The Parish of Great
Berkhamsted
St Peter’s Church
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
3rd
May 2009
Welcome
to St Peter’s Berkhamsted. If you are new
to the parish or this service please introduce yourself to a “welcomer” or to 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 back 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 service details: Hymns, Psalm, Collect, Readings,
Post Communion Prayer will be found in the Baptism Service Booklet.
Choir Anthem: Locus Iste Anton Bruckner
Voluntary:
Chorale Prelude: Ich habe genug - mein Orgel ist noch kaputt Op. 666 JML Parry
At the end of the 9:30am Eucharist there
will be a short talk with slides by Malcolm Blaxford on the work of Reach Out Projects.
6:00pm service details: A
Service of Thanksgiving for the Lives of the Departed
Choir Anthem: God so loved the world John Stainer
Voluntary:
Chorale Prelude Alle Menschen mussen sterben BWV 643 JS Bach
Website: http://stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk
Notices
at
ST PETER’S TODAY Sunday 3rd May
6:00pm Service
of Thanksgiving and Commemoration for the Lives of the Departed
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at St Peter’s Thursday 21st May at 8:00pm Sung Eucharist for the Ascension of the
Lord
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FAIRTRADE
STALLS at St Peter’s & at All Saints’ today Sunday 3rd May
Come and buy fairly
traded goods after morning services. Orders can be taken from the Traidcraft
catalogue. All Fairtrade enquires to Angela 866992
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All
Saints’ JUNE/JULY NEWSLETTER copydate
Monday 4th May Please continue to send 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, for processing. A
reduced version is being produced with the help of Audrey Hope and Ruth Treves
Brown.
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BERKHAMSTED
WALK in aid of the Children's Society – NEXT
Sunday 10th May
6, 12 or 18 miles.
Sponsor forms available in church - see www.berkhamstedwalk.com for full details. Please
walk to support this charity or sponsor a walker. All walkers enjoy this wonderfully well
organised walk. If
walking please do show your appreciation by getting sponsorship. Young families may prefer the 6 mile
choice. Kathie Lally 863526
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 10th – 16th May
Join the biggest house-to-house collection in the country - more street collectors needed! When
the large red Christian Aid envelope drops through your letterbox please give generously.
Saturday 16th May 8:30-12:00nn Christian Aid stall
in the market selling cakes, preserves and plants. Contributions to the stall will be much
appreciated. Please come and chat and buy!
If you do not receive an envelope or can help in any way please contact Margaret Burbidge
862139
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PASTORAL NETWORK MEETING 7:45pm Wednesday
20th May in the Lady Chapel.
This meeting is
open to all. Please do come
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VENICE ART COMPETITION closing date 31st May Please hand all entries, pictures or photos, clearly
named to Penny or phone to arrange collection. Entries will be displayed and the winners
announced on 13th June at the Petertide Fair. There is no limit on the number of entries but we do not guarantee to
display them all! Penny Abbott
873205
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HOSPICE OF ST FRANCIS The latest Hospice Newsletter is now available in church. Do collect for yourself
and your friends. If you would like a Hospice collecting box please see
Rachael Anderson 871997. Walk
with the Stars Saturday 20th June – a women only 6 or 12
mile sponsored walk (in the 30th Birthday year). Men
needed as marshals. See website:
www.stfrancis.org.uk or call
869555. Collect a registration form
from church.
The Cowper Society presents
Sunday 17th May 7:30pm at St Peter’s - Berkhamsted Choral Society
Haydn St Nicholas Mass, Handel Three Coronation Anthems¸ Vivaldi Stabat Mater. Conductor: Graham
Wili. Tickets £12.50/£10.50 Dacorum Card holder £5, under
16s free
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2009 Parish Lecture at St Mary’s
Northchurch – Wednesday 20th May at 8:00pm
Fairer, simpler, greener: investing in our environment given by David Sayers. Details on leaflet in church or contact The
Revd Jonathan Gordon 871547, ebenezer80@btinternet.com
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PILLARS
OF THE CHURCH: The Lambeth Quadrilateral.
What is Anglicanism
COPIES of Fr Michael’s Lent Talks 09 are
available at the back of church for £1.
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CHURCH BURGLARIES are prevalent. Please drop in any or every
day with a vigilant eye.
Prayer Diary
A daily reminder to pray for the Church,
Country, Parish & community in Berkhamsted.
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Sunday 3rd
Easter
4
Sick
& Bereaved
Memorial
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 Rowan
Williams, Alan
Bishop of St Albans
North Central Philippines - (Philippines)
The Rt Revd
Joel A Pachao
Anna Martine Dalgas, Anna Olivia Rose Powell,
Ciara Lauren Mia Powell also Jasper Daniel Crosland, Sanne Eleanor Crosland,
Esme Rose Weare, Matilda Ann Weare and Nell Sofia Coster being baptised today
and their parents & godparents.
Alan Stuart Goodwin & Laura Elizabeth
Hudson being married today at St Peter’s
Judith Hill, Chris Billington, Debra
Young, Walter Sargaison
Barbara Chapuis, Joan Walker, Margaret
Naisbett
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Monday 4th
John 10: 1-10
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North Dakota - (Province VI, USA) The Rt Revd
Michael Gene Smith
Archdeacon of St Albans – The Venerable
Jonathan Smith
Newly Elected PCC Members
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Tuesday 5th
John 10: 22-30
Sick
& Bereaved
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The Most
Revd Purely Lyngdoh Moderator, CNI & Bishop of North East
India
Caroline Weaver
St Peter’s Stewardship Committee, Rachel
Below and the new Finance Committee
Judith Hill
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Wednesday 6th
John 12: 44-end
Sick
& Bereaved
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North Eastern Caribbean & Aruba -
(West Indies) The Rt Revd
Leroy Errol Brooks
Philippa Seldon and David Pearce –
Churchwardens
Reverend Steve Golding – Berkhamsted
School Chapel, Ashlyns School Chapel
Chris Billington
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Thursday 7th
John 13: 16-20
Sick
& Bereaved
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North Kerala - (South India) The Rt Revd
Dr K P Kuruvila
Those people involved in IVF treatments
The Mothers Union.
Walter Sargaison
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Friday 8th
Julian of Norwich
John 14: 1-6
Sick
& Bereaved
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North Kigezi - (Uganda) The Rt Revd
Edward Muhima
Berkhamsted Review, Christopher Green and
the editorial eeam
St Michael and All Angels, Sunnyside. David Abbot - Vicar
Debra Young
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Saturday 9th
John 14: 7-14
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North Mbale - (Uganda) Vacant
Andrew Ruggles & Lisa Jane Clark
being married today at St Peter’s
Dunsland House, Roma Haddock, Priscilla
Coombs
Christian Aid Week 10th – 17th
May
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Sunday 10th Easter 5
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Readings: Acts 8:26-end 1 John
4:7-end John 15:1-8
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For
all pastoral matters please contact Fr Michael Bowie 01442 864194 or Fr John
Pritchard 01442 870016.
Fr
Michael takes Thursday off and Fr John takes Tuesday off.
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ST PETER’S
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Today Sunday 3rd
May
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Next week Sunday 10th
May
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WELCOME
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9:30am Madeline Marsh
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SIDESMEN
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8:00am Patrick
Lepper
9:30am Rosemary & Tony Byrne
Polly Rafter, Sue Ruggles
6:00pm Grief & Loss Barbara Conway
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8:00am Geoff Dell
9:30am Carole & Geoff Dell
John Screen, Anne Stead
6:00pm Choral Christopher Green
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INTERCESSOR
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9:30am none needed - Baptism
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9:30am Penny Abbott
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CHALICE
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9:30am Rachel
Anderson, June H., Carolina B.
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9:30am June Haile, Ron Fisher, Chr. Green
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ELEMENTS
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9:30am Dawson Family
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COLLECTION
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9:30am Young people
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SERVERS
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8:00am Alan
Conway
9:30am Will Morgan MC, Sam Limbert Cr
Max Khazaneh, James
Ruffell
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8:00am Alan Conway
9:30am David Northcott MC, Simon Good Cr
Claire Below, Katya
Khazaneh
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READINGS
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8:00am Patrick
Lepper
9:30am Francesca Booth , Gospel
Joseph Grego
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8:00am Geoff Dell
9:30am Graham Bashford, Alan Dann
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CRÈCHE
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9:30am Karen
Walker, Luisa & Matthew Size
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9:30am Nicola B, Hilary O, Kate R
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CHURCH CLEANING 4-9 May Carole Dell, Wendy Thompson, Graham Bashford,
Edmund Clarke, Miles Nicholas
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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.
This Week’s Diary
In
Church O= services where the PA
Loop system is in use
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SUNDAY 3rd
May
The Fourth of
Easter
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8:00am EUCHARIST O(Fr John Pritchard)
9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST & HOLY BAPTISMO (Fr Michael Bowie)
Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders
The service will be followed by
a short Reach Out talk with slides
11:30am HOLY BAPTISM O
1:30pm WEDDING: Alan Stuart Goodwin &
Laura Elizabeth Hudson
6:00pm SERVICE OF
THANKSGIVING O (Fr
John Russell)
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Monday 4th
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BANK HOLIDAY
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NO SERVICES
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Tuesday 5th
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7:30am Morning Prayer
9:30am EUCHARIST, All Saints’, Shrublands Rd.
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5:00pm Evening Prayer
5:15pm Choir Practice
(6:15pm)
7:45pm Quarter Peal Visiting Bellringers
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Wednesday 6th
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7:30am Morning Prayer
8:00am EUCHARIST
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5:00pm Evening Prayer
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Thursday 7th
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7:30am Morning Prayer
11:00am EUCHARIST
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5:00pm Evening
Prayer
7:45pm Bellringing
(9:15pm) south door
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Friday 8th
Julian of
Norwich
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7:30am Morning Prayer
9:15am EUCHARIST
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5:00pm Evening
Prayer
7:00pm Choir
Practice (8:30pm)
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Saturday 9th
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9:30am Morning Prayer
10:00am EUCHARIST
2:00pm WEDDING Andrew Ruggles & Lisa
Jane Clark
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3:00pm Organ/piano:
Jon Lee (5:00pm)
5:00pm Evening
Prayer
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SUNDAY 10th
May
The Fifth of Easter
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8:00am EUCHARIST O(The Revd Luke Geoghegan)
9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O (Fr John Pritchard) Pr The Revd Luke Geoghegan
Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders
4:30pm Choir Choral
Evensong rehearsal (5.30pm)
6:00pm CHORAL EVENSONG & Sermon (Fr John Pritchard)
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Other Church Activities Today Sunday Sunday@5 5:00pm
Sunnyside Church
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Sunday 3rd
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Cowper Society 11:00am in the
Court House. David Pearce 878809
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Tuesday
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Chuckles
Toddlers 10-11:30am All Saints’ with 10:15am Service Why Zacchaeus climbed a tree. Jenny Wells 870981
Tuesday
Club
7:45pm Court House with Birthday Celebrations Royalty on our Doorstep Wendy Austin. Contact Val
Atkinson 866792
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Wednesday
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Pathfinder
Games Club (yrs 5-8) 7–8:30pm The Court House. Jimmy Young 384929
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Friday
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Little
Fishes Toddlers 9:30-11:30am Court House. The
Lost Sheep. Carrie Wegener 865015
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Sunday 10th
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The
Berkhamsted Walk
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PETERTIDE DATES – tickets or further details from Judith Limbert 873626
Friday 22 May at 8:15pm, The Court House Winetasting for all. Tickets £10
Saturday 13 June 10am-3pm in and around St Peter’s The Petertide
Fair
Saturday 21 June at 6:30pm, St Peter’s Jazz for a summer’s evening Tickets £15/£10 u13s free w. adult
Sunday 28 June, St Peter’s Churchyard Patronal Lunch Time
& tickets prices t.b.a.
Other Future Dates at
St Peter’s unless otherwise stated
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St 6 Jun 7:30pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Bridgewater Sinfonia with Chiltern Chamber Choir
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Sn 7 Jun 7:30pm
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The Cowper Society presents
– Hands around the World charity
concert, Clare Goodwin
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Th 11 Jun 8:00pm
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Corpus Christi Sung
Eucharist, Procession & Benediction
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F. 19 Jun 1:00pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Artemis Lunchtime Recital
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T.23 Jun 8:00pm
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Parochial Church Council,
Court House
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Sn 28 Jun 9:30am
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St Peter’s Day Sung Eucharist 6:00pm Patronal Festival Evensong
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F. 3 Jul 1:00pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Bridgewater Ensemble Lunchtime
Recital
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F. 17 Jul 10:15am
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Victoria School Leavers’ Service 12noon Thomas Coram School End of Term
Service
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St 18 Jul 3:00pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Music Workshop Group Save the Children charity
concert
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Sn 6 Sep 3:00pm
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Installation of The Revd
Penny Nash, new Team Vicar, Holy Trinity Potten End
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St 12 Sep 10:30am
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Bellringing – District
Bellringers (12noon)
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St 19 Sep 7:30pm
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Cowper Society
presents: Berkhamsted Choral Society
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St 24 Sep 7:30pm
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The Cowper Society
presents: Bridgewater Sinfonia
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F. 2 Oct 1:00pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Lunchtime Recital Trout Quintet
(John Reader)
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T.13 Oct 8:00pm
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Parochial Church Council,
Court House
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St 24 Oct 7:00pm
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Bellringing – District
Bellringers (9:00pm)
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M. 2 Nov 8:00pm
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All Souls’ Solemn Requiem
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St 14 Nov 7:30pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Bridgewater Sinfonia
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St 21 Nov 8:00pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Berkhamsted Music Society Stephen Hough piano
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Sn 22 Nov 6:00pm
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St Cecilia Choral Evensong
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Sn 29 Nov 6:00pm
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Advent Carol Service
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M. 30 Nov 8:00pm
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The Consecration of the New
Lady Chapel Altar
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Sn 6 Dec 7:30pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Berkhamsted Choral Society
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T.8 Dec 8:00pm
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Parochial Church Council,
Court House
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W. 23 Dec 7:30pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Chiltern Chamber Choir
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Sn 17 May 7:30pm
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The Cowper Society
presents: Berkhamsted Choral Society
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Th 21 May 8:00pm
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Sung Eucharist for the
Ascension of the Lord
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F. 22 May 8.15pm
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Winetasting
for all A
Wine Rack presentation as a part of the Petertide Fair, Court House
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St 6 Jun 7:30pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Bridgewater Sinfonia with Chiltern Chamber Choir
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Sn 7 Jun 7:30pm
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The Cowper Society presents
– Hands around the World charity
concert, Clare Goodwin
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Th 11 Jun 8:00pm
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Corpus Christi Sung
Eucharist, Procession & Benediction
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St 13 Jun 10:00am
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Petertide Fair (until 3:00pm)
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Sn 21 Jun 7:30pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Chris Garrick & friends with Jazz in
aid of Petertide Fair
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T.23 Jun 8:00pm
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Parochial Church Council,
Court House
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Sn. 28 Jun 9:30am
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St Peter’s Day Sung
Eucharist 6:00pm Patronal Festival Evensong
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F. 17 Jul 10:15am
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Victoria School Leavers’ Service 12noon Thomas Coram School End of Term
Service
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St 18 Jul 3:00pm
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The Cowper Society presents:
Music Workshop Group Save the Children charity
concert
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Sn 6 Sep 3:00pm
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Installation of The Revd
Penny Nash, new Team Vicar, Holy Trinity Potten End
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St 12 Sep 10:30am
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Bellringing – District
Bellringers (12noon)
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SUNDAY The
Fourth of Easter (for 8am use) 3rd
May 2009
Collect
Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the
life: raise us, who trust in him, from
the death of sin to the life of righteousness, that we may seek those things
which are above, where he reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one
God, now and for ever. AMEN
First Reading Acts 4:5–12
A reading from the Acts of the
Apostles.
The Jewish rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, with Annas
the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and all who were of the
high-priestly family. When they had made the prisoners stand in their midst,
they inquired, ‘By what power or by what name did you do this?’ Then Peter,
filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, ‘Rulers of the people and elders, if
we are questioned today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and
are asked how this man has been healed, let it be known to all of you, and to
all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health
by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised
from the dead. This Jesus is “the stone
that was rejected by you, the builders;
it has become the cornerstone.” There
is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given
among mortals by which we must be saved.’
This is the word of the Lord
(Reply Thanks be to God)
Second Reading 1 John 3:16–24
A
reading from the first letter of John.
We know love by this, that the Son of God laid
down his life for us – and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How
does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or
sister in need and yet refuses help?
Little children, let us love, not in word or
speech, but in truth and action. And by this we will know that we are from the
truth and will reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us;
for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our
hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; and we receive from him
whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases God. And
this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus
Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by
this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us
This is the word of the Lord
(Reply Thanks be to God)
Gospel John
10:11-18
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 said to the Pharisees: ‘I am the good
shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand,
who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and
leaves the sheep and runs away – and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. I am
the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows
me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other
sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will
listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. For this reason
the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again.
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to
lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command
from my Father.’
This is the Gospel of the Lord
(Reply Praise to you, O
Christ)
Post Communion Prayer
Merciful Father, you gave your Son
Jesus Christ to be the good shepherd, and in his love for us to lay down his
life and rise again: keep us always
under his protection, and give us grace to follow in his steps; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. AMEN