BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//achurchnearyou.com//eventfeed//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Peopleton Pews News 4 May 2025 DTSTART:20250502T101500Z DTEND:20250508T111500Z DTSTAMP:20260429T001533Z UID:11971552025-05-02 10:15:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice Pews News\n\n4 May 2025\n\nCollect for 3 rd S unday of Easter\n\nAlmighty Father\,\n\nwho in your great mercy gladdened the disciples\nwith the sight of the risen Lord:\ngive us such knowledge o f his presence with us\,\nthat we may be strengthened\nand sustained by hi s risen life\n\nand serve you continually in righteousness and truth\;\nth rough Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\,\nwho is alive and reigns with you\, \nin the unity of the Holy Spirit\,\none God\, now and for ever. Amen.\nTh is week in the Benefice\n\nSunday\n4 May\n\n10.30am Family Service in\nUpt on Snodsbury\n11.00am Holy Communion\nin Peopleton\n\n6.00pm\n\nSongs of P raise in\nWhite Ladies\nAston\n\nTuesday\n6 May\n\n7.00pm\n\nBowland\nBene fice Council\nmeets in The\nParish Room\,\nWhite Ladies\nAston\n\nThursday \n8 May\n\n80 th Anniversary\nof VE Day –\ncommemorations\nacross the\nB enefice\n\nSaturday\n10 May 7.00pm\n\nJazz Evening with\nMartin Veasey in\ nCowsden\n\nSunday\n11 May\nEaster 4 &\;\nChristian Aid\nWeek begins\n\ n10.30am\n\nHoly Communion\nin Upton\nSnodsbury\n\n10.30am\n\nFamily Servi ce in\nWhite Ladies\nAston\nAfter our Annual Church Meetings……\nA big thank you to all those who\, once again\,\nhave taken on the responsibilit ies that come with\nbeing a member of one of our Church PCCs\; to keep\nth e message of Christ’s life and teachings alive in our\ncommunities and t o care for and maintain our\nbeautiful church buildings – a constant rem inder of\n\nGod’s presence among us.\n\nThe annual and very popular Jazz Evening will take\nplace next Saturday\, 10 May in the Conservatory at\nC owsden Hall\, starting at 7.00pm. Tickets at £12 each\,\nare available fr om Helen (01905 381490) and Janet\n\n(01905 381379)\n\nThis coming Thursda y - A time for commemoration\nof the 80 th Anniversary of the Victory in E urope\nThe day hostilities came to an end across the Channel\n– 8 May 19 45. A day still remembered by some\namongst us\, a day of rejoicing that t he horrors of war\n\non the Continent had ceased.\n\nIn Peopleton there wi ll be a free barbeque with soft\ndrinks available in St Nicholas Churchyar d from\n5.30pm until 7.30pm. The bells will ring out at 6.30pm\njoining ot her churches across our land. Children will\nbe very welcome to join in th e ringing.\nIn White Ladies Aston\, the bells of St John the Baptist\nwill ring out too at 6.30pm followed by a ‘street party’\n\nin The Parish Room.\n\nOn the following evening\, Friday 9 May\, at 7.30pm in\nThe Paris h Room a simple supper (with lots of\nsinging!!) will be on offer at a cos t of £5.00. For more\ndetails ring Margaret (01905 345371).\nAlongside th e joy of 8 May 1945\, the ‘forgotten war’\nin the East continued unaba ted until 15 August…..\nWe remember all those who have given their lives and\nstill continue to give their lives for their country.\nLead us from despair to hope\, from fear to trust\; lead\nus from hate to love\, from w ar to peace. Let peace fill\nour heart\, our world\, our universe. Amen.  \nNext Sunday Christian Aid Week begins (11 – 17 May)\nIt is a time for supporters to raise funds and\nawareness for the work of Christian Aid and its local\npartners in communities around the world\, helping\nthem find practical and sustainable ways out of\n\npoverty. \n\nWhether you fill on e of the familiar\, little red and\nwhite envelopes\, donate on-line or su pport a\nfundraising initiative you will be benefitting Christian\n\nAid i n its work……\n\n‘We work with some of the world'\;s most vulnerab le\ncommunities in 29 countries in Africa\, Asia\, the\nMiddle East\, Euro pe and Latin America and the\nCaribbean. When emergencies strike in thes e\ncountries\, we are there before\, during and after to\nsave lives and s upport people in the long term.’ \nO God of all hope and peace\, we bri ng to you the\nneeds of our broken and hurting world. We pray for an\nend to violence and warfare so that the challenging\nwork of rebuilding may be gin. Help us\, O Lord\, to\naffirm our common humanity so that in our\ndif ferences we may build together for justice and\npeace. Guide world leaders with wisdom and\ncompassion\, that they may choose paths of\nreconciliati on and understanding. May the seeds of\npeace be sown and nurtured\, leadi ng to a world where\nall people can live in harmony and safety. We ask for \nyour guidance and grace in all our efforts to promote\npeace and justice \, now and forever. Amen. GEO:-2.092194;52.151631 LOCATION:St Nicholas\, Peopleton URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18658/service-and-events/events/ 1197155/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR