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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. Please do make use of the children’s corner in church with books, colouring sheets, toys etc.
The Church is open daily from at least 9.30-4.00pm.
Sunday 19th May 2019
Fifth Sunday of Easter/Patronal Festival
8.00am Holy Communion
Readings: James 1.17-21, John 16.5-15.
11.00am All Age Family Service without Communion
Hymns: 54, St. Dunstan’s hymn, 731, 856 & 332
Anthem: I will thank thee, D. Purcell
12.00pm/12.30pm Village BBQ (ticketed event)
6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Daniel 6.1-23, Mark 15.46-16.8.
Hymns: 354, 106, 470; Psalm: 98.
6.00pm ‘Later’ Youth Group, Princes Risborough Methodist Church
Prayer of the week:
We behold your glory, O God, in the love shown by your Son, lifted up on the cross and exalted on high. Increase our love that both in the name and in truth we may be disciples of the risen Lord Jesus, and so reflect by our lives the glory that is yours. Grant this through Jesus Christ, the first-born from the dead, who lives with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Your prayers are asked this week for:
- The Brexit negotiations and the European elections taking place this week
- Young people taking exams
- All those experiencing dementia and those who care for them
- Our local faith communities and our inter faith officers and groups, for the World Congress of Faith.
- Risborough Upper School, its pupils, staff, head and governors.
- Picts Lane (PR) St Peters Close & Archway (Sp)
- Those who are in need in our parish:
- Pam Johnson, 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: Pam Lidgley
- Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time: Pat Warne.
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.
The Bucks Historic Churches Trust provides grants to help maintain churches in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.
www.bucks-historic-churches.org.
Notices
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.
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
Bucks Arts Week Cream Teas help required
We need help in the church hall from 2.00 - 4.30 to serve cream teas over the two weekends of June 8th/9th and June 15th/16th. We are looking for volunteers to serve teas and also to provide cakes. If you are able serve or bake for either weekend please sign the list in the porch or let me know. If any young people would like to help they will be very welcome. Thank you. Cathy (343226) or cathy.farquhar@btinternet.com
Monks Risborough School Fair
This will take place on Saturday June 22nd (12-3pm). If anyone would like to volunteer to help run a stall at the fair please can you email friendsofmonksrisborough@gmail.com by June 7th
Thank you, James
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.
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
Did you know?
At last year’s annual meeting a number of questions were asked about the Christian Faith/Anglican Church. These included why different colours were used for the altar cloths throughout the year, the Reformation, other faiths and what is a gradual hymn. I came across a very useful website http://www.stmarysrickmansworth.org.uk/4_we_believe/did_you_know.html that contained the answers/further information about these questions as well as a whole host of other information. Please do log onto this website to find out more and if you do not have access to the internet please do write down your question and pass it to me instead. 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 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 (A4010 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 | 11.30am Funeral of Pam Lidgley 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 8th 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 |
| Mon 10th June | 8.00pm Silent Prayer (church hall) |
| Thurs 13th June | 9.30am Healing and Holy Communion 10.00am Fellowship Outing to Tiggywinkles 2.00pm Monks Monkeys |
| Sun 16th June | 10.00am Parish Communion 6.00pm Evensong (church hall) |
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