Bowland Benefice Pews News 26 April 2026 4 th Sunday of Easter The Collect for today 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 Saturday 25 April 10.30am Coffee Morning in the Parish Room, White Ladies Aston Sunday 26 April 9.30am Holy Communion in White Ladies Aston 10.30am Morning Prayer in Upton Snodsbury 11.00am Late Breakfast Café Church in Peopleton Sunday 3 May 5 th Sunday of Easter 10.30am Family Service in Upton Snodsbury 11.00am Holy Communion in Peopleton 6.00pm Evensong in White Ladies Aston Bacon baps and a bottomless coffee pot will be on offer in The Parish Room, White Ladies Aston this Saturday for £4.00 – croissants too - Everyone welcome! Have you tried the Late Breakfast Café Church Service in St Nicholas Church, Peopleton yet? If not - why not give it a try this Sunday? It is a short, informal and very relaxing time of worship finished off with coffee and delicious pastries. Revd Claire tells me that this week the theme will be Love and looking around at the world we could certainly do with more of that! There will be appropriate music (the Beatles songs were mentioned!) and fun artwork to have a go at. Revd Claire and the regular Café Church goers will give you a very warm welcome! Looking ahead to Thursday 14 May – Ascension Day. Revd Sarah Dangerfield will be holding a Communion Service to celebrate this special day at 7.00pm at St John the Baptist Church, Fladbury. The Annual Meetings of the Churches in the Bowland Benefice The APCMs in the Benefice have now come and gone for another year. A big thank you to all those who have served in the past and who have volunteered to continue for another year. And a thank you for the couple of new members who have come forward – you are very welcome! As many of you will know, particularly those in the Benefice who are associated with St Kenelm’s in Upton Snodsbury – we owe a special and huge debt of gratitude to Betty Turgoose who after 63 on the St Kenelm’s PCC has decided it is time she stepped back and took life a bit easier! When she joined the PCC back in the early 1960s, one of her earliest memories was the Upton Snodsbury Annua Fete, which, at the time, was the only church fund raising event. A busy afternoon with all the usual rural fete activities, would go on into the early evening when the bowling for a pig took place – and very competitive it got too! She helped run St Kenelm’s Sunday School and has been a very active member of the Mothers’ Union over many years. For a very long time, before COVID hit, Betty ran monthly on a Wednesday morning, Knit and Chat, for Mothers’ Union at home in Pump Cottage, Cowsden. In August 2016, a picture of her can be found in The Worcester Evening News helping to plant a Rowan Tree to celebrate the 140 th Anniversary of the founding of the Mothers’ Union. Betty continues attending St Kenelm’s of course, including the dawn Easter Day Service! We thank you Betty for your loyalty, commitment and work over so many years. Diary Date Calling all children between 7 and 11! Roll-up for Circus Skills Taster Sessions from 4.30pm to 5.30pm on Friday 8 and Friday 15 May. The cost will be £1 per session and booking is essential. Please ring Angie on 019095 345164 to secure your place. A simple prayer Lord help me to remember that nothing is going to happen to me today that you and I together can’t handle. Amen.