Pew Sheet 6th and 13th January 2019

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. Apart from the 1st Sunday of the month the 10 o’clock club for babies, toddlers and children meet in the church hall during the 10 am service where coffee, squash etc. is served afterwards

***DOUBLE EDITION***

Sunday 6th Jan 2019

 

The Epiphany

 

The year has turned, the sun keeps travelling, the earth remains in its orbit around the sun – and we, like the magi, continue our journey together to meet God in Christ, to bow down and to worship.

8.00am Holy Communion
Readings: Isaiah 60.1-9, Matthew 2.1-12.

10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptism of Oliver Hagger
Readings: Matthew 2.1-12
Hymns: 641, 964, 724, 503.
Communion: 47, 88, 350, 182.

6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Baruch 4.36-5.end, John 2.1-11.
Hymns: 552, 49, 609.
Psalm: 98

Prayer of the Week:
Lord God of the nations, we have seen the star of your glory rising in splendour. The radiance of your incarnate Word pierces the darkness that covers the earth and signals the dawn of peace and justice. Make radiant the lives of your people with that same brightness, and beckon all the nations to walk as one in your light. We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Word made flesh, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, in the splendour of eternal light, God for ever and ever. Amen.

Sunday 13th January 2019

 

Baptism of Christ 

 

Isaiah tells us that God calls God’s sons and daughters by name from the ends of the earth. Today we come together in response to that call, joining in worship, prayer and praise with generations of Christians.

10.00am Parish Communion
First Reading: Isaiah 43 v 1-7
Second Reading: Acts 8 v 14-17.
Gospel: Luke 3 v 15-17 & 21-22.

Hymns: 573,716, 221
Psalm 29
Communion: 278, 540, 929.

11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion
Readings: Acts 8 v 14-17, Luke 3 v 15-17 & 21-22

6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Isaiah 55 v 1-11, Romans 6 v 1-11.
Hymns: 114, 115, 70; Psalm: 47.

 

Your prayers are asked this week for:

• Oliver at the start of his Christian journey through Baptism
• An end to the fighting in Syria, for rebuilding of its infrastructure and a favourable and fair government.
• Monks Risborough School at the start of a New Year
• Jan 6th: credit companies, that they may be more discerning in lending money.
  Jan 13th: all who will begin a new relationship, for those to be married and for all who will help them build a new life.
• Jan 6th: Carers in the community – both paid and unpaid.
  Jan 13th: Cross Keys Surgery.  Doctors, nurses, other staff, and their patients.
• Jan 6th: Canterbury Close (MR) Bell Close (PR) Bell Crescent (L).
  Jan 13th: The Holloway, & Longdown Hill (MR) Chairmakers Close & Chestnut Road (PR).
• Those who are in need in our parish:
  • Joan Ballance, Pam Johnson, Pam Lidgley, Sue Caudery, Iris Hutchison, Veronica Parker and Pam Strickland
• And also further afield for:
  • Alastair, Georgina Cole, Ginny Gibbs, Alex Chauhan, Cathy Owen, Gail, Suzy Cooper and Anna Ballard
• The recently departed: Mark Jackson
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Jan 6th: Dennis Eggleton, John Randall, Doris Hill,
  • Jan 13th: Sylvia Faithfull, Joan Gate, Jean Hoar, Diana Mullens, Bill Balance.
    

 

Notices

Newsletter
Copy date for the next Newsletter is 10th January. Please send entries to: morna.hinch@btinternet.com or John McKay at penserve@gmail.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 normal but in different locations. The 10 o’clock 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. As far as possible it will be ‘business as usual’. James

Dying Matters
Talking about death, dying and funerals raises big questions that it’s helpful to face at some point, but it can be hard to talk to family and friends. On Wednesday January 30th (10 am to 12 noon) or Thursday January 31st (7.30 – 9.30 pm) you are invited to come along to a session at 17 Wellington Avenue, Princes Risborough (home of Revs. Steve and Rose Williams) to think, chat and articulate these questions in a relaxed environment. A series of question cards are used to encourage conversations and to listen to others’ perspectives and experiences in small groups. The sessions are open for people of all faiths, doubts and none. To book a place on one of these sessions please contact Rev James Tomkins jamestomkins@btinternet.com 01844 275944 stating your preferred date.


Mamma Mia: Here we go again! Sing along night!
In the church on Friday 8th February (6.00pm-9.00pm)
Suitable for all the family - tickets cost: £10.00 per adult and £5.00 per under 16. Family of four ticket £20.00
Tickets from mia@roscahill.com or call Mia on 273244 or log onto Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/mamma-mia-here-we-go-again-movie-and-dinner-at-st-dunstans-tickets-52415161158

Confirmation Classes
A Confirmation Service will be held at St. Mary’s Church, Aylesbury on the evening of Easter Eve, Saturday April 20th. If you (or your son/daughter) would like to consider being confirmed please contact James. 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 on Saturday April 6th and April 13th from 10am to 12 noon. James

 

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). During the weeks commencing January 6th and 13th morning prayer will take place on Thursday only in the church (Jan 10th) and at the Rectory (Jan 17th). Everyone welcome