The Parish of Great Berkhamsted, St Peter’s Church

Registered Charity No. 1130108

ST PETER Patronal Festival

27^th June 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 Patronal Festival service details

are in the booklet except
Anthem: Tu es Petrus Palestrina

Voluntary: Fantasia in G BWV 572, Pièce d'orgue JS Bach

6:00pm Choral Evensong service details:

Responses Ayleward Psalm 60 Hymns NEH 432, 172, 208

Canticles Stanford in C Anthem Tu es Petrus Palestrina

Voluntary: Toccata from Symphony No. 5 Widor

For all pastoral matters please contact
Fr Michael Bowie Rector tel. 01442 864194 email Rector@greatberkhamsted.org.uk

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

Prayer Diary

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

Sunday 27th FEAST OF ST PETER Sick & Bereaved RIP Memorial	+Rowan Canterbury, +Alan St Albans The Church of North India, The Most Revd Purely Lyngdoh, Moderator, CNI & Bishop of North East India Chris Billington, Judith Hill, Marjorie Bowden, Ron Peggs, Keith Dawson, Keith, Benita Haynes, Myra Shields, John Marum, Edna Campkin Edward Gay Michael Walsh
Monday 28^th St Irenaeus Matthew 8: 18-22 Sick & Bereaved	Durham - (York, England) Bp N Thomas Wright Theologians and teachers Pray for those newly ordained Ron Peggs, Myra Shields
Tuesday 29^th St Peter& St Paul Matthew 16: 13-19 Sick & Bereaved	Dutse - (Province of Kaduna, Nigeria) Bp Yesufu Ibrahim Lumu Fr Michael & Carolina Bowie, St Peter’s, The Parish Church of Berkhamsted The congregation and people of the Parish of Great Berkhamsted Judith Hill, John Marum
Wednesday 30^th Matthew 8: 28-end Sick & Bereaved	East Ankole - (Uganda) Bp Elisha Kyamugambi The Hospice of St Francis, The Iain Rennie Hospice at Home Those ostracised in British society Chris Billington
Thursday 1^st July Matthew 9: 1-8 Sick & Bereaved	East Carolina - (Province IV, USA) Bp Clifton Daniel Thanksgiving for our Patronal celebrations and Petertide events Past benefactors and worshippers at St Peter’s Keith Dawson, Edna Campkin
Friday 2^nd Matthew 9: 9-13 Sick & Bereaved	East Kerala - (South India) Bp Daniel The Samaritans, Counselling Services Those who have taken their own lives Keith, Benita Haynes
Saturday 3^rd St Thomas, Apostle John 20: 24-29 Sick & Bereaved	East Tennessee - (Province IV, USA) Bp Charles Glenn von Rosenberg The British Economy - HM Treasury Fairtrade Marjorie Bowden
Sunday 4^th July	Readings: Isaiah 66: 10-14 Galatians 6: 1-16 Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20

ST PETER’S	Today Sunday 27^th June St Peter	Next week Sunday 4^th July
SIDESMEN	8:00am Geoff Dell 9:30am Ian & Kathy Imber Judith Limbert, Simon Lawson 6:00pm Christopher Green	8:00am Elizabeth Jackson 9:30am Beverley & Paul Jullien Sheila Miller, Barbara Conway 6:00pm Christopher Morris
INTERCESSOR	9:30am John Cook	9:30am Young people
CHALICE	9:30am Nicky Evans, Paul Jullien	9:30am Kate Hennessey, Elizabeth Jackson
SERVERS	8:00am Alan Conway 9:30am Rachel Hill MC, Alex Evans Cr Sam Limbert, Jordan Dell	8:00am Mike Hart 9:30am James Ruffell MC, Sam Limbert Cr Jordan Dell, Katya Khazaneh
READINGS	8:00am Geoff Dell 9:30am Mark Grego, Kate Goodwin	8:00am Anthea Lepper 9:30am Young people
CRÈCHE	9:30am Lucy A, Karen W, Nicola B	9:30am Hilary O, Kate R, Rebekah P
CHURCH CLEANING 28Jun-3 Jul Philippa Seldon, Janet & Michael Eller, Ruth Kemp, (Hayley Gerry)

Websites

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

Petertide Fair site http://www.petertidefair.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 27^th June FEAST OF ST PETER	8:00am EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr John Pritchard 9:30am Patronal Festival SUNG EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr Michael Bowie Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 12:30pm Patronal Festival Luncheon in the Churchyard 4:30pm Choir Choral Evensong rehearsal (5:30pm) 6:00pm CHORAL EVENSONG O Pr: Fr John Pritchard
Monday 28^th St Irenaeus	7:30am Morning Prayer	5:30pm Evening Prayer 6:00pm EUCHARIST
Tuesday 29^th SS Peter & Paul	7:30am Morning Prayer 9:30am EUCHARIST, All Saints’, Shrublands Road.	No Evening Prayer 5:15pm Choir Practice (6:15pm)
Wednesday 30^th Protomartyrs of Rome	7:30am Morning Prayer 8:00am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer
Thursday 1^st July	7:30am Morning Prayer 11:00am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer 7:55pm Bellringing (9:15pm) south door
Friday 2^nd	7:30am Morning Prayer 9:15am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer 7:00pm Choir Practice (8:30pm)
Saturday 3^rd ST THOMAS	9:30am Morning Prayer 10:00am EUCHARIST 3:00pm Organ/piano: Jon Lee (5:00pm) 5:00pm Evening Prayer	6:30pm Access Ashlyns School 6:45pm Front of House 7:30pm Concert: Ashlyns School Orchestra & Choir
SUNDAY 4^th July The Fifth after Trinity	8:00am EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr Michael Bowie 9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O Youth Service Pr: The Revd Penny Nash Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 2:00pm Rehearsal for recital with piano: Fiona Duncan (4:00pm) 6:00pm EVENING PRAYER – said

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 Songs Jenny Wells 870981
Wednesday	Pathfinder Games Club (yrs 5-8) 7–8:30pm Court House. The Revd Penny Nash 865217
Thursday	Home Group 8:00pm. Janet & Michael Eller 875466
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

Th 8 Jul 7:30pm	A Midsummer Night’s Dream Outdoor theatre at the Gaddesden Estate
Fr 9 Jul 1:00pm	The Cowper Society presents: Recital - Fiona Duncan violin, Kevin Vockerodt piano
St 10 Jul 7:30pm	Children’s Society Concert Summer Evening Serenade by The Little Singers at All Saints
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
St 11 Sep 10-6pm	Bed & Herts Historic Churches sponsored Bike Ride – between most churches
St 18 Sep 7:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: Bridgewater Sinfonia concert
St 25 Sep 2.15pm	Visiting Bellringers from Chippenham (3:00pm)
Sn 3 Oct all day	Harvest Festival Sunday
Fr 8 Oct 1:00pm	The Cowper Society presents: Recital - Rainbow Ensemble John Reader piano (6 players)
St 16 Oct 11:00am 7:00pm	Berkhamsted Arts Festival: Cowper Society presents Come and Sing Berkhamsted Choral Soc Visiting Bellringers (9:00pm)
Sn 17 Oct 7:30pm	Berkhamsted Arts Festival: Cowper Society presents Bridgewater Sinfonia concert, Leon Bosch
Sn 24 Oct 7:30pm	Berkhamsted Arts Festival: Cowper Society Poetry Reading Wartime Poets
St 30 Oct 7:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: Gaudeamus concert
Tu 2 Nov 8:00pm	Service: Requiem for All Souls
Sn 14 Nov 3:00pm	Royal British Legion Service of Remembrance

Notices

§ The Cowper Society presents:
Ashlyns School Orchestra & Choir NEXT Saturday 3^rd July 7:30pm
Entrance free, retiring collection in aid of the Petertide causes

§ The Parish Baby Sitting Circle is now well established but needs more participants. The circle is based on a system of giving and receiving vouchers. If you would like to be included please contact Philippa Seldon 871534 or email Philippa@seldon.eu

§ All Saints’ Aug/Sept Newsletter copydate Monday 28^th June 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.

§ Review August Copydate is Friday 2 July but earlier receipt of copy would be appreciated. Copy to Christopher Green, 17 Cowper Rd, HP4 3DE (863241) email: greenc@waitrose.com

§ FAIRTRADE STALLS at St Peter’s Sunday 4 July Come and buy fairly traded goods after morning service. Orders can be taken from the Traidcraft catalogue
All Fairtrade enquiries to Angela 866992

§ Christians Against Poverty Money Management Course - 3 sessions starting Tuesday 6^th July 7:30-9:30pm at The Way Inn run by the Association of Berkhamsted Churches.
For details call 01274 760567 or look at www.capmoney.org To book call 862527

§ Outdoor theatre at Gaddesden Estate – Thu 8^th July 7:30pm
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A high-energy, feel-good, family theatre show from Oddsocks with their: Elizabethan pageant wagon live music, exhilarating circus skills; outrageous hunting dogs! Tickets: Adult £12 pre booked (£15 on the night) £10 Concession pre booked (£13 on the night); Child £6 pre booked (£9 on the night): from www.oddsocks.co.uk or tel.252421 Access 6pm for stalls & food. Pre book a picnic? See posters

§ The Cowper Society presents: Lunchtime Recital 1:00pm Friday 9^th July
Fiona Duncan violin, Kevin Vockerodt piano

§ Summer Evening Serenade 7:30pm Saturday 10^th July at All Saints Church
A musical entertainment by Robert Little and his professional singers and instrumentalists. Tickets £10 from Kathie Lally 863526.
All proceeds donated to The Children's Society

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 St Peter 8:00am 27^th June 2010

Collect

Almighty God, who inspired your apostle Saint Peter to confess Jesus as Christ and Son of the living God: build up your Church upon this rock, that in unity and peace it may proclaim one truth and follow one Lord, your Son our saviour Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. AMEN

First Reading Acts 12:1–11

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles

About that time King Herod laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the church. He had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword. After he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (This was during the festival of Unleavened Bread.) When he had seized him, he put him in prison and handed him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him.

The very night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him, saying, ‘Get up quickly.’ And the chains fell off his wrists. The angel said to him, ‘Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.’ He did so. Then he said to him, ‘Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.’ Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening with the angel’s help was real; he thought he was seeing a vision. After they had passed the first and the second guard, they came before the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went outside and walked along a lane, when suddenly the angel left him. Then Peter came to himself and said, ‘Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hands of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.’

This is the word of the Lord

(Reply Thanks be to God)

Second Reading 1 Peter 2:19–25

A reading from the first letter of Peter

It is a credit to you if, being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly. If you endure when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do right and suffer for it, you have God’s approval. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps. ‘He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.’

When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

This is the word of the Lord

(Reply Thanks be to God)

Gospel Matthew 16:13–19

The Lord be with you

(Reply And also with you)

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

(Reply Glory to you, O Lord)

When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’ And Jesus answered him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

This is the Gospel of the Lord

(Reply Praise to you, O Christ)

Post Communion Prayer

Lord God, the source of truth and love, keep us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, united in prayer and the breaking of bread, and one in joy and simplicity of heart, in Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN