Bowland Benefice
2 June 2024
Pews News
Collect for Trinity 1
O God,

the strength of all those who put their trust in you,

mercifully accept our prayers
and, because through the weakness of our

mortal nature

we can do no good thing without you,
grant us the help of your grace,
that in the keeping of your commandments
we may please you both in will and deed;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen
This Week in the Benefice
Saturday
1 June

From
10.30am
To 4.00pm

Flower Festival
in St Kenelm’s,
Upton
Snodsbury
(see below)

Sunday
2 June

10.30am

2.00pm to
4.00pm

Family Service
in Upton
Snodsbury and
Flower Festival
continues
11.00am Holy
Communion in
Peopleton
6.00pm Evensong in
White Ladies
Aston

Sunday
9 June
Trinity 2

10.30am Holy
Communion in
Upton
Snodsbury
10.30am Family Service
in White Ladies
Aston
4.00pm All Age
Worship in
Broughton
Hackett
St Kenelm’s annual summer Flower Festival
takes place this weekend.
The theme this year is Wild!
As well as amazing displays of flowers and foliage,
There will be a for sale table and refreshments will
be available too. Entrance fee £2.00.
Please put St Leonard’s in your diary for next Sunday
afternoon at 4.00pm – relaxing all-age worship for

everyone.

Diary dates for June…. For Peopleton
Saturday 22 June – a coffee morning on the Rectory
lawn from 10.30 until noon. Home made cakes,

scones, stalls and raffle.

A Thank You Service of favourite hymns, readings and
prayers will be held at St Nicholas’ Church, Peopleton
on Sunday 30 June at 4pm.  It will be a celebration to
thank anyone who does anything at all, large or small,
to help keep the church building and God’s ministry
alive and vibrant.   Refreshments will be provided and
you will receive a warm welcome whether you are a
regular visitor or have never set foot inside the
church.  We look forward to seeing you there.
………..For White Ladies Aston
Saturday 29 June – Village Fete 2pm to 4.30pm at
Redfern House (behind the church). Come and enjoy
all the traditional attractions of a country summer

fete!

………For our neighbour Bishampton
Swindon Male Voice Choir

A unique opportunity to enjoy a concert at St James’,
 Bishampton on Sunday 9 June at 3:30pm.
Relax on a Sunday afternoon with tea and cake whilst
enjoying a mix of modern classics to raise funds for
church roof repairs. Tickets cost £10. Details from
Delia Harding 077547 86005 or
[email protected]

The General Election - help and suggestions from the

archbishops

Resources to help us think about the election issues
and more, will be available from The Church of
England including daily reflections. A booklet will be
available from 14 June. Look at Church of England

web site for more details.
The Archbishops say

“Faced with such huge questions, our instinct as
Christians is to turn to God in prayer and so we want
to put prayer at the very heart of this campaign. We
are therefore inviting everyone who is willing to
dedicate the next few weeks as a time not just to
think about the big questions but to pray for our
nation and our world. And we want to invite everyone
to think about how we all can play our part both as
voters and, more broadly, as citizens”.
A Prayer for our nation for the coming weeks
Eternal God, Light of the nations,
in Christ you make all things new:
guide our nation in the coming days through the

inspiration of your Spirit,

that understanding may put an end to discord and all

bitterness.

Give us grace to rebuild bonds of trust
that together we may work for the dignity and

flourishing of all;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.