Welcome
Whitbourne itself is
just one of a group of six parishes which make up the Parish of Greater
Whitbourne, in the care of
the Rector, David Howell, pictured here. There are four churches still
in use and
lovingly cared for, but the one at Wolferlow has now been made
redundant.
The parish is
situated in beautiful countryside in
the North East of the County of Herefordshire.
Bounded on the East by
the River Teme and on the South by Bringsty Common, the western part
consists of sparsely populated farmland, while Whitbourne itself
is a large village, many of whose inhabitants are connected with
farming, and some of whom work in Worcester or
Birmingham.
The collect for 11th May
Pentecost (Whit Sunday)
God, who as at this time
taught the hearts of your faithful people
by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:
grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgement in all things
and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort;
through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Notices for week beginning 11th May
Services this week:
- Sunday
11th May: 9.30am Holy Communion at
Whitbourne; 10am Edvin Loach Parish Breakfast at Saltmarshe Village
Hall - ALL WELCOME!
- Wednesday 14th May: 10.30am
Holy Communion at
Whitbourne.
- Next Sunday 18th May: 9.30am Holy Communion at
Whitbourne; 11am Holy Communion at Tedstone Delamere; 3pm Evening
Prayer at Edvin Loach.
Christian Aid Week 11th - 17th May
If uncollected, please remember to return your envelopes to
church (or the Post Office at Upper Sapay). Christian Aid is one of the
organisations with workers already in Burma. A typical daily wage there
is just 50 pence, so it is easy to see how even a modest donation can
make a real diference. Please be generous!
Pentecost (Whit Sunday) Party at Bromyard
From 2 to 5pm at Bromyard Public Hall.
Rogation Walk
This took place on Sunday 4th May, starting from Edvin Loach
at 10am and walking to Upper Sapey. Here's a snap of the baker's dozen
who made it to Wolferlow. (Most then carried on the Upper Sapey for
most welcome refreshment.) CLick on the image for a full-size version.
Tanga-in-Touch success!
Many thanks to all who supported the Coffee Morning on 26th
April - over £100 was raised.
Bees need help!
One in three mouthfuls of our food is dependant on pollination
by bees, and they are in crisis due to disease and lack of government
support of research. Wendy Cummins has a petition for you to sign in
support of increased government support (currently a miserly
£200,000 pa). Click
HERE for the full story!
Whitbourne Hall Open Days
Whitbourne Hall is open to visitors every Monday in May and
June from 11.30am to 4.30pm.
Church Electoral Roll revision
This took place over the period 2nd - 11th April. The Roll is
now open to further additions. Please complete a form and send to John Bland, Church Electoral Roll
Officer.
May Parish Magazine now out.
Just 50p a copy from the back of church.
Get up to speed with the latest news - take a copy of the Spring 2008 Fifth Anniversary Edition
of theNewsletter from the
back of church.
Tanzanian Visitors
We will be hosting visitors from Tanzania in June. If you
might be able to help with
- Bed and Breakfast for one or two, or
- Evening meal(s), or
- Transport
then please contact Brenda Allan on 01886 821 450.
Swanwick Diocesan Conference
Details to follow, but we know the Archbishop of Canterbury
will be there. Application forms to attend are at the back of church at
Whitbourne.
Have a look through the list of supporting businesses in the
booklet at church, and see how often YOU might use our webshop, and
raise funds for The Parish Of Greater Whitbourne at no extra cost to
you. Only about £25 was raised in 2007 - we can surely do
better than THAT in 2008.
If you would like to be added to the buy.at/Whitbourne mailing
list, email John Bland and
ask him! You will then get regular emails of the latest offers etc.,
often out-of-date by the time the Magazine is published.
If you buy on-line...
...give 10% commission to Parish of Greater Whitbourne if you use this
link. (This is NOT part of the Buy.at/Whitbourne webshop, but works in
the same way.)
JCB Club
This is suspended until further notice.
Friday Prayer Group
This is suspended until further notice.
Website updates
Please send comments, suggestions, contributions etc. to John
Bland Tel: 01886 853 661
Together we can make this an increasingly useful and valuable resource.
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