept | 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Family Communion and Christenings 6.00pm Evensong |
| Mon 4th Sept | 8.00pm PCC Meeting |
| Thurs 7th Sept | 9.30am Holy Communion with prayers for healing 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall) |
| Fri 8th Sept | 5.00pm Confirmation course (church hall – see notices) |
| Sat 9th Sept | 2.00pm Fun Day (see notices) |
| Sun 10th Sept | 10.00am Parish Communion 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion (BCP) 6.00pm Evensong |
| Mon 11th Sept | 11.00am WW1 Act of Commemoration at the war memorial |
| Thurs 14th Sept | 9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall) |
| Fri 15th Sept | 5.00pm Confirmation course (church hall - see notices) |
| Sat 16th Sept | 1.30pm Wedding |
| Sun 17th Sept | 10.00am Parish Communion (preacher Jeremy Hay from ROPE) 6.00pm Evensong 6.00pm ‘Later’ at Princes Risborough Methodist Church |
