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news for pews
THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 28 March 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: Gracious Father, you gave up your Son out of
love for the world: lead us to ponder
the mysteries of his passion, that we may know eternal peace through the
shedding of our Saviour’s blood, Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN
Readings: Isaiah
43:16-21 Philippians3:4b-14 John 12:1-8
Post Communion: Lord
Jesus Christ, you have taught us that what we do for the least of our brothers
and sisters we do also for you: give us
the will to be the servant of others as you were the servant of all, and gave
up your life and died for us, but are alive and reign, now and for ever. AMEN
We pray this
week
for Christopher our Bishop and for Christopher and
Richard his suffragans
for our Church
Crèches, Sunday Schools, Pathfinder and Young People’s Fellowship groups and
for Little Fishes & Chuckles toddler groups, for all who attend them and
for all who help to run them
for
the children preparing for First Communion who are receiving bibles in church
today Charlotte Booth, Laura Day, Daniel Drury, Emily Newman, Joshua Wilton
for
the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (and especially Andrew and
Janice Proud working in Addis Ababa)
for
Guy Malam and Dido Edwards who are getting married this week
for
the lonely, the anxious, the bereaved;
and amongst the sick for Judith Hill, Michael Taylor, Christina
Billington, Pamela Christmas, Mavis Haile, Rod Cottrell, Alice Chambers,
Vaughan Meakins, Martin Judd, Christine Woodstock, James Woodstock, Rebecca Lee
for
those who have died recently: Anthony
Chatterton, Charlotte Pyburn
and
at their anniversaries pray for: Clifford Gossling, Peter Brown, Pearl Nobb
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 Ashridge Rise + Verney Close
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: Solus
ad victimam Kenneth Leighton
Voluntary: Prelude & Fugue in F minor BWV 534
JS Bach
Notes & Notices
AREA COMMITTEE ELECTIONS take place after the 9.15am & 9.30am services TODAY
LENT TALK (last in the series) Praying with Icons Wednesday 31
March at St Peter’s
8.00pm in the Lady Chapel with The Revd David Ridgeway - a talk and a
period of prayer
PALM
SUNDAY Blessing of Palms 9am NEXT Sunday
4 April at All Saints’ & Procession to St Peter’s
for 9.30am SOLEMN PASSION AND SUNG EUCHARIST
PLEASE SIGN THE MAUNDY
THURSDAY VIGIL LISTS (at either church)
HOLY WEEK Services Monday to Saturday. Full details in yellow Holy Week & Easter leaflet
8.00pm Monday
– Wednesday United Devotion at All Saints’
8.30pm Monday
Stations of the Cross at St Peter’s
8.30pm Tuesday
Service of Reconciliation with Laying on of Hands &
Anointing at St Peter’s
8.30pm Wednesday A Meditation on the Seven Last Words at St
Peter’s
8.00pm Thursday Eucharist
of the Lord’s Supper and Vigil of Prayer at St Peter’s
8.00pm Thursday
United Eucharist and Vigil of Prayer at All Saints’
12-3pm Friday
Three Hour Devotion including the Liturgy of the Day at St Peter’s
9.00pm Saturday The
Easter Vigil at St Peter’s
REVIEW MAY COPYDATE is NEXT Friday 2
April but earlier receipt of copy would be appreciated. Copy to David Woodward (862723) 3
Murray Road HP4 1JD
email:
woodies@chyverton3.freeserve.co.uk
WINTERSHALL - Surrey’s ‘Oberamergau’ Life of Christ performed by the local
villagers in the grounds of the Wintershall Estates. Wednesday 23 June 2004
10.00am – 4.00pm.
Tickets £12.50 (only 30 available).
Leaflets in church or ring Fr Martin 866161
TRAIDCRAFT
STALL after the Parish Service at St Peter’s next Sunday 4 April (& at All Saints’ after the Methodist service) –
Please come and buy fairly traded goods. Orders can be taken from the Traidcraft
catalogue. Angela Morris 866992, Chris
Dipper 873006
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
at ST PETER’S there
are NEW SIDESMEN’S & CLEANING ROTAS TO COLLECT
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
EASTER MONDAY PILGRIMAGE (12th
April) TO ST ALBANS ABBEY.
Meet at Court House at 7.45am for breakfast (donation to cover this of about
£1.50
would be appreciated) then walk to St Albans for big celebration in Abbey at
2.30pm.
Any offers for lifts home at 3.45pm gratefully received.
Please contact Jimmy 876736 or Fr Martin 866161 for more details.
Notes & Notices
6.00PM NEXT SUNDAY 4 APRIL AT ST
PETER’S JS BACH ST MATTHEW PASSION
CHILTERN CHAMBER CHOIR - THE BACH CHOIR OF MADRID
with ORCHESTRA Directed by Adrian
Davis
Daniel Auchincloss Evangelist, John Bernays Christ,
Louise Turner soprano, Anthony Price alto, Stephen Jeffs tenor & Christopher Foster bass
Presented by the Cowper Society.
Tickets £12/10 from Choir members or The Bookstack
DIARY
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
Sat 1 May: May Morning
Madrigals 6.15am from St Peter’s tower followed by a Court House
breakfast
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
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Today Sunday 28 March |
next week Sunday 4 April – Palm
Sunday |
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SIDESMEN |
8.00am Gerry Morrish |
8.00am Stephen Wade |
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INTERCESSOR |
9.30am Mike Eller |
9.30am John Cook |
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CHALICE |
9.30am Mike Eller, Graham Tolley, Chris H |
9.30am Carole Dell, Frank N, Richard R |
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SERVERS |
8.00am Mark Coleman |
8.00am Rachel Hill |
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READINGS |
8.00am Stephen Halliday |
8.00am Janet Eller |
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CRÈCHE ROTA |
9.30am Harriet Morris, Rachel Dell |
9.30am Rachel & Michael Below |
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CHURCH CLEANING 29 March – 3 April Priscilla Watt, Barbara Hible, Mary Swallow, Rachel &
Michael B |
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at ALL SAINTS’ |
Today 9.15am Sunday 28 March |
next week Sunday 4 April Palm
Sunday |
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SIDESMEN |
David Woodward, Frank
Abrahams |
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INTERCESSOR |
Jenny Wells |
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CHALICE |
Rob Wakely, Viv Dottridge |
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SERVERS |
Charlotte, Alice &
Ella Beaumont |
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READINGS |
Peter Bryant David Lee |
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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 & 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
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Sunday 28 March The Fifth of Lent Start of
B.S.T. |
8.00am EUCHARIST O 9.30am SUNG EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School
& Pathfinders 3.30 –
5.30pm Choirs’ rehearsal 6.00pm Stainer Crucifixion – St Peter’s & All Saints’ Choirs
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9.15am SUNG EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School
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Groups Young People’s
Fellowship 7.15-9.15pm in the Court
House. Jimmy Young 876736 |
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Monday
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Groups Prayers for our Schools 9.00am (coffee) for 9.15am at Eva Wallace-Hadrill, 16 Greystoke
Close (off Cross Oak Road) 879216.
Details: Marjorie Davies 01494
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Tuesday
30 |
5.15pm Choir
Practice until 6.15pm
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9.30am EUCHARIST 10.15am Chuckles Service |
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Groups Chuckles Toddlers 10-11.30am in All Saints’
Hall. This week 10.15am SERVICE Easter Story & Easter
Celebration followed
by plenty of activities & refreshments.
Jenny Wells 870981/Kate Spall 873470 |
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Wednesday 31 |
7.30am EUCHARIST
8.00pm Lent Talk Lord Teach us to Pray |
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Groups Junior Confirmation
Preparation 4.30-5.30pm at the Rectory. Fr Mark Bonney 864194 |
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Thursday
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11.00am EUCHARIST O 8.00pm Bellringing (access -south door) until
9.15pm
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Groups Children & Communion Course 5.00-6.00pm at
All Saints’. Fr Martin 866161 |
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Friday
2 |
9.15am EUCHARIST 10.00am Little Fishes Service 11.00am Instrumental rehearsal 1.30pm Wedding Guy Malam and Dido Edwards 7.00pm Choir Practice until 8.30pm |
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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 |
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Saturday
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Sunday 4 April Palm Sunday |
8.00am EUCHARIST with Palm CrossesO 9.30am SOLEMN PASSION & PARISH SUNG EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School
& Pathfinders 6.00pm JS Bach St Matthew Passion -
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Groups Sundays Together Lunch 12.30pm in the Court House. For anyone on their
own on a Sunday. Joan Morris
863780 Young People’s
Fellowship next meets 25 April Jimmy Young 876736 |
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O= services where the PA Loop system is in use Next Sunday’s
Readings: Isaiah 50:4-9a
Philippians 2:5-11 Luke 22:14-23:56 (at 9.30am – dramatised)
– and Luke 19:28-40 at 8.00am
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