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First Sundays at Ten
A friendly but formal morning worship service
– with the Valley Choir, traditional hymns, readings, Eucharist, and
a special activity for children.
May 6th, 10am
Medmenham
Preacher: The Revd Barbara Doubtfire - Co-ordinates Pilgrim Places
network. 'Called to
pilgrimage - making the most of sacred spaces'.
Listen again
June 3rd,
10am Fingest
Preacher: The Revd.
Lesley Milton – URC Minister & Theology lecturer. 'Called
to community -
participating in the life of God'.
Listen again.
These are some photos of the event showing the
children's work.
More pics under 'Fingest'.
 
July 1st, 10am Fawley
Preacher: The Revd Malcolm Macnaughton - Rector in the Hambleden
Valley Group of Churches 'Called and equipped - the gifts of the
Holy Spirit'.
August 5th, 10am Fingest
Preacher: The Revd Mieke Gaynor, Vicar in the Hambleden Valley
Churches. 'Called to be alongside the poor'.
Listen again.
These are some photos of the event which was
Amanda Bloor's last service with us in the Hambleden Valley.
More pics under
'Fingest'
and 'Amanda's Farewell'.
 
September 2nd, 10am URC, Pheasants
Hill
Preacher: The Revd Martin Manley - Training officer for United
Reformed Church 'Called to the table- celebrating God together'
Listen again.
October 7th, 10am Fawley
Preacher: The Rt. Revd John Pritchard - Bishop of Oxford 'Called
to grateful living-celebrating the harvest'. Listen again.
The sermon is preceded by the Gospel to which it relates, read by
Malcolm Macnaughton (slightly echoing)
November 4th, 10am Turville
Preacher: Canon Dr Christina Baxter CBE, Principal, St John's
College, Nottingham, Lay Chair of General Synod 'For
all the Saints - a call to commitment'. Listen again.
December 2nd, 10am Frieth
Preacher: The Revd Canon Prof. Martyn Percy - Principal, Rippon
College, Cuddesdon. 'Called
and equipped - the gifts of the Holy Spirit.'
Listen again.
January 6th 2008, 10am Hambleden
Preacher: The Right Revd. Alan Wilson - Bishop of Buckingham.
Confirmation service. 'Following Jesus, becoming disciples'. |
The measure of success of these new Valley Services will not be how
many people are attending - though happily lots have been coming.
The point of it all is to help us to respond to our vocation in
Christ - the fact that God is calling each and every one of us to a
purpose for our lives and for our world, way bigger than our own
small agendas.
I hope we are discovering, as we
worship together, that the love of God puts everything in a new
light, and compels us, in the best possible way, to look beyond our
own small ambitions.
Even in the lovely Hambleden Valley,
people need the gospel 'good news' - and we certainly need more good
news in the wider world - we just forget sometimes that we are the
people who could make all the difference.
Come and see what it is like, either
at the more traditional services in the morning - or at Valley
Praise in the evening.
You may be surprised.
Malcolm Macnaughton , Rector
Contacts
Valley Choir
Christine Wells 01491 571588
Jo McConville 01491 638498
Praise Band
Brian Larsen
01491 572694
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First Sundays at Five
A ‘come and go’ service in three parts – half an hour of worship
specially for children and families, half an hour for ‘bring and
share’ tea, and then 45 minutes going deeper with the theme of the
day. Music provided by the valley praise band.
May 6th, 5pm Frieth
With Steve Whitmore, vicar of St Birinus with St John's
Church, High Wycombe 'Called
to be an Easter people'.
June 3rd,
5pm Hambleden
With John Wood and visitors from Hambleden's link church
of St Ann's, Tottenham. 'Belonging,
Believing and Being out there'.
July 1st, 5pm Turville
With Pads Dolphin, Ordinand, Greyfriars Church, Reading
'Finding our part in God's work'.
August 5th, 5pm Fawley
With Nick Molony, team Rector of Marlow, who in Holy Wek
lived down and out in London to experience what asylum
seekers and homeless people have to cope with. 'Alongside
the poor'.
September 2nd, 5pm Frieth
With Martin Manley - Training officer for United
Reformed Church 'Entertaining angels'.
October 7th, 5pm St
Katherine's Parmoor
With a team from Wycombe Youth for Christ. come and see
what our youth groups get up to and join them in worship
in the old convent chapel.
November 4th, 5pm
Medmenham
Preachers: John and Rachel Wigram, Curates of Holy Trinity,
Hazlemere. 'Lights to the world'.
December 2nd, 5pm
Hambleden Village Hall.
Preacher: Revd. Mieke Gaynor Associate Priest in The Hambleden
Valley Group of Churches. Followed by Advent Carol
Service in Hambleden Church.
January 6th 2008, 5pm
Turville
Preacher: Revd. Dani Munoz Team Vicar of Marlow. 'Becoming
disciples of Jesus'.
Transport
You can meet at your parish church to share transport to first Sunday
services -
meet at 9.30am for 10am service
meet at 4.30pm for 5pm service
Please check details with a member of the clergy or a churchwarden
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