Bowland Benefice Pews News - 28 September 2025 Collect for 15 th Sunday after Trinity God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit upon your Church in the burning fire of your love: grant that your people may be fervent in the fellowship of the gospel that, always abiding in you, they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, 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 Sunday 28 September 9.30am Holy Communion in White Ladies Aston 10.30am Morning Prayer in Upton Snodsbury 11.00am Late Breakfast Café Church in Peopleton Saturday 4 October 6.30pm Grand Concert in Church in Upton Snodsbury Sunday 5 October Trinity 16 10.30am Harvest Festival in Upton Snodsbury 11.00am Holy Communion in Peopleton 4.00pm Harvest Festival in Broughton Hackett 6.00pm Evensong in White Ladies Aston Once again Late Breakfast Café Church will be held in Peopleton this Sunday at 11.00am. Take part in an informal short service and enjoy tea, coffee or juice and delicious croissants in a relaxed atmosphere. This week Revd Claire will lead a discussion about peace. There will be a new song to learn too. Everyone will be made very welcome! Next Saturday, 4 October, in St Kenelm’s Church, a Grand Concert will be held, starting a 6.30pm. Tickets are £12.00 and can be obtained from Helen (01905 381490) and Sally (07929 943564) or in Upton Snodsbury’s Village Shop. Refreshments will be served during the interval and there will be a raffle too. Proceeds will go towards the upkeep of St Kenelm’s Church. A few jottings from Peopleton Over the next week or so arborists will be taking down a dead tree in Peopleton churchyard. …and on Friday next, 3 October, a large oak tree in the Rectory garden will be loped as it is adversely affecting the Rectory itself. This work is being organised, overseen and financed by the Diocese. On 8 October about 40 members of the Worcestershire and Dudley Historic Churches Trust will visit Upton Snodsbury and Peopleton arriving at St Kenelm’s around 10.30am and finishing their visit at St Nicholas at 3.00pm with tea and cake being provided at approximately 3.30pm. Revd Claire would be grateful for any offers of cake and for volunteers to welcome the group. Please contact her for more details on [email protected] or 07921 101320. Calling all thespians! Plans are afoot for the Peopleton Nativity which, as in previous years, will take place in the grounds of the village pub, The Crown Inn. It will be held on Friday 5 December at 6.00pm. If you would like to take part or help ‘backstage’ behind the scenes, please contact Scott Harrington on 07743 723286 or Revd Claire. Benefice Harvest Festivals Celebrating the bringing in of the harvest safely, has been an important part of British rural life for generations. A tradition which is still upheld in churches up and down our land, even in this modern age. Next Sunday 5 October, two of our churches will be saying thank you for the bounty we receive, remembering with gratitude those responsible for producing our food and remembering in prayer and with gifts those many millions around the world who go hungry every day. at 10.30am in St Kenelm’s Upton Snodsbury Please bring harvest produce etc along to decorate the church, leaving items to be auctioned in church on Friday or Saturday. The auction proceeds will go to FOAG (Farmers Overseas Action Group). Following the auction soup and a sandwich will be served in the Village Hall. 5 October at 4.00pm in Broughton Hackett If you can’t make the service please do come along to St Leonard’s at 4.45pm to join everyone for tea, and juice apple cake and pies and other delicious goodies. Please bring along food gifts, fresh and store cupboard produce. This will be distributed to Maggs Day Centre in Worcester and the Pershore Foodbank. All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above; then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord for all his love!