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THE PARISH OF BERKHAMSTED

St Peter’s with All Saints’

TODAY’S

HYMNS & PSALMS

ST PETER

8.00am
Eucharist

(Fr Michael)

9.30am
Sung Eucharist

(Fr Michael)

Litany

Ps 91: 1-6

NEH

74

393

11.30am
Holy Baptism

(Fr Michael)

6.00pm Evensong

(John Malcolm)

Ps 119:73-88

NEH

64

414

250

ALL SAINTS

8.00am Holy
Communion

(The Revd
Paul Timmis)

10.00am
Morning Worship

(The Revd
Paul Timmis)

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 25 February 2007

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: Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ fasted forty days in the wilderness, and was tempted as we are, yet without sin: give us grace to discipline ourselves in obedience to your Spirit; and, as you know our weakness, so may we know your power to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. 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

within the Anglican Communion for the Diocese of Mexico and Bishop Carlos Touche-Porter

for our Diocese of St Albans, Christopher our Bishop and for all his staff

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 Owen John Gerry and Charles Philip Wyndham Goodwyn being baptised today at St Peter’s and for their parents and godparents

for the lonely, the anxious, the bereaved, and amongst the sick for Judith Hill, Muriel Norman, Ted Lewis, Christina Billington, Angela Morris

for those who have died recently: Phil Day

and at their anniversaries for: Tony Barnard, Harry Sheldon, 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 Durrants Road

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.

Music at St Peter’s Anthem: SS Wesley - Wash me throughly
Voluntary: J S Bach - Fantasia in C minor BWV 537

Notes & Notices

LENT THIS YEAR:
At St Peter’s starting next Wednesday 28 February, Fr Michael is giving four Lent talks entitled The Eucharist Makes the Church; also 7, 14 & 21 March
Each Talk will be preceded by Eucharist - 7.30pm Eucharist, 8pm Talk
Other churches in the town will be meeting together in groups for five weeks to study
Can we build a better world? - a York course (see poster).
LENT LUNCHES next Tuesday 27 February & Tuesday 27 March in The Court House
12noon – 2pm or as long as supplies of the delicious homemade soups last!
Donations for the work of CHRISTIAN AID

LENDING LIBRARY – LENT READING There is a selection of books available for personal study in the lending library at the back of the church.

NEXT EUCHARIST WITH PRAYERS FOR HEALING is 8.00pm Monday 5 March in the Lady Chapel at St Peter’s. All are welcome to join us for this service.
More details from Tracy Robinson 863559

CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION (including First Communion for Children) will take place at ST PETER’S 9.30AM SUNDAY 20 MAY.
CONFIRMATION CLASSES for 12+ year olds are now underway
THE PREPARATION COURSE for children taking Communion before Confirmation will be taken by The Revd Tricia Gibson 5pm Thursdays in St Peter’s Lady Chapel starting 19 April. All Names please to Fr Michael 864194

REVIEW APRIL COPYDATE is NEXT Friday 2 March but earlier receipt of copy would be appreciated. Copy to Christopher Green 17 Cowper Rd, HP4 3DE (863241), email: greenc@waitrose.com

DARWIN, CREATIONISM & INTELLIGENT DESIGN. WEA First Friday talk by Andy Gunn Friday 2 March 1-3.15 pm at the Friends' Meeting House. Charge: £10.
Do come and learn/support/contribute to the discussion. Could be lively!
Hazel Ward 875899.

ACTIONAID TEA & COFFEE MORNING 10-12.30pm next Saturday 3 March at Berkhamsted Baptist Church. Delicious cakes etc for sale. ActionAid is an internationally recognised charity whose aim is to fight poverty worldwide.

FAIRTRADE STALLS at St Peter’s & at All Saints’ – next Sunday 4 March Come and buy fairly traded goods after morning services. Orders can be taken from the Traidcraft catalogue. Angela Morris 866992, Julie Wakely 875504

All Saints’ Apr / May NEWSLETTER copydate Monday 5 March. Details of family news or matters concerning All Saints typed or on disc to Christina Billington, 13 Ashridge Rise, HP4 3JT or email chrissybill@ntlworld

Notes & Notices

NEW ELECTORAL ROLL 2007-2013 EVERYONE wishing to be included on the roll whether entered on the present roll or not, will need to complete a new form.
Electoral roll forms will be found in church.
FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED BY TODAY SUNDAY 25 FEBRUARY
to Judith Limbert at St Peter’s, to Pat Hearne at All Saints’ or The Parish Office (address p.3)

St Peter’s FRIDAY LUNCHTIME RECITALS 1 – 1.45pm
9 March Angela Brownridge piano; 16 March: Cantello: soprano, oboe, ’cello, harpsichord; 30 March Trio Artemis: violin, ’cello, piano;
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The Cowper Society TALKS 8.00pm in THE COURT HOUSE
next Tuesday 27 February Patrick Lepper On the Road to Mandalay: a visit to Burma
Tuesday 27 March Kate Perera The Art of Translation

DIARY: Sun 25 Mar: Annual Parochial Church meeting 11.15am in the Court House; Sun 1 Apr: Palm Sunday - CCC Music for Lent & Passiontide 6pm at St Peter’s’; Wed 4 Apr: Easter Club 9.30-3pm at All Saints’; Sun 8 Apr: Easter Day;
27-29 Apr: Pilgrimage to Walsingham; Sat 12 May: Berkhamsted Choral 7.30pm at St Peter’s;
Sun 20 May: Confirmation & First Communion 9.30am at St Peter’s; Sat 9 Jun: The Bridgewater Band & CCC Haydn Creation 7.30pm at St Peter’s; Sat 16 Jun: Petertide Fair 10-3pm at St Peter’s;
Sun 1 Jul: John Pritchard Ordination (to be deacon/training curate in this parish) 11.15am at St Albans;

at ST PETER’S	Today Sunday 25 February	next week Sunday 4 March
SIDESMEN	8.00am Frank Allum 9.30am Ann Wallington, John Addy Michael & Rachael Anderson 6.00pm John Cook	8.00am Stephen Wade 9.30am Tony & Mandy Bailey Jane Bartholomew, Eric Brown 6.00pm Michael Robinson
INTERCESSOR	9.30am Chris Hunt	9.30am Elizabeth Jackson
CHALICE	9.30am Graham Tolley, Tony B. Rachael A.	9.30am Carole Dell, June H., Nicky E.
SERVERS	8.00am Alan Conway 9.30am Libby Grundy (MC) Will Morgan (Crucifer) Sam Limbert, James Ruffell	8.00am Alan Conway 9.30am Chris Clegg (MC) Rachel Hill (Crucifer) Ron Fisher, Simon Good
READINGS	8.00am Janet Eller 9.30am Don Whatmore, Priscilla Coombs	8.00am Anthea Lepper 9.30am Alan & Barbara Conway
CRÈCHE ROTA	9.30am Nicola Beadle, Rachel Dell	9.30am Rachel Below, Karen Walker
CHURCH CLEANING 26 Feb – 3 Mar: Catherine Imber, Helen P., Christopher G., Pearl W., Richard Davies
at ALL SAINTS’	Today 10.00am Sunday 25 February	next week 10.00am Sunday 4 March
AT THE DOOR	Felicity White, Peter Meyer	Frank Abrahams, June Williamson
INTERCESSOR		Richard Hackworth
CHALICE		Richard Hackworth, Ray & Jean Emsall
SERVERS		Charlotte Beaumont
READINGS	Simon Black, Guy Dawkins	Heather Wignall, Lesley Bradshaw

PEW LEAFLET notices, in writing: The Parish Office, The Court House, Berkhamsted HP4 2AX
email ChurchOffice@greatberkhamsted.org.uk tel.878227 & rota swaps by 2pm Wednesday please
PARISH OFFICE hours this week: 9.30am-5.00pm Tue & Wed; 9.30am-12noon Thu & Fri.
Websites: http://stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk and http://allsaintsberkhamsted.org.uk

This Week’s Diary

	ST PETER’S			ALL SAINTS’
Today Sunday 25 February The First in Lent	8.00am EUCHARIST O 9.30am SUNG EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 11.30am HOLY BAPTISM 6.00pm EVENSONG & SERMON			8.00am HOLY COMMUNION O Methodist led 10.00am MORNING WORSHIP O Methodist led Crèche & Explorers (including Pathfinders)
Monday 26	10.30-11.30am Organ – Jane Watts 8.00pm EUCHARIST
Groups Confirmation Class 4 – 5pm in the Court House. Fr Michael Bowie 864194
Tuesday 27	9.30-10.30am Organ – Bill Thom 5.15pm Choir Practice until 6.15pm					9.30am EUCHARIST 10.15am Chuckles Service
Groups Chuckles Toddlers 10-11.30am in All Saints’ Hall. This week 10.15am SERVICE JESUS CALMS THE STORM followed by plenty of activities & refreshments. Jenny Wells 870981 Cowper Society Talk 8pm in the Court House. Patrick Lepper On the Road to Mandalay: a visit to Burma David Pearce 878809 Mothers’ Union Prayers 2.00pm with Dorothy Baily at 17 Shaftesbury Court, Valley Road. Please let Tracy Robinson 863559 know of any prayer requests Hillside Group 8.00pm at 22 Upper Hall Park. Rob & Julie Wakely 875504
Wednesday 28		8.00am EUCHARIST 1.30-2.30pm Greenway School visit 7.30pm EUCHARIST followed by 8.00pm LENT ADDRESS: The Eucharist makes the Church (Fr Michael Bowie)
Groups Pathfinder Games Club (yrs 5-8) 7 – 8.30pm in All Saints’ Hall. Jimmy Young 384929 Emmaus Course 8-9.30pm at Landswood, Shootersway. John Malcolm 874993.
Thursday 1 March St David			11.00am EUCHARIST O 8.00pm Bellringing (access -south door) until 9.15pm
Groups T.E.s meets next week 8^th March, 7 – 9pm in the Court House. Jimmy Young 384929 Buildings Committee 8.00pm at 17 Cowper Road. Christopher Green 863241
Friday 2	9.15am EUCHARIST 10.00am Little Fishes Service 10.30am Worship & Liturgy Committee meeting 7.00pm Choir Practice until 8.30pm
Groups Little Fishes Toddlers 10.00am SERVICE in St Peter’s followed by plenty of activities & refreshments in the Court House. Nicole Addy-Varndell 864094
Saturday 3	10.00am EUCHARIST 11.30am Quarter Peal 3-5pm Organ – Jon Lee
Sunday 4 March The Second of Lent	8.00am EUCHARIST O 9.30am SUNG EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 6.00pm EVENING PRAYER - said				10.00am SUNG EUCHARIST O Anglican led Crèche & Explorers (including Pathfinders)
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: Genesis 15: 1-12, 17,18 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-end

at St Peter’s Morning Prayer 7.30am Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri; 9.30am Sat; Evening Prayer 5pm (Mon–Sat) except Thu. at All Saints’ Evening Prayer 5pm Fri. & Morning Prayer 8.45am Sat.

For all pastoral matters please contact Fr Michael Bowie 864194. Fr Michael takes Thursday off.