Pew Sheet 4th August 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

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. The 10 o’clock for babies, toddlers, children and young people is taking a break during the summer holidays. Please therefore make use of the children’s corner in church with books, colouring sheets, toys etc. Coffee and squash are served in the church hall after the 10.00 am service

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

 

Sunday 4th August 2019

Seventh Sunday after Trinity

Let us come together to offer prayer and praise to God, and to seek grace, mercy and forgiveness for ourselves and for all.

8.00am Holy Communion
Readings:Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23 & Luke 12.13-21

10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptisms of Tommy Hunter and Agatha Barber   

Gospel: Luke 12.13-21

Hymns: 305, 964, 25, 766
Communion: 47, 555, 212, 856.

6.00pm Evensong
Readings: Genesis 50 v 4-end, 1 Corinthians 14 v 1-19
Hymns: 161, 382, 245; Psalm 107v1-9  

Prayer of the week:
O, God, the giver of every gift that endures; only by your grace can we rightly understand the wonder of life and why it was given. By the word of your Son challenge our foolishness, confront our greed, and shape our lives from the wisdom of the gospel. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen.

 Your prayers are asked this week for:

• Agatha and Tommy at the start of their Christian journey through Baptism
• The victims of child, sexual and domestic abuse
• Those who have suffered as a result of the flooding in Northern England  
• Those who are not enjoying their holiday, all who find the lengthy school holidays stressful and long for the return to normal life.
• Adult Learning & Education Programmes and the University of the Third Age.
• Market Square (PR) Main Road & New Road (LG)
• Those who are in need in our parish:
  • Pam Johnson, Veronica Parker, Pam Strickland, Mary Copcutt, John Hobson, Mary Kent and Michael Hopkins
• And also further afield for:
  • Alastair, Georgina Cole, Ginny Gibbs, Cathy Owen, Gail, Suzy Cooper, Jonathan Kelly, Joshua, Marj, Bill, Sue, Jo and Marriette
• The recently departed:
• Those whose anniversary of death falls at this time:
  • Jack Barraclough, Robin Stoddart, Michael Cotter, Freda Hill, Florence Darkins,
    Stan Randall.
    

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

Sustaining the Sacred Centre
Once again we hope you will support the various services during August under the umbrella of ‘Sustaining the Sacred Centre.’ Each day there is a short service of approximately 20 minutes to complement the existing services already held.

The additional services will be at St Dunstan’s on Friday evenings (8.00 pm) and late Saturday afternoons (5.00 pm) and, as before, on Tuesday evenings (6.00 pm) there will be a ‘Service of Reflection’ at St Peter’s, Owlswick.

The services, especially at Owlswick will reflect on the life and writings of Mother Julian of Norwich, a 14th Century woman of prayer who had a remarkable life and who wrote about her experiences of God in a book, still available, known as “Revelations of Divine Love.” What she learned is still relevant for us today. James and Rob

Monday (8.45 am): Morning Prayer at St Dunstan’s (not 26/8)
Tuesday (6.00 pm): Service of Reflection at Owlswick
Wednesday (8.45 am): Morning Prayer at St. Dunstan’s
Thursday (8.45 am): Morning Prayer at St. Dunstan’s
Friday (8.00 pm): Compline (night prayer) at St. Dunstan’s
Saturday (5.00 pm) Evening Prayer at St. Dunstan’s

New Book Group
I am thinking of starting a book group beginning in September which would meet once a month on a Monday evening in the church hall. If you enjoy reading and would like to join me, please let me know. Sue Ingram 01844 275287 / 07786 986823 / suemingram@hotmail.com

Bucks County Show, Thursday 29th August
Rev. Jenny Edmans is once again organising the Rest-a-While Marquee at the Bucks County Show on Thursday 29th August.  This is always very well supported by attendees of the Show and Jenny is now organising the cakes and rota for the marquee and is asking for 20 cakes from each Deanery and volunteers to serve and chat to people on the day.  These are slots of one hour from 10.00am to 4.00pm. She needs hosts (to chat to people and clear tables) – two people for each of the following slots: 10.00am – 11.00am; 11.00am – 12 noon; 12 noon – 1.00pm; 1.00pm – 2.00pm. In addition she needs people to help serve the teas, coffee and cake throughout the day.

Volunteers can claim £5 towards the entrance cost to the show ground. Jenny is going to contact people who have helped in the past but she would be delighted if new people came forward to help! Her e-mail address is   jennyedmans@aol.com
 
Big Band Swing Concert: Sat September 28th, 7.30pm
Much loved music by Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald etc. There will be a prize raffle and complimentary glass of wine/soft drink. Tickets £10 available from Sally’s Sewing Box, Duke Street, Princes Risborough or www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-dunstans-church
or Jackie (in the choir) 01844 343755

The Next Few Weeks 

Morning Prayer usually takes place on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8.45am to 9.05am (except Bank Holidays). Everyone is welcome. During August on Friday there is also Compline (night prayer) at 8.00 pm; on Saturday there is Evening Prayer at 5.00 pm and on Tuesday at 6.00 pm a service of reflection at St. Peter’s Chapel at Owlswick as part of ‘Sustaining our sacred centre’ (see notices)

Sun 4th Aug	8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptisms 6.00pm Evensong
Wed 7th Aug	8.00am Parish Outing to Winchester: leave from  A4010 lay-by (fully booked)
Thurs 8th Aug	9.30am Holy Communion                 7.30pm Fellowship talk about the Karibuni Trust (church hall)
Sun 11th Aug	10.00am Parish Communion         11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Evensong
Wed 14th Aug	7.30pm ‘Pilgrim Course’ at the Rectory
Thurs 15th Aug	9.30am Holy Communion
Sun 18th Aug	10.00am Parish Communion          6.00pm Evensong
Thurs 22nd Aug	9.30am Holy Communion 2.00pm Fellowship “Knit-In” (church hall)
Sat 24th Aug	12 noon wedding
Sun 25th Aug	10.00am Parish Communion           6.00pm Evensong at Owlswick
Tues 27th Aug	9.15am Walking group: (A4010 lay-by)
Sun 1st Sept	8.00am Holy Communion                10.00am All Age Family Communion and Baptism 6.00pm Evensong
Thurs 5th Sept	9.30am Healing & Holy Communion 2.00pm Monks Monkeys restarts
Sun 8th Sept	10.00am Parish Communion           11.30am Owlswick Holy Communion 6.00pm Evensong
Mon 9th Sept	8.00pm Silent prayer group (church hall)
Thurs 12th Sept	9.30am Holy Communion              2.00pm Monks Monkeys (church hall) 7.30pm Fellowship Talk – Working with orangutans by Anthea Mearns (church hall)
Sun 15th Sept	10.00am Parish Communion           6.00pm Evensong