The Parish of Great Berkhamsted, St Peter’s Church

Registered Charity No. 1130108

The Fourth Sunday of Easter

25^th April 2010

Welcome to St Peter’s

We aim to give glory to God through Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit

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 activity bags available for children to take with them to the pews.

Tea and coffee are served in the Court House after the 9:30am service.

All are welcome.

9:30am service details Hymns, Psalm, Collect, Readings,
Post Communion Prayer will be found on the Insert.
Anthem: Prayer of King Henry VI Henry G Lee

6:00pm service details Meditation Service Stations of the Resurrection

For all pastoral matters please contact Fr John Pritchard Assistant Curate

tel. 01442 870016 email johnapritchard@hotmail.co.uk

Fr Michael Bowie Rector is currently off duty

Prayer Diary

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

Sunday 25^th Easter 4 Sick & Bereaved Memorial	+Rowan Cantuar, +Alan, Bishop of St Albans The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East The Most Revd Dr Mouneer Anis President Bishop, Jerusalem, the Middle East & Bishop in Egypt with N. Africa & the Horn of Africa Chris Billington, Judith Hill, Marjorie Bowden, Ron Peggs, Keith Dawson, Len Bennett, Fr Basil Jones Noel Hartle, Gilbert Currie
Monday 26^th John 10: 1-10 Sick & Bereaved	Central Zambia - (Central Africa) The Rt Revd Derek Kamukwamba Thomas Coram Middle School The Anthony Nolan Trust, Leukaemia Research, Donors Ron Peggs
Tuesday 27^th John 10: 22-30 Sick & Bereaved	Central Zimbabwe - (Central Africa) The Rt Revd Ishmael Mukuwanda The Pepper Foundation The Society of Martha and Mary Judith Hill
Wednesday 28^th John 12: 44-end Sick & Bereaved	Chandigarh - (North India) The Rt Revd Joel Vidyasagar Mal Victoria First School St John’s Ambulance Chris Billington
Thursday 29^th John 17:12-26 Sick & Bereaved	Chelmsford - (Canterbury, England) The Rt Revd John Gladwin The Churchwardens and PCC of the Parish of Great Berkhamsted Dacorum Volunteer Bureau Keith Dawson
Friday 30^th John 14:1-6 Sick & Bereaved	Chennai (Form. Madras) - (South India) The Rt Revd V Devasahayam Those who have been Baptised or are preparing for Baptism Local businesses in Berkhamsted Len Bennett
Saturday 1^st May John 14:7-14 Sick & Bereaved	Chester - (York, England) The Rt Revd Dr Peter Robert Forster Bp Christopher Foster – Bishop designate of Portsmouth Oxfam (Berkhamsted) Marjorie Bowden
Sunday 2^nd – Easter 5	Readings: Acts 11:1-18 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35

ST PETER’S	Today Sunday 25^th April	Next week Sunday 2^nd May
SIDESMEN	8:00am Frank Allum 9:30am Elinor & Michael Mumford Mike & Janet Eller 6:00pm Christopher Morris	8:00am Stephen Wade 9:30am Graham Bashford, Edmund Clarke Pearl Wiggins, Joanne Byrne 6:00pm Susan Holmes
INTERCESSOR	9:30am John Cook	9:30am Young people
CHALICE	9:30am Michael Eller, Nicky Evans	9:30am Kate Hennessey, Carole Dell
SERVERS	8:00am Alan Conway 9:30am David Northcott MC, Sam Limbert Cr Mike Hart, Ted Lewis	8:00am Peter Matthews 9:30am Sam Limbert MC, Jordan Dell Cr Francesca Gurdon, Katya Khazaneh
READINGS	8:00am Janet Eller 9:30am Tim & Kate Hennessey	8:00am Elizabeth Jackson 9:30am Young people
CRÈCHE	9:30am Rebekah P, Zoe D, Julie W	9:30am Jenny J, Rachel D, Rachel E
CHURCH CLEANING 26Apr-1May Alan & Barbara Conway, Marion Allum, Patrick Lepper, Fiona Powell, Janet Harris

Websites

Our own St Peter’s site http://stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk

We are a Fairtrade Parish http://www.fairtrade.org.uk

This Week’s Church Diary

O= services where the PA Loop system is in use

SUNDAY 25^th April The Fourth of Easter	8:00am EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr John Pritchard 9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr John Pritchard Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 11:30am HOLY BAPTISM 2:00pm HOLY BAPTISM 6:00pm MEDITATION SERVICE Stations of the Resurrection
Monday 26^th St Mark	9:00am Morning Prayer	5:00pm Evening Prayer 6:00pm EUCHARIST
Tuesday 27^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 9:30am EUCHARIST, All Saints’, Shrublands Road.	5:00pm Evening Prayer 5:15pm Choir Practice (6:15pm)
Wednesday 28^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 8:00am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer
Thursday 29^th St Catharine of Sienna	No Morning Prayer 11:00am EUCHARIST	No Evening Prayer 7:55pm Bellringing (9:15pm) south door
Friday 30^th	Quinquennial Inspection 7:30am Morning Prayer 9:15am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer 7:00pm Choir Practice (8:30pm)
Saturday 1^st May SS Philip & James	6:15am Madrigals sung from the tower 9:30am Morning Prayer 10:00am EUCHARIST	3:00pm Organ/piano: Jon Lee (5:00pm) 5:00pm Evening Prayer
SUNDAY 2^nd May The Fifth of Easter	8:00am EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr John Pritchard 9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST Youth Service O Pr: The Revd Penny Nash Crèche but Sunday School & Pathfinders in church 10:45am 11+ Youth meeting in the Lady Chapel (Penny Nash) 6:00pm EVENING PRAYER

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

Monday	Fourth Berkhamsted Brownies 6:00-7:15pm Court House. Carolina Bowie 864194
Tuesday	Chuckles Toddlers 10-11:30am All Saints’ with 10:15am Service Secret Power Jenny Wells 870981 Mothers’ Union Prayers 2:30pm at Audrey Faunce’s, 108 Valley Road, Northchurch. Prayer requests to Margaret Burbidge 862139 Parochial Church Council meeting 8:00pm Court House
Wednesday	Pathfinder Games Club (yrs 5-8) 7–8:30pm Court House. Penny Nash 865217
Thursday	Home Group 8:00pm. Janet & Michael Eller 875466
Friday	Little Fishes Toddlers 9:30-11:30am Court House. Breakfast by the lake Tracy Robinson 863559
Sunday	Cowper Society meeting 11:00am Court House, mezzanine.. David Pearce 878809 Sundays Together Lunch 1:00pm Court House. Elizabeth Jackson 864382

Future Dates at St Peter’s unless otherwise stated

Th 13 May 8:00pm	Ascension Day Solemn Eucharist
St 22 May 7:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: Dacorum Symphony Orchestra (Tom Loten)
T 1 Jun 8:00pm	Occasional Secret Lives Talk: Chrichton Limbert Look behind you, Lady Chapel
Th 3 Jun 8:00pm	Corpus Christi Solemn Eucharist
St 5 Jun 7:30pm	Cowper Society presents: Bridgewater Sinfonia concert
St 12 Jun 10-3pm	Petertide Fair
St 19 Jun 7:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: Chris Garrick - Petertide Fair causes concert
St 26 Jun 7:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: The Chandos Chamber Choir
Sn 27 Jun 9:30am	Patronal Festival Eucharist 6:00pm Patronal Festival Choral Evensong
St 17 Jul 2:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: Berkhamsted Choral Workshops concert (Yvonne Brener)
Sn 22 Aug 1:00pm	Parish Picnic in Thomas Coram School grounds
St 4 Sep 7:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: Berkhamsted Choral Society concert

Notices

Parish Collection for Christopher Bishop of Hertford
There is a collection this week for those who would like to contribute to a leaving present for Bishop Christopher who is being translated to Portsmouth. Bp Christopher has been very supportive of us at St Peter’s since he came to our diocese in October 2001.

§ Annual Parochial Church Meeting – Elections Results The elected lay members are Philippa Seldon & David Pearce (Churchwardens), Penny Abbott, Michael Anderson, Jane Bartholomew, Michael Below, Barbara Conway, Julian Dawson, Elizabeth Jackson, Paul Jullien, Judith Limbert, Sam Limbert, Bill Stead & Michael Robinson & Jenny Wells as All Saints’ Representatives

§ Hospice of St Francis invites you for a coffee next Friday 30^th April 10:30-12noon at The Hospice, Spring Garden Lane. Come for a chat or a tour and to find out more about us and our services. Group tours should be booked in advance (869550).

§ Review June Copydate is NEXT Friday 30^th April but earlier receipt of copy would be appreciated. Copy to Christopher Green, 17 Cowper Rd, HP4 3DE (863241), email: greenc@waitrose.com

§ Calling all those aged 11+ Please meet with Penny (Youth Minister) in the Lady Chapel directly after the Family Eucharist NEXT Sunday 2^nd May, to find out about an exciting youth project!

§ Fairtrade Stalls at St Peter’s Sunday 2^nd May Come and buy fairly traded goods after morning service. Orders can be taken from the Traidcraft catalogue
All Fairtrade enquiries to Angela 866992

§ Berkhamsted Walk in aid of the Children's Society - Sunday 9^th May - 6, 12
or 18 miles to suit all walking abilities. Leaflets and sponsor forms available from back
of church, full details at www.berkhamstedwalk.com start getting your sponsorship now.

§ Marshals needed for the Hospice of St Francis Midnight Walk Saturday 19^th June
If you can volunteer, and manage a brief meeting 7.30-8.30pm Wednesday 19^th May, at the Hospice, please contact Fran Martin 869555 (fran.martin@stfrancis.org.uk)

§ Victoria School Association Promises Auction Friday 7^th May at 7.30pm at the School. The auction aims to raise money for the school by auctioning promises made by parents, their contacts and local businesses. Tickets £6.50 include hot supper and complimentary drink from rachel.kempster@btinternet.com (Nicola Fulcher 878172)

§ National Gardens Scheme, Sunday 2^nd May 2-5pm, garden open at Ragged Hall, Gaddesden Row. Admission £3.50, children free; plants for sale.

The Cowper Society presents at St Peter’s
Saturday 1^st May at 6:15am May Morning Madrigals from the church tower
followed by Breakfast in the Court House.

§ Saturday Coffee Bar is flourishing BUT TO STAY THAT WAY our experienced and cheerful teams NEED YOUR HELP for about three hours once a month to help serve and clear up. Please contact Kathie Lally 863526.

PEW LEAFLET notices copy-ready & rota swaps by 2pm Wednesday please:
The Parish Office, The Court House, Berkhamsted HP4 2AX
email ChurchOffice@greatberkhamsted.org.uk tel 01442 878227
PARISH OFFICE hours this week: 9:30am-5pm Tue & Wed; 9:30am-12noon Thu & Fri.

SUNDAY The Fourth of Easter 25^th April 2010

Hymns NEH

Introit 446

Gradual Psalm 23 see below

Offertory 296

Recessional 105

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 9:36–43

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.

In Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with the request, ‘Please come to us without delay.’ So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them. Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said, ‘Tabitha, get up.’ Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up. He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive.
This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. Meanwhile he stayed in Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.

This is the word of the Lord

(Reply Thanks be to God)

Psalm 23

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R The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.

The Lord is my shepherd; therefore can I lack nothing.

He makes me lie down in green pastures and leads me beside still waters.

He shall refresh my soul and guide me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. R

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. R

You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me; you have anointed my head with oil and my cup shall be full. R

Surely goodness and loving mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. R

Psalm 23 ¯

25th April 2010

Second Reading Revelation 7:9–17

A reading from the book of Revelation.

After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice, saying

‘Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!’

And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God, singing, ‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be to our God for ever and ever! Amen.’

Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, ‘Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?’ I said to him, ‘Sir, you are the one that knows.’ Then he said to me, ‘These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

This is the word of the Lord

(Reply Thanks be to God)

Gospel John 10:22–30

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)

At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.’ Jesus answered, ‘I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.’

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