Bowland Benefice
Pews News
18 May 2025

Collect for 5th Sunday of Easter

Risen Christ,

your wounds declare your love for the world
and the wonder of your risen life:
give us compassion and courage
to risk ourselves for those we serve,
to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
This week in the Benefice
Saturday
17 May

2.00pm
to
5.00pm

Talks, Tours and
Teas. A history
afternoon in
Churchill

Sunday
18 May 11.00am

Benefice Holy
Communion in
Peopleton

Monday
19 May

7.00pm

Fete planning
meeting in The
Parish Room,
WLA

Saturday
24 May 10.30am

Call in for Coffee
at The Parish
Room, WLA

Sunday
25 May
Easter 6

9.30am

Holy Communion
in White Ladies
Aston

10.30am

Morning Prayer
in Upton
Snodsbury
11.00am Holy Communion
in Peopleton
This Saturday 17 May sees a very interesting
afternoon planned in Churchill when a local Time
Team will tell the story of the church, the court and
the landscape. A free event, just turn up at the church
between 2.00pm and 5.00pm. Tea and cake available.
More information from Margaret.
(01905 345371 - [email protected] )
We welcome Revd Alma Organ to Peopleton this
morning to lead the Service of Holy Communion.
Alma and Robin very much enjoy coming to our
Bowland Benefice…….and a little bird tells me Alma
has just celebrated a significant birthday!

Diary Date

Ascension Day – Thursday 29 May
The congregation of the Bowland Benefice has once
again been invited to join Revd Canon Sarah
Dangerfield and the Five Alive Parish congregation in a
Communion Service for Ascension Day in Fladbury

Church at 7.00pm.

It is always a good opportunity to meet up with
friends from across the Deanery.

A big ‘Thank you’ to everyone involved in organising
the wonderful events of last week to commemorate
VE Day and also to all those who took part. The bells
rang out in Peopleton and White Ladies Aston – there
was a barbeque, street party and simple supper to
enjoy – music and camaraderie abounded.
Let us keep in our thoughts and prayers those areas of
our world where there is bloodshed, destruction and
hatred. Indescribable and indiscriminate killing and
inhumanity which is beyond understanding. We pray
for the people of Gaza, Ukraine, Myanmar, Pakistan,
Syria, the Congo, Sudan…….the list is endless.

Prayers for peace

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy. Amen.

(St Francis) 

O God, compassionate and merciful, where your
children tear each other apart you are also torn.
Full of confusion, longing for peace we bring you

our violent world,

where the poorest pay the cost of powerful hatreds.

In this time of need,
open our hearts and minds to your will,
and show us how to pray. Amen.
(Janet Morley)
Almighty Father,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son the King of all;
govern the hearts and minds of those in authority
and bring the families of the nations,
divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
to be subject to his just and gentle rule,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Common Worship)
Dear Lord,

grant us to seek the ways of talking and meeting
instead if the ways of guns and war
and that whatever our colour or creed
we may be as one. Amen.
(Ken Poole)
Christian Aid Week –

Christian Aid works in war zones and conflict-affected
areas. They focus on both immediate humanitarian
aid and longer-term peace building efforts, working
with local partners to address the needs of the most

vulnerable populations. 

If you haven’t got a little red envelope It is very easy
to give on-line and support the urgently needed work.