Pew Sheet 12 May 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. 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.

The Church is open daily from at least 9.30-4.00pm.

 

Sunday 12th May 2019

 

Fourth Sunday of Easter

 

Jesus knows all the challenges we face and the struggles we have. He is the good shepherd who watches over us and strengthens our faith. Let us give thanks for the love he has for us and rejoice that we are never alone, for he is always with us.


10.00am Parish Communion (Vocations Sunday)

First Reading: Acts 9.36-end
Second Reading: Revelation 7.9-end
Gospel: John 10.22-30

Hymns: 205, 643, 137, 21.
Anthem: Remember, O thou man (T. Ravenscroft)
Communion: 434, 622, 156.

11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion
Readings: Revelation 7.9-end, John 10.22-30.

3.00 Christian Aid Service
(St. Mary’s, Princes Risborough)

6.00pm Evensong
Readings: 1 Samuel 16.1-13 & Acts 1.12-end
Hymns: 673, 350, 587; Psalm: 113.

Prayer of the week:
Safe in your hand, O God, is the flock you shepherd through Jesus your Son. Lead us always to the living waters where you promise respite and refreshment, that we may be counted among those you know and follow you. We ask this through Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life, who lives with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Your prayers are asked this week for:

• Johanna, Margaret and other churchwardens ‘sworn in’ at the visitation service last week
• Peace and prosperity in the many troubled countries of the Middle East such as Syria, Israel, Iran and Iraq
• A breakthrough in the Brexit impasse and all those involved in the European parliamentary elections 
• Secondary Schools in Aylesbury, High Wycombe and Thame, their pupils, staff, heads and governors.
• Northmill & Oak Road (PR) Goodacres Lane, Silver Birch Drive & Woodbank (LG)
• Those who are in need in our parish:
  • Pam Johnson, Pam Lidgley, Sue Caudery, Iris Hutchison, Veronica Parker, Pam Strickland, Mary Copcutt, John Hobson and Mary Kent
• And also further afield for:
  • Alastair, Georgina Cole, Ginny Gibbs, Cathy Owen, Gail, Suzy Cooper, Jonathan Kelly, Joshua, Marj and Bill
• The recently departed: Eddie White
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Enid Menzies, Pat Lucas, Brian West, Norah Cockcroft, Dave Sullivan, Grace Smythers.
    

Please remember the charities that the parish supports:
 The Bucks Historic Churches Trust provides grants to help maintain churches in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. 
www.bucks-historic-churches.org.

Notices

Silent Prayer Meeting, Monday May 13th at 8pm
“Silence is not as simple as absence of noise it is the creation of a space where God can be”. Please come along to a meeting in the church hall to encourage us to be still in the presence of God and in the company of others. James 

Spring Concert in church, Saturday 18th May, 7.30pm
Manor House Music will play popular classics by Mozart, Vivaldi, Holst, Debussy, Bach etc. 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

St. Dunstan’s Village BBQ, Sunday May 19th
12 noon for 12.30 with award winning and locally sourced ‘pulled pork’, sausages and burgers from Orchard View Farm. Tickets are £8 (children 18 and under £2). A complimentary drink will be served. The deadline for tickets is TODAY, available from Susanne Carr 01844 346827. 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 up in the porch for people to sign if they can provide a salad or dessert.

Congregational Mailing
Stewardship letters are being given out on Sunday May 26th 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, collect an unnamed pack and advise us of your name and address. James and the stewardship team

St Augustine of Canterbury Feast Day Talk
On Bank Holiday Monday, 27th May, at St Teresa’s Church, Princes Risborough, a special talk titled, ‘Bede, Augustine and the Gregorian Mission to England in the light of the earliest evidence’, will be presented by Dr Richard Shaw. Entry is free and refreshments will be served from 2.30pm with the talk starting at 3.00pm. The talk is expected to last about an hour.

Pilgrim Course on Holy Communion
A six session course that covers why Holy Communion is celebrated as a memorial of Christ’s saving passion and stands at the very heart of worship continues on May 29th at 7.30pm at the Rectory as part of the ‘Open House’ group that meets about once a month. You do not need to attend every session. All welcome. James

Additional person(s) required to cut the churchyard
A section of grass in the churchyard has become available to cut. It takes approximately 2 hours to do this every two weeks. If you are able to help please let James know.
 
Would you like a lift to church?
At St. Dunstan’s and St. Peter’s we’re aware that not everyone can drive or walk to church. If there is a service, event, concert, group of other meeting that you would like to attend but require a lift please contact Cathy Farquhar 01844 343226 as far in advance as possible

Cheerful cleaners required
A small group of volunteers is being formed to help clean the church on an occasional basis. This is not a regular commitment but draws on a group of people who are happy to spend an hour or so once in a while hoovering, dusting, sweeping etc. the church to keep it clean for visitors and church services. Without any obligation please contact Margaret Hunnibell (274366) for further information or to volunteer

Bucks Arts Week at St. Dunstan’s
The show is open from Saturday 8th to Sunday 16th June: Saturdays and weekdays 10 – 5 and Sundays 12 – 5. Late night opening until 7pm on Wednesday 12 June when you are welcome to come for a glass of bubbly! There will also be craft demonstrations from some of the artists on Monday June 10th and Tuesday June 11th from 11 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm. You are welcome to drop in at these times to see at least a couple of the following crafts in progress: woodcarving, mosaics, working with porcelain and paper sculpting. Cream teas weekend afternoons

Draft plans for extra toilets
Please pick up a copy of the draft plans to build two extra toilets at the back of the church hall. This will facilitate a more comfortable experience for those visiting St. Dunstan’s for large services and events when only one toilet is available! Please pass on any comments to James.

The Next Few Weeks 

Morning Prayer usually takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8.45am to 9.05am (except Bank Holidays). Everyone welcome.
The church is open daily from 9.30am to 4.00pm

Mon 13th May	8.00pm Silent Prayer Meeting (church hall)
Wed 15th May	2.30pm Friendship Group (church hall)
Thurs 16th May	9.30am Holy Communion                  2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)
Sat 18th May	7.30pm Spring Concert (see notices)
Sun 19th May St. Dunstan’s Patronal Festival	8.00am Holy Communion                     11.00am All Age Family Service without Communion     12/12.30pm village BBQ  (see notices); 6.00pm Evensong 6.00pm ‘Later’ Youth Group, Princes Risborough Methodist Church
Mon 20th May	8.00pm PCC Meeting (church hall)
Thurs 23rd May	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (in church) 2.00pm Knitters and Natterers (church hall)
Fri 24th May	1.00pm wedding
Sat 25th May	12.30pm wedding
Sun 26th May	10.00am Parish Communion   6.00pm Owlswick Evensong
Tues 28th May	9.15am Fellowship Walk (lay-by)
Wed 29th May	7.30pm ‘Pilgrim Course’ at the Rectory (see notices)
Thurs 30th May Ascension Day	9.30am Holy Communion
Fri 31st May	8.00pm An evening at St. Peter’s Chapel with Celtic Harpist, Madeleine Smith (see newsletter for details)
Sun 2nd June	8.00am Holy Communion                  10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptisms; 6.00pm Evensong
Wed 5th June	2.00pm Monks Risborough School Ascension/Pentecost service
Thurs 6th June	9.30am Healing and Holy Communion   2.00pm Monks Monkeys  Bucks Arts Weeks starts setting up
Sat 10th June	Bucks Arts Week starts with cream teas on weekends afternoon
Sun 9th June	10.00am Parish Communion             11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion   6.00pm Evensong