Bowland Benefice
28 April 2024 Pews News
5 th Sunday of Easter – Collect

Risen Christ,

your wounds declare your love for the world
and the wonder of your risen life:
give us compassion and courage
to risk ourselves for those we serve,
to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
This Week in the Benefice
Saturday
27 April

2.30pm Cream Teas at
6 Flax Piece,
Upton
Snodsbury

Sunday
28 April

9.30am Holy
Communion in
White Ladies
Aston
10.30am Hymns and a
Prayer in
Upton
Snodsbury
11.00am Holy
Communion in
Peopleton

Sunday
5 May
6 th Sunday of
Easter

10.30am Family Service
in Upton
Snodsbury
11.00am Holy
Communion in
Peopleton
6.00pm Evensong in
White Ladies
Aston
Over the next two Sundays we welcome Revd
Alma Organ and husband Robin to take the
Communion Services in our Benefice. Alma tells
me they love coming to our churches as they feel
at home, are always made so welcome and are
grateful for all the help and support they receive!
Please do come along to Peopleton or White
Ladies Aston and say hello to Alma and Robin

after the service.

Don’t forget to the fundraising event for St Kenelms
Church to be held this Saturday. Only £3.50 for a
delicious traditional English Cream Tea – a little
more if you fancy strawberries and prosecco too.
Raffle, crafts and a tombola – all to help maintain

the church.

Also for your diary in support of St Kenelms.
An evening of Jazz with Martin Veasey and Friends
at 7.00pm on Saturday 18 May in the Conservatory
at Cowsden Hall. £12 for a fabulous evening’s fun
and entertainment. Tickets from Helen (01905
381490) or Janet (01905 381379).

Ascension Day

When I think of Ascension Day, I always remember a
picture I saw when I was a child - or maybe the years
have just played tricks with my memory!.......
It was a black and white cartoon-type picture of a big
cloud with just a pair of legs, from about the knees
downward sticking out beneath it! The legs were
mostly covered in a white robe and the feet, with the
heels down and the toes at a 45 degree angle to the
legs, wore a pair of what were then called, ‘Jesus’
sandals. I never cease to be amazed at what the
human brain chooses to remember.
Thursday 9 th May is Ascension Day and as in the last
few years, the Bowland Benefice community has
been invited by Revd Sarah Dangerfield and the
Five Alive Parish to join them in a service of
Holy Communion for Ascension Day. This year’s
service is at St Michael’s, Cropthorne at 7.00pm.
A message from the Diocesan Safeguarding

Team….

“Please help us with our forthcoming safeguarding
audit, by completing a confidential, anonymous
survey on your impressions and experiences of
safeguarding in the Diocese.

We would like as many people as possible to fill this
in before the survey closes on 1 May.
Your views matter - we want your voice to be

heard. Visit:

https://ineqe.com/churchofengland/worcester/
As we all know from the television, newspapers etc
even in our rural communities and churches things
happen that shouldn’t. Please do help our Church of
England to put things right for now and the future.
Christian Aid Week is almost upon us again!
12 to 19 May - 7 days, so many ways…
The Christian Aid Charity has a challenge for us all….
With your help, we can work towards a world where
families can escape the trap of poverty and fulfil their
ambitions. Seven days, so many ways to fund lasting

change.

Fundraise with us, from community events to
individual challenges, Christian Aid Week is seven days
of fundraising fun – your way, to fund lasting change.
Take part and fundraise as part of our new 70K in May
challenge or choose your own event.
However you fundraise, together we can beat extreme

poverty.

With your support, more families can build reliable
and diverse incomes that bring them food security,
better health, safer homes, increased resilience and

hope.
Prayer for this week
God give me your peace,
and then help me to give it away. Amen.