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SUMMARY:Pews News 12 February 2023 2 nd Sunday before Lent
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DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice\nPews News 12 February 2023\n2 nd Sunday befo
 re Lent\nCollect\nAlmighty God\,\n\nyou have created the heavens and the e
 arth\nand made us in your own image:\nteach us to discern your hand in all
  your works\nand your likeness in all your children\;\nthrough Jesus Chris
 t your Son our Lord\,\nwho with you and the Holy Spirit reigns supreme\n\n
 over all things\,\nnow and for ever. Amen.\nThis week in the Benefice\nSun
 day\n12 February\n\n10.30am Holy Communion in\nUpton Snodsbury\n10.30am Fa
 mily Service in\nWhite Ladies Aston\n\nSaturday\n18 February\n\n10.30am\nt
 o Noon\n\nCoffee Morning for\nthe Ukraine in The\nParish Room\, White\nLad
 ies Aston\n(see below)\n\nSunday\n19 February\nSunday next\nbefore Lent\n\
 n10.30am Benefice Holy\nCommunion in\nWhite Ladies Aston\n\nTuesday 21\nFe
 bruary\n\n7.00pm Lent Course begins\nat The Crown\,\nPeopleton\n(see below
 )\nThis coming Saturday 18 February\, in The Parish\nRoom\, White Ladies A
 ston a Coffee Morning is being\norganised to support relief efforts in the
  Ukraine. We\nare all aware of the dreadful conditions people find\nthemse
 lves in and of the devastation caused to the\ncountry which has been going
  on for nearly a year.\nThere will be a chocolate and wine raffle. The PCC
  will\nmatch whatever is raised up to a maximum of £500.\nPlease do show 
 your support for this wonderful\ninitiative to send relief to the Ukraine.
 \nThe Benefice Lent Course begins on Tuesday 21\nFebruary. Claire explains
 : called Dust and Glory\, it will\nexplore how we can live well with the m
 ess of\neveryday life. It encourages us to take a fresh look at\nthe frust
 rations and failings that every day brings and\,\nrather than pretending w
 e can always avoid them\,\nseek to learn from them and grow closer to God\
 nthrough them. It will be relaxed and a good chance to\n\nrelate scripture
  to real life.\n\n Please let Revd Claire know if you would like to take\
 npart on 07921101320 or revdclaireb@btinternet.com\n\nFor the romantic amo
 ngst us……\nNext Tuesday is St Valentine’s Day: but who was he?\nVale
 ntine’s name comes from the Latin valens\nmeaning worthy\, strong and po
 werful. He is the\npatron saint of lovers epileptics and beekeepers.\nBy s
 ome accounts\, St. Valentine was a Roman priest\nand physician who suffere
 d martyrdom on 14\nFebruary during the persecution of Christians by the\ne
 mperor Claudius II in about 270. He was buried on\nthe Via Flaminia\, and 
 Pope Julius I reportedly built a\n\nbasilica over his grave.\n\nAccording 
 to legend \, St. Valentine signed a letter from\nyour Valentine to his jai
 ler’s daughter\, whom he had\nbefriended and healed from blindness.\nAno
 ther common legend states that he defied the\nemperor’s orders and secre
 tly married couples to\nspare husbands from having to go to war.\nSt Valen
 tine prayers and thoughts for the week\n\nEternal God\,\n\nwe offer our th
 anks that through our earthly lives you\n\nspeak of your eternal life.\nWe
  rejoice in the wonder of creation\,\nthe gift of human life and the many 
 blessings\nthat our relationships bring.\nRenew in us the fruits of your H
 oly Spirit\;\nthat love\, joy and peace may abound in our homes\,\nthrough
  Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.\nGod\, source of life and love\,\nwe ask you
  to bless our families and friends.\nHelp us to see that the love we exper
 ience from\nothers is only a reflection of your great love for us.\nWe ask
  this through Christ our Lord. Amen.\nWe pray for those whose relationship
 s have ended\neither by the death of a partner or by a break up. May\nthey
  find peace and happiness once more.\nWe think of all children\, especiall
 y those in the care of\nlocal authorities\, in foster homes and adoptive h
 omes.\nMay they all know the love &amp\; security of ‘belonging’.\nWe 
 remember couples and families devastated by the\nearthquakes in Turkey and
  Syria. Their suffering is\nalmost beyond imagining. How can we help?\nIn 
 this cold weather we remember those living on our\nstreets. Donations of w
 arm clothing\, socks\,\nunderwear\, toiletries and single bedding would be
 \ngreatly appreciated by the St Paul’s Hostel for the\nHomeless in Worce
 ster. There is a collection box in\n\nPeopleton Church.\n\nFood is always 
 required too. There are food collection\nboxes in The Pantry in Peopleton 
 (given to Pershore\nFood Bank) and Peopleton Church (given to\nWorcester F
 ood Bank).
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