Bowland Benefice
Pews News 11 October 2026
19 th Sunday after Trinity Collect
Faithful Lord,
whose steadfast love never ceases
and whose mercies never come to an end:
grant us the grace to trust you
and to receive the gifts of your love,
new every morning,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
This week in the Benefice
Saturday
10 October 10.30am
Coffee Morning
in The Parish
Room, WLA
Sunday
11 October
10.30am
Holy Communion
in Upton
Snodsbury
10.30am
Harvest Festival
Service with
refreshments in
White Ladies
Aston
Monday
12 October 12.00noon
Village Lunch in
The Parish Room,
WLA
Wednesday
14 October 7.00pm
WLA Singers
meet in The
Parish Room.
Friday
16 October 7.00pm
An Evening’s
Cruise in The
Parish Room
Saturday
17 October 6.30pm
Quiz with Fish
and Chip Supper
in The Village
Hall, Upton
Snodsbury
Sunday
18 October
Luke the
Evangelist
10.30am
Benefice Holy
Communion in
WLA
11.00am
Harvest Festival
in Peopleton
followed by
Harvest Lunch in
Village Hall
Revd Claire is still unwell but recuperating slowly, so
we say thank you once again to Revd Rob Farmer for
taking today’s Service of Holy Communion.
Prayer for the beginning of the week
Dear Lord,
thank You for the opportunity of a fresh, new week!
Help me focus this week on what matters the most.
Bring me clarity - please clear my mind of any
distractions that might take my focus off You.
Show me where to invest my time and energy.
Help me seek You first in everything I do.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
This week’s events
A themed evening on Friday 16 in Parish
Room……..The White Lady weighs anchor and sets sail
at 7.30pm for an evening cruise – boarding from
7.00pm. Please come dressed ready for a formal
evening or a deck party. Cost is £12 for a two-course
supper with entertainment provided. – Passports not
required but please book –
[email protected]
Back in port in time for bed!
On Saturday 17 in the Village Hall, Upton Snodsbury,
come and enjoy a Quiz with a Fish and Chip Supper to
raise funds for St Kenelm’s. The evening will start at
6.30pm at a cost of £15 per person. Teams of up to 6.
Please bring your own liquid refreshments!
Tickets from Janet (01905 381379)
or Helen (01905 381490).
Weekly singing sessions for Christmas begin on
Wednesday 14 in The Parish Room. Everyone
welcome – no audition and no need to be able to sight
read. Just come along to sing and have fun!
…….and next week on Monday 19 at 7.30pm come
along to The Parish Room for a talk entitled 1066 and
the Yarn of the Bayeux Tapestry Unspun.
Talk given by local celebrity raconteur – Paul
Haywood. You will be in for a treat!
Tickets £5 from Margaret.
The weather has certainly changed today as I write
this, the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is
upon us….a season when thoughts turn to
‘remembering’ – Remembrance Sunday and All Saints
and All Souls’.
The beginning of November is very special as we bring
to mind those we have loved; those who have loved
us; those who have influenced us; those to whom we
will always be grateful.
This year’s All Souls’ Service will be held on 1
November at 6.00om in White Ladies Aston, A simple,
short service of thanksgiving with hymns, prayer, time
to remember and light a candle in memory. Everyone
is very welcome to this very special benefice service.
If you would like your loved ones included in the
names of those to be remembered during the service,
please do let me know by emailing:
[email protected] or by phoning:
01386 860389 before 24 October. Thank you.
Nature’s autumn joys are around us – gold and red as
trees change, the abundance of conkers, scrunching
underfoot, the last brave rose. Let us remember
those for whom life will now get even more difficult.
Please donate to the food banks in Worcester and
Pershore. They are always in need of food and
toiletries. Boxes in Peopleton Church and The Pantry
and all the local supermarkets.