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St. Mary’s, Princes Risborough with
St. Peter’s Ilmer
RECTOR’S CHARGE FOR ANNUAL
PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING
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28 April 2015
Pursuing God’s Vision
Our Mission Statement:
“SHARING THE LOVE OF
CHRIST WITH ALL”
What that looks like…
Our Values:
Welcoming
Generous
Prayerful
Bible-centred
Spirit-filled
For all ages
Led by God
Committed to being active disciples
and making disciples for Jesus.
What is Church / Discipleship?
UP
To love God;
Worship;
Communion
IN
To love one
another;
Fellowship;
Community
OUT
To love the
lost;
Mission;
Commission
OUT
Prayerful...
There is the weekly prayer meeting,
prayers in Life Groups, the offering of
prayer ministry at a number of our
services, the training of those who are on
our Prayer Ministry Team, and personal
prayer...
Spirit-filled and led by God...
A thank you to all who help with our
Sunday morning and evening services...
and then there’s the
Baptisms, Weddings
and Funerals, and
special services...
Bible- centred...
One way of Communicating our Vision
is with Sermon Series through the year The next will be in June,
focusing on 2 Corinthians:
7 June – What keeps you going in your
Christian life?
14 June – We live by faith, not by sight
21 June – Living authentic lives
28 June – You cannot out-give God!
We are called to make disciples...
Generosity...
We give away 20% of our income to those in
need both locally and internationally:
We give 20% of our Gross income to
selected charities before even considering the
needs of our church. We regard this as a high
priority to help those in need, in line with our
Mission statement:
“Sharing the Love of Christ with All”.
In 2015 we are giving:
Major Awards: The Children’s Society
Minor Awards: Seven minor awards
were also chosen:
Barnabus Fund
FOCUS
Hamlin Fistula UK
Helen & Douglas House
One Can Trust
The Princes Centre
World Villages for Children.
Then, there’s our growing Ugandan Link, and
watch this space as Kate Quarrell, from CMS,
comes to speak to us this coming Sunday and
prepares to go out there to work later this
year!
As a local Church we are seeking to be kingdom
–focused; to be ‘salt’ and ‘light’; to act justly,
love mercy and walk humbly with our God; to
be the voice, hands and feet of Jesus to those
around us “Speak up for those who cannot speak for
themselves, for the rights of the destitute.
Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of
the poor and needy” (Proverbs 31: 8,9)
If you want to get connected to
the Church & go deeper with your
discipleship...
‘Doing life together’
IN THIS CHURCH…
WE ARE REAL
WE MAKE MISTAKES
WE SAY I’M SORRY
WE GIVE SECOND CHANCES
WE HAVE FUN
WE GIVE HUGS
WE FORGIVE
WE Do
RESPECT
REALLY LOUD
WE Do
WE Do REALLY SOFT
WE Do PATIENT
WE LOVE
Welcoming / Hospitality...
Open Door, Coffee Mornings,
Special Services, Community groups using
the Chapter House, a new monthly
Bereavement Drop-In, Family &
Friendship Lunches...
Arising out of our
vision – the pastoral
care team, the work
with & support of the
Princes Centre,
Saunderton Lodge,
One Can Foodbank,
and CAP...
Then there’s the great
Children’s work that
goes on outside of the
Church, like...
Lighthouse...
and the work with
Longwick school and
PR primary school...
and all the Children’s and Youth work that
goes on inside the Church, like...
the Children’s groups on Sundays;
the nursery services;
‘Later’;
the Pancake afternoon;
the Good Friday morning;
Safeguarding;
and watch out for the
Special Christmas Event on
12 December!
A Children’s
Worker
needed “Establishing
a faith that
lasts”
Administration
Assistant needed to
help Kathryn, our
Parish Secretary
Thanks to our
Communications
team, led by Mike!
Thanks to the Viewpoint
editors and those who
produce the weekly Enewsletter & newsheet,
and upload news onto
the website...
Conferences
and Christian
networks we
are linked
with...
St. Peter’s, Ilmer:
Responding to the young families in Ilmer, in addition to the
usual services, we are now holding 4 special All Age services in
the year, and it is good to see the Church filled on these
occasions with more parents and young children!
Mothering
Sunday
Service
All Age Service
for Harvest
Festival
with Baptism
Father’s
Day
Family
Service
All Age
Christingle
Service
Let’s give thanks to our Assistant Clergy too:
Can. Nick Molony,
Revd. David & Nancy Wallace,
Revd. Steve & Rose Williams,
and more recently joining us –
welcome to Revd. Jenny Deverill!
A huge thank you to Jim, Gill, Megan, Lucy
Taylor!
What a joy and a blessing it has been!
In July, we will also be welcoming our
new Curate Dan Beesley, and his wife,
Paula, son, Jacob, and ‘one on the way’,
who is due in May!
Team update...
The Risborough Team
of Anglican Churches
consists of 8 Churches.
Last October,
we welcomed Revd. Can. Tony Bundock to
St. John’s Church, Lacey Green.
“When the local Church is working,
there is nothing like it. It is dazzling
in its beauty and powerful in its
simplicity. Lives are transformed
and God’s grace and love drizzles
into countless communities, like a
gradual rain of hope, slowly and
beautifully transforming lives. As
local Churches live out their calling
to be communities of hope focussed
on the truth and presence of God’s
kingdom, they become catalysts for
change and conduits of
transformation.”
Jim Wallis
Closing Prayer (all together):
Father, we give you our church and our
lives afresh this day. Use us for your
glory, and may this Risborough area in
which we live be transformed by the
power of your love and grace. Let your
kingdom come on earth as it is in
heaven. Amen.