Pew Sheet 20th August 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 20th August 2017

Tenth Sunday after Trinity

God called the people of Israel and also calls each of us. We know that we will face difficulties, but we are challenged to live justly and do what is right, and to be reconciled to one another.

10.00am Parish Communion
Hymns: 163, 541, 366, 249
Communion hymns: 82, 288, 937

First Reading Isaiah 56:1 & 6-8
Not only the people of Israel shall be God’s people, but also the outcasts and foreigners as long as they worship and are faithful to God.

Second Reading Romans 11:1-2a & 29-32
The people of Israel may now be resistant to the word of God, but remain the people of God because of the covenant with their ancestors.

Gospel Matthew 15: 21-28
Jesus meets a Canaanite woman who displays remarkable faith and calls him “Lord”.

6.00pm Evensong
Readings: 2 Kings 4 v 1-37 & Acts 16 v 1-15
Hymns: 756, Psalm 90 v1-12, 319, 208

Your prayers are asked this week for:

• The victims of the terrorist attacks in Barcelona
• Those who have been killed, injured, bereaved or left homeless as a result of the mudslide in Sierra Leone
• 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
• National sports teams and their commitment to representing their nation and providing a good example to young people
• The mission, ministry and congregational life of The Chilterns Christian Fellowship.
• Woodfield Road (PR) Gables Drive (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 Cathy Owen
• The recently departed:
  • Freda Hill, Stan Randall
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Ted Light, Shana Stonell, Terry Badrick, Dereck Ridgway, David Ramsay

Please remember the charities that the parish supports:
Pace is a charity that provides first class education, therapy and support for children aged 0-18 with cerebral palsy, related sensory motor disorders and development delay, and support and guidance for their families.                                                       www.thepacecentre.org

 

Notices

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.

Fellowship Group – open to everyone
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.

Open House at the Rectory – The Pilgrim Course
This course is open to everyone for a single session or the whole course. On Wednesday August 23rd at 8 pm we shall be looking at the Ten Commandments and exploring the themes of reverence, rest and rhythm in our lives. James

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

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. Please leave items for the latter in the box provided.
• Home grown produce, jams, cakes of all sizes needed for the "Cake Stall". Please contact Ros (344166) or June (344966)
• Val Porter (346997) is running an ‘emporium’ of quality second-hand items
• 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

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/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.

The Next Few Weeks 

The Church is open daily to visit from 9.30am–4.30pm

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 23rd Aug	8.00pm ‘Open House’ group at The Rectory (The 10 Commandments)
Thurs 24th Aug	9.30am Holy Communion
Fri 25th Aug	1.15pm Cremation of Freda Hill (Hampden Chapel, Amersham)
Sat 26th Aug	12.30pm Wedding
Sun 27th Aug	10.00am Parish Communion 3.00pm Naming/Blessing ceremony 6.00pm Owlswick Evensong
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 in the church hall
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