Bowland Benefice
Pews News 2 July 2023
4th Sunday after Trinity

Collect

O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide
we may so pass through things temporal
that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,
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 July

2.00pm Wedding of Denise
Featherstone and
Christopher Cook in
White Ladies Aston

Sunday
2 July

10.30am Family Service in
Upton Snodsbury
11.00am Holy Communion in
Peopleton
6.00pm Evensong in White
Ladies Aston

Thursday
6 July

7.30pm Church Wardens’
Admission Service
in Pershore Abbey

Friday
7 July

7.30pm Film Night in the
Parish Room, White
Ladies Aston

Saturday
8 July

2.30pm Fete in the grounds
of Upton House,
Upton Snodsbury

Sunday
9 July
5 th Sunday
after Trinity

10.30am Holy Communion in
Upton Snodsbury
10.30am Morning Service in
Spetchley
6.00pm Licensing Service in
White Ladies Aston
We send all best wishes to Denise and Chris getting
married this Saturday in White Ladies Aston.
May the sun shine on their wedding day and their
future life together be full of joy.
On Thursday please pray for our Church Wardens as
they officially take up their roles within their Parishes
and our Benefice for the coming year.
Next Sunday morning 9 July Revd Nancy Murray-
Peters will lead a service of Morning Worship at All
Saints’ Church, Spetchley. Everyone is most welcome
to attend this annual service and take the opportunity

to visit this lovely little church.

Thank yous……
Gill Creed writes:

The Christian Aid appeal this year has raised £335.40
(including gift aid) from Peopleton and Upton

Snodsbury.

A big thank you to all who contributed and to the
volunteers who delivered the Christian Aid envelopes.

Shirley Clay writes:

A huge thank you to everyone who supported the
Coffee Morning and Big Breakfast in Peopleton
making them such great community events in the sun.
  Thanks to the team who worked so hard to make
everything so enjoyable, especially Sue and Kim for
the delicious breakfast on Saturday. All monies raised
go towards the upkeep of St Nicholas church.
Margaret Haywood writes:
Huge thanks to everyone who participated in
whatever way in the White Ladies Aston with Churchill
& Spetchley Fete on Saturday. A fabulous £5760 was
raised which was 10% more than last year – no mean
feat! The money is for the church and most likely go
towards the cost of the repairs needed to the church

steeple.
Revd. Claire writes:

A big thank you to everyone who works so hard for all
the churches in our Benefice – last Saturday saw the
Big Breakfast in Peopleton and the Fete in White
Ladies Aston and next Saturday the annual Fete at
Upton House in Upton Snodsbury in support of St
Kenelm’s. Without the loyal support, energy and love
shown by everyone, our communities and church
buildings would be the poorer in so many ways.
My licensing as Priest in Charge of the Benefice is
happening next Sunday. Here are the details.
I would love to see you all there!
The Churchwardens of St John the Baptist,

White Ladies Aston
invite you to the Licensing by
Archdeacon Robert Jones
of The Reverend Claire Billington
as Priest-in-Charge of the Bowland Benefice
on Sunday 9 th July 2023 at 6.00pm
at St John the Baptist Church, White Ladies Aston,

WR7 4QQ
Refreshments in the Church
RSVP – Benefice Administrator email:
[email protected]
or 01386 860389 by 30 June.
Are you interested in exploring the Christian faith
further and perhaps getting confirmed? Or maybe you
know someone who is thinking along these lines.
If so, please contact Revd Claire on 07921 101320 or
[email protected] and she will be very
happy to talk things through.