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Chalfont St Peter Parish Churches
Sunday, 23rd September 2018 Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
8:00am
Holy Communion All Saints' Church, Oval Way
9:30am
Family Service St Peter's Parish Church
11:00am
Sung Eucharist St Peter's Parish Church
4:00pm
Holy Communion St Paul's Church, Horn Hill
Wednesday, 26th September 2018
10:00am
Holy Communion St Peter's Parish Church
Welcome to this service, a time to encounter God, gather together and worship.
Q) How much does it cost to run our churches and pay our bills, including £1,500/wk “Parish Share”?
Baxendine Home Group will be ‘Talking Jesus’ again on Thursday 27 September at 7.45pm. We are looking at session 2, Sharing Your Faith. Even if you missed the 1st session, you are welcome! Phone Elizabeth on 01753 882792 for details or for transport.
A) We spend approximately £5,000/week in total. About £1,500 is funded by church hall lettings, investments and other activities, leaving £2,750 for all aspects of giving from our congregations if we are to meet this year's planned deficit budget of -£38,000.
New Worship Pattern at All Saints' From Sunday October 7th, there will be an 11am Sunday Morning Eucharist on the First Sunday of each month. This will replace the 6:30pm Sung Eucharist on the 3rd Sunday of each month which will no longer take place.
The Graham Home Group This meets again after the break on Monday 1st October at 10.00 am at The Box, Hillfield Road, when we will continue our series on the Twelve Disciples. All are welcome - for further information please contact Revd Wendy Graham on 01753 885055.
Ladies' Group Autumn is on its way but I hope everyone has enjoyed a glorious Summer. Ladies' Group meetings start again on Wednesday 26th September at 2.15pm in the Parish Church Hall. Our speaker this month, who is returning to give us another interesting and enjoyable afternoon, is Alan Copeland. He will present his Big Picture Show Part 3. We all enjoyed Parts 1 & 2. All are welcome - members, husbands, partners and friends. For further details please contact the Church Office.
The funeral of Janice Allen will take place in the Parish Church on Wednesday 26th September at 12.30 pm. Please pray for Janice's family at this sad time.
St Peter's Children's Choir This unique ensemble that will participate in services and special events throughout the year, is now open to young singers ages 9-13. Singing in a choir is an excellent opportunity to develop musical training, build new friendships and practice teamwork through weekly rehearsals, services and performances. For more info contact Worship Minister Ben Ewert at ben@csp.church or 01753 8906159 .
Harvest at St Paul's Horn Hill We will be celebrating Harvest on Sunday 30th September with Evensong at 4.00pm followed by our annual supper in the Village Hall opposite. This is a very happy occasion and all are welcome. There is a small charge of £5 a head but you can be assured it is worth every penny! Please let Ann Middleton on 01494 872487 or the Parish Office know if you would like to join in. Tickets are selling fast! Gifts, in the way of produce, fruit, vegetables etc to decorate the church would be appreciated, and will be raffled at the Supper. All proceeds will be donated to Christian Aid. We look forward to seeing you.
Parish Prayer Group The next meeting is on Tuesday 2nd October in the Lady Chapel at the Parish Church from 10.00 - 11.00 am. All are welcome to join us to pray for the requests left in the Prayer Box and any other Parish needs. Meetings will always be on the first Tuesday in the month.
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Next week: Sunday, 30th September 2018 Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
Harvest Evensong St Paul's Church, Horn Hill
Wednesday, 3rd October 2018
COLLECT Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you: pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself, and so bring us at last to your heavenly city where we shall see you face to face; 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. FIRST READING Psalm 1 (NIVUK) A reading from the book of Psalms Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither – whatever they do prospers. 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. SECOND READING James 3: 13 - 4:3, 7-8 (NIVUK) A reading from the epistle of James 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14 But if you harbour bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such ‘wisdom’ does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. 17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. 4 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. GOSPEL Mark 9: 30-37 (NIVUK) Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark 30 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, 31 because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, ‘The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.’ 32 But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it. 33 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the road?’ 34 But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest. 35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.’ 36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, 37 ‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.’ POST COMMUNION Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Next week's readings: Esther 7.1-6,9,10; 9.20-22 James 5.13-20 Mark 9.38-50 Harvest Readings for St Paul’s: Joel 2.21–27 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Matthew 6.25–33
Readings for 23rd September 2018 Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Rethink The Parish is proud to be a part of this evangelistic movement taking place in South Bucks in November. Several events are currently being organised and, in the lead up to this, everyone is invited to a rethink Launch Day on Saturday, 6th October from 9.00am - 12.30pm in the Memorial Centre, Gerrards Cross. This will be a time of training, prayer and vision casting so sign up on Eventbrite or on the sheets at the back of all churches and come and find out more.
Talking Jesus An extra course will be run on Sunday afternoons after half term. Please let Sandra know if you are interested.
MINISTERS Vicar Revd John Goodman 01753 882389 john@csp.church Revd Wendy Graham 01753 885066 wendy@csp.church Children and Families Minister Luke Maxted 01753 206172 luke@csp.church Worship Minister Ben Ewert 01753 880067 ben@csp.church PARISH VERGER Gerry Hanham 01494 874940 PARISH OFFICE Open Mon - Fri: 9.30am-12.30pm Katherine Melling Samantha Carter 01753 880067 office@csp.church MISSION OPERATIONS MANAGER Sandra Clark 01753 880067 sandra@csp.church
