Bowland Benefice
Pews News 30 April 2023
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Collect
Almighty God,

whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection

and the life:
raise us, who trust in him,

from the death of sin to the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those things which are above,

where he reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
This week in the Benefice
Sunday
30 April

10.30am Fifth Sunday
Benefice Holy
Communion in
Broughton Hackett

Sunday
7 May
Celebration of
Coronation

10.30am Royal Family Service
at Broughton
Hackett
11.00am Coronation themed
Holy Communion at
Peopleton
6.00pm King’s Coronation
Celebration Service
It is the fifth Sunday in the month this week and an
ideal opportunity to get out and about and meet up
with friends and neighbours at a church, different

from your own.

There are very few services at St Leonard’s these days
so it would be great to have a good crowd in
Boughton Hackett to show support to the loyal, but
quite small band which works hard to look after St

Leonard’s.

Revd Claire will be taking the service and would love
to have a full church to preach to!
Please do give it some thought and go to Broughton
Hackett for 10.30 on Sunday. You will be sure of a very

warm welcome.
Prayer for St Leonard

Living God, you have given us St Leonard as an
example of one who extended himself to relieve the
difficulties of others; help us to know in our hearts the
love you have for us all so we may reach out in
genuine empathy to those in our community who feel
lonely, isolated or overwhelmed by grief or loss. Help
us to grow together as a people united in concern for
each other and love for you. Amen.
Next weekend of course is the Coronation. Please see
more details about what is going on at church in our

Benefice.

A message from Claire……….

I am pleased to say that I have successfully completed
my curacy.  It has been such a joy to be your curate-in-
charge and I have had so much support from you
across our parishes.  God willing, I will be licensed as
Priest-in-Charge here in the Bowland Benefice later

this year.

I look forward to the years ahead as we share in God’s
mission both inside and outside our beautiful church
buildings.  As with every walk of life, there will be
challenges and changes but we will meet them

together. 

Don’t forget too that if there isn’t a church service in
your own village church, there will be something
happening in one of our other churches and you will
always receive a warm welcome there. 

Revd Claire.

The Coronation of King Charles 111

More information about services on Sunday 7

May……..

10.30am at St Kenelm’s Upton Snodsbury
A Royal Family Service followed by King Charles
Quiche and Prosecco and Nosecco (non-alcoholic for

children and others.

We have it on the best authority that the quiche is
Charles and Camilla’s own vegetarian
recommendation…….
11.00am at St Nicholas, Peopleton
Coronation Holy Communion, specially devised by the
Church of England to mark this uplifting event
followed by refreshments and a celebratory cake.
6.00pm at St John the Baptist, White Ladies Aston
An evening service to celebrate the Coronation. Do go
along and join in this special occasion. Listen to
wonderful music and readings and sing some hymns.
An evening to wear your Sunday best
and don your hats!
A prayer for us all

Lord, increase my faith that I may embrace everything

that is your will.

Lord, increase my faith that the mountain of difficulty

may be removed.

Lord, increase my faith that I may never be impatient

or frustrated.

Lord, increase my faith that I may run to you in every

situation.

Lord, increase my faith that I may trust you in seeming

failure or defeat.