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 5th October

Twentieth Sunday after Trinity

God, the giver of life,
whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church:
by the Spirit's gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ
      and make us eager to do your will,
that we may share with the whole creation
      the joys of eternal life;
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

Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Night Prayer
Daily Prayer provided by the official Church of England web site, © The Archbishops' Council of the Church of England, 2002-2004.

Notices for week beginning 5th October

Services this week:

• Sunday 5th October: 9.30am Holy Communion at Whitbourne; 11am Harvest Festival at Tedstone Delamere.
• Wednesday 8th October: 10.30am Holy Communion at Whitbourne.
  
• Next Sunday 12th October: 9.30am Holy Communion at Whitbourne; 11am Harvest Festival at Upper Sapey.
  

New Patterns for Worship

There is a suggestions box at the back of Whitbourne Church for your ideas, especially for Family Services. A small group has been formed to look at how we might improve our services to better suit families, and those less familiar with church services, and it welcomes input from YOU.

Christmas Shoe Boxes

We shall be collecting these again this year. More details here at The Samaritan's Purse website.

Historic Churches Trust Coffee Morning

...at Hereford Town Hall on Thursday 9th October from 10am to noon.

WADS presents...

Old Tiime Music Hall, at Whitbourne Village Hall on Saturday 11th October, at 7.30pm

Diocesan NEWSpaper

...autumn edition now available at the back of church.

October Magazine...

now out!

Whitbourne Bell Restoration Fund

Make a point of seeing the Display Board at Whitbourne Church. We made £25 at the Fête as a start to our Bell Restoration Fund. See Brenda Allan if you would like to contribute further.    As well as more money, we need new ringers.  Anybody interested, or who would like to seeing the Display Board at Wgknow about the forthcoming Beginners' course in Bromyard, please ask Brenda (01886 821450).

Parish Magazines

Get the latest copy for just 50p a copy from the back of church, or become a subscriber and get it delivered each month! Click here for details.

Our webshop is at buy.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 are doing 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.)

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.

Greater Whitbourne Parish Magazine

In each edition you will find:

• Who's Who in Greater  Whitbourne - contact details for church officers etc.
  
• From the Rector - the Rev'd David Howell's message this month.
  
• Parish News

• Bishop's Letter - from the Bishop of Hereford or the Bishop of Ludlow.
• AT A GLANCE - What's On, Where and When, in and around Whitbourne.
• Church Rotas (also available on this website).
  
• A variety of topical articles
• Lots of adverts for local services

Click here for subscription details, advertising rates etc.