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SUMMARY:Bowland Benefice 26 May 2024 Pews News
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DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice\n26 May 2024\nPews News\nTrinity Sunday\nAlmi
 ghty and everlasting God\,\nyou have given us your servants grace\,\nby th
 e confession of a true faith\,\nto acknowledge the glory of the eternal Tr
 inity\nand in the power of the divine majesty to\n\nworship the Unity:\nke
 ep us steadfast in this faith\,\nthat we may evermore be defended from\n\n
 all adversities\;\n\nthrough Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\,\nwho is aliv
 e and reigns with you\,\nin the unity of the Holy Spirit\,\none God\, now 
 and for ever. Amen.\nThis Week in the Benefice\n\nSunday\n26 May\n\n9.30am
  Holy\nCommunion in\nWhite Ladies\nAston\n10.30am Songs of Praise\nin Upto
 n\nSnodsbury\n11.00am Holy\nCommunion in\nPeopleton\n\nSaturday\n1 June\n\
 nFrom\n10.30am\nTo 4.00pm\n\nFlower Festival\nin St Kenelm’s\,\nUpton\nS
 nodsbury\n(see below)\n\nSunday\n2 June\nTrinity 1\n\n10.30am\n\n2.00pm to
 \n4.00pm\n\nFamily Service\nin Upton\nSnodsbury and\nFlower Festival\ncont
 inues\n11.00am Holy\nCommunion in\nPeopleton\n6.00pm Evensong in\nWhite La
 dies\nAston\nSt Kenelm’s annual summer Flower Festival\ntakes place next
  weekend and there is still time\nto ‘have a go’ at arranging some flo
 wers or foliage\nfor the church. The theme this year is Wild!\nPlease cont
 act Helen - 381490 – if you would like to\ncontribute to the display. Sh
 e would love to hear\n\nfrom you!\nThank you……\n\nTo everyone who help
 ed in any way with this year’s\nChristian Aid Week especially those volu
 nteers who\ndelivered the iconic little red and white envelopes.\n\nAs I w
 rite this the General Election has been\nannounced for 4 July. We can do n
 o better than take\nto heart words written by Archbishops Justin and\n\nSt
 ephen……..\n\n“The coming General Election is a critical moment in\nt
 he life of our nation\, which will shape our future by\nelecting those who
  will make decisions affecting\n\ngenerations to come.\n\nIt is a time for
  us all – people of all faiths and of none -\nto ask important questions
  about what kind of country\n\nwe want to be.\n\nWe are facing epic challe
 nges both in our country and\nour world: from questions of war and peace\,
  to\npoverty and injustice and very future of the Earth God\n\nhas given u
 s.\n\nFaced with such huge questions\, our instinct as\nChristians is to t
 urn to God in prayer and so we want\nto put prayer at the very heart of th
 is campaign.\nWe are therefore inviting everyone who is willing\, to\ndedi
 cate the next few weeks as a time not just to think\nabout the big questio
 ns but to pray for our nation and\nour world. And we want to invite everyo
 ne to think\nabout how we all can play our part both as voters and\,\n\nmo
 re broadly\, as citizens.\n\nWe would add a plea that no matter how big th
 e issues\nat stake over the next few weeks\, this will be a time\nmarked b
 y respect for one another\, for good grace and\na commitment to truth and 
 integrity.\nIt is our prayer that\, even in the heat of the debate\, we\nw
 ill treat each other with respect and kindness.\nAnd we give thanks for th
 e dedication of all who stand\nfor public office in service of our communi
 ties – often\nat great personal cost - and those who support the\n\nproc
 ess.”\n\nPrayers for our nation and the world\nEternal God\, Light of th
 e nations\,\nin Christ you make all things new:\nguide our nation in the c
 oming days through the\ninspiration of your Spirit\,\nthat understanding m
 ay put an end to discord\n\nand all bitterness.\n\nGive us grace to rebuil
 d bonds of trust that together we\nmay work for the dignity and flourishin
 g of all\;\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.\nI pray for peace between
  countries.\nI pray for people to reach out to other people with the\n\nha
 nd of generosity\nAnd not to be unkind but to care\;\nNot to argue but to 
 open up discussion\;\nTo be a friend and not fight or bully\;\nTo accept o
 thers nationalities and not be racist.\nTo look for the good in other peop
 le\nand not find fault in others\;\n\nNot to be bewitched by money but to 
 give to the poor\nNot to use religion as a weapon but to use it as a suppo
 rt\n\nand actual faith.\n\nAnd finally\, not to hate but forgive and love.
  Amen.\n(Catarina Mesquita-Reynolds\, aged 9 \n St Richards CE First sch
 ool Evesham)
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