Pew Sheet 15th, 22nd and 29th April 2018

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:

Johanna Powell 01844 343996 johanna@powellathome.com
Margaret Hunnibell 01844 274366 mehunnibell01@gmail.com

Welcome!

 
We hope you will appreciate worshiping here with us. Please take away our welcome leaflet on the table for all of our services and activities. The 10 o’clock for babies, toddlers and children meet in the church hall during the service where coffee and squash is served afterwards.

***TRIPLE EDITION***

 

Sunday 15th April
Third Sunday of Easter

10.00am Parish Communion (& parish photograph)
Readings: Acts 3: 12-19, 1 John 3: 1-7, Luke 24: 36b-48
Hymns: 637, 12, 690; Psalm: 4
Communion: 84, 369, 938
Anthem: I Will Thank Thee (D. Purcell)


6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Deuteronomy 7 v 7-13, Revelation 2 v 1-11
Hymns: 224, 635, 281, Psalm 142

 

Sunday 22nd April
Fourth Sunday of Easter

10.00am Parish Communion
Readings: Acts 4: 5-12, 1 John 3: 16-end, John 10: 11-18
Hymns: 337, 103, 667; Psalm: 23
Communion: 673, 653, 455

6.00pm Owlswick Evensong
Readings: Exodus 16 v 4-15, Revelation 2 v 12-17
Hymns: 443, 114, 118, 272 Psalm 81v1-8

 

Sunday 29th April
Fifth Sunday of Easter

 

10.00am Parish Communion
Readings: Acts 8.26-39, 1 John 4 v 7-end, John 15 v 1-8
Hymns: 9, 408, 428; Psalm: 22v23-end
Communion: 82, 533, 483
Anthem: Day by Day (M. How)

6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Isaiah 60 v 1-14, Revelation 3 v 1-13
Hymns: 606, 718, 484, Psalm 96

Your prayers are asked for:

• A peaceful solution to the current international tension over Syria and those affected by the civil war there 
• Those who work with young, elderly or vulnerable people
• Bishops, synods and all who lead the church
• 15th: All consumers as they are the lifeblood of our economic life and the employment they bring to all of us
• 22nd: Those made unhappy and depressed through our materialist society, all those who are sad because of the relentless desire to possess
• 29th: The cancellation of debt and for an end to world poverty, for those nations of the world burdened by unpayable debts.
• 15th: The mission, ministry and congregational life of St John’s Church, Lacey Green.
• 22nd: The mission, ministry and congregational life of the Baptist Church in Princes Risborough
• 29th: The Red Lion PH at Whiteleaf and The Plough at Cadsden.
• 15th: Kings Oak Close & Long Meadow Close (MR) Church Lane & Church Street (PR)
• 22nd: Pilgrim’s Close & Little Ham Lane (MR) Greenway cottages & Grovers Court (PR)
•  29th: Staddle Stones & Kop Hill (PR) Trout Hollow (Sa)
• Those who are in need in our parish:
  • Joan Ballance, Pam Johnson
• And also further afield for:
  • Alastair, Georgina Cole, Ginny Gibbs, Rob, Alex Chauhan, Cathy Owen, Gail, Debbie Cadwallader, Colin, Teri Parker, Suzy Cooper, Anna Ballard, Janet Drurie
• The recently departed:
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • 15th Flora Skinner, Robert Hartle, Alan Thomas
  • 22nd Winifred Wakefield, Anne Minter, David Vere, Stella Cornford, Sid Howard  
  • 29th Trevor Calvert, Gerald Brock, Elisabeth McGown

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 lasting productivity.           www.whitechapel.org.uk

 

Notices

Newsletter – Early copy date
The copy date for the next Newsletter is 8th May.  Please send entries to Morna Hinch at morna.hinch@btinternet.com or John McKay at penserve@gmail.com. Many thanks.

Evening Events at St. Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick
The first of these evenings is a talk by Dr David Royston on Gardens in Health Care: From Herbs to Healing: a history of plants in medicine on Tuesday 24th April, 7.30pm. To reserve a seat please visit https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rosalind-wates or contact Roz Wates on 01844 274427 or roz@rosalindwates.co.uk or take your chance on the night. Contributions are asked of £5 per person per evening, payable on the door, to cover costs including wine and soft drinks. The next event with be a musical evening with local acoustic guitarist Wilber Sears on Friday 11th May at 7.30pm. For full details of these and future evenings please look at the notice in the porch or the advert in the church newsletter

St. Dunstan’s Gourmet Family BBQ May 20th
Sunday May 20th 12 noon for 12.30 (with children’s games and activities). Award winning and locally sourced ‘pulled pork’, sausages and burgers from Orchard View Farm. Tickets are £8 (children 18 and under £2). Additional food can be purchased on the day! A complimentary drink will be served. Tickets from Susanne Carr 01844 346827 or Rachel Ungi 07970 043117. Please advise in advance of any special dietary requirements e.g. gluten free, vegetarian etc. Please bring a chair to sit outside if fine weather. A list is now up in the porch for people to sign if they can provide a salad or dessert.

Events Team – more volunteers required
St. Dunstan’s prides itself on running a wide ranging series of events throughout the year to engage with the wider community. There are usually about 8 meetings each year and events include concerts, cream teas, film nights and the fun day. Without obligation, if you are intersted in helping out please have a chat with James. Thank you

Fancy an evening out in Marlow?
Following their election as churchwardens, Johanna Powell and Margaret Hunnibell are due to be formally admitted in to their role as churchwardens at a service at All Saints Church, Marlow on Monday May 14th at 7.30pm. If you are interested in coming to support them please let Johanna or Margaret know by Sunday April 29th.

Flower Festival items required
We would like to borrow the following for use in the Flower Festival: Push lawnmower, early computer e.g. Sinclair, BBC etc. old fashioned film projector & metal film cans, large wooden bobbins/reels, walking sticks, hockey sticks, badminton racquets, snooker cues, rounder’s bats, garden books. Please contact Gwen Miles 01844 345230

Flower Festival Concert – Saturday June 9th at 7.30pm
The Manor House String Quartet present an evening of classical music including Tchaikovsky’s ‘Waltz of the Flowers’, Vivaldi’s ‘summer from ‘the Four Seasons’ and Delibes’ ‘Flower Duet’. Tickets £10 from Sally’s sewing box (Duke Street, Princes Risborough), Johanna Powell 01844 343996 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-dunstans-church Raffle and complimentary glass of wine/soft drink

Day Trip to the National Memorial Arboretum and Lichfield Cathedral, Wednesday August 15th
This years’ parish visit will be to the beautiful and poignant National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, in the morning, and after lunch to the stunning cathedral at nearby Lichfield. The visit to the Arboretum is free but donations are appreciated. There is an optional guided walk (£3) or land train (£5) with a pre-recorded commentary that needs to be booked in advance. A guided tour is included in the price of the trip to the cathedral and it is hoped to be able to attend Choral Evensong sung by a visiting choir. The coach will leave the lay-by in Monks Risborough at 8:00 am and return there at approximately 8.45 pm stopping for a comfort break on both the outward and return journey. Please bring a picnic lunch and tea or enjoy the refreshments at the Arboretum and in the city of Lichfield. The cost of the trip is £22 (children £11.00) plus an extra £3 or £5 if you wish to book a place on the guided walk/land train. Please book early to avoid disappointment by contacting Rev James Tomkins (01844) 275944 jamestomkins@btinternet.com and sending your cheque payable to ‘Monks Risborough PCC’ to the Rectory, Mill Lane, Monks Risborough, HP27 9JE specifying if you wish to book a guided walk or the land train.

The Next Few Weeks 

The Church is open daily to visit from 9.30am–4.00pm
Morning Prayer takes place on Thursday only for the next few weeks (April 19th and 26th). Everyone welcome

Wed 18th April	2.30pm Friendship Group (church hall)
Thurs 19th April	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys restarts
Sat 21st April	7.30pm St Marys Lighthouse Quiz (see notices)
Sun 22nd April	10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm Owlswick Evensong
Tues 24th April	9.15am walking group (meets in the A4010 lay-by) 7.30pm Talk at St. Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick (see notices)
Thurs 26th April	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (in the church) 2.00pm Knitters & natterers (church hall)
Sun 29th April	10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm Evensong
Mon 30th April	8.00pm Silent Prayer Meeting (church hall)
Thurs 3rd May	9.30am Holy Communion  2.00pm Monks Monkeys
Sun 6th May	8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptism      2.30pm Naming/blessing/baptism 6.00pm Evensong
Thurs 10th May Ascension Day	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Risborough School Service 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall) 7.30pm Fellowship Talk: ‘First in last out’ – a history of the RAF’s mobile Air Movement Squadron by David Powell: Everyone welcome (church hall)
Fri 11th May	11.00 am WW1 Commemoration at the war memorial (Mill Lane) 7.30pm An evening of music with guitarist Wilber Sears at St. Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick (see notices)
Sun 13th May	10.00am Parish Communion 11.30am Holy Communion, Owlswick (BCP) 6.00pm Evensong