BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//achurchnearyou.com//eventfeed//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pews News 11 May 2025 DTSTART:20250509T000000Z DTEND:20250515T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260429T001546Z UID:11985122025-05-09 00:00:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice Pews News\n11 May 2025\n\nCollect for 4th Sun day of Easter\nAlmighty God\, whose Son Jesus Christ\nis the resurrection and the life:\nraise us\, who trust in him\,\n\nfrom the death of sin to t he life of righteousness\,\nthat we may seek those things which are above\ ,\n\nwhere he reigns with you\nin the unity of the Holy Spirit\,\none God\ , now and for ever. Amen.\nThis week in the Benefice\nSunday\n11 May\nChri stian Aid\nWeek begins\n\n10.30am\n\nHoly Communion\nin Upton\nSnodsbury\n \n10.30am\n\nFamily Service in\nWhite Ladies\nAston\n\nMonday\n12 May\n\n1 2noon\nto\n2.00pm\n\nMeet &\; Eat in the\nParish Room\,\nWhite Ladies\n Aston - £5.00\n\nFriday\n16 May\n\n7.30pm\n\nMatchstick Men\n&\; Match stick\nCats &\; Dogs. A\ntalk on L S Lowry\nin The Parish\nRoom - £5.0 0\n\nSaturday\n17 May\n\n2.00pm\nto\n5.00pm\n\nTalks\, Tours and\nTeas. A history\nafternoon in\nChurchill\n\nSunday\n18 May\nEaster 5\n\n11.00am\n\ nBenefice Holy\nCommunion in\nPeopleton\nWe welcome Revd Alison Maddocks t o Upton\nSnodsbury this morning to lead the Service of Holy\nCommunion. Al ison is Worcester Diocese’ Dean of\nSmaller Churches and in fact she is the only person in\n\nthe country to hold this role.\n\nAlison retires at the end of this month and we wish\nher a happy\, healthy and long retireme nt!\nIf you are interested in lunch on Monday in The Parish\nRoom\, or the illustrated talk on Lowry on Friday\nevening\, please do contact Margaret for more\ninformation or to book. – 01905 345371 or\nmargaret.haywood@g mail.com\nSaturday 17 May. A very interesting and exciting\nafternoon is p lanned in Churchill when a local Time\nTeam will tell the story of the chu rch\, the court and\nthe landscape. Why not come along and enjoy a\nfascin ating journey back in history accompanied by\ntea and delicious home-made cakes. A free event\, just\nturn up at the church between 2.00pm and 5.00p m.\nMore information from Margaret.\n\nChristian Aid Week - A sobering mes sage from the\nCEO of Christian Aid Patrick Watt: “The human\nsuffering caused by the climate crisis reflects political\nchoices. There is nothing natural about the growing\nseverity and frequency of droughts\, floods an d\nstorms. Disasters are being supercharged by decisions\nto keep burning fossil fuels\, and to allow emissions to\nrise. And they’re being made w orse by the consistent\nfailure to deliver on financial commitments to the \npoorest and most climate-vulnerable countries. In\n2025 we need to see g overnments leading\, and taking\naction to accelerate the green transition \, reduce\nemissions\, and fund their promises”.\nIn Peopleton the famil iar little red and white\nenvelopes will appear through letter boxes – a nd they\nwill be available in Upton Snodsbury too – they can be\nreturne d to The Crown Inn\, The Pantry in Peopleton\nor St Nicholas Church\, at a service.\nYou can also donate on-line through the web site.\nDiary dates for later this month!\nIn Upton Snodsbury - Flower Festival over the Bank\ nHoliday Weekend. In St Kenelm’s on Saturday 31 May\nfrom 10.30am to 4.0 0pm and on Sunday 1 June from\n2.00pm to 4.00pm. The theme is From My Gard en.\nRefreshments and crafts will be available. Entry £2.00.\nIn Peopleto n - The Big Breakfast on Saturday 31 May\nfrom 9.30am to 11.30am on the la wn of the Rectory.\nTim and Claire look forward to welcoming you to\nbreak fast! The ‘full English’ will cost £12 (under 10\nyears olds £4) Als o available breakfast rolls and\nunlimited tea &\; coffee. Booking advi sed. Tickets can\nbe obtained from Kim (01905 840911)\; Shirley (01905\n84 1991)\; Carole (01905 840879)\; Sue (01905 840037)\nThe film Conclave with its current popularity and\nrelevance has certainly increased people’s interest in\nthe process of electing a new Pope in Rome! The\nbetting book s are open and the odds are changing\ndaily as the black smoke appears ove r the Vatican – all\n\nvery gripping and exciting!\n\nHowever in these t roubled times the importance of\nelecting a new leader for the worldwide C hurch\ncannot be overstated. In our own country a new\nArchbishop of Cante rbury is to be chosen and even\nmore locally in our diocese the process to find a new\nBishop of Worcester is underway. Please hold the\nConclave in Rome\, and our own Anglican Communion\nnationally and locally in your tho ughts and prayers.\nLord\, be with those men and women who have the\nrespo nsibility of choosing new church leaders in these\ndifficult times. Give t hem discernment and the insight\nto come to the right decisions and the co urage to\ncarry them through for the good of your Christian\nChurch across the world. In the name of Jesus Christ\,\n\nour Saviour. Amen. GEO:-2.092194;52.151631 LOCATION:St Nicholas\, Peopleton URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18658/service-and-events/events/ 1198512/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR