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THE PARISH OF BERKHAMSTED St Peter’s with All Saints’ |
news for pews
THE FOURTH SUNDAY
OF ADVENT 21 December
2003
Eucharistic
Prayer A may be used at Holy Communion Services today
We welcome all
who worship here today. If you are a
newcomer please speak to one of the welcomers or to one of the clergy. We invite you to complete a card which you
will find in your pew, or on the table near the door of the church, and hand it
to one of the welcomers. Communicant
members of all Churches are welcome to receive Holy Communion. If you are not receiving Communion please
come to the altar rail for a blessing and carry a book so the minister knows.
Collect: Eternal God, as Mary waited for the birth of
your Son, so we wait for his coming in glory;
bring us through the birth pangs of this present age to see, with her,
our great salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord
AMEN
Readings: Micah 5:2-5a Hebrews 10:5-10
John 1:1-14
Post
Communion: Heavenly Father, who chose
the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the mother of the promised saviour: fill us your servants with your grace, that
in all things we may embrace your holy will and with her rejoice in your
salvation; through Jesus Christ our
Lord. AMEN
We pray this week
for Christopher our Bishop and for Christopher and
Richard his suffragans
for
our Church Schools, Victoria First School and headteacher, Janet Robinson and
Thomas Coram School and headteacher Bob Essery
for
the Guyana Diocesan Association
for
Cleo Story who is being baptised today at St Peter’s and for her parents and
godparents
for
the lonely, the anxious, the bereaved;
and amongst the sick for Judith Hill, Jenny Luckhurst, Michael Taylor,
Brenda Quarmby, Pat Large, Jeffrey
Davies, David Jackson, Pamela Christmas, Christine Tucker
for
those who have died recently:
and
at their anniversaries pray for: Arthur
Dye, Pamela Fisher, Eric Alsop, Donna Woodworth
We give
thanks for our communion with all the Saints, especially the Blessed Virgin
Mary and St Peter our patron.
At All Saints’ the weekly
prayers are for everyone who lives in (upper)
Cross Oak Road (from Anglefield), + The Oak (LHS going up)
PLEASE TAKE THIS PEW LEAFLET AWAY WITH YOU as a reminder of dates, subjects for prayer
etc. Fr Mark’s sermons at St Peter’s
are normally available from the church table.
Do take copies for anyone not here today.
Music
at St Peter’s
21st Anthem Tomorrow shall be my dancing day :
Trad. arr. AS Davis
Voluntary Chorale
Prelude Bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 649 Schubler Chorales : JS Bach
24th During the Communion A
selection of carols
Voluntaries Chorale-Prelude In dulci Jubilo BWV
729 : JS Bach & Six Pieces for Organ
(vi) Paean : Howells
25th Anthem
A selection of carols Voluntary Prelude & Fugue in D major BWV 539 : JS Bach
Notes & Notices
TODAY Sunday 21 December
Sunday
School Nativity plays 9.30am at St Peter’s & 10.00am at All
Saints’ Anglican/Methodist Christmas Carol Service – Anglican led, 6.30pm
at All Saints’
CONFIRMATION CLASSES FOR 12+ year olds will be
with Fr Mark 5.00pm – 6.15pm
on Wednesdays beginning 14 January.
Names please to Fr Mark 864194
DAYTIME
EMMAUS NURTURE COURSE Fr Mark will be leading a
daytime course 1.30-3pm at the Rectory, fortnightly on Mondays beginning 26 Jan
2004. Ideal for those thinking of
confirmation, wanting to find out about the Christian faith or in need of a
refresher course on the basics of the faith.
If you're interested please contact Fr Mark 864194
STEWARDSHIP PLEDGE FORMS Have you returned your completed
form yet?
The PCC
would like everybody in stewardship to return a form this
year. If you cannot find the form that
was delivered to you in the autumn PLEASE pick one up & fill it in TODAY
Stewardship Envelopes for 2004 – are available for collection in Church –
please ask the Churchwarden or Miles Nicholas (at St Peter’s)
PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO THE SHRINE OF OUR LADY
OF WALSINGHAM
Fr Mark and
Fr Martin will be leading the annual pilgrimage
Friday 5 – Sunday 7 March. If
you would like to join this weekend in a beautiful Norfolk village, devotional
and healing services in the Shrine
Church, good food
and comfortable rooms, walks by the sea and conviviality in the local Pub –
then
contact Fr Mark 864194 for a booking form.
£72 full board for the weekend.
Please
help HOPE FOR CHILDREN fill 1000 empty pencil tins which will be sent to 3rd world
countries to help in educational projects..
Children (& adults!) at St Peter’s are invited to bring: Pencils, pencil-crayons, biros, erasers, metal
sharpeners & exercise books (NB pencil cases, wax crayons & felt tipped
pens are NOT required this year) on Christmas morning:
HOSPICE OF ST FRANCIS CHRISTMAS BELL APPEAL Christmas Bells are on sale after the 9.30am
Eucharist at St Peter’s on each Sunday during Advent.
THE CHRISTIAN AID COMMITTEE thanks everybody who helped
to raise £551, for the Goat Project in Burundi, at their Christmas
Fair. This is enough to buy 45 goats
St Peter’s LENDING LIBRARY next Sunday
28 December. Penny and John Abbott
873205
REVIEW FEBRUARY COPYDATE is Friday 2 January but earlier
receipt of copy would be appreciated.
Copy to David Woodward (862723) 3 Murray Road HP4 1JD
email: woodies@chyverton3.freeserve.co.uk
& review@c-of-e.freeserve.co.uk
ARE
YOU CONSIDERING PUTTING CASH IN THE OFFERTORY PLATE TODAY?, If so, are you aware
that an additional 28p for every pound given by a tax-payer
can be reclaimed? Do please use and
complete a Gift Aid envelope – available in church.
SECURITY at our
two Churches Please do look in during the day if you possibly
can. Your presence could just
discourage our less well-intentioned visitors. Thank you.
Notes & Notices
The Cowper Society presents
JS BACH CHRISTMAS ORATORIO *7.30pm TUESDAY 23 DECEMBER at St
Peter’s
CHILTERN CHAMBER CHOIR & ORCHESTRA
leader Stuart James
Louise Turner soprano, Jeanette Ager mezzo soprano,
Julian Stocker tenor, Christopher Foster bass
directed by Adrian Davis
*but please be seated by 7.15pm for rehearsal with Adrian for participation in
the chorales
Tickets £12/10 from The Bookstack, choir members or at the door
COPY FOR PEW LEAFLET – The pew leaflet for 28 December is already
complete. Copy for 4 January a.s.a.p please! Office details shown at foot of page.
DIARY Tue 6 Jan: Solemn Eucharist for
Epiphany, 8.00pm at St Peter’s
Sat 17 Jan: The English Mozart
Ensemble, 7.30pm at St Peter’s
Mon 2 Feb: Solemn Eucharist for
Candlemas, 8.00pm at St Peter’s
Wed 25 Feb: Solemn Eucharist with
Imposition of Ashes, 8.00pm at St Peter’s
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at ST PETER’S |
9.30am Sun 21 Dec |
11.30pm Wed 24 Dec |
9.30am Thu 25 Dec |
9.30am Sun 28 Dec. |
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SIDESMEN |
(8am Frank Allum) |
24 Dec |
(8am Patrick L.) |
(8am Stephen Wade) |
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INTERCESSOR |
Nicolas Bragge |
Chris Hunt |
Judith Limbert |
Margaret Burbidge |
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CHALICE |
Mike Eller |
Thelma Harris |
Jane Morgan |
Thelma Harris |
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SERVERS |
(8am David Crawley) |
Rachel Hill MC |
(8am Alan Conway) |
(8am Chris Clegg) |
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READINGS |
Geoff Dell |
Richard
Foster |
(8am Anthea L.) |
(8am Elizabeth J.) |
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CRÈCHE |
Nicola Beadle & Karl
Harbinson |
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- - - |
Elizabeth Geldart &
Cathy Salmon |
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CHURCH CLEANING 22-24 Dec
Marion Crawley, Ted Lewis, Elizabeth Jackson, Liz Bellamy |
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at ALL SAINTS’ |
10.00am Sunday 21 Dec |
9.15am Thurs. 25 December |
9.15am Sunday 28 Dec |
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SIDESMEN |
Peter Drury, Methodist |
Peter Meyer, Isobel
Saffrey |
The Churchwardens |
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INTERCESSOR |
Methodist |
Julie Wakely |
David Woodward |
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CHALICE |
Paul Timmis, Methodist |
Rob Wakely, Kate Hennessey |
Hilary Elliott, Philip
Wilton |
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SERVERS |
Tracy R., Penny O’Neil |
Tracy R., Calum B , Henry
Mc |
Jo Elliott, Alice D, Lucy
O’N |
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READINGS |
Tim Hennessey, Methodist |
Kate Blundell, John
Malcolm |
Gordon Hufford, Kate H. |
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PEW LEAFLET notices, in writing: The Parish Office, The Court House,
Berkhamsted HP4 2AX
email
j.green@c-of-e.freeserve.co.uk tel.878227 From 22 Dec. the letterbox, email & telephone
will be checked as regularly as possible but only ‘flexitime’ hours will be
worked.
Normal hours 9.30am-5.30pm Tuesday & Wednesday & 9.30-12noon Friday resume
6 January
This Week’s Diary
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ST
PETER’S
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ALL
SAINTS’
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Sunday 21 December The Fourth
of Advent |
8.00am EUCHARIST O 9.30am SUNG EUCHARIST with Sunday School
Nativity O & Crèche (11.00am change staging
from Nativity to Concert) 12noon Holy Baptism – Cleo Story No Evensong - 6.30pm Carol Service at All Saints’ 7.30pm Choir rehearsal for the Midnight Mass
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10.00am Anglican/ 6.30pm Anglican/Methodist Carol Service |
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Monday
22 |
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Tuesday
23 |
2.00pm concert
rehearsal
6.30/7.15pm
Audience access/Audience rehearsal
7.30pm JS
Bach Christmas Oratorio
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9.30am EUCHARIST |
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Wednesday 24 Christmas Eve |
No 7.30am Eucharist
4.00pm Children’s Carols & Procession to the
Crib
11.30pm PROCESSION, BLESSING OF THE CRIB & MIDNIGHT MASS OF CHRISTMAS O
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4.00pm Children’s Carols & |
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Thursday
25 Christmas
Day |
8.00am EUCHARIST O 9.30am Procession of Gifts to the Crib & 11.30am EUCHARIST (BCP) O |
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Friday
26 |
Stephen, Deacon, First
Martyr BOXING DAY BANK HOLIDAY |
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Saturday
27 |
John, Apostle and Evangelist
11.30am Quarter Peal
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Sunday 28 December Holy
Innocents |
8.00am EUCHARIST O 9.30am SUNG EUCHARIST O & Crèche 6.00pm EVENSONG & SERMON
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9.15am SUNG EUCHARIST O |
O= services where the PA Loop
system is in use
Next Sunday’s Readings:
Jeremiah 31:15-17 1 Corinthians
1:26-29 Matthew 2:13-18
MORNING PRAYER 7.30am at St Peter’s Mon, Tue, (7am Wed), Thu, Fri & 8.45am at
All Saints’ Sat and EVENING PRAYER 5.00pm at St Peter’s Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat & at All Saints’
Fri
A priest is always available for the sacrament of
confession by arrangement 864194
Fr Mark takes time off mid-day Friday - mid-day Saturday Fr Martin takes Monday off.
GROUPS
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