Bowland Benefice
Pews News 9 April 2023
Easter Day
The Lord is risen! Alleluia!

Collect
God of glory,
by the raising of your Son
you have broken the chains of death and hell:
fill your Church with faith and hope;
for a new day has dawned
and the way to life stands open
in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
This week in the Benefice
Maundy
Thursday
6 April

7.30pm Holy Communion
for Maundy
Thursday in
Peopleton

Good Friday
7 April

9.30am Stations of the
Cross in Peopleton
7.00pm No ordinary Man –
a meditation for
Good Friday in
Flyford Flavell

Sunday
9 April
Easter Day

9.00am Holy Communion in
White Ladies Aston
10.30am Holy Communion in
Upton Snodsbury
with Easter eggs!
11.00am Holy Communion in
Peopleton

Tuesday
11 April

7.00pm Fete Planning
meeting in The
Parish Room, White
Ladies Aston

Wednesday
12 April

11.00am Funeral of John
Camden in Upton
Snodsbury - RIP
7.30pm Upton Snodsbury
APCM – venue to be
confirmed because
of electricity supply
disruption!

Thursday
13 April

11.00am Funeral of Ernie
Harker at The Vale
Crematorium - RIP

Saturday
15 April

10.30am Coffee Morning in
The Parish Room,
White Ladies Aston

Sunday
16 April

10.30am Benefice Holy
Communion Service
in Upton Snodsbury

Thank yous

A thank you to everyone who contributed to the
Coffee Morning held in The Parish Room on 1 April to
raise funds for the victims of the Syria and Turkey
earthquakes. The final figure will be over £300.
A big thank you to everyone who has worked to
get our churches ready for the Easter celebrations.
Thank you to those who have cleaned and dusted,
tidied our churchyards, arranged wonderful flower
displays and maybe hidden a few Easter eggs!

An Easter Message

I’d like to wish everyone across our parishes a very
Happy Easter.  May the glory and the promise of this
joyous time of year bring peace and happiness to you
and those you hold most dear. And may Christ, Our
Risen Saviour, always be there by your side to bless
you most abundantly and be your loving guide. 

Revd Claire
Prayers for Easter Day
Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
Christ yesterday and today, the beginning and the

end, Alpha and Omega.
All time belongs to him, and all ages.
To him be glory and power, through every age and

for ever. Amen.
God our Father,
by raising Christ your Son
you conquered the power of death
and opened for us the way to eternal life.
Let our service today raise us up
and renew our lives by the Spirit that is within us.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one

God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Thoughts for the day

At Easter, poignant memories of friends and family,
who have died particularly return. We miss them but
thank them for all their love and guidance, for
memories happy and significant and for all they have

meant to us.

Let us remember Christians who cannot celebrate
openly today because they live in parts of the world
where there are repressive, intolerant and brutal

regimes.

For festive family get-togethers, meals enjoyed and
laughter shared we thank you.
For the beauty and wonderful sounds of our Easter
countryside – nature at its most joyous and hopeful.

How lucky we are!