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SUMMARY:Pews News 17 December 2023
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DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice Pews News\n17 December 2023\nAdvent 3 - Colle
 ct\n\nWe give you thanks\, O Lord\, for these heavenly gifts\;\nkindle in 
 us the fire of your Spirit\nthat when your Christ comes again\nwe may shin
 e as lights before his face\;\nwho is alive and reigns now and for ever. A
 men.\n\nThis week in the Benefice\nSunday\n17 December\n\n10.30am Benefice
  Holy\nCommunion in\nWhite Ladies\nAston\n4.00pm Carol Service in\nBrought
 on\nHackett\n6.00pm Carol Service in\nPeopleton\n6.00pm Carol Service in\n
 Upton\nSnodsbury\n\nMonday 18\nDecember\n\n7.00pm An evening of\ncelebrati
 on in\nWhite Ladies\nAston’s church\n(see below)\n\nSunday\n24 December\
 nChristmas Eve\n\n10.00am Family Service\nin Broughton\nHackett\n8.30pm Ho
 ly\nCommunion in\nUpton\nSnodsbury\n11.30pm Midnight Mass\nin White Ladies
 \nAston\n\nMonday 25\nDecember\nChristmas Day\n\n10.00am Carol Service in\
 nWhite Ladies\nAston\n10.30am Family Service\nin Peopleton\nOn Monday enjo
 y an evening of song\, fun and\nrefreshments in Church provided by the Whi
 te Ladies\nAston Singers. From carols to popular songs with a\nretiring ch
 aritable collection.\nFestive cheer peace will bring\nChristmas carols now
  to sing.\nTo give thanks and to pray\nMake this another special day.\nA h
 appy child stirs the heart\nAs we remember loved ones far apart.\nLight a 
 candle\, hold my hand\nspread goodwill across the land.\nThe finest feast 
 to toast and cheer\nThank you for another year.\n(offered by Karolyn from 
 Peopleton)\n\nMessages from Revd Claire……\nThank you to all who helped
  to make the Nativity at\nthe Crown so memorable.  Until next year….? 
 \nI know that this time of the year can be very hard for\npeople – it is
  a time when memories can be at their\nmost poignant\, it can be a time of
  intense loneliness\nand sadness amidst the jollifications of others. If y
 ou\nfeel a chat over a cup of tea would help you or\nsomeone you know\, pl
 ease do get in touch. My phone\n\nnumber is 07921 101320.\nJesus\, Saviour
 \, beloved of God\,\nclothe us in your love\,\nstrengthen us to live gentl
 y on this earth\,\ngive us humility to see all we encounter\nas precious t
 o you\n\nand teach us to walk with kindness and patience\nthis day and alw
 ays. Amen.\nGracious God\,\n\nmay this last week of Advent be a time of tu
 rning\nour faces towards the light\, and a space to pause\,\n\nto reflect 
 and to watch.\n\nMay we learn to wait in the present and not for the\nfutu
 re\, that every moment may be lived in the\npresence of the Christ Child\,
  the Lamb of Calvary\,\nthe Saviour of the World and to your glory. Amen.\
 n\nA Prayer for this time\n\nas we look at the state of the world around u
 s\, with so\nmany people on the move from their own countries\,\ntheir hom
 es and all that is familiar – fleeing in the face\nof war and destructio
 n\, looking for new life and new\nbeginning for their families and themsel
 ves……\nEverlasting God we are approaching the last\nSundays of our Adv
 ent journey towards Christmas\nand we give thanks as we remember those jou
 rneys\nthat were being taken at that first Christmas 2000\n\nyears ago.\n\
 nMary and Joseph travelling on foot to enrol in the\n\nRoman census\;\n\nT
 he Wise Men following the signs in the heavens\;\nThe unsuspecting Shepher
 ds moving from pasture to\n\npasture with their flocks\;\n\nThe Jewish Nat
 ion\, also unsuspecting\, moving through\nhistory towards a world changing
  event. Amen.\n\nA very Happy\, Peaceful and Spirit-filled Christmas\n\nto
  everyone.
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