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THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 29 February 2004

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: Heavenly Father, your Son battled with the powers of darkness, and grew closer to you in the desert: help us to use these days to grow in wisdom and prayer that we may witness to your saving love in Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Readings: Deuteronomy 26: 1-11 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13

Post Communion: Lord God, you have renewed us with the living bread from heaven; by it you nourish our faith, increase our hope, and strengthen our love: teach us always to hunger for him who is the true and living bread, and enables us to live by every word that proceeds from out of your mouth; through Jesus Christ our Lord AMEN

We pray this week

for Christopher our Bishop and for Christopher and Richard his suffragans

for the lonely, the anxious, the bereaved; and amongst the sick for Judith Hill, Michael Taylor, Pamela Christmas, Christine Tucker, Mavis Haile, Rod Cottrell, Alice Chambers, Tom Jones

for those who have died recently: Beryl Langley

and at their anniversaries pray for: Lawrence Haile, Barney Blackley

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 Graemesdyke Rd, + side roads (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 Anthem: Like as the hart : Herbert Howells
Voluntary: Fantasia in C minor : JS Bach

Beryl Langley’s funeral is 12noon Wednesday 3 March at Chilterns Crematorium

Taizé style Evening Worship 6.00pm tonight Sunday 29 February at St Peter’s

A Service of Wholeness and Healing 8.00pm Monday 1 March St Peter's Lady Chapel

WEDNESDAY TALKS IN LENT - 3-31 March at St Peter’s - 8pm in the Lady Chapel
Each evening will involve a talk and then a period of prayer together
(in the tradition of the prayer for the evening).
this week 3^rd Ignatian Spirituality Sister Winifred Morley;
Please see 10^th Franciscan Spirituality Canon Iain Lane;
Lent Talks leaflet 17^th Praying the Rosary The Revd Jenny Cappleman;
on church tables 24^th Celtic Spirituality The Revd Ken Dixon;
31^st Praying with Icons The Revd David Ridgeway.

LENT HOUSE GROUPS begin tomorrow 1^st March. There are groups planned for every day of the week with a choice of morning, afternoon or evening meetings and two different courses of study. Ruth Treves Brown 863268

Will you be joining in the World Day of Prayer this coming Friday? Services 11am at Sacred Heart and 8pm at Northchurch Baptist Church. If you cannot get to a service – see page 21 of the February Review. Whatever time you can make it, someone somewhere in the world will be reading and praying the same thoughts at the same time as you.

CHILDREN & COMMUNION before Confirmation A 10 week preparation – starting next Thursday 4 March- for baptised children [7-11 years] to be admitted to Communion at Pentecost, will take place on Thursdays with Fr Martin and Jenny Wells, 5-6pm at All Saints’ from 4 March. Please pick up letter & Application from church table. Fr Mark 864194, Fr Martin 866161, Jenny 870981

Fairtrade Fortnight 1-14 March & March 04 is 10^th Anniversary of Fairtrade Foundation
TRAIDCRAFT STALL at St Peter’s & at All Saints’ – next Sunday Please come and buy fairly traded goods after morning services. Orders can be taken from the Traidcraft catalogue. Angela Morris 866992, Chris Dipper 873006
Fairtrade Fortnight. Open days at 17 Castle Hill Avenue 10am to 4pm on Thursday 4^th and Saturday 13^th March to sample fairly traded teas, coffees and snacks. All welcome.

REVIEW APRIL COPYDATE is Friday 5 March but earlier receipt of copy would be appreciated. Copy to David Woodward (862723) 3 Murray Road HP4 1JD
email: woodies @ chyverton3.freeserve.co.uk

All Saints’ April/May NEWSLETTER copydate 8 March Details of family news or matters concerning Anglicans at All Saints typed or on disc to Christina Billington, 13 Ashridge Rise, HP4 3JT or email chrissybill @ ntlworld.com

YOU CAN STILL VOLUNTEER: to give someone a lift to St Peter’s on a Sunday morning. Please contact Tony Roberts 865678 Em:robertsseniorgt@onetel.net.uk or Carole Dell 867406
OR to fill vacancies in St Peter’s cleaning teams. Time needed: about ½ hour every 6 weeks on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Please contact the Parish Office 878227 or Marjorie Bowden 871283 and Thank you Philippa, Penny, Christopher, Graham, Edmund, Marion & Wendy who have recently volunteered.

Notes & Notices

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING 10.50am Sunday 14 March in St Peter’s
This is the meeting that all church members are invited to attend.
One of its tasks is to elect members to serve on the PCC and the Churchwardens for the coming year. Nomination forms are now available in both churches.
THE ELECTORAL ROLL 2004-2005 is now available for inspection in church.
no further names may be added until after the A.P.C.M.
PARISH REPORTS are also now on the church tables.
Please collect one and remember to bring it to the A.P.C.M.

St Peter’s LENDING LIBRARY is now operating at any time on a self-service basis. The instructions are on the Library trolley. If any queries please contact Penny Abbott 873205

DIARY Sun 14 Mar: Parish Service, 9.30am at St Peter’s followed by the A.P.C.M. (see above)
Mon 22 Mar: Cowper Society presents An Evening of Historical Curiosities 7.30pm Old Hall, Coll.Sch.
Sun 28 Mar: Stainer Crucifixion - St Peter’s Choir together with All Saints’ Choir, 6.00pm at St Peter’s
Sun 4 Apr: Palm Sunday – Blessing of Palms 9.15am at All Saints’; Procession to 9.30am at St Peter’s
Sun 4 Apr: Chiltern Chamber & Madrid Bach Choirs - Bach St Matthew Passion 6.00pm at St Peter’s
Sun 18 Apr: Wendlebury Wind Recital – retiring collection for the piano fund, 7.30pm at St Peter’s
Sat 24 Apr: Handel Messiah Berkhamsted Choral Society, 7.30pm at St Peter’s
Sun 25 Apr: Thanksgiving service for departed family & friends, 6.00pm at St Peter’s
Sun 9 May: Children’s Society Berkhamsted Walk –sets out from the Court House from 10.30am
Sat 15 May: The Cowper Society presents The Bridgewater Band, 7.30pm at St Peter’s

at ST PETER’S	Today Sunday 29^th February	next week Sunday 7^th March
SIDESMEN	8.00am Geoff Dell 9.30am Rosemary & Tony Byrne Dorothea Chambers, Pearl Wiggins 6.00pm Michael Robinson	8.00am Elizabeth Jackson 9.30am Barbara & Ron Fisher Judith Limbert, Richard Foster 6.00pm Christopher Morris
INTERCESSOR	9.30am Margaret Burbidge	9.30am Geoff Dell
CHALICE	9.30am Rachael Anderson, Jane M., Frank N.	9.30am Richard Ruffell, Graham T, John A
SERVERS	8.00am Alan Conway 9.30am Chris Clegg (MC) Ron Fisher (Crucifer) Jenna Nicholls, Sam Limbert	8.00am Libby Grundy 9.30am Mark Coleman (MC) Alex Evans(Crucifer) Charlotte Nelson, Sarah Clegg
READINGS	8.00am Geoff Dell 9.30am Alex & Nicky Evans	8.00am Anthea Lepper 9.30am John & Penny Abbott
CRÈCHE ROTA	9.30am Karen Rutherford, Clare Kaye	9.30am Hilary Ozcan, Harriet Morris
CHURCH CLEANING 1-7 March Carole Dell, Catherine Imber, Helen Pope, Pat Hunt, Pearl Wiggins
at ALL SAINTS’	Today 9.15am Sunday 29^th February	next week 9.15am Sunday 7^th March
SIDESMEN	Hilary Elliott, Muriel Johnstone	Bernard Grigg, Pat Hearne
INTERCESSOR	Viv Dottridge	Julie Wakely
CHALICE	Kate Hennessey, Gordon Hufford	Rob Wakely, David Woodward
SERVERS	Sophia Hennessey, Penny O’N, Tracy R	Alice Dipper, Hannah W. & Catherine W.
READINGS	Simon & Sarah Whale	Gill Malcolm, Kate Blundell

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 & rota swap names all by 2pm Wednesday please
PARISH OFFICE hours this week: 9.30am-5.30pm Tuesday & Wednesday & 9.30-12noon Friday

This Week’s Diary

	ST PETER’S	ALL SAINTS’
Today Sunday 22 February The Next before Lent	8.00am EUCHARIST O 9.30am SUNG EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 6.00pm EVENSONG & SERMON	9.15am SUNG EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders
Groups Young People’s Fellowship 7-9.30pm Pancakes in the Court House. Jimmy Young 876736
Monday 23
Groups Emmaus Nurture Course 1.30-3.00pm at the Rectory. Fr Mark Bonney 864194.
Tuesday 24	5.15pm Choir Practice until 6.15pm	9.30am EUCHARIST
Groups Chuckles Toddlers 10-11.30am in All Saints’ Hall. This week 10.15am SONGS followed by plenty of activities & refreshments. Jenny Wells 870981/Kate Spall 873470 Mothers’ Union Prayers 2.00pm with Dorothy Baily at 17 Shaftesbury Court, Valley Road. Please let us know of anyone who needs our prayers . Jenny Wells 870981
Wednesday 25 Ash Wednesday	7.30am EUCHARIST 7.00pm Choir practice for …. 8.00pm Solemn Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes Preacher: Fr Martin Wright	8am – 6pm Day of Prayer
Groups Women’s Fellowship 2.30pm in the Court House for Lent Service . Biddy Shacklock 864574. If you need a lift please ask Biddy the day before the meeting. Junior Confirmation Preparation 5.00-6.15pm at the Rectory. Fr Mark Bonney 864194 Pathfinder Games Club 7.00 – 8.30pm in All Saints’ Hall. Jimmy Young 876736 Children & Communion Course 5.00-6.00pm at All Saints’. Fr Martin 866161 Emmaus Nurture Course next session (at Landswood) 3^rd March. John Malcolm 874993
Thursday 26	11.00am EUCHARIST O 8.00pm Bellringing (access -south door) until 9.15pm
Groups Home Group 8.00pm at 8 Plover Close. Linda Bisset 862115
Friday 27	No 9.15am Eucharist 6.15pm Choir Practice until 7.15pm 7.30pm Bridgewater Band rehearsal
Groups Little Fishes Toddlers 9.30-11.30am in the Court House with plenty of activities and refreshments. Nicole Addy-Varndell 864094 Friday Study Group 1.30 – 3.00pm. Informal Bible study. Young children welcome. Kate Semmens 866531
Saturday 28	Am/1.30pm Staging/rehearsal 6.45/7.30pm Access/Bridgewater Band concert
Sunday 29 February The First Sunday of Lent	8.00am EUCHARIST O 9.30am SUNG EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 6.00pm TAIZÉ Style Evening Worship	9.15am SUNG EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders Preacher: John Malcolm
Groups Young People’s Fellowship 6pm at St Peter’s for Taizé Service. Jimmy Young 876736

O= services where the PA Loop system is in use
Next Sunday’s Readings: Deuteronomy 26.1-1 Romans 10.8b-13 Luke 4.1-13

MORNING PRAYER 7.30am at St Peter’s Monday to Friday this week & 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.