Hymns and a Prayer

Occurring
Sunday 26 January 2025, Sunday 27 April 2025 at for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

A VERY informal gathering designed to bring us together to practice any tricky hymns, interspersed with prayer.

Late Breakfast Cafe Church led by Rev'd Claire Billington

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Nicholas, Peopleton
Address
Main Street Peopleton Worcester, WR10 2EA, United Kingdom

All are welcome to this Family Friendly service with a late breakfast served.

Family Service

Occurring
Sunday 02 February 2025, Sunday 02 March 2025, Sunday 06 April 2025, Sunday 04 May 2025 at for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

At our Family Service we welcome children of all ages - from 0 to 99! Each service is followed by refreshments.

Holy Communion

Occurring
Sunday 12 January 2025, Sunday 09 February 2025, Sunday 09 March 2025, Sunday 13 April 2025, Sunday 11 May 2025, Sunday 15 June 2025, Sunday 13 July 2025 at for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

All members of any church are welcome to our service. If you don’t want to take communion, that’s absolutely fine!
Each service is followed by refreshments.

Joint Benefice Holy Communion service led by Rev'd Claire Billington at St Nicholas, Peopleton

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Nicholas, Peopleton
Address
Main Street Peopleton Worcester, WR10 2EA, United Kingdom

A service designed to welcome partner congregations from the churches across the Bowland Benefice, but all members of any church are welcome to attend. If you don’t want to take communion, that’s absolutely fine!
Each service is followed by refreshments.
An opportunity for us to meet as a Benefice.

Morning Prayer

Occurring
Sunday 23 February 2025, Sunday 25 May 2025 at for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

ur Morning Prayer service is one of our more serious acts of worship. The focus is on prayer and reflection, conducted through hymns and prayers. Everyone is welcome. Each service is followed by refreshments.

A Communion service with Imposition of Ashes led by Rev'd Claire Billington

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Nicholas, Peopleton
Address
Main Street Peopleton Worcester, WR10 2EA, United Kingdom

A communion service on Ash Wednesday

Benefice Holy Communion

Occurring
Sunday 16 March 2025 at for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

A service designed to welcome partner congregations from the churches across the Bowland Benefice. But all members of any church are welcome to attend. If you don’t want to take communion, that’s absolutely fine!
Each service is followed by refreshments.
Worship is conducted in accordance with the prevailing Covid-19 safety guidelines. For full details follow: https://www.churchofengland.org/media

Joint Benefice Holy Communion service led by Rev'd Alma Organ at St Kenelm's, Upton Snodsbury

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

A service designed to welcome partner congregations from the churches across the Bowland Benefice, but all members of any church are welcome to attend. If you don’t want to take communion, that’s absolutely fine!
Each service is followed by refreshments.
An opportunity for us to meet as a Benefice.

Songs of Praise

Occurring
Sunday 23 March 2025, Sunday 22 June 2025 at for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

Songs of Praise is a hymn-centred service - readings from scripture are explained, and a hymn follows each reading.
Everyone is welcome. Each service is followed by refreshments.

Mothering Sunday Service

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

Family-centred service to celebrate Mothering Sunday. Posies are provided for children to give to their Mum/Grandma/Carer. Congregation members are invited to light remembrance candles

A Mothering Sunday Joint Benefice Holy Communion service led by Rev'd Claire Billington.

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Nicholas, Peopleton
Address
Main Street Peopleton Worcester, WR10 2EA, United Kingdom

A Mothering Sunday service at Peopleton, designed to welcome partner congregations from the churches across the Bowland Benefice, but all members of any church are welcome to attend. If you don’t want to take communion, that’s absolutely fine!
The service is followed by refreshments.
An opportunity for us to meet as a Benefice.

Joyful Mothering Sunday service led by Rev'd Claire Billington

Occurring
for 45 mins
Venue
St Leonard's, Broughton Hackett
Address
Broughton Hackett Worcester, WR7 4BD, United Kingdom

A family service with a difference celebrating Mothering Sunday. Everyone is welcome, especially children, to celebrate this special day and our mothers. Refresments will be served after the service.

Quiet Service for Holy Week led by Reverend Delia Harding

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

A service offering a time of quiet reflection and prayer for Holy Week.

Maundy Thursday Holy Communion led by Rev'd Claire Billington.

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Nicholas, Peopleton
Address
Main Street Peopleton Worcester, WR10 2EA, United Kingdom

A joint Benefice Holy Communion service for Maundy Thursday.
All are welcome to meet as a Benefice.

Good Friday - Stations of the Cross

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Nicholas, Peopleton
Address
Main Street Peopleton Worcester, WR10 2EA, United Kingdom

Relive the journey of this day through images, readings and music.
A chance for the Benefice as a whole, and others are welcome too, to meet to remember this fateful day.

Holy Communion with Easter Breakfast

Occurring
for 1 hour, 30 mins
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

A unique Easter Day Holy Communion Service which, weather permitting, will begin outside St Kenelm's Church to allow us to worship as we take in the rising of the sun. We will then move inside to complete our worship, take Holy Communion, and then enjoy fellowship over an Easter Breakfast. Set your alarm clock - and don't forget that the clocks go forward one hour overnight 29 to 30 March!

Joint Benefice Holy Communion service at St Nicholas, Peopleton

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Nicholas, Peopleton
Address
Main Street Peopleton Worcester, WR10 2EA, United Kingdom

A service designed to welcome partner congregations from the churches across the Bowland Benefice, but all members of any church are welcome to attend. If you don’t want to take communion, that’s absolutely fine!
Each service is followed by refreshments.
An opportunity for us to meet as a Benefice.

Ascension Day Holy Communion at Fladbury church

Occurring
for 1 hour
Venue
St John the Baptist
Address
Fladbury Pershore Worcs, WR10 2QB

You are all welcome to take Holy Communion with the Five Alive Parish at St John the Baptist church at Fladbury to celebrate when Jesus ascended to heaven. An opportunity for the two Benefices of Five Alive and Bowland to come together in worship.

Christmas Eve Communion

Occurring
Tuesday 24 December 2024 at for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

This short communion service heralds the true start of Christmas

Family Service

Occurring
Sunday 05 February 2023, Sunday 05 March 2023, Sunday 02 April 2023, Sunday 07 May 2023, Sunday 04 June 2023, Sunday 02 July 2023, Sunday 03 September 2023, Sunday 01 October 2023 at for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury, Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

At our Family Service we welcome children of all ages - from 0 to 99! Each service is followed by refreshments.
Worship is conducted in accordance with the prevailing Covid-19 safety guidelines. For full details follow: https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance

Act of Remembrance

Occurring
Sunday 10 November 2024 at for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury, Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

Our Holy Communion service is preceded by an Act of Remembrance, during which we remember especially those from our parish who gave their lives during the first and second world wars.

Christingle Service

Occurring
Sunday 01 December 2024 at for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

Lay-led service where children play a central part. This is a service in support of The Children's Society in which all members of the congregation make their own "Christingle". Proceedings culminate in everyone lighting their Christingle and singing the Christingle song. Light refreshments are served afterwards.

Carols by Candlelight

Occurring
Sunday 22 December 2024 at for 1 hour
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

This service is a wonderful, atmospheric way to get the festive season off to a magical start. A traditional service of readings and carols, lit by candles is punctuated by tunes played by our church handbell ringers. Light seasonal refreshments are served afterwards.

Harvest Festival

Occurring
Sunday 06 October 2024 at for 2 hours
Venue
St Kenelm's Upton Snodsbury
Address
Church Lane Upton Snodsbury Worcester, WR7 4NH, United Kingdom

Our Harvest Festival service is followed by an auction of produce (which is always great fun, especially for children). All monies raised are donated to one of our nominated charities, FOAG (Farmers Overseas Action Group). After the service, everyone is invited to continue the harvest celebrations by attending our "Soup and Sandwich" lunch, which is served in the village hall across the road from the church.