The Parish of Great Berkhamsted

St Peter’s Church

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

4^th May 2008

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 sidesmen.

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, Pathfinders 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 the church.

Coffee and biscuits are served in the Court House after the 9.30am service. All are invited. Please do come if you have time.

9:30am Sung Eucharist: Hymns, Psalm, Collect, Readings, Anthem, Post Communion Prayer & Voluntary will be found on the Insert.

6:00pm Evening Prayer: Psalm 47

Website: http://stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk

Notices

§ OPEN GARDEN 2-5:30pm TODAY Sunday 4^th May at Ragged Hall, Gaddesden Row. Admission £3.50, children free. Plants for sale. ngs gardens open for charity.

§ All Saints’ Jun/Jul NEWSLETTER copy date tomorrow Monday 5^th May.
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

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

The 40^th Children's Society BERKHAMSTED WALK
NEXT Sunday 11^th May
The walk is being celebrated with an official start (from outside the Court House) at 10.15am by Peter Drury, TV Sports Commentator.
Please help to make it our most successful walk by picking up your sponsor form from the back of the church.
Otherwise please be a sponsor. Contact Kathie Lally 863526

§ FLOWER FESTIVAL at St John's Church, Boxmoor.
Friday-Sunday 9^th, 10^th & 11^th May from 10am-6pm – entrance £2.50
Refreshments are available. They are raising funds towards the cost of their new organ.

§ CHRISTIAN AID MARKET STALL 8:30am-12noon Saturday 17^th May
outside Tesco. Contributions of cakes and plants are needed.
They can be brought to the stall early or to Margaret Burbidge 862139.
And please come and buy and support Christian Aid!

Wanted! For the PETERTIDE FAIR ON 14^th JUNE
good quality Bric-a-Brac (please no mains powered electrical items),
bottles for the Bottle Tombola, plants and books.
Contact Paul Jullien on 07775 525546 if collection is needed.

Also volunteers needed! What can YOU do to help?

Petertide Fair - the Prize Draw Tickets have now been distributed to all on the Parish List. We do hope that you  will sell the tickets and make an early return of the counterfoils, cheques (to PCC of Great Berkhamsted) or cash to Tony Bailey, York House, 1 Murray Road, HP4 1JD or hand them in at Sunday 9:30am services.
For additional tickets please contact Tony 872581

CORPUS CHRISTI EUCHARIST 8:00pm THURSDAY 22^nd MAY St Peter’s

Prayer Diary

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

Sunday 4^th May Seventh Sunday of Easter Memorial / RIP	+Rowan Williams , +Christopher Bp of St Albans & Staff The Anglican Communion Karen Smith and Matthew Atkins who are to be confirmed at St Mary’s Northchurch on Tuesday Judith Hill, Harry Arnfield, Christina Billington, Angela Morris, Tom Montague, Arthur Williams, Rene Dunford, Alex Wright, Clare Wallington, Lily Underwood., Bob Essery Joan Currie, Margaret Naisbett, Nicholas Walsh
Monday 5^th John 16: 29-end Sick, Anxious & Bereaved	+John Gladwin, Bp of Chelmsford, England The Diocesan Vision for Action initiative Christian people on pilgrimage Karen Smith and Matthew Atkins being confirmed today at St Mary’s Northchurch Arthur Williams, Rene Dunford, Judith Hill
Tuesday 6^th John 17: 1-11 Sick, Anxious & Bereaved	+V. Devasahayam, Bp of Chennai, South India Ecumenical Partnerships The Post Office in Berkhamsted High Street Karen Smith & Matthew Atkins being confirmed at St Mary’s Northchurch Tom Montague, Harry Arnfield,
Wednesday 7^th John 17: 11-19 Sick, Anxious & Bereaved	+Peter Foster, Bp of Chester, England The Church of England Children’s Society Vocations and Ministry in St. Peter’s Christina Billington, Alex Wright
Thursday 8^th John 17: 20-end Sick, Anxious & Bereaved	+Jeffrey Lee, Bp of Chicago, USA Ambassadors to the UK and their Embassies Political Parties and Associations in Berkhamsted Angela Morris
Friday 9^th John: 21: 15-19	+John Hind, Bp of Chichester, England The Quiet Gardens and Quiet Spaces Trust Berkhamsted newsagents and convenience stores Those of our family & friends departed this life
Saturday 10^th John 21: 20-25 Sick, Anxious & Bereaved	+Hector Zavala, Bp of Chile, South America Those who lead worship Father Michael and Carolina Bowie Clare Wallington, Lily Underwood
Sunday 11^th May	Readings: Acts 2:1-21 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 John 20:19-23

ST PETER’S	Today Sunday 4^th May	next week Sunday 11^th May
WELCOME	9:30am Georgina Matthews	9:30am:
SIDESMEN	8:00am Geoff Dell 9:30am Rosemary & Tony Byrne, Polly Rafter, Helen Pope, Sam & Bea Limbert 6:00pm (Evening Prayer)	8:00am Patrick Lepper 9:30am Carole & Geoff Dell Ann Wallington, Sheila Miller 6:00pm Christopher Green
INTERCESSOR	9:30am Jessica Malcolm	9:30am Penny Abbott
ELEMENTS	9:30am Max Khazaneh, Jonathan B., Annie H.	9:30am
COLLECTION	9:30am Georgina M, Francesca G, Chris L	9:30am
CHALICE	9:30am Mike Eller, Barbara C., June Haile	9:30am Kate Hennessey, Chris H., Carole Dell
CRÈCHE	9:30am Hayley Gerry, Jenny Jenkins	9:30am Ali Allsop, Karen Walker
SERVERS	8:00am Alan Conway 9:30am Chris Clegg (MC) Alex Evans (Cr) Ron Fisher, Ted Lewis	8:00am Mike Hart 9:30am David Northcott (MC) Simon Good (Cr) Ron Fisher, Ted Lewis
READINGS	8:00am Geoff Dell 9:30am Katya Khazaneh, Matthew Dawson,	8:00am Elizabeth Prosser 9:30am Anne Vickers, Sam Limbert
CHURCH CLEANING 5-10 May Marion Crawley, Ted Lewis, Elizabeth J, Liz Bellamy, Sue Ruggles, Rowena Pike

This Week’s Diary

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

SUNDAY 4^th May The Seventh Sunday of Easter	8:00am EUCHARIST O(The Revd Luke Geoghegan) 9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O (The Revd Luke Geoghegan) Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 6:00pm EVENING PRAYER O (John Malcolm)
Monday 5^th	BANK HOLIDAY		No services today
Tuesday 6^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 9:30am EUCHARIST, All Saints’, Shrublands Rd.		5:00pm Evening Prayer 5:15pm Choir Practice (6:15pm)
Wednesday 7^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 8:00am EUCHARIST	A crane may block the High Street this morning to raise the new cross on to the tower		5:00pm Evening Prayer
Thursday 8^th Julian of Norwich	7:30am Morning Prayer 11:00am EUCHARIST O		5:00pm Evening Prayer 7:45pm Bellringing (9:15pm) south door
Friday 9^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 9:15am EUCHARIST		5:00pm Evening Prayer 7:00pm Choir Practice (8:30pm)
Saturday 10^th	9:30am Morning Prayer 10:00am EUCHARIST 3:00pm Organ/piano: Jon Lee (5:00pm)		5:00pm Evening Prayer
SUNDAY 11^th May PENTECOST	8:00am EUCHARIST O(Canon Anthony Lathe) 9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O (Canon Anthony Lathe) Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 11.30am Holy Baptism 4:30am Choir rehearsal for(5:30pm) 6:00pm CHORAL EVENSONG & Sermon O (Fr Michael Bowie)

Other Church Activities

Monday House Group 8-9.30pm at 36 Trevelyan Way. Tracy Robinson 863559.

Tuesday Chuckles Toddlers 10-11:30am All Saints’. This week: Songs. Jenny Wells 870981

Tuesday Club 7:45pm Court House: Birthday Meeting Indian Festival and Fashions with Chetna Shah. Val Atkinson 866792

Wednesday Pathfinder Games Club (yrs 5-8) 7 – 8:30pm All Saints’ Hall. Jimmy Young 384929
Mothers’ Union 2.30pm Leverstock Green. Meeting with members from the deanery for a talk: Celtic Spirituality Canon Stephen Purvis. All welcome. Margaret Burbidge 862139

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

Home Group 8.00pm at 8 Plover Close. Linda Bisset 862115

Friday Little Fishes Toddlers 9.30-11.30am Court House. Carrie Wegener 877404

Future Dates

11 May 10:15am	Celebration start by Peter Drury of Children’s Society Berkhamsted Walk, outside Court Hse
22May 8:00pm	Corpus Christi Eucharist, St Peter’s
7Jun 7:30pm	bridgewater sinfonia with Chiltern Chamber Choir: Vaughan Williams, Mahler, St Peter’s
8Jun 4:00pm	Social occasion for those who attend services other than 9.30 Sunday Eucharist, Court House
14Jun 10-3pm	Petertide Fair in and around St Peter’s and the Court House
20Jun 1:00pm	Lunchtime Recital: Takami Weaver piano, Lady Chapel, St Peter’s
21 Jun 9:15am 10:30am	Full peal to mark John Pritchard’s ordination, St Peter’s start of St Alban Festival Pilgrimage at Roman Verulamium, St Albans details on handbills
27 Jun 1:00pm	Lunchtime Recital: Trio Artemis, violin, ’cello, piano, Lady Chapel, St Peter’s
28 Jun 4:00pm 7:30pm	The Revd John Pritchard’s Ordination, St Albans Abbey Chandos Chamber Choir Brahms Requiem with piano duet accompaniment, St Peter’s
29 Jun 9:30am	Patronal Festival Eucharist, also The Revd John Pritchard’s First Mass Vierne Messe Solennelle, St Peter’s - to be followed by drinks & lunch in the Court House & church grounds

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: 12nn-5pm Tue; 9:30am-5pm Wed; 9:30am-12noon Thu & Fri.

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

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

SUNDAY The Seventh of Easter 4^th May 2008

Hymns NEH

Processional 439

Offertory 206

Post-Communion 420

Collect

O God the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: we beseech you, leave us not comfortless, but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. AMEN

First Reading Acts 1:6–14

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

When the apostles had come together, they asked him, ‘Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He replied, ‘It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up towards heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up towards heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.’

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey away.

When they had entered the city, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying, Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.

This is the word of the Lord

(Reply Thanks be to God)

Psalm 68.1-4, 9-10

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R Our God is a God of salvation.

Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered; let those that hate him flee before him.

As the smoke vanishes, so may they vanish away; as wax melts at the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. R

But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; let them make merry with gladness.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; exalt him who rides on the clouds. The Lord is his name; rejoice before him. R

You sent down a gracious rain, O God;
you refreshed your inheritance when it was weary.

Your people came to dwell there;
in your goodness, O God, you provide for the poor. R

Psalm 68.1-4, 9-10

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Second Reading 1 Peter 4:12–14; 5:6–11

A reading from the first letter of Peter.

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice in so far as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed. If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory, which is the Spirit of God, is resting on you.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. Discipline yourselves, keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in your faith, for you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering. And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

This is the word of the Lord

(Reply Thanks be to God)

Gospel John 17:1–11

The Lord be with you

(Reply And also with you)

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.

(Reply Glory to you, O Lord)

Jesus looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.

And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.

I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.’

This is the Gospel of the Lord

(Reply Praise to you, O Christ)

Choir Anthem

Lift up your Heads William Mathias

Post Communion Prayer

Eternal God, giver of love and power, your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world to preach the gospel of his kingdom: confirm us in this mission, and help us to live the good news we proclaim; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Piano Voluntary

Prelude and Fugue in B flat BWV 866 JS Bach