The Parish of Great Berkhamsted

The Parish of Great Berkhamsted, St Peter’s Church

Registered Charity No. 1130108

The Eighth Sunday after Trinity

25^th July 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.

There will be no Sunday School, Pathfinders or Crèche today, but 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.

6:00pm service details Meditative Evening Service

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 25^th

Trinity Eight

Sick & Bereaved

RIP

Memorial

+Rowan Cantuar, +Alan, Bp of St Albans

L 'Eglise Episcopal du Rwanda The Most Revd Emmanuel Musaba Kolini Archbishop of Rwanda & Bishop of Kigali

Chris Billington, Judith Hill, Marjorie Bowden, Ron Peggs, Keith Dawson, Keith, Myra Shields, John Marum, Edna Campkin

Pamela Duncan, Benita Haynes

Nan Gordon, David Woodward, Lynne Spencer

Monday 26^th

SS Joachim & Anne

Matthew 13: 16-17

Sick & Bereaved

El-Obeid - (Sudan) Bp Ismail Abudigin Kawo Gibreil

Youth Ministry in Berkhamsted – The Reverend Penny Nash

Sacred Heart Church – Fr John Boland

Ron Peggs, Myra Shields

Tuesday 27^th

Matthew 13: 36-43

Sick & Bereaved

Eldoret - (Kenya) Bp Thomas Kogo

Those who live with dementia

Northern Ireland

Judith Hill, John Marum

Wednesday 28^th

Matthew 13: 44-46

Sick & Bereaved

Ely - (Canterbury, England) Bp Anthony John Russell

Those who are unhappy in their work

The Historic Churches Trust

Chris Billington

Thursday 29^th

John 12: 1-8

Sick & Bereaved

Embu - (Kenya) Bp Henry Tiras Nyaga Kathii
Thomas Coram School and Victoria School

Ecumenical workplace chaplains

Keith Dawson, Edna Campkin

Friday 30^th

S Peter Chrysologus

Matthew 13:54-end

Sick & Bereaved

Enugu-(Province of the Niger, Nigeria) Bp Dr Emmanuel Chukwuma
The local economy in Berkhamsted – commuters

Those with depression or who contemplate taking their own life

Keith,

Saturday 31^st

St Ignatius

Matthew 14: 1-12

Sick & Bereaved

Enugu North - (Province of Niger, Nigeria) Bp Sosthenes Eze

The Quiet Gardens and Quiets Spaces Trust
Police and Community Officers in Berkhamsted

Marjorie Bowden

Sunday – 1^st August

Readings: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21

*ST PETER’S*	*Today Sunday 25^th July*	*Next week Sunday 1^st August*
SIDESMEN	8:00am Stephen Wade 9:30am Kathie & Stephen Lally Eric Brown, Jane Bartholomew 6:00pm John Cook	8:00am Elizabeth Jackson 9:30am Carole & Geoff Dell Joanne Byrne, Liz Bellamy 6:00pm EP Susan Holmes
INTERCESSOR	9:30am Christopher Hunt	9:30am Mike Eller
CHALICE	9:30am Jane Bartholomew, Frank Norman	9:30am Jane Bartholomew, Michael A
SERVERS	8:00am Mike Hart 9:30am Sam Limbert MC, James Ruffell Cr Frank Amankwah, Ted Lewis	8:00am Alan Conway 9:30am David Northcott MC, Jordan Dell Cr Claire Below, Sam Limbert
READINGS	8:00am Patrick Lepper 9:30am Michael & Rachel Below	8:00am Elizabeth Jackson 9:30am Kathy Lally
CRÈCHE	9:30am No crèche – summer holidays	9:30am No crèche
CHURCH CLEANING 26-31July Rachel & Michael Below, Penny Abbott, Fiona Williams, Liz Young

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 25^th July

The Eighth after Trinity

8:00am EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr John Pritchard

9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr John Pritchard
No Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders

11:30am HOLY BAPTISM

6:00pm MEDITATIVE EVENING SERVICE (Fr John Russell)

Monday 26^th

SS Joachim & Anne

7:30am Morning Prayer

5:30pm Evening Prayer

6:00pm EUCHARIST

Tuesday 27^th

7:30am Morning Prayer

9:30am EUCHARIST, All Saints’, Shrublands Road.

5:00pm Evening Prayer

No Choir Practice

Wednesday 28^th

7:30am Morning Prayer

8:00am EUCHARIST

5:00pm Evening Prayer

Thursday 29^th

St Martha

7:30am Morning Prayer

11:00am EUCHARIST

5:00pm Evening Prayer

7:55pm Bellringing (9:15pm) south door

Friday 30^th

St Peter Chrysologus

7:30am Morning Prayer

9:15am EUCHARIST

5:00pm Evening Prayer

No Choir Practice

Saturday 31^st

St Ignatius Loyola

9:30am Morning Prayer

10:00am EUCHARIST

3:00pm Organ/piano: Jon Lee (5:00pm)

5:00pm Evening Prayer

SUNDAY 1^st August

The Ninth after Trinity

8:00am EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr John Russell

9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr John Russell
No Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders

6:00pm EVENING PRAYER – said

7:00pm Chiltern Chamber Choir rehearsal: Adrian Davis (9:00pm)

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

Tuesday	Mothers’ Union Prayers 2:30pm at Audrey Faunce’s, 108 Valley Road, Northchurch. Prayer requests to Tracy Robinson 863559
Saturday	NO COFFEE BAR
Sun1^st Aug	Sundays Together Lunch 1:00pm The Court House. Elizabeth Jackson 864382

Future Dates at St Peter’s unless otherwise stated

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
F 10 Sep 10:00am	Little Fishes Service
St 11 Sep 10-6pm	Bed & Herts Historic Churches sponsored Bike Ride – between most churches
Sn 12 Sep 6:00pm	Choral Evensong
St 18 Sep 7:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: Bridgewater Sinfonia concert
St 25 Sep 2.15pm	Visiting Bellringers from Chippenham (3:00pm)
Fr 1^st Sep 10:00am	Little Fishes Service
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)
Sn 10 Oct 6:00pm	Choral Evensong
St 16 Oct 11:00am 7:00pm	Berkhamsted Arts Festival: Cowper Society presents Come and Sing Berkhamsted Choral Soc Visiting Bellringers (9:00pm)

Notices

§ HOSPICE OF ST FRANCIS invites you for a coffee next Friday 30^th July 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).

STALL IN AID OF HOSPICE FUNDS run by the Bazaar Group: hand-made items, knitwear, patchwork, quilts, cushions, toys, baby knits, etc. outside Tesco, Saturday, 31^st July from 9:00am. Jane Allard 875526

There will be NO COFFEE BAR NEXT Saturday 3^1st July

§ FAIRTRADE STALLS at St Peter’s NEXT Sunday 1^stAugust Come and buy fairly traded goods after morning service. Orders can be taken from the Traidcraft catalogue. All Fairtrade enquiries to Angela 866992

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

§ Petertide Total to date is £13,622.42 – a new record. Thank you!
Petertide Bag Photographic Competition: Entries for Where will you take your Petertide Fair Bag or Most creative use for a Petertide Fair Bag by 31^st August please to the Parish office address below. Further details on the website [see foot of 2^nd page]

§ The Hospice of St Francis offers you your chance to abseil!
Registration costs £25 with a minimum sponsorship requirement of £100. A great opportunity to abseil down the DSG international building in Maylands Avenue, Hemel on Sunday 26^th September.
Call 869555 or E fundraising@stfrancis.org.uk

§ Are you considering putting cash in the offertory plate today? If so, don’t forget that an additional 28p for every pound given by a tax-payer can be reclaimed. Do please use and complete a Gift Aid envelope – available in church.

§ Security at our churches If you are passing either church during the day, do please go in at any time and especially in a holiday period, in the lunch hour or in the late afternoon, when the open door can welcome our less well-intentioned visitors. Thank you

§ A call to DOG OWNERS A house-bound elderly lady, whose little dog has died and will not be replaced, would love an occasional visit. Please contact Penny Abbott 873205

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 James the Apostle 25^th July 2010

Hymns NEH

Introit 377

Gradual Psalm 138 see below

Offertory 271

Recessional 485

Collect

Merciful God,
whose holy apostle Saint James,
leaving his father and all that he had,
was obedient to the calling of your Son Jesus Christ
and followed him even to death:
help us, forsaking the false attractions of the world,
to be ready at all times to answer your call without delay;
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.

Psalm 138

R Great is the glory, the glory of the Lord.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing praise to you.

I will bow down towards your holy temple and praise your name, because of your love and faithfulness; for you have glorified your name and your word above all things.

In the day that I called to you, you answered me; you put new strength in my soul. R

All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord, for they have heard the words of your mouth.

They shall sing of the ways of the Lord, that great is the glory of the Lord.

Though the Lord be high, he watches over the lowly; as for the proud, he regards them from afar. R

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you will preserve me; you will stretch forth your hand against the fury of my enemies; your right hand will save me.

The Lord shall make good his purpose for me; your loving-kindness, O Lord, endures for ever; forsake not the work of your hands. R

Second Reading 2 Corinthians 4.7–15

A reading from the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians.

We have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies. For while we live, we are always being given up to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may be made visible in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us,

but life in you. But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture – ‘I believed, and so I spoke’ –we also believe, and so we speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will bring us with you into his presence. Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

This is the word of the Lord

(Reply Thanks be to God)