Friday 3 November 2017

Pew Sheet 5th November 2017

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 take away our welcome leaflet on the table for all of our services and activities. Coffee and squash is served in the church hall after the 10.00am communion service.

Sunday 5th November 2017

All Saints’ Sunday


Today is All Saints’ Day, when we remember Christians who are no longer with us. They rest now in God’s love and not even death can separate them from our heavenly Father. We, too, can rejoice in this love, knowing that God is with us in all circumstances.

8.00am Holy Communion
 
First Reading Revelation 7:9-end
John’s vision of heaven contains people from every country. They are rejoicing, for their sins are washed away and their suffering has ended.

Gospel Matthew 5:1-12
Jesus ascends a mountain to deliver a great body of teaching. He begins with some surprising statements about who is blessed.

10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptism of Angelo Williams and Jake Thomas
Hymns: 525, 819, 555 & 876
Communion: 47, 35, 856 & 67
Reading: Matthew 5 and 6 (abridged)

6.00pm Evensong
Hymns: 755, Psalm 149, 77, 232
First Reading Isaiah 65.17-end
Second Reading Hebrews 11.32-12.2

Prayer of the Week
God of holiness, your glory is proclaimed in every age: as we rejoice in the faith of your saints, inspire us to follow their example with boldness and joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


Your prayers are asked this week for:

  • The start of the Christian ‘Bible club’ for children at Monks Risborough School
  • A workable and peaceful solution for the governance of Catalonia
  • Jake and Angelo at the start of their Christian journey through Baptism
  • The people of Yemen in the midst of an outbreak of serious diseases and a shortage of food and medical supplies 
  • We pray for businesses and organisations that we belong to and pray that we may do positive work to make it a place which is life enhancing and values people
  • The mission, ministry and congregational life of St. Mary and St. Nicholas Church, Saunderton.  
  • Meadow Drive (L) Pink Road & Pinkwoods (LG)
  • Those who are in need in our parish:
    • Joan Ballance, Pam Johnson, Harry and Diana Mullens
  • And also further afield for:
    • Alastair, Katy, Georgina Cole, Ginny Gibbs, Rob, Alex Chauhan, Cathy Owen, Gail, David Dewick,
  • The recently departed:
    • Kenneth Francis and Dennis Parsons
  • Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
    • Royston Gay, Roger Haigh, Vi Broderick, Pam Gordon

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

 

Fellowship – Nov 9th 8.00pm Fun and Games Evening
Bring along card/board games to the church hall, £2, all welcome. The next ‘knit-in’ is on Thursday November 23rd at 2 pm in the church hall, and the next walk takes place on Tuesday November 28th meeting in the layby at 9.15am.

Newsletter
Copy date for the next Newsletter is 10th November.  Please send entries to: morna.hinch@btinternet.com or John McKay at penserve@gmail.com.

Friendship Group – November 15th 2.30pm
We meet in the church hall on the third Wednesday of every month. All welcome, please come along.

Swallows and Amazons, Sat November 18th at 5 pm
Please come along to a showing of this popular family film in the church. Tickets are £3/adult and £1/accompanied child. Bring your own snacks and drinks. For more information contact Johanna Powell (01844 343996).

Advent Fair – November 25th 10 am to 12 noon
The stalls will include jewellery, craft items, cards and gift tags, cakes and produce, plants and bulbs, raffle, children’s corner and lots more. Cathy Farquhar is organising a lovely hamper as the main raffle prize. If you can supply/buy one or more of the items from this list (sherry, white wine, red wine, port, tea, coffee, chutney, Christmas cake, Christmas crackers, festive serviettes, Christmas pudding, posh nibbles, crackers (for cheese), chocolates, biscuits, mince pies) please can you write your name next to the item on the list in the porch.  Items are needed by Sunday 19th November.  Thank you. Ros Haigh is looking for baskets/bowls to plant bulbs in to sell at the fair. If you have a supply of baskets or bowls please leave them inside the Church or telephone Ros on 344166 and she will arrange to collect them. High quality raffle prizes are also required. If you have something suitable please let Ann Myers know (01494 489815). Gwen Miles (345230) is also looking for jams, preserves, home-made cakes and unwanted gifts (suitable for Christmas tombola)

Our Villages in the Great War, November 28th at 8pm

As part of the series of talks at St. Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick, Mike Dewey will speak on some lesser known aspects of the 1914 – 18 War, focussing on this area and local men who served. The cost is £5 per person and includes wine and soft drinks. Following the popularity of recent talks, reserving a seat is recommended: just contact
Jane Rogers: 347906 rogers.owlswick@waitrose.com or Roz Wates: 274417 roz@rosalindwates.co.uk otherwise, take your chance on the evening

Leaf Sweepers Required
9.30am Saturday December 2nd
we are looking to clear the last of the fallen leaves from the churchyard. Please can you bring along a rake and/or leaf grabber if you have one and we will provide plenty of big, garden sacks. James

Christmas Concert by Candlelight with the Chinnor Silver Band – Now selling and selling fast!
This will take place on Wednesday December 13th at 8.00 pm. Tickets (£9) are available from Rachel Ungi (761535), Penny Hollings (07762 880219) or via www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-dunstans-church Raffle, complimentary glass of mulled wine/soft drink & mince pie.

National Gallery Tour – Saturday 27th January 11 am
Susanne Carr has kindly agreed to do an hour long tour of a few selected paintings in the National Gallery that will include some from the Italian Renaissance. There are only 15 spaces available on this tour so please let Susanne know (346827 or susannecarr2168@aol.com) if you would like to come. People will meet at the Gallery at 11 am (please make your own way by train to Marylebone and then tube to Charing Cross) and there will plenty of time afterwards if you wish to stay for lunch and see other sights. Amongst the ten London gallery guidebooks which Susanne has written, two are on paintings in the National Gallery.  These can be bought beforehand from her at £6.99 each with discounts for multiple purchases. James

Wanted for Flower Festival 2018
Please leave Horticulture, Gardening, Garden Design and Flower Arranging books in the box in the porch. Many thanks to those who have already donated books

Situation Vacant!
We need a volunteer to come forward to fill a vacancy that has occurred. The electoral roll officer maintains the membership list of the church. The time commitment is a few hours a year except in 2019 when the membership list will need to be completely refreshed but this needn’t be too onerous. If anyone is interested in filling this role please speak to James.

More sidespeople/welcomers required
Providing a friendly and confident welcome helps to sustain a vibrant worshipping community at St. Dunstan’s. We need three or four extra volunteers to help out at the 10 am service about 8 times each year in giving out hymn books, putting up  hymn numbers, reading the lesson (optional), and putting the hymn books etc. back at the end. It requires being at church by 9.15am and finishing at about 11.25am. In particular we need help on the 1st Sunday of the month which could be done by a family. If you are interested in finding out more/helping out please speak to Susanne Dodds (342746) or James.

Windsor Lodge Retirement Apartments
Located a few minutes’ walk from Tesco and the High Street, there is currently one 1-bed and one 2-bed apartment up for sale. If you know anyone who might be interested in purchasing one of these homes in this excellent development please contact the manager, Mr Lindsay Smith on 01844 348400


The Next Couple of Weeks 

 

The Church is open daily to visit from 9.30am–4.00pm
Morning Prayer takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8.45am to 9.05am. Everyone welcome
Mon 6th Nov 8.00pm Silent Prayer (Church hall)
Thurs 9th Nov 9.30am Holy Communion
12.00pm Funeral of Dennis Parsons
2.00pm Funeral of Ken Francis
2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
8.00pm Card and Board Games Evening (church hall) – see notices
Sat 11th Nov 11.00am Act of Remembrance at the war memorial
Sun 12th Nov
Remembrance
Sunday
10.00am Parish Communion (including Act of Remembrance)
11.15 (approx.) Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial
11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion
6.00pm Evensong
Wed 15th Nov 2.30pm Friendship Group (church hall)
Thurs 16th Nov 9.30am Holy Communion
2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
Sat 18th Nov 5.00pm Film Night ‘Swallows and Amazons’
Sun 19th Nov 10.00am Parish Communion
3.00pm Cherry Tree Nursing Home Communion (Saunderton)
6.00pm Evensong
6.00pm ‘Later’ Youth Group, Princes Risborough Methodist Church

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