news for pews

 

THE PARISH OF BERKHAMSTED

St Peter’s with All Saints’

 

 

TODAY’S

HYMNS & PSALMS

 

ST PETER

 

8.00am
Eucharist

(Fr Basil)

 

9.30am
Sung Eucharist

(Fr Basil)

NEH

110

103

    Ps 118 15-24

105

120

 

6.00pm Choral Evensong

(Fr Martin)

NEH

117

107

 Ps 114 & 117

124

120

 

 

ALL SAINTS

10.00am
Family Eucharist

(Fr Martin)

(A&M)

77

2nd hymn in service sheet

501

428

 

 

EASTER DAY                                                               27 March 2005

Eucharistic Prayer E will 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:  God of glory, by the raising of your Son you have broken the chains of death and hell:  fill your Church with faith and hope;  for a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open in our Saviour Jesus Christ.  AMEN   
Readings:  Acts 10:34-43     Colossians 3:1-4      John 20:1-18  
Post Communion:  God of Life, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection have delivered us from the power of our enemy; grant us so to die daily to sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his risen life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.   AMEN

We pray this week

for Christopher our Bishop and for Christopher and Richard his suffragans

for ourselves as we are led by the Churchwardens and the PCC to appoint a Rector who will be able to guide us as we seek to play our part in God’s plans for the future.

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 United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (and especially Andrew and Janice Proud working in Addis Ababa).

for Alice Beaumont, Connie Cook, Andy Dunford, James Emery, Stephen Jullien, Laura Kirk, Sam Limbert, Lydia McMunn, Imogen Nation, Hannah Wakely & Catherine Wilton who are preparing for Confirmation in April.

for the lonely, the anxious, the bereaved;  and amongst the sick for Douglas Hartley, May Kempster, Michael Taylor, Christine Tucker, Christina Billington, Bob Essery, Giles Higgins, Edna Campkin, Jeanette Hopkins

for those who have died recently:  Alan Cox, Norman Barton, Sheila Beers

and at their anniversaries pray for:  Gertrude Barker, Peter Brown, Pearl Nobb, Richard Wiggins

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 Bridgewater Rd nos 111-168

 

 

Music at St Peter’s  am  Anthem  Hallelujah : Handel (during Offertory)
                                                           Now the green blade riseth : Old French Melody (during Communion)
am  Voluntary  Chorale Prelude Wir Danken Dir Herr Jesu Christ, dass du fur uns gestorben
                            bist BWV 623 : JS Bach (pre-service)   and   Carillon-Sortie : H Mulet (post-service)
pm        Introit  This Joyful Eastertide : Melody from David’s Psalmen, Amsterdam 1685
         Canticles  Stanford in G        Responses  Ayleward
          Anthems  Blessed be the God & Father : Wesley & at end The Lord bless you & keep you : Rutter
        Voluntary  Trumpet Voluntary : J Stanley (pre-service)
                            Paean - 6 pieces for Organ  : H Howells (post-service)

Notes & Notices

Easter Day FAREWELL TEA PARTY for Fr Martin and Geraldine
3-5pm today Sunday 27th March, in All Saints’ Hall.   
This will be followed by Fr Martin’s last service:  Choral Evensong 6.00pm at St Peter’s
Fr Martin’s Installation 7.30pm Wednesday 18 May at St Mark’s Church, Reigate –
Please sign lists in church if you wish to attend and also indicate if you need transport.

EASTER MONDAY PILGRIMAGE tomorrow 28 March TO ST ALBANS ABBEY
Meet at Court House at 7.45am for breakfast (donation to cover this would be appreciated) then walk to St Albans for BIG Celebration in the Abbey at 2.30pm.
Any offers of lifts home at 3.45pm gratefully received.   Please contact Jimmy 384929

REVIEW MAY Copydate Friday 8 April but earlier receipt of copy would be appreciated.    Copy to Christopher Green 17 Cowper Rd, HP4 3DE (863241), greenc@waitrose.com  

EXPLORING PRAYER:  SATURDAY 7 MAY AT ST ALBANS ABBEY  
Please discover the details by picking up a booklet in church. 
APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE RECEIVED BY 30 MARCH.  
Further details from Jenny Wells 870981

NEXT SERVICE OF WHOLENESS AND HEALING is 8.00pm Monday 11 April in the Lady Chapel at St Peter’s.  More details from Jenny Wells 870981 or Tracy Robinson 863559  

FAIR TRADE STALLS 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.   As a response to our concern for our trading partners in the Developing World, we are pleased to announce that both St Peter's and All Saints' churches have now been officially registered as Fair Trade Churches.

NEW DAYLIGHT BIBLE READING NOTES:  Annual subscription (£9.75) due with May-Sept. edition now being distributed.  New readers welcome.  Marjorie Bowden 871283

CRB VETTING – by law, any person supervising or involved with children’s activities needs to be vetted by the Criminal Records Bureau.   A register of all those who have already been vetted is now displayed in both churches.  If you take part in any activities involving children in either St Peter’s or All Saints’ & are not on the register, please contact Stephen Lally 863526 for the necessary form.

PLEASE SEE THE BACK PAGE for contact details during the vacancy

SECURITY AT OUR TWO CHURCHES  If you are passing either church during the day do please go in at any time and especially in a holiday period, in the lunch hour or in the late afternoon, when the open door can welcome our less well-intentioned visitors.   Thank you. 

PLEASE TAKE THIS PEW LEAFLET AWAY WITH YOU  as a reminder of dates, subjects for prayer etc.   Do take copies for anyone not here today.

 


THANK YOU if you helped to *clean or decorate our two churches for Easter. 
The beautiful flowers are especially appreciated after the Lenten ‘fast’.
*particular thanks if you faced this task whilst St Peter’s was being decorated.
THANK YOU also to everyone who assisted in the celebrations of Holy Week


ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING 10.45am Sunday 10 April in St Peter’s
This is the meeting that all church members are invited to attend.  One of its tasks is to elect the members to serve on the PCC for the coming year.   Nomination forms are now available in both churches.   We also need Churchwarden and Deanery synod nominations.   
The ELECTORAL ROLL 2005-2006 is now available for inspection in church.  
No further names may be added until after the A.P.C.M.   Please collect a Parish Report from the church table and remember to bring it to the A.P.C.M.

DIARY:  Sun 10 Apr:  Thanksgiving Service for departed family and friends, 6.00pm at St Peter’s
Sat 16 Apr:  Deanery Confirmation Service, Preacher: Christopher, Bishop of Hertford, 7pm, St Peter’s
Sun 1 May:  May Morning Madrigals 6.15am from St Peter’s tower followed by Court House breakfast
Sun 8 May:  The Children's Society Berkhamsted Walk and Stroll starts 10.30am from the Court House
Thu 26 May:  Corpus Christi Solemn Eucharist – 8.00pm at St Peter’s

at ST PETER’S

Today Sunday 27 March

next week Sunday 3 April 

SIDESMEN

8.00am   Elizabeth Jackson
9.30am   Michael & Rachael Anderson
              Douglas & Sheila Hartley
6.00pm   Christopher Green

8.00am   Stephen Halliday
9.30am   Ian Imber
              Kathie & Stephen Lally
6.00pm   Judith Limbert

INTERCESSOR

9.30am   Penny Abbott

9.30am   Nicolas Bragge

CHALICE

9.30am   Graham Tolley, Richard R, John A.

9.30am   June Haile, Tony Byrne, Carole Dell

SERVERS

8.00am   Michael Hart
9.30am   Alan Conway MC, Ron Fisher Cr.
              Charlotte Emery, Natalie Ruffell
6.00pm   Chris Hunt Th., Ted Lewis Cr.
              Chris Clegg, Rachel Hill.

8.00am   Mark Coleman
9.30am   Chris Clegg (MC)
              Alex Evans (Crucifer)
              Sam Limbert, Charlotte Nelson

READINGS

8.00am   David Lidderdale
9.30am   Jean & Christopher Green

8.00am   David Lidderdale
9.30am   John Cook, Geoff Dell

CRÈCHE ROTA

9.30am   Hilary Ozcan, Rachel Dell

9.30am   No Crėche

CHURCH CLEANING 29 Mar – 2 Apr  Marion Crawley, Ted L., Elizabeth J, Liz B., Graham B., Edmund C.

at ALL SAINTS’

Today 10.00am Sunday 27 March

next week 10.00am Sunday 3 April

AT THE DOOR

Tim & Kate Hennessey, Jacqui Cawood

Jenny H, Muriel Johnston, Annie Windle

INTERCESSOR

Ruth Treves Brown

Julie Wakely

CHALICE

Isobel Saffrey

John Malcolm, Chris Lumb

SERVERS

Sophia Hennessey

Hannah Wakely

READINGS

Richard Hackworth, June Williamson

Vicky Drury, Peter Taylor

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:  Tuesday – Thursday ‘flexi-time’ & 9.30-12noon Friday
Websites:  http://stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk and http://allsaintsberkhamsted.org.uk

 

 

This Week’s Diary 

 

ST PETER’S

ALL SAINTS’
Today

Sunday

27 March

EASTER DAY

7.00am  Ecumenical Service in the grounds of Berkhamsted Castle

 

8.00am  EUCHARIST O

9.30am  SUNG EUCHARIST O & Crèche

6.00pm  CHORAL EVENSONG O

Fr Martin’s last service before he leaves

 10.00am Family EUCHARIST O
Anglican led

Fr Martin’s last service at All Saints’

 

FAREWELL TEA PARTY for Fr Martin & Geraldine  3.00-5.00pm in All Saints’ Hall

Monday 28

EASTER BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY

 

Groups  Easter Monday Pilgrimage  Meet at the Court House at 7.45am for breakfast then walk to St Albans for BIG Celebration in the Abbey at 2.30pm.   Jimmy Young 384929

 

Tuesday 29

 

9.30am EUCHARIST

Wednesday 30

 

2.15pm  Funeral – Norman Alan Barton

Thursday31

 11.00am EUCHARIST O

8.00pm Bellringing (access -south door) until 9.15pm

 

Friday 1April

No 9.15am Eucharist

 

Saturday 2

 

 

Sunday

3 April

The Second

of Easter

8.00am  EUCHARIST O

9.30am  SUNG EUCHARIST O
(no Sunday School or Crèche)
Preacher: Canon Robin Brown

6.00pm Evening Prayer - said

 10.00am MORNING WORSHIP O
Anglican led
(no Sunday School or Crèche)

Groups  Sundays Together Lunch   12.30pm in the Court House.   For anyone on their own on a Sunday.   Joan Morris 863780 


O= services where the PA Loop system is in use
Next Sunday’s Readings:  Acts 2: 14a, 22-32     1 Peter 1: 3-9     John 20:19-31

NO MORNING OR EVENING PRAYER THIS WEEK

 

During the vacancy the Rural Dean, The Revd David Abbott (865100) can be contacted
Fr Basil Jones 864485 is always available for the sacrament of confession by arrangement
St Peter’s & All Saints’ Pastoral Support Group  If you would like to talk to someone about a personal or pastoral matter contact either Judith Limbert (873626) or Joan Cook (866278)
and they will arrange for a member of the support group to get in touch.

 

THE FOLLOWING NEXT MEET AS SHOWN

ABC Prayer Breakfast  The Way Inn, 16 Apr;

All Saints’ Area Committee  36 North Road,  11 May

All Saints’ Sunday School  Carenza Wilton 875147, 17 April (starting with breakfast at 9.30am)

Chuckles Toddlers  Jenny Wells 870981, 12 Apr - [service]

Cowper Society  The Court House, 24 Apr;

Grief & Loss Support  Thelma Harris 865785, 18 Apr;

Grief & Loss Luncheon  Thelma H. 865785, 20 Apr;

Hillside  Rob & Julie Wakely 875504, 19 Apr;

Home Group  Linda Bisset 862115, 14 Apr;

Julian Meeting  Jenny Wells 870981, 6 Apr;

Julian Meeting  Ruth T-B 863268, 13 Apr;

Little Fishes  Nicole Addy-V. 864094, 15 Apr;

Mothers’ Union  Kathie Lally, 19 Apr;

MU Prayers  Jenny Wells 870981, 26 Apr;

Pathfinder Games  Jimmy Young 384929, 13 Apr;

Parochial Church Council  Court House, 19 Apr;
(A.P.C.M, St Peter’s 10.45am, 10 Apr;)

St Peter’s Area Committee  The Court House, 11 May

St Peter’s Choir  Adrian Davis 864722, 5 Apr + 7pm 8th

St Peter’s Sunday School  Sally Emery 870656, 17 April (+supervised activities & crèche on 10 April)

Sundays Together Lunch  Joan Morris 863780, 3 Apr;

Tuesday Club, Jean Bray 864532, 5 Apr;

T.E.s  Jimmy Young 876736, 14 Apr