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SUMMARY:Pews News 19 February 2023 Sunday next before Lent
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DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice\nPews News 19 February 2023\nSunday next befo
 re Lent\n\nCollect\nAlmighty Father\,\nwhose Son was revealed in majesty\n
 before he suffered death upon the cross:\ngive us grace to perceive his gl
 ory\,\nthat we may be strengthened to suffer with him\nand be changed into
  his likeness\, from glory to glory\;\nwho is alive and reigns with you\,\
 nin the unity of the Holy Spirit\,\none God\, now and for ever. Amen.\nand
  a Collect for Ash Wednesday\n\nHoly God\,\n\nour lives are laid open befo
 re you:\nrescue us from the chaos of sin\nand through the death of your So
 n\nbring us healing and make us whole\nin Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.\nTh
 is week in the Benefice\nSunday\n19 February\n\n10.30am Benefice Holy\nCom
 munion in\nWhite Ladies Aston\n\nMonday\n20 February\n\n10.00am Funeral of
  Maria\nJanet Smith at the\nVale Crematorium\nfollowed by burial\nof ashes
  in\nPeopleton\nRest in peace\n\nTuesday\n21 February\n\n12.00\nnoon\n\nFu
 neral of Gerald\nBaggott in White\nLadies Aston\nRest in peace\n7.00pm Len
 t Course begins\nat The Crown\,\nPeopleton\n\nAsh\nWednesday\n22 February\
 n\n7.00pm Holy Communion\nwith imposition of\nashes in Upton\nSnodsbury\n\
 nFriday 24\nFebruary\n\n7.30pm Film Night in The\nParish Room\, White\nLad
 ies Aston\n\nSunday\n26 February\nFirst Sunday of\nLent\n\n9.00am Holy Com
 munion in\nWhite Ladies Aston\n10.30am Hymns and a Prayer\nin Upton Snodsb
 ury\n11.00am Holy Communion in\nPeopleton\nFilm Night on Friday is The Duk
 e. Book in advance\nwith margaret.haywood@gmail.com . Suggested\ndonation 
 £5 to include an ice cream.\n\nA Meditation for the Week before Lent\nIn 
 my breathing – Peace.\nIn my feeling – Peace.\nIn my being – Peace.\
 nIn my thinking – Peace.\nIn my speaking – Peace.\nIn my doing – Pea
 ce.\nIn my travelling – Peace.\nIn my sleeping – Peace.\nIn my whole b
 eing – the Peace far beyond my\n\nunderstanding.\n\nFor it is the Peace 
 which is of God and which is God.\n\nO Lord\,\n\nyou walk with us as we jo
 urney through life.\nWe ask that you teach us to\nLook Backward with Grati
 tude\,\nLook Onward with Hope\,\nLook Upward with Confidence. Amen.\n\nAn 
 invitation\n\nBishop John invites volunteers from across the\nDiocese who 
 volunteer to serve their churches to a\n“Thank you event”. There will 
 be a chance to enjoy a\nglass of wine and some nibbles together as well as
 \nhear from Bishop John. You can hear Bishop John’s\ninvitation here: ht
 tps://www.cofe-\nworcester.org.uk/an-invitation-from-bishop-john.php\n\nTh
 e events are:\n\nWednesday 29 March\, 7 – 9pm\, The Guildhall\,\n\nWorce
 ster\n\nThursday 30 March\, 7 – 9pm\, Hartlebury Castle \nPlaces are li
 mited and are expected to be popular.\nThose attending may bring a guest. 
 Please book a\nticket for each person attending on Eventbrite.\n\nThe Even
 tbrite links are:\n29 March @ the Guildhall\, Worcester:\nhttps://bit.ly/3
 RffCyP\n30 March @ Hartlebury Castle:\nhttps://bit.ly/3kQ3p7y\nTurkey – 
 Syria Earthquake Appeal\nThe Disasters Emergency Committee has launched an
 \nappeal to bring humanitarian aid to people so\ndevastatingly affected by
  the earthquakes in Turkey\nand north-west Syria. DEC charities and their 
 local\npartners are among the first responders working with\nlocally-led r
 elief efforts in Turkey and Syria.\nImmediate priorities are search and re
 scue\, medical\ntreatment for the injured\, shelter for those who have\nlo
 st their homes\, blankets\, warm clothes\, food and\n\nclean water. \n\nD
 onations can be made online direct to the DEC\nTurkey-Syria Earthquake App
 eal\nhttps://www.dec.org.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAiA0JKfBhBIEiw\nAPhZXD6yRD2CdkYV7f
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