The Parish of Great Berkhamsted, St Peter’s Church

Registered Charity No. 1130108

The Second Sunday before Advent. Remembrance

14^th November 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: Greater Love hath no Man John Ireland

3:00pm Royal British Legion Remembrance Service

6:00pm service details Evening Prayer – said

RED BUCKET COLLECTION 21^st & 28^th November

There will be a RED BUCKET collection after services on the next two Sundays for Thomas Corum School. Please come prepared to give generously
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

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 14^th 2^nd Before Advent Sick & Bereaved RIP / Memorial	+Rowan, Archbishop of Canterbury +Alan, Bp of St Albans, PRAY for The Church in Wales The Most Revd Dr. Barry Cennydd Morgan Archbishop of Wales & Bishop of Llandaff Chris Billington, Judith Hill, Marjorie Bowden, Ron Peggs, Keith Dawson, Keith, John Marum, Edna Campkin, Jamie Matthews, Tracy Robinson, Mary Swallow Roger Brennen Frank Maggs, Bernard Quarmby
Monday 15^th Luke 18:35-end Sick & Bereaved	Igbomina - (Province of Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Michael Akinyemi The Senior Staff of the Diocese Education in our Parish Judith Hill, John Marum
Tuesday 16^th S Margaret of Scotland Luke 19: 1-10 Sick & Bereaved	Ihiala - (Province of Niger, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ralph Okafor Archdeacon of St Albans – The Venerable Jonathan Smith The General Synod of the Church of England The Rural Dean – Fr Michael Bowie Chris Billington, Tracy Robinson
Wednesday 17^th Luke 19: 11-28 Sick & Bereaved	Ijebu - (Province of Lagos, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Joseph Omoyajowo Fairtrade – Angela Morris Nursing Staff Ron Peggs, Jamie Matthews
Thursday 18^th Luke 19: 41-44 Sick & Bereaved	Ijesha North - (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Titus Fajemirokun Those who reside at Ashlyns Home or Dunsland House Association of Berkhamsted Churches Keith
Friday 19^th Luke 19: 45-end Sick & Bereaved	Ijumu - (Province of Abuja, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Ezekiel Ikupolati Charity Shops in Berkhamsted Ordinands in the parish – Chrichton Limbert and his family Keith Dawson, Marjorie Bowden
Saturday 20^th Luke 20: 27-40 Sick & Bereaved	Ikara - (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Yusuf Janfalan Artists, poets and authors Church Musicians Edna Campkin, Mary Swallow
Christ The King	Readings: - Jeremiah 23:1-6 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43

ST PETER’S	Today Sunday 14^th November Remembrance	Next week Sunday 21^st November Christ the King
SIDESMEN	8:00am Geoff Dell 9:30am Graham Bashford, Edmund Clark Pearl Wiggins, Joanne Byrne 3:00pm Remembrance w choir Philippa S.	8:00am Patrick Lepper 9:30am David & Victoria Booth Graham Bashford, Elizabeth Young 6:00pm St Cecilia Choral Christopher Green
INTERCESSOR	9:30am Mike Eller	9:30am Chrichton Limbert
CHALICE	9:30am Frank Norman, Graham Tolley	9:30am Frank Norman, Jane Morgan
SERVERS	8:00am Alan Conway 9:30am Frank Amankwah MC, Sam Limbert Cr Rachel Hill; Mark Grego 3:00pm Alan C Cr, Chris Clegg, David N.	8:00am Peter Matthews 9:30am David Northcott MC, Jordan Dell Cr Katya Khanzaneh, Claire Below
READINGS	8:00am Geoff Dell 9:30am Canon Basil Jones, Eric Brown	8:00am Janet Eller 9:30am Christopher & Patricia Hunt
CRÈCHE	9:30am Julie W, Jenny J, Rachel D	9:30am Rachel E, Luisa S, Matthew S
SUNDAY SCH	9:30am Sally, Clare / Helen	Sally with Clare / Helen
CHURCH CLEANING 15-20Nov Marion Crawley, Ted Lewis, Liz Jackson, Liz Bellamy, Sue Ruggles

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 14^th November The Second before Advent Remembrance	8:00am EUCHARIST O Pr: Fr John Pritchard 9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST Pr: Fr John Pritchard Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 3:00pm ROYAL BRITISH LEGION REMEMBRANCE SERVICEO 6:00pm EVENING PRAYER
Monday 15^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 5:30pm Evening Prayer	6:00pm EUCHARIST 8:00pm Quarter Peal
Tuesday 16^th St Margaret	7:30am Morning Prayer 9:30am EUCHARIST, All Saints’, Shrublands Road.	5:00pm Evening Prayer 5:15pm Choir Practice (6:15pm)
Wednesday 17^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 8:00am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer
Thursday 18^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 12:30am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer 7:55pm Bellringing (9:15pm) south door
Friday 19^th	7:30am Morning Prayer 9:15am EUCHARIST	5:00pm Evening Prayer 6:00pm Choir Practice (7:00pm) 7:30pm Bridgewater Sinfonia Rehearsal
Saturday 20^th	9:30am Morning Prayer 10:00am EUCHARIST 1:30pm Bridgewater Sinfonia rehearsal	5:00pm Evening Prayer 6:45pm Front of House for 7:30pm Bridgewater Sinfonia concert
SUNDAY 21^st November CHRIST THE KING	8:00am EUCHARIST O Pr: Chrichton Limbert 9:30am SUNG EUCHARIST O Pr: Chrichton Limbert Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 6:00pm ST CECILIA CHORAL EVENSONG OFr John Pritchard

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

Monday	Fourth Berkhamsted Brownies 6:00-7:15pm Court House. Nicola Fulcher 878172 Pastoral Network postponed to tomorrow, Tuesday
Tuesday	Chuckles Toddlers 10-11:30am All Saints’ with 10:15am Songs. Jenny Wells 870981 Mothers’ Union: Pilgrimage to Holy Island with Susan Doggett. 2:30pm at 57 Meadow Road. All welcome. Margaret Burbidge 862139 Pastoral Network 7:45pm Court House. Philippa Seldon 871534
Wednesday	Grief and Loss Support Group Monthly Lunch 12:30pm at The White Horse, Bourne End. Contact Sylvia Banks 871195 Pathfinder Games Club (yrs 5-8) 7–8:30pm Court House. The Revd Penny Nash 865217
Thursday	Berkhamsted Carers Support Group 1:30-3pm Lagley House, Douglas Gardens. Jo Chan 259049
Friday	Little Fishes Toddlers 9:30-11:30am Court House. Jonah and the Whale Amey Groves 873662
Saturday	Association of Berkhamsted Churches Prayer Breakfast 8:00am at All Saints

Future Dates at St Peter’s unless otherwise stated

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
Fr 17 Dec 12noon	Thomas Coram End of Term Service

Notices

§ Come and have fun exploring the Advent story at an Advent Celebration in St Peter's church on Saturday November 27th, 2-4.45pm. For children up to age 11, under-5's to be accompanied by a parent/carer, please. Cost: £2 per child. Contact Helen Nicholls on 873162 or helenmn@hotmail.co.uk

§ Mothers’ Union Travelling Cribs will begin their journeys around the parish on Advent Sunday 28^th November. If you would like to offer a crib one night’s hospitality please sign up at St Peter’s today. Kathie Lally 863526 is the St Peter’s contact. Last chance to sign up today!

§ Grief and Loss Support Group Monthly Lunch is this coming Wednesday, 12:30pm at The White Horse, Bourne End. Contact Sylvia Banks 871195

§ Saturday Coffee Bar in the Court House: more bakers are urgently needed for 2011. Please contact Kathie Lally on 863526

§ Save the Children Christmas Fair: Saturday November 20^th, 9:30 – 12:30 in the Court House.

§ DELICIOUS BACON ROLLS will be on sale 8.30am - 11.30am on Sunday 28th Nov & Sunday 12th Dec. The Youth Team with our young people will be working hard to sell bacon rolls in order to raise money for the furnishing of the Upper Room in the Court House. Please support our young people and come and have your breakfast either before or after church on these days. Suggested donation will be £1.50 per roll but we will accept more!

§ THE MEANING IN THE MIRACLES: The Very Revd Dr Jeffery John, Dean of St Albans, will talk about his book on Wednesday, 2nd December, 7:15 for 7:30pm in Tring Learning Centre, Tring School. Entry free, but donations welcomed to support this and future events. Further details on posters and flyers at the back of church. Copies of the book will be available for sale in church from Sunday 21st November.

§ Berkhamsted School is holding a Senior Citizens’ Christmas Luncheon Party on Friday 17th December, 12:45-3:00pm in Deans’ Hall. Festive fun includes a quiz, singing, seasonal refreshments. RSVP by 26th November to Mrs Pat Hayball, 01442 358029. Invitations at the back of church.

§ Art in Cheddington: Town Farm open studio Fri 26 - Sun 28 November, 10am – 5pm Exhibition of high quality handcrafted gifts, Christmas decorations and cards. Work in different media by nine artists. 6 Town Farm, Off High Street, Cheddington, LU7 0TT. Please park on High Street – not in Town Farm! Free entry and refreshments. Donations in aid of Iain Rennie Hospice at Home. www.townfarmopenstudio.blogspot.com

§ The PARISH CHRISTMAS CARD BOARD is available during Advent. Your card, together with a minimum £10 donation, gift aided if possible, for Petertide causes 2011 (Sunnyside Rural Trust and McCabe Educational Trust) should be directed to Fr John Pritchard at Court House Cottage. Cheques payable to PCC of Great Berkhamsted

§ Concert for Phakamisa at All Saints Church on Sat 27th November at 7.30pm. Enjoy classical music, choral works & readings to raise money for Phakamisa,  a registered charity in the UK that raises money to support AIDS orphans and others in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. Phakamisa is pronounced "Pugameesa" and it is a Zulu word which means "to uplift the community". It is a hand up rather than a handout. (See www.phakamisauk.org).   More details from Tim French 870670 or Marilyn Pain 877951. There will be a retiring collection with gift aid envelopes available.

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 The Second before Advent. Remembrance 14^th November 2010

Hymns NEH

Introit 7

Gradual Psalm 98 see below

Offertory 271

Recessional 417

Collect

Almighty Father, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the King of all: govern the hearts and minds of those in authority, and bring the families of the nations, divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin, to be subject to his just and gentle rule; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

First Reading Malachi 4:1–2a

A reading from the book of the prophet Malachi.

See, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings.

This is the word of the Lord

Thanks be to God

Psalm ¯ 98: 1-2, 5-10

R All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God

Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvellous things. His own right hand and his holy arm have won for him the victory R

Sound praises to the Lord, all the earth; break into singing and make music. Make music to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the voice of melody. R

With trumpets and the sound of the horn sound praises before the Lord, the King. Let the sea thunder and all that fills it, the world and all that dwell upon it R

Let the rivers clap their hands and let the hills ring out together before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. In righteousness shall he judge the world and the peoples with equity R

Second Reading 2 Thessalonians 3:6–13

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

We command you, beloved, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from believers who are living in idleness and not according to the tradition that they received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you, and we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it; but with toil and labour we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of you. This was not because we do not have that right, but in order to give you an example to imitate. For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: Anyone unwilling to work should not eat. For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work. Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. Brothers and sisters, do not be weary in doing what is right.

This is the word of the Lord

Thanks be to God

Gospel Luke 21:5–19

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

When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, Jesus said, ‘As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down.’

They asked him, ‘Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?’ And Jesus said, ‘Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name and say, “I am he!” and, “The time is near!” Do not go after them.

When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately.’ Then he said to them, ‘Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues; and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven.

But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. This will give you an opportunity to testify. So make up your minds not to prepare your defence in advance; for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, by relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all because of my name. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your souls.’

This is the Gospel of the Lord

Praise to you, O Christ

Post Communion Prayer

God of peace, whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom and restored the broken to wholeness of life: look with compassion on the anguish of the world, and by your healing power make whole both people and nations; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Amen