Bowland Benefice
Pews News 26 March 2023
5 th Sunday of Lent
Collect as Passiontide begins
Gracious Father,
you gave up your Son
out of love for the world:
lead us to ponder the mysteries of his passion,
that we may know eternal peace
through the shedding of our Saviour’s blood,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
This week in the Benefice
Saturday
25 March

10.30am
to
12.30pm

Churchyard Tidy in
Upton Snodsbury
(see below)

Sunday
26 March

9.00am Holy Communion in
White Ladies Aston
10.30am Songs of Praise in
Upton Snodsbury
11.00am Holy Communion
in Peopleton

Monday
27 March

12 noon
To 2.00pm

Meet and Eat – 2
course light lunch in
The Parish Room,
White Ladies Aston
at a cost of £4
(see over)

Tuesday
28 March

10.30am Funeral service and
interment of ashes
of Andrew Beesley
in Upton Snodsbury
May he rest in
peace

Saturday
1 April

10.00am Coffee Morning to
raise funds for
earthquake victims
in Turkey and Syria
in The Parish Room,
White Ladies Aston
(see over)

Sunday
2 April
Palm Sunday

10.30am Family Service in
Upton Snodsbury
11.00am Holy Communion in
Peopleton
6.00pm Palm Sunday
Evensong in White
Ladies Aston
If you love the tranquility of St Kenelm’s churchyard,
please do turn up this Saturday from 10.30am with
your garden tools to help in the tidy-up so that
people can continue to enjoy the peace offered by
this beautiful space. Refreshments will be available
and Church Warden Helen will welcome your efforts
with the many jobs that need doing.

Weekly information continued
To book for Monday 27 March lunch at The Parish
Room, White Ladies Aston please contact
[email protected] or on 01905 345371.
Please do support the coffee morning in the Parish
Room next Saturday 1 April at 10.00am to raise funds
for the thousands of people who have lost everything
as a result of the devastating earthquakes.
News of the disaster may have slipped from the front
pages of our newspapers but the misery and despair
continue. There will be a wine and coffee raffle.
Donations – particularly of the coffee kind would be
most welcome. Please contact Margaret Haywood for
more information or to offer help – details as above.
As Passiontide begins and thoughts of Christ’s last

days take hold…..

Seventh of ten thoughts during Lent about ‘praying’
Grass between your toes, wind in your hair, rain on
your skin…..……reconnect with nature and be
refreshed and renewed.

A walk in the park with grandchildren or time spent
tending the garden or just sitting in an armchair

admiring a house plant.

Whatever you do, slow down, and look with ‘new’
eyes at the wonder of creation all around.
Maybe helping this Saturday in St Kenelm’s will seem
more relevant and will resonate with this……
Eighth of ten thoughts during Lent about ‘praying’
From The Beach Boys to Bach, music sets the spirit
free to soar. Music can make us right with the world.
Rhythm assures us that there is order, melodies that

there is joy.

When life gets too much, let the music speak to you.
Allow its creativity and melody to hold you – in terror

or joy, frustration or delight.
A Prayer for Passiontide
Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ to take upon
him our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his
patience and humility,

and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

and
O Lord,
please think through me,
feel through me,
speak through me,
act through me,
love through me.

I surrender, trust and ask your help to accept
whatever comes today, like it or not. Amen.