The Parish of Great Berkhamsted, St Peter’s Church

Registered Charity No. 1130108

All Saints

31^st October 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 Crèche, Sunday School or Pathfinders 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.
Anthem: At the River Aaron Copland

6:00pm service details Evening Prayer

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

Day off Friday

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

Day off Thursday

Prayer Diary

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

Sunday 31^st ALL SAINTS Sick & Bereaved RIP / Memorial	+Rowan, Archbishop of Canterbury +Alan, Bp of St Albans, PRAY for The Church of Ceylon Chris Billington, Judith Hill, Marjorie Bowden, Ron Peggs, Keith Dawson, Keith, John Marum, Edna Campkin, Jamie Matthews, Tracy Robinson, Brenda Dann Tony Tame, Paula Newman, Ron Cook, Gordon King
Monday 1^st Luke 14: 12-14 Sick & Bereaved	Jalingo - (Province of Jos, Nigeria) Bp Timothy Yahaya The Gaddesdens and Nettleden – Fr John Russell Diocesan Board of Education Judith Hill, John Marum
Tuesday 2^nd ALL SOULS John 6: 37-40 Sick & Bereaved	Jamaica & The Cayman Islands - (West Indies) Bp Alfred Charles Reid Those who are retired and living in Berkhamsted Those who mourn Chris Billington, Tracy Robinson
Wednesday3rd St Martín de Porres Luke 14: 25-33 Sick & Bereaved	Jebba - (Province of Ibadan, Nigeria) Bp Sunday Adewole Retailers and businesses in Berkhamsted Those who receive communion at home Ron Peggs, Jamie Matthews
Thursday 4^th S Charles Borromeo Luke 15: 1-10 Sick & Bereaved	Johannesburg - (South Africa) Bp Brian Charles Germond The teaching of Ordinands and the continuing education of Priests and Deacons Ambassadors and Diplomats Keith
Friday 5^th Luke 16: 1-8 Sick & Bereaved	Daniel Deng Bul Yak Archbp of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan & Bp of Juba Those who are patients or out-patients in our local hospitals Those who face pain and struggle in their lives Keith Dawson, Marjorie Bowden
Saturday 6^th Luke 16: 9-15 Sick & Bereaved	Kabba - (Province of Ondo, Nigeria) Bp Samuel Olayanju The Royal British Legion, Preparations for Remembrance Sunday Those who minister to the bereaved - Pastoral Care Group Edna Campkin, Brenda Dann
3^rd before Advent	Readings: Job 19,: 23-27a Thessalonians 2: 1, 5, 13, 17 Luke 20:27-38

ST PETER’S	Today Sunday 31^st October All Saints		next week Sunday 7^th November
SIDESMEN	8:00am Geoff Dell 9:30am Elinor & Michael Mumford John Cook, Barbara Conway 6:00pm Gordon Hufford		8:00am Liz Prosser 9:30am Michael & Rachael Anderson Eric Brown, Jane Bartholomew 6:00pm Christopher Morris
CHALICE	9:30am Beverley & Paul Jullien		9:30am Kate Hennessey, Christopher Green
CRÈCHE	9:30am none – half term		9:30am Kate R, Rebekah P, Zoe D
SUNDAY SCH	9:30am none – half term		9:30am In church
	Sunday 31^st October	Tues 2 Nov. 8pm All Souls		Sunday 7^th November
INTERCESSOR	9:30am	Elizabeth Jackson		9:30am Young People
SERVERS	8:00am Rachel Hill 9:30am Frank Am. MC, Alex Evans Cr Mike Hart, Chris Clegg	Peter Matthews MC Chris Clegg, Th, Jordan Dell, Cr Rachel Hill, Jane B.		8:00am Mike Hart 9:30am James Ruffell (MC) Jordan Dell (Cr) Claire B, Katya Kh.
READINGS	8:00am Mike Eller 9:30am Rachael A., Miles N	David Pearce		8:00am Patrick Lepper 9:30am Young People TBA

Church Cleaning:1-6 Nov: Carole Dell, Wendy Thompson, Graham Bashford, Edmund Clark, Miles Nicholas

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

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SUNDAY 31^st October ALL SAINTS	8:00am EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr Michael Bowie 9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr Michael Bowie No Crèche, Sunday School or Pathfinders (Half term) 6:00pm EVENING PRAYER
Monday 1^st November	7:30am Morning Prayer 10:30am Victoria School Assembly	5:30pm Evening Prayer 6:00pm EUCHARIST
Tuesday 2^nd ALL SOULS	7:30am Morning Prayer No 9:30am EUCHARIST at All Saints’, Shrublands Road.	5:00pm Evening Prayer 5:15pm Choir Practice (6:15pm) 8:00pm SOLEMN REQUIEM OF ALL SOULS O
Wednesday 3^rd St Martín de Porres	7:30am Morning Prayer 8:00am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer 8:00pm Armistice Rehearsal
Thursday 4^th St Charles Borromeo	7:30am Morning Prayer 12:30am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer 7:55pm Bellringing (9:15pm) south door
Friday 5^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 9:15am EUCHARIST 2:00pm Thos Coram Sch Yr 5 in church (Fr John Pritchard) (3:00pm)	5:00pm Evening Prayer 7:00pm Choir Practice (8:30pm)
Saturday 6^th	9:30am Morning Prayer 10:00am EUCHARIST 3:00pm Organ/piano: Jon Lee (5:00pm)	5:00pm Evening Prayer
SUNDAY 7^th November Third before Advent	8:00am EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr Michael Bowie 9:30am FAMILY EUCHARIST O Pr: The Revd Penny Nash, Sunday School & Pathfinders in church, Crèche in Court House 6:00pm EVENING PRAYER - said

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

Sunday	TODAY: 3:00 pm Fr John Russell to be licensed as Team Vicar by +Paul Bayes, Bp of Hertford, at Little Gaddesden
Monday	Fourth Berkhamsted Brownies 6:00-7:15pm Court House. Nicola Fulcher 878172
Tuesday	Chuckles Toddlers 10-11:30am All Saints’ with 10:15am Songs Jenny Wells 870981 Tuesday Club will meet next week, November 9^th 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
Sunday 7^th	Sundays Together Lunch 1:00pm The Court House. Elizabeth Jackson 864382

Future Dates at St Peter’s unless otherwise stated

Sn 14 Nov 3:00pm	Royal British Legion Service of Remembrance
St 20 Nov 7:30pm	The Cowper Society presents: Bridgewater Sinfonia concert
Sn 21 Nov 6:00pm	St Cecilia Choral Evensong
St 27 Nov 2-5pm	Advent Workshop
Sn 28 Nov 6:00pm	Advent Carol Service
Fr 3 Dec 10:00am 7:00pm	Little Fishes Service Petertide Wine-Tasting, downstairs in the Court House
Sn 5 Dec 11:00am 6:00pm	Cowper Society meeting in the Court House Rotary and Festival of Light Carol Service
Tu 7 Dec 8:00pm	Parochial Church Council The Court House
Fr 10 Dec 1:00pm	The Cowper Society presents: Recital – Rainbow Ensemble John Reader piano (6 players)
St 11 Dec 8:00pm	Cowper Society presents: Berkhamsted Music Society concert
*W 15 Dec 7:30pm	Thomas Coram School Carol Service

Notices

§ SOLEMN REQUIEM FOR ALL SOULS 8:00pm Tuesday 2^nd November at St Peter’s
Fr Michael will preside. St Peter’s Choir with members of Chiltern Chamber Choir will sing from Fauré’s Requiem.
There will be no 9:30 Eucharist at All Saints’ on Tuesday 2^nd November.

§ 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 post the details in the All Souls’ box in church

§ Tuesday Club - A reminder for members that because of the All Souls service, the we will be meeting on November 9^th instead of November 2^nd. See next week’s back page diary for details

§ Gospel of St Mark. Dramatic and visual presentation of the whole Gospel of St Mark. 3^rd November 7.30pm Sunnyside church. Tickets available from Fr Michael.

§ Fairtrade Stalls at St Peter’s next Sunday 7^th November. Come and buy fairly traded goods after morning service. Orders can be taken from the Traidcraft catalogue. All Fairtrade enquiries to Angela 866992

§ All Saints’ Dec Newsletter copydate Monday 8^th Nov 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.

§ The Hospice Christmas Fayre will be held at Berkhamsted Civic Centre on Saturday 6th November 2010, from 9am to 1pm. Come and shop early for your Christmas gifts.

§ HOT FOOT IT OR LOOK SHARP FOR THE HOSPICE Walk barefoot over red hot coals or walk over 4 metres of razor sharp smashed glass! Thursday 11th November 2010 at 6pm, Watermill Hotel, Bourne End. £30 to register, and participants are asked to raise a minimum of £200 in sponsorship - that's just £10 from each of 20 friends! Contact Sarah Ajder Tel: 01442 869555 or email: sarah.ajder@stfrancis.org.uk

§ Closing date for submission of copy for December’s Your Berkhamsted is next Wednesday, 3^rd November. Copy to Ian Skillicorn: editor@yourberkhamsted.org.uk tel. 862628 or write c/o the Parish Office (see foot of page below).

§ Classic Tales at The Court House: Tuesday 23rd November at 7.45pm. An evening of live readings of work by writers such as Hans Christian Anderson, Charles Dickens, Jerome K Jerome and Oscar Wilde, read by Keith Drinkel and Lisa Armytage. Tickets, which include mulled wine and a mince pie, are £10 (£8 concessions,) available from Cole Flatt & Partners or by calling 862628. 10% of all ticket sales goes to The Prostate Cancer Charity. See poster for more details.

§ Petertide Christmas Wine tasting: 3rd December in the Court House. Tickets £15, to include all the wines, ports and cheese platter. Tickets available from Judith Limbert tel. 873626

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: Monday – Friday 10:00am – 2:00pm

SUNDAY All Saints 31^st October 2010

Hymns NEH

Introit 197

Gradual Psalm 149 see below

Offertory 478

Recessional 381

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 Daniel 7:1–3, 15–18

A reading from the book of Daniel.

In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head as he lay in bed. Then he wrote down the dream: I, Daniel, saw in my vision by night the four winds of heaven stirring up the great sea, and four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.

As for me, Daniel, my spirit was troubled within me, and the visions of my head terrified me. I approached one of the attendants to ask him the truth concerning all this. So he said that he would disclose to me the interpretation of the matter: ‘As for these four great beasts, four kings shall arise out of the earth. But the holy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom for ever – for ever and ever.

This is the word of the Lord

Thanks be to God

Psalm 149

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R Sing, O sing to the Lord a new song; sing his praise.

O sing to the Lord a new song; sing his praise in the congregation of the faithful. Let Israel rejoice in their maker; let the children of Zion be joyful in their king. R

Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing praise to him with timbrel and lyre. For the Lord has pleasure in his people and adorns the poor with salvation.. R

Let the faithful be joyful in glory; let them rejoice in their ranks, with the praises of God in their mouths and a two-edged sword in their hands; R

To execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples; to bind their kings in chains and their nobles with fetters of iron; to execute on them the judgement decreed: such honour have all his faithful servants. R

Second Reading Ephesians 1:11–23

A reading from the book of Ephesians.

In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; this is the pledge of our inheritance towards redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.

I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love towards all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power.

God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

This is the word of the Lord

Thanks be to God

Gospel Luke 6:20-31

The Lord be with you

And also with you

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

Glory to you, O Lord

Jesus looked up at his disciples and said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets. But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.

Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep. Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.

But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. Do to others as you would have them do to you.’

This is the Gospel of the Lord

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