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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
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 worshipping here with us. Please take away our welcome leaflet on the table for all of our services and activities. The 10 o’clock club for children meet in the church hall during the 10 am service where coffee and squash are served afterwards.
Sunday 13th May
Seventh Sunday of Easter
10.00am Parish Communion
First Reading: Acts 1 v 15-17 & 21-end
Second Reading: 1 John 5.9-13
Gospel: John 17 v 6-19
Hymns: 255, 137, 104, Psalm 1
Communion: 369, 288, 610
Anthem: ‘Day by Day’, M. How
11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion (BCP)
Readings: 1 John 5.9-13, John 17 v 6-19
3.00pm Christian Aid Service,
Princes Risborough Baptist Church
6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Isaiah 61, Luke 4 v 14-21
Hymns: 359, 105, 232
Psalm 147v1-11
Prayer of the Week
Father most holy, look upon this people whom you have sanctified by the dying and rising of your Son. Keep us in love and consecrate us in your truth, that the new life you have given us may bring us to the fullness of joy. Grant this through Jesus Christ, the first-born from the dead, 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:
- Rohingya Muslims seeking refuge in Bangladesh
- UNICEFs global ambassadors who, through leadership, encourage others to care for the world’s children.
- Wycombe General Hospital. Doctors, nurses, other staff and patients.
- The Old Garden Centre (PR) Flowers Bottom Lane & Lily Bottom Lane (Sp)
- Those who are in need in our parish:
- Joan Ballance, Pam Johnson
- And also further afield for:
- Alastair, Georgina Cole, Ginny Gibbs, Alex Chauhan, Cathy Owen, Gail, Debbie Cadwallader, Colin, Teri Parker, Suzy Cooper, Anna Ballard, Janet Drurie
- The recently departed:
- Roy Bragger, Christine Ramsay
- Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
- Norah Cockcroft, Grace Smythers.
- Norah Cockcroft, Grace Smythers.
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
St. Dunstan’s Gourmet Family BBQ May 20th
LAST DATE FOR TICKETS IS TODAY
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 has been put up in the porch for people to sign if they can provide a salad or dessert.
Evening Events at St. Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick
Tuesday 22nd May, 7.30pm Jewels of the Night by Jools Hopton. A talk about bats, and Jools’ experience caring for injured and orphaned bats and their part in educating the public about these wonderful night time flyers.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.
Congregational Mailing
Stewardship letters are being given out on Sunday May 27th to assist in reviewing what we give to the church and to God. Hopefully we’ve managed to include everybody but I’m sure that we will have accidentally omitted a few people. If we have, please accept our apologies, accept an unnamed pack and advise us of your name and address. James and the stewardship team.
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.
Plants, Cuttings or Seeds Needed!
Monks Risborough Horticultural Society has been asked to run a plant stall as part of the June Flower Festival. All proceeds go to the church restoration fund. We would be grateful to receive any plants, cuttings, seedlings to sell on this stall. Please bring to 31 Place Farm Way from Sunday 3rd June to Saturday 9th June. Mick & Anne White
Flower Festival June 8th-11th:
Refreshments - HELP NEEDED
We are serving refreshments every day from the hall and need volunteers to help serve and wash up. We also need lots of cakes! Freezer space is available if you would like to bake early and we can collect. From May 20th there will be a be board for helpers and bakers in the church porch so please add your name and a contact telephone number or get in touch with Cathy Farquhar 343226 or cathy.farquhar@btinternet.com.
Bucks Open Studios: Refreshments: June 16th/17th and 23rd/24th
More of what we are good at! We need a small number of volunteers for the four afternoons and cake donations. Please add your details to the board in the porch from May 20th or contact Cathy (as above).
Day Trip to the National Memorial Arboretum and Lichfield Cathedral, Wednesday August 15th
This trip is now fully booked but it’s worth putting your name down on a reserve list as people do drop out from time to time. James
2 questions from Rob’s sermon on Vocations Sunday
First ask yourself, “How much do I recognise, value and use my God-given gifts in His service? In other words how much do I see my life as a vocation responding to God’s call?” Secondly ask yourself, “How can I as an individual and a member of this worshipping community increasingly share my faith with those who do not yet believe in Jesus and what do I need to help me share my faith with others?”
Are you intersted in belonging to a new ‘house group’
At the Church Annual Meeting a number of people expressed an interest in starting up a new house group focusing on in depth Bible study. Without any obligation if you are intersted in possibly being a part of such a group please could you contact James and let him know your preferred day(s) and time (morning/afternoon/evening) to see if such a group is viable.
The Next Few Weeks
The Church is open daily to visit from 9.30am–4.00pm
Morning Prayer usually takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8.45am to 9.05am (except Bank Holidays). Everyone welcome
| Wed 16th May | 2.30pm Friendship Group (church hall) |
| Thurs 17th May | 9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall) 3.30pm Cremation service for Roy Bragger (Hampden Chapel, Amersham) 7.30pm ‘Open House’ Group at the Rectory |
| Sun 20th May Pentecost |
8.00am Holy Communion 11.00am All Age Family Service 12.00pm Gourmet Family BBQ (see notices) 3.00pm Communion Service at Cherry Tree Nursing Home, Saunderton 6.00pm Evensong 6.00pm ‘Later’ youth group at Princes Risborough Methodist Church |
| Mon 21st May | 8.00pm PCC meeting (church hall) |
| Tues 22nd May | 9.15am Walking group meets at the A4010 lay-by 7.30pm A talk on bats at St. Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick (see notices) |
| Thurs 24th May | 9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Knitting and nattering (hall) 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church) |
| Sun 27th May | 10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm Owlswick Evensong |
| Thurs 31st May | 9.30am Holy Communion |
| Fri 1st June | 12 noon Funeral of Christine Ramsay |
| Sun 3rd June | 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptisms 6.00pm Evensong |
| Mon 4th June | 8.00pm Silent Prayer Meeting (church hall) |
| Thurs 7th June | 9.30am Healing and Holy Communion (at the Rectory) 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall) 7.00pm Flower Festival Reception |
| Fri 8th June | 10am – 5 pm Flower Festival |
| Sat 9th June | 10am – 5 pm Flower Festival 7.30pm Concert (see notices) |
| Sun 10th June | 10.00am Parish Communion 11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion Flower Festival 12 noon – 5 pm 6.00pm Songs of Praise with the Bishop of Oxford |
| Mon 11th June | 10am – 5 pm Flower Festival 11am WW1 Commemoration (at the war memorial, Mill Lane) |
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