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SUMMARY:Pews News 10 December 2023 Advent 2 Almighty God\,
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DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice Pews News\n10 December 2023 Advent 2\nAlmight
 y God\,\npurify our hearts and minds\,\nthat when your Son Jesus Christ\nc
 omes again as judge and saviour\nwe may be ready to receive him\,\nwho is 
 our Lord and our God. Amen.\nThis week in the Benefice\nFriday\n8 December
 \n\n6.00pm The Nativity at The\nCrown\, Peopleton\n\nSaturday\n9 December\
 n\n10.30am\nto 4.00pm\n\nChristmas Tree\nFestival in Upton\nSnodsbury\n\nS
 unday\n10 December\n\n10.30am\n2.00pm\nto 4.00pm\n\nHoly Communion in\nUpt
 on Snodsbury\nChristmas Tree\nFestival continues\n10.30am Christingle Serv
 ice\nin White Ladies\nAston\n3.00pm Carol Service in\nChurchill\n4.00pm Ch
 ristingle Service\nin Peopleton\n\nWednesday\n13 December\n\n7.00pm Candle
 lit\nQuiet Service in\nPeopleton\n\nThursday\n14 December\n\n7.00pm Christ
 mas Cheer at\nSpetchley Park\n\nSunday\n17 December\n\n10.30am Benefice Ho
 ly\nCommunion in\nWhite Ladies Aston\n4.00pm Carol Service in\nBroughton H
 ackett\n6.00pm Carol Service in\nPeopleton\n6.00pm Carol Service in\nUpton
  Snodsbury\nLet’s hope for a dry evening tomorrow\, Friday 8\nDecember f
 or The Nativity at The Crown in\nPeopleton. Thanks to Landlord Matt for\nt
 he use of the pub carpark. Why not warm up\n\nafterwards in the Inn?\n\nPl
 ease support the annual Christmas Tree Festival\nin Upton Snodsbury this w
 eekend. -Entry £2.00\,\nraffle\, small gifts to buy and refreshments avai
 lable.\nMoney raised will support St Kenelm’s.\nOn Wednesday 13 the Cand
 lelit Quiet Service in\nPeopleton will provide an opportunity for spiritua
 l\nrefreshment and contemplation amid life’s busyness.\nOn Thursday 14 D
 ecember in All Saints’ Church in\nSpetchley Park an evening of delights 
 is on offer\n(including a raffle). The retiring collection will be for\nCh
 urches Conservation Trust to raise funds for the\n\nupkeep of the Church.\
 n\nThe Candles in an Advent Wreath\nLast Sunday’s first candle is the Ca
 ndle of Hope\nwhen we remember Abraham and the Patriarchs of\n\nthe Old Te
 stament.\n\nThe second candle is the Candle of Peace when we\nremember the
  prophets who foretold the birth of\n\nJesus.\n\nThe third candle is the C
 andle of Love when we\nremember John the Baptist.\nThe fourth pink candle 
 is the Candle of Joy when\nwe remember the devotion and sacrifice of Mary\
 n\nthe Mother of Jesus.\n\nThe final white candle is the candle of Jesus
 ’ birth\n\nand is lit on Christmas Day.\nAdvent Thoughts\n\nIt is diffic
 ult to keep in mind\, during the hustle and\nbustle and stress of December
 \, that Advent is\nintended to be a season of fasting\, and reflection\non
  all the evil in the world.\n\nA time to cry out for God to make things ri
 ght and\nto put death’s dark shadows to flight.\nA time to look at our o
 wn lives and where we have\n\ngone wrong.\n\nA time of contemplation on ou
 r need for God’s\n\ngrace and healing touch.\nO come Thou Day-Spring\nCo
 me and cheer\nOur spirits by thy Advent here\nDisperse the gloomy clouds o
 f night\nAnd death’s dark shadows put to flight\nRejoice! Rejoice! Emman
 uel\nShall come to thee\, O Israel.\nWhat is a Christingle Service?\n…..
 A joyful celebration that brings families and\ncommunities together to sha
 re the light of Jesus and\n\nspread a message of hope.\n\nThe first Christ
 ingle service in the UK took place 55\nyears ago in Lincoln Cathedral but 
 the origins go back\nto the Moravian Church in Germany.\nAt a children’s
  service in 1747\, Bishop Johannes de\nWatteville looked for a simple way 
 to explain the\nhappiness that had come to people through Jesus and\nhe cr
 eated the symbol of the Christingle.\nEach element has a special meaning a
 nd helps tell the\n\nChristian story.-\nThe orange represents the world.\n
 The red ribbon is the love and blood of Christ.\nThe dried fruit and sweet
 s represent God’s creation.\nAnd the lit candle is the light of Jesus\, 
 bringing hope\n\nto people living in darkness.\n\nAdvent and Christmas can
  be difficult for people. If\nyou feel a chat with Revd Claire would help\
 , please\n\nring her on 07921 101320.
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