Bowland Benefice Pews News 29 March 2026 Palm Sunday - Collect True and humble king, hailed by the crowd as Messiah: grant us the faith to know you and love you, that we may be found beside you on the way of the cross, which is the path of glory. Amen. This week in the Benefice Palm Sunday 29 March 10.30am Benefice Holy Communion in Broughton Hackett Tuesday 31 March 7.00pm Walking with Christ to the Cross. St Anne’s, Wyre Piddle Wednesday 1 April 2.30pm Final Lent Group meeting in The Parish Room, White Ladies Aston Maundy Thursday 2 April 7.30pm Holy Communion in Peopleton Good Friday 3 April 9.30am Stations of the Cross in Upton Snodsbury 6.00pm Service of Meditation in White Ladies Aston Easter Day 5 April 6.30am Holy Communion with breakfast in Upton Snodsbury 9.30am Holy Communion in White Ladies Aston 10.30am Family Service in Broughton Hackett 11.00am Holy Communion in Peopleton If you or someone you know, will find it difficult to get to church on Easter Day but would like to receive Holy Communion, please do contact Revd Claire and she will arrange a Home Communion Service for you. Please ring her on: 07921 101320 or email: [email protected] Some thoughts for Holy Week For the triumph of Palm Sunday Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! For Monday in Holy Week Come, let us follow where our captain trod, Our King victorious, Christ the Son of God. Eternal Giver of Love and Life, your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world to preach the gospel of his kingdom. Confirm us in this mission and help us to live the Good News we proclaim, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For Tuesday in Holy Week I look for the Lord; my soul waits for him: in his word is my trust. God of love, my prayer is simple: Your son, Jesus, suffered and died for me. I know only that I cannot have real strength unless I rely on you. Amen. For Wednesday in Holy Week He humbled himself and was obedient to death, even the death of the cross. Father, this week we recall the last events in the life of Your Son, leading up to his crucifixion and death. Grant us the strength to follow his teachings, and imitate his actions, so that we might serve him fully, and share eternal life with all the saints. Amen. For Maundy Thursday Jesus said ‘A new Commandment I give you, that you love one another, as I have loved you.’ ‘Could you not watch with me one brief hour?’ O Jesus teach us how to love Thee. Help us to pray and watch and mourn with Thee. For Good Friday From the throne of his cross, the King of grief cries out to a world of unbelief. My song is love unknown, my Saviour’s love to me, love to the loveless shown that they might lovely be. O who am I that for my sake my Lord should take frail flesh and die? For Easter Eve Out of the depths I have cried to thee O Lord: hear my voice. Father of all, we give you thanks and praise, that when we were still far off you met us in your Son and brought us home. Dying and living, he declared your love, gave us grace and opened the gate of glory. May we who share Christ’s body live his risen life; we who drink his cup bring life to others; we whom the Spirit lights give light to the world. Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us, so we and all your children shall be free, and the whole earth live to praise your name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.