Pew Sheet 5th 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. Coffee and squash is served after the 10.00am service in the church hall. 

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

Sunday 5th May 2019

Third Sunday of Easter

 

“Sing aloud… shout… Rejoice and exult with all your heart!” Let us keep Zephaniah’s joyful commands at the heart of our worship today, as we seek to follow Christ’s command to feed his sheep.

8.00am Holy Communion
Readings: Zephaniah 3.14-end, John 21.1-19.

10.00 am All Age Family Communion and Baptism of Florence Turner, Bernie Lewis and Stuart Edwards

Reading: Psalm 27
Hymns: 503, 964, 108, 876.
Communion: 47, 212, 648, 437.

6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Isaiah 38.9-20, John 11.17-44.
Hymns: 580, 683, 716; Psalm: 86v1-9.

Prayer of the week:
God of life, in your risen Son you reveal your abiding presence among us and summon those reborn in baptism to lives of worship and service. Fill this assembly with reverence as we come before you in prayer. Grant us courage and zeal in bearing witness before the world to your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, holy and mighty God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Your prayers are asked this week for:

 

• Florence, Bernie and Stuart beginning their Christian journey through Baptism
• A peaceful end to the fighting in Syria and the political crisis in Venezuela
• Those affected by the latest cyclone to strike parts of Southern Africa and the east Indian coast
• An end to gun and knife crime in homes, schools and neighbourhoods
• Elected leaders of local councils, community groups and organisations. All who run voluntary services and all who give their time to work as officers of these groups.
• The various charities supported by our team churches.
• Manor Road (PR) Loosley Hill, Violet Close, Foundry Lane (LR)
• 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, Anna Ballard, Jonathan Kelly, Joshua, Marj and Bill
• The recently departed:
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Tess Freier, Madeleine Cleaver, Brenda Farrelly.
    

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

Talk on Bell ringing, Thursday May 9th at 7.30
As part of the Fellowship Programme of Events there will be a talk on the art of bell ringing in the church hall and an opportunity to see the bells being rung in the church. All are welcome.

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, available from Susanne Carr 01844 346827, is Sunday May 12th. 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 now up in the porch for people to sign if they can provide a salad or dessert.
 
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

A Day Trip to Winchester and its Cathedral, Wednesday August 7th
There has been exceptional demand for places for this trip which is now fully booked. Occasionally people cancel their booking so if you are interested in coming on the trip please let me know and I will put you on a reserve list. James

Fun Day (September 6th) organisers required
The Fun Day is scheduled for September 6th but owing to the many other activities already organised by the events team at least two new additional volunteers are required to run the fun day if it is to take place this year. If you are interested in taking on one of these lead roles 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

Safeguarding – Online Course
The Church of England is encouraging everyone to become more aware of the potential risks and harm to young people and vulnerable adults. Everyone is invited to log onto a short basic awareness course (C0). This will help improve the understanding of abuse and help to build a culture of informed vigilance within the Church. The course is very straightforward to access, and should take no more than an hour to complete. It doesn’t have to be completed in one go but can be done in stages if preferred. If you would like to access the course please log onto https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org/ or contact the parish safeguarding officer, Angeline Vere, 343006 or angeline.vere@btinternet.com

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

Sun 5th May	8.00am Holy Communion                    10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptisms 6.00pm Evensong
Thurs 9th May	9.30am Holy Communion                 2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall)   7.30pm Visitation service at St. Mary’s, Princes Risborough 7.30pm Fellowship Bell Ringing Talk (see notices)
Sun 12th May	10.00am Parish Communion             11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 3.00pm Christian Aid Service, St. Mary’s Princes Risborough 6.00pm Evensong
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   2.30pm Naming/blessing ceremony               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)