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SUMMARY:Pews News 15 December 2024
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DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice Pews News\n15 December 2024\nThird Sunday of 
 Advent\n\nCollect\n\nGod for whom we watch and wait\,\nyou sent John the B
 aptist to prepare\nthe way of your Son:\ngive us courage to speak the trut
 h\,\nto hunger for justice\,\nand to suffer for the cause of right\,\nwith
  Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.\nThis Week in the Benefice\nSaturday\n14\nDe
 cember\n\n10.30am\nto 4.00pm\n\nChristmas Tree\nFestival in\nUpton\nSnodsb
 ury\n\nSunday\n15 December\n\n10.30am\n\nand\n2.00pm\nto 4.00pm\n\nBenefic
 e Holy\nCommunion in\nUpton\nSnodsbury\nChristmas Tree\nFestival\n\n6.00pm
 \n\nCarol Service in\nBroughton\nHackett\n6.00pm Carol Service in\nPeoplet
 on\n\nSunday\n22\nDecember\nAdvent 4\n\n9.30am\n\nHoly\nCommunion in\nWhit
 e Ladies\nAston\n6.00pm Carol Service in\nUpton\nSnodsbury\nSt Kenelm’s 
 church will be aglow with beautiful trees\nand Christmas lights this weeke
 nd –\nplease do support Church Warden Helen\, her team\nand the PCC by s
 upporting this annual event\n\nin Upton Snodsbury.\n\nThe entrance fee is 
 only £2 and there will be a raffle\, a\nvariety of craft stalls and items
  to buy for Christmas\npresents. Refreshments will also be\navailable….i
 ncluding (I have no doubt) some\nwonderful mince pies!\nRevd Claire says
 …..\n\nThe 3 rd Sunday of Advent celebrates joy.  What the\nweary long 
 for\, what children often exude\, what\nmakes us all smile. Joy. It cann
 ot be paid for but is a\npriceless treasure. We pray for joy as we wait f
 or the\n\nbirth of the Son of God.\n\nThis time of year can be difficult\,
  lonely and painful. If\nyou feel you need just to talk or you know of som
 eone\nwho would benefit from a bit of tender loving care\,\nplease do cont
 act Revd Claire on 07921 101320.\n\nA thank you from Claire\n\nThe weather
  was on our side for the Nativity at the\nCrown last Friday evening.  A r
 eal village production\,\nthank you to all who were involved in making the
 \nevening a success.  The tradition continues….!!\n\nOther stuff\n\nAno
 ther week of distressing news\, pain and\ndevastation around our incredibl
 e world.\nI am sure this week we have all been appalled at the\nincomprehe
 nsible cruelty shown to a beautiful and\n\ninnocent young girl.\nWe seek f
 or hope and reassurance.\nThis Sunday in Advent we remember the ministry o
 f\nJohn the Baptist – Christ’s for-runner. He came to\nprepare the way
  for Jesus’ life and ministry of hope\n\nand love.\n\nJohn is revered bo
 th in Christianity and also in Islam.\nBy tradition\, his head was placed 
 in the Basilica of St\nJohn in Damascus which later became the Umayyad\nMo
 sque where there is a huge shrine to his memory\nat which Moslems venerate
  him constantly.\nIn the Apocrypha\, in a few Syriac manuscripts\, can be\
 nfound the first prayer of John the Baptist to his\n\ndisciples:\n\nHoly 
 Father\, consecrate me through your strength\nand make known the glory of 
 your excellence and\nshow me your son and fill me with your spirit which\n
 has received light through your knowledge.\nOr put more simply – could t
 his be a prayer for us all?\nFather\, show me your son. Son\, show me your
  spirit.\nHoly Spirit grant me wisdom through your strength.\nThoughts and
  Prayers for this week\nGracious God\, may this last week of Advent be a t
 ime\nof turning our faces towards the light\, and a space to\n\npause\, to
  reflect and to watch.\nMay we learn to wait in the present and not for th
 e\nfuture\, that every moment may be lived in the\npresence of the Christ 
 Child\, the Lamb of Calvary\, the\nSaviour of the World and to your glory.
  Amen.\nFor children and families preparing for the Season of\nChristmas a
 s our schools wind down for the holidays.\nMay the true message of the bab
 e in the manger be at\nthe heart of the next few weeks.\nHelp us to be ope
 n to the needs of friends and\nneighbours who find the Christmas Season po
 ignant\nand difficult. Make us sensitive and able to offer the\n\nhelp and
  support needed.\n\nFor all war-torn areas of the world\, for migrants\,\n
 refugees and those without hope.\nMay justice\, common sense and love prev
 ail in the\nhearts and minds of leaders across the globe.\nFor the world
 ’s problems and seemingly unsolvable\npolitical situations as the year d
 raws to its close.
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