Pew Sheet 6th May 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 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 service.

Sunday 6th May

Sixth Sunday of Easter

 

Jesus commanded his followers to love one another, and promised to send the Holy Spirit to help them. In our service today, as we relax in God’s love, let us determine to express that love to everyone we meet.

8.00am Holy Communion
First Reading: Joel 2.21-26
Gospel: John 16.23b--end

10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptism of Taryn Evans
Hymns: 676, 964, 819, 525
Communion: 47, 334, 437, 900

2.30pm Naming/Blessing of Arthur Woodward-Court and Baptism of George Woodward-Court

6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Song of Solomon 4.16- 5.2 and S 8.6-7,
Revelation 3 v 14-end
Hymns 413, 584, 245
Psalm 45v11-end

Prayer of the Week
God of all nations, in the gift of your Son you have embraced the world with a love that takes away our sin and bestows perfect joy. Grant to all who have been reborn in baptism fidelity in serving you and generosity in loving one another. We ask 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:

• Taryn and George being christened today and Arthur being named and blessed
• A reduction in the levels of violence and unrest in the Middle East
• Hospital chaplains and chaplaincy volunteers at Stoke Mandeville, High Wycombe and Amersham. 
• Millstream Close (PR) Greenlands & Woodfield (LG)
• 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:
  • Ted Girling, Roy Bragger, Christine Ramsay
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Tess Freier, Madeleine Cleaver, Brenda Farrelly, Enid Menzies, Pat Lucas, Brian West
  
  

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

 

Notices

Evening Events at St. Peter’s Chapel, Owlswick
Friday 11th May, 7.30pm: an evening of music with Wilber Sears. Local acoustic guitarist Wilber has performed as a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards, and achieved a first-class honours degree in music at Oxford Brookes University. His many live performances include appearances at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford Town Hall, Cornbury Festival and Towersey Festival.

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.

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 has been put up in the porch for people to sign if they can provide a salad or dessert. The last date for tickets is next Sunday (May 13th)

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

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 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.

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?”

Men’s Breakfast at St. Mary’s, Princes Risborough
There is a Men’s breakfast on Saturday 12th May at St. Mary’s Church at 9 am. The speaker will be Tim Jupp, ex-keyboard play with the band Delirious. If you are interested please email peterwynnis@btinternet.com Pete Wynn

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

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) 3.00pm Christian Aid Service at Princes Risborough Baptist Church 6.00pm Evensong
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 (church 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