Pews News - w/c 23rd April 2023

SERVICES FOR 23rd April

3rd Sunday after Easter

St George’s Day

10.30 Croughton, Benefice Holy Communion

6pm Steane, Evensong by our Rural Dean, Father Matthew

Robinson

Colour White

Readings

Acts 2:14a, 36-41,

1 Peter 1:17-23,

Luke 24:13-35, Psalm 116 1-3, 10-17

This will be the first of the services held at Steane for 2023. Come along and share the peace & beauty of this church, set in the gardens of Steane Park. This is a rare church built in the gothic style in 1620.

A Prayer for St George

Heavenly Father, give us the bravery of St George to stand up for the truth and the glory of God that we have seen in the face of Jesus Christ. Give us the strength to overcome in our lives and in the world, all that is contrary to your rule of justice and love. Help us to be good news to the poor proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; let the oppressed go free and proclaim the good news of God's favour and Jubilee. Amen

Collect

Almighty Father who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples with the sight of the risen Lord: give us such knowledge of his presence with us, that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life and serve you continually in righteousness and truth; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Post Communion

Living God, your Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: open the eyes of our faith,

that we may see him in all his redeeming work; who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. Amen.

SERVICES FOR 30TH APRIL

4th Sunday after Easter

9.30am Holy Communion, Farthinghoe

11.00am Holy Communion, Aynho

Please pray for:-

- All those known to us who need our prayers this week

- For couples preparing to be married this summer.

- For the families who are preparing a funeral for their loved ones.

- For those awaiting surgery

- For all people worldwide who are affected by unrest, by acts of violence, oppression, or poverty.

Our churches are always open for private prayer; all are welcome. - (Croughton -by appointment only)

April 2023

See following article giving the dates for the Annual Parochial Church Meetings.

23rd St Georges Day

May 2023

1st Bank Holiday in the UK

6th Coronation of

HM King Charles III & Queen Camilla

7th Celebrations around the benefice

8th Bank Holiday

9th Evenley Village soup lunch 12.00 – 1.30pm

The next Benefice Holy Communion service is on 7th May, 10.30 at Aynho

We welcome you all to attend and join in with the celebrations along with friends from our neighbouring churches when we all come together to share hymns & prayers & give thanks for

HM King Charles III &

Queen Camilla

Thank you all.

SAVE THE CHURCH FETE DAYS

Croughton – 10th June in the garden of David & Margaret Rings

Hinton – 1st July

Other fete dates to follow.

Astwick Vale Benefice covers five churches, Aynho, Croughton, Evenley, Farthinghoe and Hinton with Steane

Annual Parochial Church Meeting dates

For the election of Church Wardens and PCC members

Aynho 4pm Tuesday 18th April

Evenley 10.00am Saturday

22nd April

Farthinghoe 10.00am Saturday 22nd April in the church vestry

Croughton 7pm on 27th April

Hinton 6pm Tuesday 9th May in the church

Give thanks for those who have served as Wardens and PCC members and officers this past year. Pray for the nomination and election of new PCC members and Church Wardens

Have a look at our Benefice website.

www.astwickvalebenefice.org

Also new email address

office@astwickvalebenefice.org

Telephone number

(01280) 702861

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Church contacts

Ministry Teams

Assistant Priests-

Revd Terry Richards 01869 811251

Revd Hugh Warwick 01869 819596

Lay Readers

Carrie O’Regan 01280 702300

May Leng 07903 801143

Wardens

Aynho:

Andrew Bellamy 01869 810847

Kathy White 01869 810418

Croughton:

Angie Robbins 01869 811445,

Evenley:

Jose Golding 07708 539191

Farthinghoe:

Lisa Wenmouth 01295 712510

Hinton-in-the-Hedges:

Sam Mainds 07860 465000