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Holy Communion – St James’, Birlingham

0900 Holy Communion – St James’, Birlingham

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25 Dec 2023

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Please pray for children, families & schools in Pershore. Pray for Sam Andrews, the Children and Families’ worker at Pershore Abbey. Her work is funded in part thanks to a grant from the Healthier Churches Fund.Since 2023 Sam has extended the programme of events for children and families, which is where they get the best levels of engagement. She has introduced a weekly ‘Little Seeds’ group in August and a Summer Activity Morning in the school summer holidays for parents to come along to with their children, where they can do a variety of craft activities, supported by a team of volunteers. These have been really popular, with 30 children and their parents attending in the course of each morning. Sam has also introduced A Light Party event relating to John 1:5 as an alternative to Halloween.Lord, we pray for the continuing work with families in Pershore. We thank you for all the children, families and young people workers across the Diocese and hope they know your love as they continue to encourage new people to join your family. ... See MoreSee Less

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This week’s reflection is from David Bray

This week’s reflection is from David Bray

This week’s reflection is from Revd Jayne Parker

This week’s reflection is from Revd Jayne Parker:

As we commemorate #armedforcesday we invite you to

As we commemorate #armedforcesday we invite you to join us in offering this @thechurchofengland prayer 🙏🏻

Heavenly Father,
we commend to your gracious care and keeping
all the men and women in our Armed Forces at home and abroad.
Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace;
strengthen them in their trials and temptations;
and give them courage to face the perils that beset them;
and help them to know that nothing can separate them from your love;
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

This week Canon Claire provides us with an update

This week Canon Claire provides us with an update on her health and explains her secondary breast cancer
diagnosis.

Please continue to pray for Canon Claire, all those living with cancer, those caring for them and our wonderful NHS staff 🙏🏻💙

At last night’s rehearsal of David Briggs’ Org

At last night’s rehearsal of David Briggs’ Organ recital, we captured a picture of James MacDowall-Scott, Pershore Abbey’s Director of Music with David.

Tickets will be available on the door this evening and the finale of David’s programme will be an improvisation - Could it be Star wars, could it be ET, could it be???? we will have to wait and see, but whatever David decides, it will be totally brilliant. 💫

David returns back to New York on Monday, so this is the final chance to get to see him on his tour.

Tickets are £20 cash and card accepted. There will be a glass of wine or soft drink at the end of the Recital, where you will get a chance to meet and chat with David.

We bring you an exciting preview of our Organ Reci

We bring you an exciting preview of our Organ Recital with David Briggs which will be held live here at Pershore Abbey at 7.30 pm this evening 🎶

David is an internationally renowned organist whose performances are acclaimed for their musicality and ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages. Known for his unbridled virtuosity and passion for making organ music vibrant and accessible, David is one of the most sought after concert organists of his generation.

Tickets £20 and include a glass of wine or soft drink.

This week’s reflection is from Peter Stansbie, o

This week’s reflection is from Peter Stansbie, our Abbey Reader

Just your average Monday morning here at Pershore

Just your average Monday morning here at Pershore Abbey minding the Peregrine juveniles …!

Spitfire Peregrine. Available for modelling jobs, amateur dramatics and films 🎥 😂❤️🦅

She is now safe out of harms way up in the Cedar tree. You can read all about it on our Facebook page with video on our YouTube channel.
❤️🦅

#peregrinejuvenile #peregrine #peregrinefalcon

Hands up all those whose Father’s Day has starte

Hands up all those whose Father’s Day has started like this … one continuous sibling scrap and non stop shouting! 😂🙈

Poor Mr P has retreated to his hideaway tree to reflect upon his life. He thinks fondly of his own childhood on the family scrape out in the rural countryside. No large platform or health checks for him. Move too far and you were off the cliff face. When you started to fly, you did it properly because there was no large roof space to land on. Four of them squeezed into a tiny space with hardly any room to flap their wings. Mum and Dad out at work all day to bring food. You had to start helping them out at a very young age - not sitting at home all day preening yourself and constantly moaning about there not being any food in the cupboard!

“That’s the trouble with youngsters today” he mused. “They are too mollycoddled and have it too easy!”

He thought of his own Father today and his eldest children who are out in the big wide world getting on with their lives. He’s hoping to catch up with them at some point today. Joanna and Claire are both courting. Henry’s playing the field and Charlie is still looking. They find it amusing to hear the updates on their younger siblings. “We were perfect Angels compared to this lot” laughed Joanna. Mr P wouldn’t go that far but he figures that they will soon find out for themselves the “joys” of parenting! 😂

At least Mrs P is now as frazzled as he is. So much so that she has promised him a holiday abroad in late September. Yes, he’ll enjoy his Autumn getaway in neighbouring Gloucestershire no doubt 🤦🏼‍♀️😂. Mrs P’s idea of the seaside is the Severn Estuary whereas Mr P would love to fly to Cornwall.

Never mind Mr P. We all think you are doing a sterling job - even if Spitfire can only flap up to the top ridge of the nest and back!

Happy Father’s Day everyone ❤️🦅

A prayer for Father’s Day 🙏🏻

This Father’s Day we give thanks for all of those who are a Father-figure in our lives.
We pray for all who have a difficult or no relationship with their Father, those who couldn’t be Fathers and those whose Father has died.
We thank you dear Lord for being the Father of us all.

Amen 🙏🏻

Spitfire didn’t have the best of days yesterday

Spitfire didn’t have the best of days yesterday 🙈. Having received a few strong words from Mrs P, she tried to up her game on the fledging front. So at lunchtime, she flapped and flapped as hard as she could whilst standing on the edge of the platform. She tried to have zoomies too across the nest site but it’s not easy being a larger bird.

Unfortunately the wind was very strong and so after a while, she thought age had done enough to keep Daddy happy and settled best down. Then the rain came in and she realised that it’s not much fun without being in a group huddle with her Brothers. She looked up at the camera, wondering why the architect hadn’t at least featured a parasol in his design! 😂 ☔️

Mercifully the sun came out afterwards and she could concentrate on preening herself yet again. Like many a teenager, It’s definitely her favourite pastime. Mrs P looked down in despair and flew off. She and Mr P had a discussion in the air and then Mrs P rode the thermals and hovered above the Nave roof trying to coax Spitfire off the nest. Alas her two Brothers had returned by then so Spitfire, sensing food wouldn’t be too long arriving, was having none of it! Mr P went and took his frustration out on the nearest Pigeon! 😂

By 4.30 pm there were only 5 out of 6 Peregrines around the Abbey with one of the boys MIA. Our media team scoured the area and were starting to panic. It’s been some time now since we have had to deal with a national passing and we are out of practice. Thankfully though, the missing naughty little tyrant was home in time for his supper and all four siblings let Mummy serve them in a scene similar to that on Walton’s mountain. We’ve sent the media team off to calm down with a cup of tea, a small chocolate bar and two paracetamol 😂🤣🤪

So tune in later to see if today is the day that Spitfire finally launches 🚀🦅. We could really do with electronic tags on our Juveniles next year to keep our media team calm. Do Apple or Samsung actually do Peregrine tags?? 😂🤣

Week 6 and Mr P has called a crisis summit as Spit

Week 6 and Mr P has called a crisis summit as Spitfire is showing no sign of joining her fledged big brothers. He told Mrs P to start wrapping her pigeon in a road map to drop a subtle hint that it’s time to leave the nest! He made the mistake of commenting about Spitfire’s weight and suggested asking the builders on Almonry Close whether they could borrow the crane 🏗️ to lift her off. Oh dear, you don’t mention a woman’s weight as Mrs P is quite sensitive in that area, having gained a little sat minding the youngsters. Let’s just say that Mr P has been relegated to the tree! 😂🤣

The boys are happily flying around now. Unfortunately somebody inconveniently built 4 pinnacles on the Abbey bell tower and one of the boys almost collided with the South West one yesterday 🤦🏼‍♀️. Luckily he used it to do a break-dancing back flip and all was well.

The table manners are regressing too. Now Spitfire is so ravenous that she’s also grabbing the food and running. Mr P thinks that Swiss finishing school is now out of the question as Spitfire shows no sign of ladylike etiquette. 😂

In other news, St Andrew’s is still being used as a play “fort” and the Abbey grounds in these high winds are looking more like the set of Michael Jackson’s Thriller video by the day!

It’s all jolly good fun hosting Peregrine Falcons 😂👏🏻❤️🦅

This week’s reflection is from Revd Jayne Parker

This week’s reflection is from Revd Jayne Parker

Happy Pentecost Sunday 🔥 🕊️ where our two

Happy Pentecost Sunday 🔥 🕊️ where our two platform-remaining Peregrine juveniles have displayed high jinks.

Male P3 (Lloyd) is quite frustrated to be left alone with his “not-so-little Sister’. He’s seen both his Brothers fly into the big wide world (of course we know it as the Nave roof! 😂) and he’s currently experiencing FOMO …. ‘fear of missing out’!

So after breakfast and much flapping, he too took flight up to see the Truman Show camera. He stayed there for quite some time as although he wouldn’t admit it to Spitfire, he wasn’t quite sure how to get back down. He managed it eventually and is now chilling out sat back on the slate.

Fingers crossed he will safely take flight today. Male Peregrines predominantly fledge first from eldest downwards. As Spitfire is the youngest and female, she is most likely to be last even more likely to go to the ground so please be vigilant and do let us know if you find her🙏🏻 as Operation 📦 has to be deployed 😁

#peregrinefalcon #peregrine #pershoreabbey

There’s lots on in the Pershore Benefice this Su

There’s lots on in the Pershore Benefice this Sunday 🫶🏻

It’s Café Church 9.30 am in St Andrew’s Parish Centre with
tea, toast, songs and a talk! 🎶☕️ 🍞 The theme will be Pentecost - getting the message across!

At 10.30 am in Birlingham we have our Outdoor Eco service in Court House Woodland Garden by kind permission of Rupert and Maryanne Day. This service will be led by Revd Jayne and there will be refreshments afterwards. 🌳

Meanwhile at 10.30 am in St Mary’s in Wick, we have a Pet Service where you can bring your furry or feathered friends for a blessing. 🐶 🐈

Or you can join us in the Abbey in person or via YouTube for our Pentecost Sunday all-age Eucharist service. 🔥 🕊️

Then at 5pm, we have our Wholeness and Healing service in the Abbey too. 🤲🏻

Plenty to chose from this week and we would be delighted to welcome you 🙏🏻

…. and the winner in our “Spot the Peregrine” competition is our Digital Media team who found Francis P on the south side of the Nave roof this morning in scenes reminiscent of young Henry last year.

Both Mr & Mrs P were watching the proceedings and gearing themselves up for yet another feeding shift.

Harold and Lloyd are teetering on the edge of the platform wondering if they too should take a back flip dive whilst Spitfire is more concerned as to whether there is any Pigeon left over 😂.

#peregrinefalcon #peregrinefledglings #pershoreabbey

It’s never a dull moment here at Pershore Abbey

It’s never a dull moment here at Pershore Abbey …. 😉

Mr P is regretting going along with the WW2 theme this year as in true military fashion, one of his boys has “gone over the top”!

There he was this morning, leisurely flying round stalking the Pigeon posse to find a nice plump bird (“A bit like the Missus” he chuckled to himself!) and before he could say “238 miles per hour”, one of his offspring tumbled backwards into the air and landed on the Nave roof! So he had to abandon his prey and hot foot it back to the Abbey to find out what was going on.

Of course the other three were only too keen to retell the story - all of which was squawked at ‘Mrs P volume’ at the same time so he was still none the wiser! Of course sibling concern only extended a mere 60 seconds before the “What’s for lunch?” squawking kicked in.

Thankfully he spotted his son down on the Nave roof and flew down to make sure he was fine. Before he left, he issued warnings to the others not to sit too close to the edge. Unfortunately they listen to his advice about as frequently as Mrs P does so who knows who will be the next one camping out tonight!

Peregrines often fall from the nest site which was one of the reasons the East elevations was chosen. Junior P will be safe from predators there and Mr & Mrs P can feed him. Between 5-6 weeks old they are ready to fledge anyway so fingers crossed that just like Henry last year, he will find his wings and fly back up.

We will not intervene unless a Juvenile lands upon the ground. We can only take them as far as the Nave roof anyway.

But do spare a thought for Mr P right now who is definitely suffering from PTSD. He’s desperately trying to hang on to his sanity until his big holiday in the Autumn. Mrs P was thinking of Bourton-on-the-Water …. he’s thinking more along the lines of the Great Barrier Reef. Mrs P wants to protect the nest site, he wants to protect his sanity! 😂🤣👏🏻

This week’s reflection is from David Bray

This week’s reflection is from David Bray

We are sorry to report that one of our floodlighti

We are sorry to report that one of our floodlighting cables has been damaged above the Vestry. Unfortunately this will require expert electricians to be called in to fix the situation and which may take some time to correct.

As a result, parts of the Abbey bell tower will be unlit until the wire is repaired/replaced so please bear with us. 🙏🏻

Week 4 and there’s more flapping with the Peregr

Week 4 and there’s more flapping with the Peregrine Perils than the Abbey’s flag in a force ten gale 😂🙈. Our fluffy white “Buddhas” are now predominantly brown as their plumage has come on in leaps and bounds. Mrs P almost chokes on the white fluff in these winds!

Talking of Mrs P, her constant chatter is grating on Mr P’s nerves as it’s like a creaking gate. He’s worried that if he grinds his beak any more in annoyance that he will require a filling. He’s checked the Peregrine breeding manual for the “joys of parenting” and hasn’t found any to date. His one-man abattoir routine is very tiring, especially when the kids just gobble it down with no appreciation. Mrs P doesn’t help either. “That pigeon was a bit tough” she grumbled to him yesterday. He sarcastically replied “Well, I didn’t have time to see if he had Love and Hate tattoos on his feet!” Oh dear, Mrs P doesn’t do sarcasm and he had to exit stage left extremely quickly 😂

We will see much more flapping and running in preparation for their fledging which is usually around 6 weeks. The official “Peregrine carrier” Judy has dusted the archive file box off and is practicing the rescue drill up to the roof. Last year it was the two girls that landed on the floor so fingers crossed this year passes without incident or if nothing else, just one rescue. Let’s hope Spitfire lives up to her name rather than her Mother’s temperament! 😉

Don’t forget you can watch their adventures on our Pershore Peregrines YouTube channel.

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