Pew Sheet 16th December 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

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 (except Bank Holidays). Everyone welcome    

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. Please do make use of the children’s corner in church with books, colouring sheets, toys etc. The 10 o’clock for babies, toddlers, children and young people meet in the church hall during the 10.00 am service where coffee and squash is served afterwards.

Sunday 16th December

Third Sunday of Advent

In our worship today, let us seek ways to deepen and enrich our worship and prayer.

10.00am Parish Communion and Baptism Emelia Mais

First Reading: Philippians 4:4-7
Paul encourages the Philippians to rejoice, not to worry and to have faith in the peace of God, which passes all understanding.

Second Reading: Luke 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel visits Mary and announces that Mary will miraculously bear a child
Hymns: 480, 964, 411, 428.
Communion: 856, 67, 399.

6.00pm Nine Lessons and Carols

Prayer of the Week
Eternal God, as Mary waited for the birth of your Son,
so we wait for his coming in glory; bring us through the trials of this present age to see, with her, our great salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Your prayers are asked this week for:

 

• Our country as politicians work out the next steps in the Brexit negotiations
• Emelia as she starts her journey of faith through Baptism
• The Red Cross and Red Crescent and their presence throughout the world caring for those in need.
• Solicitors, accountants and other professional people.
• Williams Way (L) Wainhill (B)
• Those who are in need in our parish:
  • Joan Ballance, Pam Johnson, Pam Lidgley, Sue Caudery, Iris Hutchison
    and Veronica Parker
• And also further afield for:
  • Alastair, Georgina Cole, Ginny Gibbs, Alex Chauhan, Cathy Owen, Gail,
    Suzy Cooper and Anna Ballard
• The recently departed: Janet Drurie
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Peter Hoar, Anna Kibble, Alan Borzone.

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

 

Advent Fayre and Christingle success
There was a lovely atmosphere and a good crowd of people came to the delights of the Advent Fayre and the Christingle service. With the Advent Fayre over £1,000 was taken with a profit of about £850 once expenses were taken into consideration. With the Christingle a whopping £704.15 was raised for the work of the Children’s Society. Thank you to everyone who made these such enjoyable community occasions. James

Carol Singing around the village
On Thursday December 20th meeting in St. Dunstan’s Church at 6.00 pm everyone is invited to come carol singing around the village with the church choir to help raise money for charity. Afterwards refreshments will be served. If you enjoy singing please come along – singers of all standards are welcome!

The Chandos Ensemble“
A Candlelight Concert of String Music for the New Year” on 5th January at 7 pm. Elgar: Serenade for Strings; Bach: Concerto in C minor for Oboe and Violin; Mozart: Symphony no 29 in A major. There will be a complimentary glass of wine/soft drink and raffle. Tickets £8 (accompanied children under 18 £3) available from Rachel (01844) 761535 or Penny 07762 880219 or Sally’s Sewing Box, Duke Street, Princes Risborough or www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-dunstans-church
 
Help fundraise for St Dunstan’s
If you are planning to order Christmas gifts online, did you know that you can also raise money for St Dunstan’s? Go onto the easyfundraising.org.uk website, search for ‘St Dunstan’s Church, Monks Risborough’, click the ‘support this cause’ button and create an account (you’ll need an email address) and then search for the retailer you are planning to order from. The Easy fundraising website will then take you to the required online shop, and a percentage of your spend will be donated to the church. I have been doing this for the last year or so, and have raised nearly £20. If we all did it, just think how much we could raise...I am happy to help navigate you through the minefield that can sometimes be the internet. Speak to me, Sue Ingram for more details (275287) suemingram@hotmail.com

Pew movers required
After the morning service on Sunday January 13th we will need a lot of help to move the pews so that the decorators can start work the next day. If you can help (or know of someone who can) please let James know.

Redecoration of St. Dunstan’s Church
The church is beginning to look scruffy in a number of places and owing to some significant legacies and the continuing generosity of parishioners it will be possible to redecorate the whole church starting from Monday January 14th to Wednesday February 6th. The work is being undertaken by M. Simmonds Decorating Contractors and will take about 3 weeks. During this time services will continue as usual but in different locations. The 10 am service will take place in the Whiteleaf Scout Centre in Courtmoor Close (please park in Mill Lane) and all other services in the church hall. We aim to keep the disruption to a minimum and more details will be posted as they become available. One thing we do know is that help will be needed on Sunday January 13th to move some of the pews. James

Yew Bush
One of the yew bushes outside the South Door has been cut back to its stump in anticipation of a path being created between the church and the back of the church hall where we hope to site two additional toilets to cater for the large number of people attending special events and services.

Coffee and Mince Pies at the Rectory
As in the past everyone is invited for coffee and mince pies at The Rectory after the 10.00am Communion service on Sunday December 30th. Even if you don’t come to the service you are very welcome!

Confirmation Classes
A Confirmation Service will be held in the area in 2019. If you (or your son/daughter) would like to consider being confirmed please contact James before January 14th. Confirmation is traditionally seen as the entry point to receive Holy Communion as a person ‘confirms’ the promises made on their behalf at their Baptism. Preparation sessions will take place in the New Year. 

 

The Next Few Weeks 

Tues 18th Dec	9.30am Monks Risborough School Christmas Service
Wed 19th Dec	9.30am Monks Risborough School Christmas Service 2.30pm Friendship Group 7.30pm Advent House Group (7 Mead Acre)
Thurs 20th Dec	9.30am Holy Communion 6.00pm Community Carol singing (see notices)
Sun 23rd Dec	10.00am Parish Communion              3.00pm Owlswick Carol Service
Mon 24th Dec Christmas Eve	3.00pm Crib Service                        6.00pm Village Carol Service          11.30pm Midnight Communion
Tues 25th Dec Christmas Day	8.00am Holy Communion                10.00am All Age Family Communion
Thurs 27th Dec	9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 30th Dec	10.00am Parish Communion (Mince pies afterwards at the Rectory) 6.00pm Evensong
New Year’s Eve	5.00pm Evening Prayer
Thurs 3rd Jan	9.30am Holy Communion and prayers for healing 2.00pm Monks Monkeys restarts
Sat 5th January	7.00pm Candlelit concert for the New Year (see notices)
Sun 6th Jan    The Epiphany	8.00am Holy Communion              10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptism of Oliver Hagger                                   6.00pm Evensong
Thurs 10th Jan	9.30am Holy Communion  Fellowship Coffee morning              2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
Sun 13th Jan	10.00am Parish Communion          11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Evensong
Mon 14th Jan	Redecoration of church starts
Wed 16th Jan	2.30pm Friendship Group (church hall)
Thurs 17th Jan	9.30am Holy Communion (church hall)             2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
Sun 20th Jan	10.00am Parish Communion (in the Scout Hall) 6.00pm Evensong (church hall) 6.00pm Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (PR Baptist Church) 6.00pm ‘Later’ youth group (at Princes Risborough Methodist Church)