THE PARISH OF BERKHAMSTED

St Peter’s with All Saints’

news for pews

LAST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY 26 October 2003

Eucharistic Prayer F or G may be used at Holy Communion Services today

We welcome all who worship here today. If you are a newcomer please speak to one of the welcomers or to one of the clergy. We invite you to complete a card which you will find in your pew, or on the table near the door of the church, and hand it to one of the welcomers. Communicant members of all Churches are welcome to receive Holy Communion. If you are not receiving Communion please come to the altar rail for a blessing and carry a book so the minister knows.

Collect: Merciful God, teach us to be faithful in change and uncertainty, that trusting in your word and obeying your will we may enter the unfailing joy of Jesus Christ our Lord AMEN

Readings: Jeremiah 31.7-9 Hebrews 7.23-28 Mark 10.46-52

Post Communion: God of all grace, your son Jesus Christ fed the hungry with the bread of his life and the word of his kingdom: renew your people with your heavenly grace, and in all our weakness sustain us by your true and living bread; who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. AMEN

We pray this week

for Christopher our Bishop and for Christopher and Richard his suffragans

for our Church Crèches, Sunday Schools, Pathfinder and Young People’s Fellowship groups and for Little Fishes & Chuckles toddler groups, for all who attend them and for all who help to run them

for the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (and especially Andrew and Janice Proud working in Addis Ababa)

for the lonely, the anxious, the bereaved; and amongst the sick for Judith Hill, Jenny Luckhurst, Michael Taylor, Christina Billington, Ann Gibb, Pat Large, Basil Jones, Audrey Conway

for those who have died recently:

and at his anniversary pray for: Arthur Lander

We give thanks for our communion with all the Saints, especially the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Peter our patron.

At All Saints’ the weekly prayers are for everyone who lives in North side of Shrublands Avenue + Larch Rise

PLEASE TAKE THIS PEW LEAFLET AWAY WITH YOU as a reminder of dates, subjects for prayer etc. Fr Mark’s sermons at St Peter’s are normally available from the church table. Do take copies for anyone not here today.

Music at St Peter’s Anthem: View me, Lord Richard Lloyd
Voluntary: Marche Héroïque A Herbert Brewer

Notes & Notices
Fr Mark is on holiday Tuesday to Friday this week. Due to circumstances beyond his control, Fr Martin’s operation has been postponed but he will be on holiday this week.

ALL SAINTS’ PATRONAL FESTIVAL PARISH EUCHARIST NEXT SUNDAY
9.15AM SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER AT ALL SAINTS’
Concelebrant & Preacher: The Venerable Helen Cunliffe, Archdeacon of St Albans
(There will be no 9.30am service at St Peter’s)

*SOLEMN EUCHARIST for ALL SOULS 8.00pm Monday 3 November at St Peter’s
with music from Howells Requiem & Collegium Regale sung by Chiltern Chamber Choir
*ALL SOULS LIST In the course of the Eucharist names of the departed will be read out.
If you are coming to the service and wish for someone to be prayed for by name please post the details in the box marked All Souls’ Day.

EMMAUS NURTURE COURSE for those exploring Christian teaching,
or thinking of Confirmation, is starting 5 November
Call: Fr Mark 864194, Fr Martin 866161, John 874993

OUTWARD GIVING The PCC will shortly be deciding on the allocation of its Outward Giving for this year. If anyone wishes to put forward a particular cause for consideration would they please let Fr Mark 864194 or any member of the PCC know. Details of last year’s giving are available for reference in St Peter’s and in All Saints’.

BOUNDING AHEAD WITH THE HOSPICE OF SAINT FRANCIS
An opportunity to walk and pray round the boundary of our new site. You are warmly invited to join us at our NEW site at the end of Shooters Way (by the Golf Range . . . follow the signs) at 2:30pm TODAY SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER. You are advised to bring warm clothes and wellies as we will be walking and praying around the boundaries of the new site. All are welcome.

St Peter’s LENDING LIBRARY today Sunday 26 October. Penny and John Abbott 873205

CHILDREN’S SOCIETY BOX OPENING If you are not giving your box to Kathie Lally today at St Peter’s please phone Kathie 863526 and she will collect it.

HOSPICE OF ST FRANCIS Thanks to all who sponsored the Hospice Chaplain, Rev Liz Hughes, in the British 10k London Road Race in July. The total raised by those from St Peters was £286.

ADVENT CANDLES AND CALENDARS will be on sale at St Peter’s on Sunday mornings starting 9 November. Candles £1.99; calendars various prices

TRAIDCRAFT STALL at St Peter’s, TODAY & at All Saints’ – next Sunday Please come and buy fairly traded goods after morning services. Orders can be taken from the Traidcraft catalogue. Angela Morris 866992, Chris Dipper 873006

REVIEW December COPYDATE is Friday 7 November but earlier receipt of copy would be appreciated. Copy to David Woodward (862723) 3 Murray Road HP4 1JD
email: woodies@chyverton3.freeserve.co.uk & review@c-of-e.freeserve.co.uk

All Saints’ December/January NEWSLETTER copydate 8 November Details of family news or matters concerning Anglicans at All Saints typed or on disc to Christina Billington, 13 Ashridge Rise, HP4 3JT or email chrissybill@ntlworld.com

Notes & Notices

The Cowper Society presents - A WEEKEND OF MUSIC AT ST PETER’S
7.30pm Saturday 8 November GAUDEAMUS SINGERS IN CONCERT
An evening of choral music directed by Graham Wili – tickets £8/£7 01442 257023
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7.30pm Sunday 9 November ’CELLI IN CONCERT
with Naomi Payne Cook, Mary Harris, Gabriella Reisinger & Jane Lodge
A Lady Chapel Recital - The Programme includes Popper Requiem.
Admission free. Retiring collection in aid of the Piano Fund

SECURITY at our two 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.

Please note: The Parish Office is operating with ‘flexitime’ this week

DIARY Sun 16 Nov: Youth Service 6.00pm at St Peter’s
Sun 23 Nov: St Peter’s Choir St Cecilia concert, in aid of the Piano Fund, 6.00pm at St Peter’s
Sun 30 Nov: Advent Carol Services – 6.00pm at St Peter’s & 6.30pm at All Saints’
Sun 7 Dec: Taizé style Evening Worship, 6.30pm at All Saints’
Sun 7 Dec: Berkhamsted Choral Society Christmas Concert 8.00pm at St Peter’s
Sun 21 Dec: Sunday School Nativity plays – 9.30am at St Peter’s & 10.00am at All Saints’
Tue 23 Dec: Chiltern Chamber Choir- JS Bach Christmas Oratorio – candlelit, 7.30pm at St P.

at ST PETER’S	Today Sunday 26 October	next week Sunday 2 November
SIDESMEN	8.00am Stephen Halliday 9.30am Barbara & Ron Fisher Judith Limbert, Richard Foster 6.00pm John Cook	8.00am Frank Allum 9.30am At All Saints’ 6.00pm John Cook
INTERCESSOR	9.30am Geoff Dell	9.30am At All Saints’
CHALICE	9.30am Richard Ruffell, Frank N, June H	9.30am At All Saints’
SERVERS	8.00am Mark Coleman 9.30am Alan Conway (MC) Rachel Hill (Crucifer) Jenna Nicholls, Chris Bragge	8.00am Alan Conway 9.30am At All Saints’
READINGS	8.00am Anthea Lepper 9.30am Nicholas Bragge, Priscilla Coombs	8.00am Elizabeth Jackson 9.30am At All Saints’
CRÈCHE ROTA	9.30am Karen Rutherford, Clare Kaye	9.30am At All Saints’
CHURCH CLEANING 27 Oct-1Nov Carole Dell, Catherine Imber, Helen Pope, Pat Hunt, Pearl Wiggins
at ALL SAINTS’	Today 9.15am Sunday 26 October	next week 9.15am Sunday 2 November
SIDESMEN	Sarah & Simon Whale	Peter Drury, Muriel Johnston
INTERCESSOR	Andrew Beaumont	Geraldine Wright
CHALICE	Peter McMunn, Richard Hackworth	Penny O’Neill, John Malcolm
SERVERS	Tracey R, Edward M & Edward O’N	Sophia Hennessey, Hannah W., Alice B.
READINGS	Frank Abrahams, Jenny Hackworth	Peter Bryant, Kate Goodwin

PEW LEAFLET notices, in writing: The Parish Office, The Court House, Berkhamsted HP4 2AX
email j.green@c-of-e.freeserve.co.uk tel.878227 & rota swap names all by 2pm Wednesday please
PARISH OFFICE is operating flexitime this week.
The letterbox, telephone & email will be checked regularly.

This Week’s Diary

	ST PETER’S		ALL SAINTS’
Today Sunday 26 October Last after Trinity	8.00am EUCHARIST O 9.30am SUNG EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders 12noon Holy Baptism 6.00pm EVENSONG & SERMON		9.15am SUNG EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders
Groups Young People’s Fellowship 7.00-8.30pm (years 7 & 8) & 8.00-9.30pm (year 9 upwards) Video evening in the Court House. Jimmy Young 876736
Monday 27
Tuesday 28 Simon & Jude, Apostles	Half-term NO Choir Practice		9.30am EUCHARIST
Groups Half-term NO Chuckles Toddlers. Jenny Wells 870981/Kate Spall 873470 Mothers’ Union Prayers 2.00pm with Dorothy Baily at 17 Shaftesbury Court, Valley Road. Please let us know of anyone who needs our prayers. Jenny Wells 870981
Wednesday 29	No EUCHARIST
Groups Half-term NO Pathfinder Games Club. Jimmy Young 876736
Thursday 30	11.00am EUCHARIST O 8.00pm Bellringing (access -south door) until 9.15pm
Friday 31	9.15am EUCHARIST Half-term NO Choir Practice
Groups Half-term NO Little Fishes Toddlers. Nicole Addy-Varndell 864094 Half-term NO Friday Study Group. Kate Semmens 866531
Saturday 1 Nov
Sunday 2 November All Saints’ Day	8.00am EUCHARIST O (PARISH EUCHARIST 9.15AM AT ALL SAINTS’) 6.00pm EVENING PRAYER	9.15am PARISH EUCHARIST O, Crèche, Sunday School & Pathfinders Preacher: The Ven. Helen Cunliffe, Archdeacon of St Albans
Groups Sundays Together Lunch 12.30pm in the Court House. For anyone on their own on a Sunday. Joan Morris 863780 Half-term NO Young People’s Fellowship. Jimmy Young 876736

O= services where the PA Loop system is in use
Next Sunday’s Readings: Isaiah 56.3-8; Hebrews 12.18-24; Matthew 5.1-12;

MORNING PRAYER 7.30am at St Peter’s Mon, Tue, [none Wed, Thu, Fri] & 8.45am at All Saints’ Sat and EVENING PRAYER 5.00pm at St Peter’s Mon, [none Wed, Thu,] Sat & at All Saints’ Fri

A priest is always available for the sacrament of confession by arrangement 864194
Fr Mark takes time off mid-day Friday - mid-day Saturday Fr Martin is recuperating & not on duty.