The Parish of Great Berkhamsted

St Peter’s Church

A Registered Charity

All Saints Day

1^st November 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.

There will be no Sunday School, Pathfinders or Crèche today, but children are welcome to stay in the service. There are children’s games at the back of the church and a box of toys in the long room of the Court House.

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 on the Insert.
Anthem: Christopher Tye O come ye Servants of the Lord

Voluntary: Johannus: Exsultat cor meum quod organum mox parabitur

6:00pm service details Evening Prayer said Psalms: 148, 150

RED BUCKET COLLECTION today and next Sunday

If you are a taxpayer please USE & COMPLETE

the Gift Aid Envelope (thus giving an extra 28%).

Cheques payable to PCC of Great Berkhamsted.

For all pastoral matters please contact

Fr Michael Bowie Rector tel. 01442 864194 email Rector@greatberkhamsted.org.uk or

Fr John Pritchard Assistant Curate tel. 01442 870016 email johnapritchard@hotmail.co.uk

Notices

SOLEMN REQUIEM FOR ALL SOULS 8:00pm Monday 2^nd November at St Peter’s

Fr Michael will preside. The choir will sing from Duruflé’s Requiem

ALL SOULS’ LIST If you wish for someone to be prayed for at the All Souls’ Requiem and the name to be read out, please add the name to the list in church

The Cowper Society presents
Wednesday 4^th November at 8:00pm SONGS OF PRAISE 1978 by kind permission of the BBC and courtesy of the British Film archive. Come and see family and friends as they were!

Friday 13^th November at 1:00pm LUNCHTIME RECITAL
Anna Markland who gave the inaugural piano recital and Catherine Van der Geest violin

Saturday 14^th November at 7:30pm BRIDGEWATER SINFONIA
John Adams The Chairman Dances, Shostakovich concerto No 1 for Piano and Trumpet, Martyna Jatkauskaite piano, Giles Fowler trumpet, Sibelius Symphony No 2 in D
Tickets £12/£10 under 18s free, from Aitchisons, onlinewww.bridgewater-sinfonia.org.uk or call 873205

§ FAIRTRADE STALLS at St Peter’s & at All Saints’ TODAY Sunday 1^st November
Come and buy fairly traded goods after morning services. Orders can be taken from the Traidcraft catalogue All Fairtrade enquires to Angela 866992

§ At St Peter’s, Fairtrade is joined by TRANSITION TOWN’S EXCHANGE STALL Come and SWAP: anything locally grown, or homemade - jewellery, hats, arts & crafts; exchange & learn, services & advice

§ HOSPICE BIRTHDAY COFFEE MORNINGS: Barbara Conway thanks generous supporters of both coffee mornings. She will be sending a cheque for £276 to the Hospice.

§ ST JOHN’S GOSPEL IN PERFORMANCE – next Tuesday 3^rd November- Centenary Hall at 7:45pm Berkhamsted Deanery’s annual presentation on one of the Gospels continues with this performance by Meda Stampe.Tickets: £5 (students free) from Elizabeth Jackson 864382.

§ REVIEW DECEMBER COPYDATE is next Friday 6^th November but earlier receipt of copy would be appreciated. Copy to Christopher Green, 17 Cowper Rd, HP4 3DE (863241), email: greenc@waitrose.com

§ All Saints’ DEC/JAN NEWSLETTER copydate Monday 9^th November Please 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. Christina is helped by Audrey Hope and Ruth Treves Brown.

§ VICTORIA SCHOOL Christmas Shopping and Craft Fair Evening Thursday 12^th November 7:30pm – 9:30pm. £3 entry includes a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. Stalls from local shops and a whole array of wonderful local craft stalls.

§ ADVENT CELEBRATION Saturday 28^th November, from 2-5pm in St Peter’s. Children of all ages welcome, under-5s to be accompanied by a parent or carer.
Can you provide any of the following? Clean yoghurt pots, egg boxes, clean tin foil (new or used), foil containers, wool scraps, plastic container lids, (small) bottle tops - metal and plastic - corrugated card and paper, unwanted wrapping paper, string scraps. They can be given to any of the Sunday School teachers on a Sunday morning. Helen Nicholls 873162

THE PARISH OFFICE STILL NEEDS COPIER VOLUNTEERS PLEASE
Office details at foot of opposite page

Prayer Diary

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

Sunday 1^st Nov ALL SAINTS Sick & Bereaved Memorial	+Rowan Williams, +Alan, Bishop of St Albans, Ughelli - (Nigeria) +Vincent Muoghereh Chris Billington, Judith Hill, Marjorie Bowden, Ron Peggs, Keith Dawson, Cecily Dunfoy Ronnie Philippa Martina Chandler and Lucas Frank Green being baptised today, their parents and godparents Tony Tame, Paula Newman, Gordon King
Monday 2^nd ALL SOULS John 6: 37-40 Sick & Bereaved	Ukwa (Nigeria) The Rt Reverend Kelechi The faithful departed Those who mourn Ron Peggs
Tuesday 3^rd Luke 14: 15-24 Sick & Bereaved	Umuahia (Nigeria) The Rt Reverend Nwosu Environmentalists and those who encourage “green” lifestyles The Reverend Penny Nash, Potten End and youth ministry in Berkhamsted Judith Hill
Wednesday 4^th St Charles Borromeo Luke 14: 25-33 Sick & Bereaved	Umzumvubu (South Africa) The Rt Reverend Ngewu Universities and their Chaplains Reach Out Projects Chris Billington
Thursday 5^th Luke 15: 1-10 Sick & Bereaved	Upper South Carolina (Province IV, USA) The Rt Reverend Henderson Ecumenical partnerships Theologians and spiritual writers Keith Dawson
Friday 6^th William Temple Luke 16: 1-8 Sick & Bereaved	Uruguay (South America) The Rt Reverend Tamayo All those who have held the post of Archbishop of Canterbury Bishops in the House of Lords Cecily Dunfoy
Saturday 7^th Luke 16: 9-15 Sick & Bereaved	Utah (Province VIII, USA) The Rt Reverend Irish Teachers and those who work in educating children Mark Robson & Cheri Finnerty being married today in St Peter’s The Reverend Tricia Gibson and her husband, Peter Marjorie Bowden
Sunday 8^th Nov.	Readings: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Hebrews 9:24-end Mark 1:14-20

ST PETER’S	Today Sunday 1^st November All Saints		next week Sunday 8^th Nov. Remembrance
SIDESMEN	8:00am Elizabeth Jackson 9:30am Graham Bashford, Edmund Clarke Elizabeth Young, Pearl Wiggins 6:00pm EP said		8:00am Frank Allum 9:30am David & Victoria Booth, Anne Wallington, Joan Tierney 3:00pm Remembrance 6:00pm EP said
CHALICE	9:30am Tony Byrne, Carolina B, Barbara C.		9:30am Carol Dell, Nicky Evans, Ron Fisher
CRÈCHE	9:30am No crèche – half term		9:30am Hilary Ozcan, Kate Rennie, Rebekah P
	Sunday 1^st November	8pm M. 2^nd Nov		Sunday 8^th November
INTERCESSOR	9:30am Stephen Jullien	Penny Abbott		9:30am Chrichton Limbert
SERVERS	8:00am Alan Conway 9:30am Sam Limbert MC James Ruffell Cr Claire Below Katya Khazaneh	Rachel Hill MC tba Th Alex Evans Cr Ted Lewis Chris Clegg		8:00am Mike Hart 9:30am Peter Matthews MC, Ron F Cr Ted Lewis, Simon Good 3:00pm Alex Evans Cr Alan Conway, David Northcott
READINGS	8:00am Elizabeth Jackson 9:30am Alice Jullien, Matthew D.	Christopher Hunt Patricia Hunt		8:00am Elizabeth Jackson 9:30am Fr Basil, Eric Brown
Church Cleaning 2-7 Nov: Marion Crawley, Ted Lewis, Liz Jackson, Liz Bellamy, Sue Ruggles, Rowena Pike

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.

Website: http://stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk

This Week’s Diary

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

SUNDAY 1^st November All Saints Day 4 before Advent	8:00am EUCHARIST O(Fr Michael Bowie) 9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST Youth ServiceO (Fr John Russell) No Crèche, Sunday School or Pathfinders in half term 11:30am HOLY BAPTISM 6:00pm EVENING PRAYER - said (Fr John Pritchard)
Monday 2^nd ALL SOULS	9:00am Morning Prayer 5:00pm Evening Prayer	8:8:00pm SOLEMN REQUIEM OF ALL SOULS (with Duruflé Requiem) O
Tuesday 3^rd	7:30am Morning Prayer 9:30am EUCHARIST, All Saints’, Shrublands Road.	5:00pm Evening Prayer 5:15pm Choir Practice (6:15pm)
Wednesday 4^th St Charles Borromeo	7:30am Morning Prayer 8:00am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer 8:00pm Showing of Songs of Praise from 1978 (BBC Archives)
Thursday 5^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 11:00am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer 7:45pm Bellringing (9:15pm) south door
Friday 6^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 9:15am EUCHARIST 10:00am Service Little Fishes	5:00pm Evening Prayer 7:00pm Choir Practice (8:30pm)
Saturday 7^th	9:30am Morning Prayer 10:00am EUCHARIST 12noon WEDDING Mark Robson & Cheri Finnerty	3:00pm Organ/piano: Jon Lee (5:00pm) 5:00pm Evening Prayer
SUNDAY 8^th November The Third before Advent. Remembrance	8:00am EUCHARIST O( Fr John Pritchard) 9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O (Fr Michael Bowie) Pr Fr John Pritchard Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 3:00pm ROYAL BRITISH LEGION REMEMBRANCE SERVICEO 6:00pm EVENING PRAYER - said (Fr Michael Bowie)

Other Church Activities Today Sunday Sunday@5 5:00pm Sunnyside Church

Sunday	Sundays Together Lunch: 1:00pm The Court House. Elizabeth Jackson 864382
Monday	House Group 7.45-9pm at 36 Trevelyan Way. Tracy Robinson 863559 Fourth Berkhamsted Brownies 6:00-7:15pm Court House. Carolina Bowie 864194
Tuesday	Chuckles Toddlers 10-11:30am All Saints’ with 10:15am Songs Jenny Wells 870981 Tuesday Club 7:45pm Court House Sarah Garrett: Fancy Falls to Clergy Copes. Barbara McKenna 871159
Wednesday	Pathfinder Games Club (yrs 5-8) 7–8:30pm Court House. The Revd Penny Nash 865217
Friday	Little Fishes Toddlers 9:30-11:30am Court House, with Service 10:00am St Peter’s. Tracy Robinson 863559

Future Dates at St Peter’s unless otherwise stated

T. 3 Nov 7:45pm	St John’s Gospel in performance, Centenary Hall. Tickets £5, students free
W. 4 Nov 8:00pm	Showing of Songs of Praise televised at St Peter’s in May 1978 and broadcast in Feb ’79
F. 13 Nov 1:00pm	Cowper Society presents: Recital Anna Markland piano, Catherine Van der Geest violin
St 14 Nov 7:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: Bridgewater Sinfonia
St 21 Nov 8:00pm	The Cowper Society presents: Berkhamsted Music Society - Steven Osborne piano
Sn 22 Nov 6:00pm	St Cecilia Choral Evensong
St 28 Nov 2:00pm	Advent Celebration for children of all ages. Under fives to be accompanied. (until 5pm)
Sn 29 Nov 6:00pm	Advent Carol Service
M. 30 Nov 8:00pm	Consecration of the New Lady Chapel Altar
Sn 6 Dec 7:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: Berkhamsted Choral Society
T.8 Dec 8:00pm	Parochial Church Council, Court House
F. 11 Dec 1:00pm	The Cowper Society presents: Recital - Helene Lange Gymnasium Chamber Choir
St 19 Dec 7:30pm	Cowper Society presents: The English Philharmonia Chamber Choir (was Gaudeamus)
W. 23 Dec 7:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: Chiltern Chamber Choir

SUNDAY All Saints 1^st November 2009

Hymns NEH

Introit 197

Gradual Psalm 24.1-6 see below

Offertory 381

Recessional 478

Collect

Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your son Christ our Lord: grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those inexpressible joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; 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

First Reading Isaiah 25: 6-9

A reading from the book of Isaiah

On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-matured wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-matured wines strained clear. And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; he will swallow up death for ever.

Then the Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken. It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation. This is the word of the Lord

(Reply Thanks be to God)

Psalm 24.1-6

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R The Lord of hosts, he is the King of Glory.

The earth is the Lord’s and all that fills it, the compass of the world and all who dwell therein.

For he has founded it up on the seas and set it firm upon the rivers of the deep. R

‘Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord, or who can rise up in his holy place?’

‘Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, who have not lifted up their soul to an idol, nor sworn an oath to a lie; R

‘They shall receive a blessing from the Lord, a just reward from the God of their salvation.’

Such is the company of those who seek him of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob. R

Psalm 24.1-6 ¯

1^st November 09

Second Reading Revelation 21:1–6a

A reading from the book of Revelation.

I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.’ And the one who was seated on the throne said, ‘See, I am making all things new.’ Also he said, ‘Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.’ Then he said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.’

This is the word of the Lord

(Reply Thanks be to God)

Gospel John 11:32–44

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)

When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.’ When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, ‘Where have you laid him?’ They said to him, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, ‘See how he loved him!’ But some of them said, ‘Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?’ Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.
Jesus said, ‘Take away the stone.’ Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, ‘Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?’ So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, ‘Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.’ When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, ‘Unbind him, and let him go.

This is the Gospel of the Lord

(Reply Praise to you, O Christ)

Post Communion Prayer

God, the source of all holiness and giver of all good things: may we who have shared at this table as strangers and pilgrims here on earth be welcomed with all your saints to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN