BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//achurchnearyou.com//eventfeed//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pews News 8 June 2025 DTSTART:20250604T234500Z DTEND:20250612T011500Z DTSTAMP:20260428T224313Z UID:12048342025-06-04 23:45:00+00:00achurchnearyou CATEGORIES: DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice\nPews News\n8 June 2025\nPentecost\n\nCome do wn O love divine!\nSeek thou this soul of mine\nand visit it with thine ow n ardour glowing\nCollect for Pentecost\nGod\, who as at this time\ntaught the hearts of your faithful people\nby sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:\ngrant us by the same Spirit\nto have a right judgement in al l things\nand evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort\;\nthrough the merit s of Christ Jesus our Saviour\,\nwho is alive and reigns with you\,\nin th e unity of the Holy Spirit\,\none God\, now and for ever.\nThis week in th e Benefice\n\nSunday\n8 June\n\n10.30am\n\nHoly Communion\nin Upton\nSnods bury\n\n10.30am\n\nFamily Service in\nWhite Ladies\nAston\n\nSaturday\n14 June\n\n10.30am\n\nCall in for Coffee\nat The Parish\nRoom\, WLA\n\n1.00pm \n\nWedding of\nAdam Diggines\nand Catherine\nPinney in\nPeopleton\n\nSund ay\n15 June\nTrinity\nSunday\n\n10.30am\n\nBenefice Service\nof Holy\nComm union in\nUpton Snodsbury\nWe send congratulations and every blessing to A dam\nand Catherine getting married in St Nicholas Church\nnext Saturday. W e wish them all joy and happiness as\nthey begin their married life togeth er in Peopleton.\n\nDear God\,\n\nbless Catherine and Adam as they embark\ non this new chapter in their lives.\nMay their love grow stronger each da y\, and may they\nfind joy and fulfilment in their partnership. Amen.\n\nP entecost\n\nYou shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has\ncome upon yo u\; and you shall be my witnesses.\n\n(Acts 1: 8)\nPrayer for Pentecost\n\ nFor the Spirit of Peace\, that calms our mind\nand stills our life\, we g ive you thanks.\nFor the Spirit of Love\, that touches hearts\nand reaches out\, we give you thanks.\nFor the Spirit of Joy\, that lifts our soul\na nd gives us faith\, we give you thanks.\nFor the Spirit of Power\, that gi ft of grace\nfor this your church\, we give you thanks. Amen.\n\nRevd Clai re’s Bit……..\nClaire says…….\nThe Big Breakfast\n\nTh sun shone\ , both the food and company were\nexcellent and a good time was had by all at the Big\nBreakfast on the Rectory lawn.\nThank you to the amazing team who pulled out\n\nall the stops once again.\n\nWell over 70 meals were pr epared and £724 was\nraised towards church funds.\n\nA very big thank you to everyone who supported the\nevent and helped raise this amazing sum fo r St\n\nNicholas’ Church.\n\nPlease remember our church wardens and me a s we\nmeet together in Zoom sessions to talk about the\nfuture for our chu rches\, their viability and\nsustainability for the next decades. Please p ray\n\nfor fruitful discussions.\nHeavenly Father\,\nwe pray that our chur ches will grow in\nwisdom\, knowledge\, and love for You.\nMay we be fille d with Your Spirit and\nbear fruit that blesses others and honours You.\nW e commit the future of our Benefice\ninto Your hands\,\nin Jesus'\; nam e\, Amen.\nand finally……..\n\nI am contemplating trying out Messy Chur ch in\n\nthe Bowland Benefice.\n\nMessy Church is a popular and growing Ch urch of\nEngland initiative and its values are about being\nChrist-centred \, for all ages based on creativity\,\nhospitality and celebration.\n\nIt is for young and old – for everyone - and designed\nto speak to you wher ever you are on your journey of\n\nfaith.\n\nA fresh expression of coming together\, to be\, to make\,\n\nto eat and celebrate God\,\n\nCome and get messy and learn about Jeus and the\n\nchurch……\nWatch this space! Cla ire GEO:-2.092194;52.151631 LOCATION:St Nicholas\, Peopleton URL:https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18658/service-and-events/events/ 1204834/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR