The Parish of Great Berkhamsted

St Peter’s Church

 

The First Sunday of Advent

2^nd December 2007

 

 

 

Welcome to St Peter’s Berkhamsted.  If you are new to the parish or this service, please feel confident to introduce yourself to a “welcomer,” one of the Clergy or Sides people. 

Communicant members of all Churches are invited to receive Holy Communion.  If you are not receiving Communion, please come to the Altar rail for a blessing but carry a book so the minister knows.

The Sunday School and Crèche run in the Court House from 9:30am.  Children are welcome to stay in the service. There are children’s games at the rear of church.

 

Coffee and refreshments are served in the Court House after morning service. 

You are most welcome to join us for this refreshment if you have time.

 

 

 

Website:  http://stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk

Notices

 

 

 

§        TRAVELLING CRIBS  Two cribs will set out today (Advent Sunday), one from St Peter’s and one from All Saints’.   Anne Stead is the contact for St. Peter’s 876176

§        FAIRTRADE STALLS today (2^nd December) in the Court House.  Fair trade goods orders can be taken from the Tradecraft catalogue.  Angela Morris 866992, Julie Wakely 875504

§        THE HOSPICE OF ST FRANCIS  The Annual “Light up a Life” Ceremony takes place today at the Hospice @ 4:30pm.  If you would like to dedicate a light in someone’s memory, please take a form from the back of church.  Christmas Bells will be on sale in aid of the Hospice at the back of church each Sunday until Christmas.

§        REVIEW JANUARY COPYDATE was on Friday 30^th November.  Copy today or tomorrow would be welcomed.  Copy to Christopher Green 17 Cowper Rd, HP4 3DE (863241), email:  greenc@waitrose.com    
REVIEW Deliverer needed please to deliver seven Reviews to Upper Hall Park from Jan 08

§        CHURCH LENDING LIBRARY   Penny Abbott (choir) would be grateful for any books, magazines, videos, tapes or CD’s of a general Christian content – particularly fiction.  They can be donated or loaned to the Library.  If you can help, please contact Penny on 873205

§        CHILDREN’S SOCIETY BOXHOLDERS  Have you  missed the November  box count?   Please call Kathie Lally 863526 who will collect your box.

§        STEWARDSHIP ENVELOPES please collect from Miles & Diana Nicholas

§        PETERTIDE FAIR 2008  At its meeting on 11^th December the Parochial Church Council will be considering charities to support both at home and overseas.  If you have any suggestions, please contact Paul Jullien before the 11^th on 07775 525546.

§         A WALK THROUGH THE OLD & NEW TESTAMENTS  John Malcolm will be running a 5 week course about the Bible.  Tuesday Evenings 8/15/22/29 January and 5^th February @ 8pm.  Please contact John on 874993 or the Parish Office if you are interested 

Prayer Diary

A daily reminder to pray for the Church, Country, parish & community in Berkhamsted.

 

ST PETER’S	Today Sunday 2nd December	next week Sunday 9th December
SIDESMEN	8:00am    Elizabeth Jackson 9:30am    Barbara & Ron Fisher               Bernard & June Haile 6:00pm    Christopher Morris	8:00am    Elizabeth Prosser 9:30am    Sheila Hartley, Patricia Hunt               Michael & Barbara McKenna 6:00pm    John Cook
INTERCESSOR	9:30am    Will Morgan	9:30am    Michael Below
CHALICE	9:30am    Tony Byrne, Carole Dell, Mike E	9:30am    Nicky Evans, June Haile, Kate H
CRÈCHE	9:30am    Hilary Ozcan, Hayley Gerry	9:30am    Rachel Below, Ali Allsop
SERVERS	8.00am    David Crawley 9:30am    David Northcott, (MC)               Alex Evans (Cr)               Ted Lewis, Will Morgan	8:00am    Alan Conway 9:30am    Chris Clegg (MC)               Simon Good (Cr)               James Ruffell, Sam Limbert
READINGS	8:00am    David Lidderdale 9:30am    Claire Below, Francesca Gurdon              Francesca Gurdon	8:00am    Patrick Lepper 9:30am    Libby Grundy,  Chris Clegg

Church Cleaning: Priscilla Watt, Barbara Hible, Mary C-Swallow, Rachel & Michael Below, Penny Abbott

This Week’s Diary 

In Church                                                                                       O= services where the PA Loop system is in use

SUNDAY 2nd  December   The First Sunday of Advent	8:00am      EUCHARIST O (Fr Michael Bowie, Pr The  Revd John Pritchard) 9:30am      SUNG EUCHARIST O(Fr Michael Bowie, Pr The  Revd John Pritchard) Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 4:30pm      Choir Practice 6:00pm     ADVENT CAROL SERVICE O (Fr Michael Bowie)
Monday 3rd	7:30am      Morning Prayer 12noon     Organ: Andrew Arthur (4:45pm)	5:00pm     Evening Prayer 6:00pm     Eucharist
Tuesday 4th	7:30am      Morning Prayer 9:30am      EUCHARIST @ All Saints’, Shrublands Rd 9:45am      Organ: Bill Thom (10:45am)	5:00pm     Evening Prayer 5:15pm     Choir Practice (6:15pm)
Wednesday 5th	7:30am      Morning Prayer 8:00am     EUCHARIST	5:00pm     Evening Prayer
Thursday 6th  St Nicholas	7:30am      Morning Prayer 11:00am    EUCHARIST O  12noon      Organ: Andrew Arthur (4:45pm)	5:00pm     Evening Prayer 8:00pm     Bellringing (9:15pm) south door
Friday 7th	7:30am      Morning Prayer 9:15am      EUCHARIST 10:00am     Little Fishes Service	5:00pm      Evening Prayer 7:00pm      Choir Practice (8:30pm)
Saturday 8th Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary	9:30am      Morning Prayer 10:00am    EUCHARIST 10:30am    Young People’s rehearsal 1:00pm      Organ: Andrew Arthur (4:45pm)	5:00pm      Evening Prayer 6:45pm      Access / Front of House 7:30pm      Organ Recital: Andrew Arthur plays Buxtehude
SUNDAY 9th   The Second Sunday of Advent	8:00am      EUCHARIST O (The Revd Luke Geoghegan) 9:30am      SUNG EUCHARIST O (The Revd Luke Geoghegan) Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 1:30pm      Staging & Rehearsal Berkhamsted Choral Society 6:00pm      EVENING PRAYER - said (Fr Michael Bowie) 7:30pm      Concert: Berkhamsted Choral Society

 

Other Church Activities

Sunday    Sundays Together lunch 12:30pm Court House.

Tuesday     Chuckles Toddlers 10-11:30am All Saints’ Hall.  Jenny Wells 870981
Tuesday Club Christmas Celebration 7:45pm Court House. Val Atkinson 866792

Wednesday      Pathfinder Games Club (yrs 5-8)  7 – 8:30pm All Saints’ Hall.   Jimmy Young 384929
Buildings Committee 17 Cowper Rd, Christopher Green 863241

Thursday       T.E.s (youth club for yr 9+) 7 – 9pm Court House.   Jimmy Young 384929

Friday     Little Fishes Toddlers 10:00am St Peter’s & Court House.  Nicole Addy-Varndell 864094

 

 

Future Dates

14^th December 7:30pm:            Riding Lights Theatre: Salaam Bethlehem @ All Saints

16^th December 6:00pm             Choral Evensong

23^rd December 7:30pm             Christmas Oratorio (JS Bach), Chiltern Chamber Choir

 

 

For all pastoral matters please contact Fr Michael Bowie 01442 864194 or

The Revd John Pritchard 01442 870016.   Fr Michael takes Thursday off and John takes Tuesday off.

SUNDAY   The First Sunday of Advent               2^nd December 2007

 

Hymns   NEH

Processional   10

Offertory   408

Post-Communion   9

Collect

Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and to put on the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;  that on the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.   AMEN

 

First Reading  Isaiah 2:1–5

A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah. 

The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 

In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house  shall be established as the highest of the mountains,  and shall be raised above the hills;  all the nations shall stream to it.  Many peoples shall come and say,  ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,  to the house of the God of Jacob;  that he may teach us his ways  and that we may walk in his paths.’  For out of Zion shall go forth instruction,  and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.  He shall judge between the nations,  and shall arbitrate for many peoples;  they shall beat their swords into ploughshares,  and their spears into pruning-hooks;  nation shall not lift up sword against nation,  neither shall they learn war any more.  O house of Jacob, come,  let us walk in the light of the LORD!

This is the word of the Lord

(Reply  Thanks be to God)

 

 

Psalm  1Psalm 22

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R I was glad when they said, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’

 

O Lord, your word is everlasting;

it stands firm in the heavens.

Your faithfulness remains

from one generation to another;

you established the earth and it abides. R

 

By your decree these continue to this day,

for all things are your servants.

If my delight had not been in your law,

I should have perished in my affliction. R

 

I will never forget your commandments,

because by them you give me life.

I am yours; O that you would save me!

for I study your commandments. R

 

Though the wicked lie in wait for me to destroy me,

I will apply my mind to your decrees.

I see that all things come to an end,

but your commandment has no bounds. R

 

Second Second Reading  Romans 13:11–14

Brothers and sisters,  you know what time it is,  how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep.  For salvation is nearer to us now  than when we became believers;  the night is far gone, the day is near.  Let us then lay aside the works of darkness  and put on the armour of light;  let us live honourably as in the day,  not in revelling and drunkenness,  not in debauchery and licentiousness,  not in quarrelling and jealousy.  Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ,  and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. 

This is the word of the Lord

(Reply  Thanks be to God)