BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//achurchnearyou.com//eventfeed//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pews News 25 May 2025 DTSTART:20250522T213000Z DTEND:20250529T070000Z DTSTAMP:20260429T001530Z UID:12012422025-05-22 21:30:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice\nPews News 25 May 2025\nCollect for 6 th Sund ay of Easter\nRisen Christ\, by the lakeside\nyou renewed your call to you r disciples:\nhelp your Church to obey your command\nand draw the nations to the fire of your love\,\nto the glory of God the Father. Amen.\nThis we ek in the Benefice\n\nSunday\n25 May\n\n9.30am\n\nHoly Communion\nin White Ladies\nAston\n\n10.30am\n\nMorning Prayer\nin Upton\nSnodsbury\n11.00am Holy Communion\nin Peopleton\n\nThursday\n29 May 7.00pm\n\nHoly Communion\ nfor Ascension\nDay in Fladbury\n\nSaturday\n31 May\n\nfrom\n9.30am\n\nThe Big Breakfast\nat Peopleton\nRectory\n\nfrom\n10.30am\n\nFlower Festival in\nUpton Snodsbury\n\nSunday\n1 June\nEaster 7\n\n10.30am\nfrom\n2.00pm\n \nFamily Service in\nUpton Snodsbury\nFlower Festival\ncontinues\n11.00am Holy Communion\nin Peopleton\n\n6.00pm\n\nEvensong in\nWhite Ladies\nAston \nAscension Day – this Thursday 29 May\nOnce again we have been invited to join Revd Canon\nSarah Dangerfield and the Five Alive Parish\ncongregat ion to a Communion Service for Ascension\nDay in Fladbury Church at 7.00pm .\nIt is always a good opportunity to meet up with\nfriends from across th e Deanery.\nNext Saturday – the Big Breakfast\nat Peopleton Rectory\n\nT im and Claire look forward to welcoming you for\nbreakfast! £12 for a Ful l English with breakfast rolls\navailable too. Unlimited tea and coffee. T ickets from\nKim (840911)\, Shirley (841991)\, Carole (840879) or\n\nSue ( 840037).\n\nNext Saturday and Sunday – Flower Festival\nIn St Kenelm’s \, Upton Snodsbury\nFrom 10.30am to 4.00pm on Saturday and 2.00pm to\n4.00 pm on Sunday\, come along and enjoy some\nwonderful flower arrangements un der the title of\nFrom my Garden. There will be a craft stall and\nrefresh ments available. Entry £2 and all the money\nraised will go towards floor repairs and retarmacking\n\npart of the churchyard path.\n\nWhat is the r elevance of Ascension Day?\nIn the Church of England\, Ascension Day is a\ ncommemoration of the biblical account of Jesus\; of his\nreturn to his Fa ther in heaven after his resurrection\nand post-resurrection appearances t o his disciples.\nIt marks Jesus'\; physical ascension into heaven\, 40 days\nafter Easter – so it is always on a Thursday.\nIt marks the end o f his earthly ministry and the\nbeginning of his reign in heaven. \nIt re presents a transition\; the end of the Easter season\nand anticipates the coming of Pentecost\, when the\nHoly Spirit is bestowed upon the disciples .\nAscension is closely linked to the theme of mission\, as\nJesus commiss ions his disciples to continue his work\nand promises them the Holy Spirit as a source of\n\npower and comfort.\n\nThis week also – Monday\, Tuesd ay and Wednesday\nare designated as Rogation Days. What are they?\nThe wor d rogation comes from the Latin rogare to ask\nand the Rogation Days are 4 days set apart to bless\nthe fields and ask for God’s mercy on all crea tion.\n25th April is called the Major Rogation and the days\npreceding Asc ension Day are the Minor Rogations.\nThese days of prayer and procession w ere instituted\nin the 5 th Century during a period of disaster and\npesti lence to pray for good weather\, good health and\n\npardon for sins.\n\nOv er the centuries it became the custom to use the\nprocession to beat the b ounds (to mark the parish\nboundaries) whilst blessing the trees\, fields and\nstones of the Parish. In the 21 st century it is a time to\nremind us of our obligation to be good stewards of all\n\nof God’s creation.\nCre ation Prayer\n\nGod our Father\, you created the world and sent your\nown Son to live among us\, made of the same stuff\,\nbreathing the same air\, marvelling at sunrise and\n\nsunset just as we do.\n\nHelp us to participa te in the life around and within us\nas your life\, as you living in us an d we living in you and\n\nin each other.\n\nGod of love and life\, restore us to your peace\, renew\nus through your power and teach us to love all that\nyou have created and to care for the earth as your gift\n\nand our h ome. Amen.\nGod of life\,\n\nwe praise you for the beauty of creation\,\ni ts richness and variety\;\nyet\, through greed and ignorance\,\nwe scar yo ur world with plastic waste\nand throw so much away.\nMake us more like Je sus\,\ntreading gently on our common home\,\nand breathe your Spirit on us \,\nthat we may care more deeply for your Earth.\nWe ask this through Jesu s Christ our Lord. Amen.\n\n(Rt Revd Graham Usher) GEO:-2.092194;52.151631 LOCATION:St Nicholas\, Peopleton URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18658/service-and-events/events/ 1201242/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR