Bowland Benefice
Pews News 14 May 2023
Collect for 5 th Sunday of Easter
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
Sunday
14 May

10.30am Holy Communion in
Upton Snodsbury
10.30am Rogation Family
Service in White
Ladies Aston

Monday
15 May

7.30pm Talk on British
Impressionism in
The Parish Room,
White Ladies Aston

Tuesday
16 May

12 noon Funeral of Bill Jones
in Peopleton
7.30pm White Ladies Aston
PCC meets in The
Parish Room

Thursday
18 May
Ascension Day

7.30pm Holy Communion in
Fladbury with the
Five Alive Parish

Friday
19 May

7.30pm Film Night at The
Parish Room, White
Ladies Aston
21 May 10.30am Benefice Holy
Communion in
White Ladies Aston
Let’s hope for clear skies on Sunday morning in White
Ladies Aston! Warm coats and wellies may be the
order of the day as the congregation meets at 10.30 at
church and then walks to the surrounding fields to

bless the crops.

The funeral of Bill Jones will take place in Peopleton
on Tuesday at noon. Bill was a well known and hard
working member of St Nicholas’ congregation over
many years. May he rest in peace. We send our love
and condolences to Caroline and family.
Ascension Day is this Thursday – everyone will be
made very welcome in Fladbury for the special

Communion Service.

Three events happening in the Parish Room this week
– on Monday an illustrated talk by Mike Tomlinson at
a cost of £5 and on Friday a showing of the film
Moulin Rouge for a suggested donation of £5 to
include an ice cream. For more information about
these events and to book, please contact Margaret on
[email protected]
White Ladies Aston’s PCC meets on Tuesday. Please
let Heather or Alan if you wish to raise anything.

Today marks the beginning of Christian

Aid Week 2023
which runs from 14 to 20 May
It is a week where Christians all over the UK work as
one to support people in all parts of our troubled
planet without reference to nationality, gender or

creed.

It is a week which helps us to turn our thoughts to the
wider world and gives us opportunities to understand
more fully the struggles that many people across the

globe face from day to day.
It is a time when we can help by digging into our
wallets and bank accounts to help those across the
world committed to relieving poverty and sickness

wherever it occurs.
The theme this year is:

No mother should have to choose which child to

send to school –

A reality for so many especially now with the extra
hardships caused by climate changes and global crises.
Please do take a few minutes to look at Christian Aid’s

very informative web site.
Gill Creed, Peopleton’s local organiser says…….
There will be a banner outside St Nicholas Church in
Peopleton advertising the week.
Envelopes will be posted through the letterboxes of all

the houses in Peopleton.

There will be a red Christian Aid bucket in The Pantry
shop in Peopleton and at The Crown pub in Peopleton.
Donations can be posted or just put into these red

buckets.

Donations can also be made directly through the

Christian Aid website.

A donation of £10 could provide a farmer with 2kgs of
seed to plant a crop of pigeon peas – a hardy drought
resistant, nutritious food for his family.
Some Christian Aid Prayers
God, gardener of Eden,
who flung stars into space
and nurtures the tiniest plant,

lift our hopes and dreams above the loss and damage

of our suffering planet,

that we might share your long-dreamed vision which
values all life - the pea as much as the plant,
fill us with your life-giving hope and inspire us with
your creative Spirit now, and in the age to come.

Amen.

Go into the world working together
for change so that everyone can thrive
and share life in all its fullness.
And in all we do let us show the love of Jesus.
Let us treat everyone with dignity. Amen.