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SUMMARY:Bowland Benefice Pews News 14 January 2024
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DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice\nPews News 14 January 2024\nSecond Sunday of 
 Epiphany\n\nCollect\nAlmighty God\,\nin Christ you make all things new:\nt
 ransform the poverty of our nature\nby the riches of your grace\,\nand in 
 the renewal of our lives\nmake known your heavenly glory\;\nthrough Jesus 
 Christ your Son our Lord\,\nwho is alive and reigns with you\,\nin the uni
 ty of the Holy Spirit\,\none God\, now and for ever. Amen.\nThis Week in t
 he Benefice\n\nSunday\n14 January\n\n10.30am Holy\nCommunion in\nUpton\nSn
 odsbury\n10.30am Family Service\nin White Ladies\nAston\n4.00pm All Age Fa
 mily\nService in\nBroughton\nHackett\n\nThursday\n18 January\n\n7.00pm Whi
 te Ladies\nAston’s PCC\nmeets in The\nParish Room\n\nFriday\n19 January\
 n\n7.00pm Songs from the\nShows in White\nLadies Aston\n\nSunday\n21 Janua
 ry\n\n11.00am Benefice Holy\nCommunion in\nPeopleton\nThe WLA Singers will
  entertain on Friday in The\n\nParish Room at 7.00pm.\n\nWords will be dis
 played on the screen to enable\n\naudience participation!\n\nTwo course su
 pper included in ticket price of £8 and\ndrinks will be available. Please
  book your ticket by\nringing 01905 345371 or by email\nmargaret.haywood@g
 mail.com\n………Not too late for this I hope!\nToday we look to a new m
 orrow\nWar\, peace\, hope to end the sorrow\nDrink a cup of kindness yet\n
 Pray with our Lord\, a sign\, he left.\nAs you may shed a tear\nPraise and
  thanks - “A New Year”!\nThoughts and memories\, special times\nHAPPY 
 NEW YEAR – let the bells chime!\n\n(Karolyn)\n\nLooking ahead a little\,
  14 February is not only St\nValentine’s Day BUT it is also Ash Wednesda
 y\nheralding the start of the season of Lent and the\nChristian progress t
 owards Easter.\nIn preparation for the celebration of Easter\, Revd\nClair
 e will be leading a study course during Lent.\nClaire writes: ……Join u
 s for our 6 weeks course\nfollowing a book by Paula Gooder called The Joy 
 of the\nGospel. We will be looking at how we can share our\nfaith and appl
 y what we learn to our own contexts in\n\nthis modern world.\n\nThe evenin
 gs are informal and a good opportunity to\n\nlearn from others.\n\nThe boo
 k is available from Amazon at £7.99 for a new\nhard copy\, £3.59 for a s
 econd-hand copy or £7.50 for a\n\nKindle version.\n\nOur first get-togeth
 er will be Tuesday 20 February at\n7.00pm in The Rectory and the meetings 
 will then\ncontinue on a weekly basis until 26 March – the\n\nTuesday of
  Holy Week.\n\nOffers to host the group in homes across the benefice\nwill
  be very welcome. Please do put the dates in your\ndiary and come along ev
 en if you can’t commit to all\n\nthe evenings!\n\nIf you have any questi
 ons please contact me (07921\n101320 or revdclaireb@btinternet.com )\nAn i
 mportant message from Bishop John…..\nPrayer Pilgrimage led by the Archb
 ishop of\nCanterbury\, Justin Welby\, Saturday 3 rd February\n\n2024\n\nTh
 e main events of the day will be:\n10.00am Top Church in Dudley. An interv
 iew with the\nArchbishop followed by worship and prayer.\n\nAll are welcom
 e.\n\n12.30pm Prayer lunch at Pershore Abbey.\n(Bring your own picnic lunc
 h.)\n2.15pm The Cathedral. An interview with the\nArchbishop followed by w
 orship and prayer in\n\nvarious prayer stations.\nAll are welcome.\n\nDuri
 ng the day we shall concentrate our prayers on\nour strategic priorities. 
 We shall\, of course\, also be\npraying for peace and justice throughout t
 he world in\n\n2024 and beyond.\n\nI do hope you will join us in prayer an
 d encourage\n\nother to do so.\n\nWith all good wishes for the New Year.\n
 Yours\, Dr John Inge – Bishope of Worcester.\nWeek of Prayer for Christi
 an Unity 2024\n18 January to 25 January\n\nTheme for the week: You shall l
 ove the Lord your\nGod……and your neighbour as yourself.\nMore informat
 ion next week.
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