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SUMMARY:Bowland Benefice Pews News 11 June 2023
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DESCRIPTION:Bowland Benefice\nPews News 11 June 2023\n1 st Sunday after Tr
 inity\nCollect\nO God\,\n\nthe strength of all those who put their trust i
 n you\,\nmercifully accept our prayers and\,\nbecause through the weakness
  of our mortal nature\nwe can do no good thing without you\,\ngrant us the
  help of your grace\,\nthat in the keeping of your commandments\nwe may pl
 ease you both in will and deed\;\nthrough Jesus Christ your Son our Lord\,
 \nwho is alive and reigns with you\,\nin the unity of the Holy Spirit\,\no
 ne God\, now and for ever. Amen.\nThis week in the Benefice\nSunday\n11 Ju
 ne\n\n10.30am\nand\n2.00pm to\n4.00pm\n\nHoly Communion in\nUpton Snodsbur
 y.\nFlower Festival\ncontinues (see\nbelow)\n10.30am Family Service in\nWh
 ite Ladies Aston\n\nMonday\n12 June\n\n12 noon Lunch in Parish\nRoom\, Whi
 te Ladies\nAston (see below)\n\nSaturday\n17 June\n\n6.30pm A Grand Concer
 t of\nLocal Talent in St\nKenelm’s\, Upton\nSnodsbury (see\nbelow)\n\nSu
 nday\n18 June\n\n11.00am Benefice Holy\nCommunion in\nPeopleton\nClaire is
  away on holiday until 17 June and Revd Alison\nMaddocks will be taking th
 e communion service at St\n\nKenelm’s.\n\nIf you have any worries or pro
 blems whilst Claire is\naway\, please do contact me and I will try and hel
 p.\nbowlandbenefice01@gmail.com or 01386 860389.\nFlower Festival in St Ke
 nelm’s\, Upton Snodsbury\n\nSunday 11 June\n\nCost £2.00. Raffle\, craf
 t and gifts table on offer and\n\nrefreshments available.\nLunch in Parish
  Room\, White Ladies Aston\n\nMonday 12 June\nCost £5.00. Please book wit
 h Margaret\n( margaret.haywood@gmail.com ).\nGrand Concert in St Kenelm’
 s\, Upton Snodsbury\n\nSaturday 17 June\n\nTickets £12.00 including nibbl
 es (drinks available)\nfrom Helen (01905 381490) or Janet (01905 381379)\n
 \nImportant announcement!!\n\nRevd Claire Billington has now formally been
  offered\nand accepted the post of Priest in Charge of the\n\nBowland Bene
 fice.\n\nShe has heard from Archdeacon Robert that the\nlicensing service 
 will be on Sunday 9 July at 6.00pm in\nthe church of St John the Baptist\,
  White Ladies Aston.\nMore details later – watch this space!\nBishop Joh
 n says of her appointment….\nYour appointment is very good news for the 
 Benefice\nand for the Pershore and Evesham Deanery. May God\nbring you muc
 h joy in this new stage of your Christian\nministry and\, in the meantime\
 , bless you as you\nprepare for your new role.\n\nToday\, as well as being
  the First Sunday after Trinity is\nalso The Feast of St Barnabas the Apos
 tle\nBarnabas was born Joseph and was an early Christian.\nAlthough not on
 e of the original Twelve\nApostles\, Barnabas was referred to as an apost
 le by\nthe early Christian Church (Acts 14:14.)\nThere is also a Church t
 radition\, which says that\nBarnabas was First of the seventy disciples of
  our Lord.\nSt. Luke described Barnabas as a good man\, full of the\nHoly 
 Spirit and of faith (Acts 6:24)\, and he was known\nfor his exceptional ki
 ndliness and personal sanctity\,\n\nand his openness to pagans.\n\nHe serv
 ed both as a sponsor and mentor for Paul and\nis\, therefore\, considered 
 the patron saint of second\n\nchances.\nDiary reminders\n…..for Peopleto
 n\n\nThe Big Breakfast on Saturday 24 June in the\ngarden of Jim Crow Corn
 er from 9.30am to\n11.30am. Full English Breakfast £10.00 (under 10’s\n
 £3.00) will be available. Tickets from Kim (840911)\,\nCarole (840879)\, 
 Caroline (840630)\nand Diana (840611).\n……..Upton Snodsbury\n\nThe Fet
 e is on Saturday 8 July in the grounds of\nUpton House\, by the church fro
 m 2.30pm. To offer\nhelp – always welcome!!! – or for more\ninformatio
 n please speak to Helen. (01905 381490)\n\n……for White Ladies Aston\nT
 he annual fete on 24 June from 2.00pm to\n4.30pm. Final preparations will 
 start in the week\nleading up to it so for more information and to\noffer 
 help\, please contact Margaret on\nmargaret.haywood@gmail.com or 01905 345
 371.\nFollowing opening the fete\, the Worcester Re-\nenactors will return
  to the village on Sunday 25\nJune from 10.30am to 4.00pm. They will set u
 p\ncamp on the field in front of the church and are\nextending a warm welc
 ome to anyone who would\nlike to come along. A free event with a range of\
 n\nactivities. White Ladies Aston played a key role\nduring the English Ci
 vil War.
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