Ann Cockel, Ann Andrew, Shirley Smith
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Judith Greenburgh (11th), Andrew Sack, Sam Hillman (12th), Sophie Shakeshaft, Lena Skuriat and Janet Thorne (13th), Jet Whitaker (15th) and Susan Hill (17th).
Gift Aid: If you are a taxpayer, please maximise your giving in the Offertory Plate by using the Gift Aid envelopes provided.
St Mary’s notices can be sent to the Parish Office at info@stmarysmoseley.co.uk, or by phone: 0121 449 2243 (mornings) by 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Voicemail messages can be left at any time. Also see http://www.stmarysmoseley.co.uk.
St Anne’s notices can be sent to Revd Rosemary Donovan at info@st-annes-moseley.org.uk, or by phone: 0121 449 1071 by Thursday. Also see http://www.st-annes-moseley.org.uk.
St Mary’s has a loop system for the hard of hearing, in the centre block of seats. Turn your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting.
Benefice Children’s Party: Sunday 18 January at 3:00 p.m. at St Anne’s
Children aged 3-11 meet on the 2nd 3rd and 4th Sundays during the 10:00 a.m. service. They continue worship in their groups and meet their leaders at the back of the church after the collect for the day. All children are welcome. There is a crèche facility at all 10:00 a.m. services.
Children meet on the 1st 3rd and 4th Sundays during the 10:15 a.m. service. They leave with their leaders after the first hymn. All children are welcome.
The Youth Group meets on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Piggott Room at St Mary’s.
Many people including choirs and singers are taking part in the recording of BBC Songs of Praise for Easter and Pentecost at the Town Hall. Hence the limited musical input at services! Wait and watch for the Messiah on Easter Day!
Discovering Christianity in six small-group sessions.
Where? Rose Cottage St Mary’s Church 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
When? 13, 20 and 27 January, 3, 10 and 17 February. This course is free. Please contact Jeremy or Rosemary for further details. Pick up a flyer and give it to someone else.
Please remember to renew your subscription to the magazine for the coming year. 10 copies for £6. What a bargain! Also please note that the deadline for the next issue is 18 January. Has anyone got any photos of the Benefice trip to Chatsworth? Please send them to amy.watson@blueyonder.co.uk. Thanks.
This will take place on Sunday 18 January at 3:00 p.m. at St Anne’s. Please sign the lists today at the back of the churches if you wish your child to attend
Recommencing for 2009 on Tuesday 20 January at 8:00 p.m. in the Piggott Room at St Mary’s Church. Hansa Shah and Elizabeth Way will lead a meditation on the subject of asylum seekers and refugees. Do they get a welcome? Please note starting time for this session.
It is time to update the birthday list. If you would like your birthday remembered and to appear on the weekly pewsheet, then please would you check the list that is at the back of both churches. Please add your name or delete it if you no longer wish to be mentioned. Thank you.
As a result of the Christmas Tree Festival and the school carol service a total in excess of £450 will be given to the charity.
Caroline Phillips is working at Longbridge this term and will return to worship with us after Easter. Claire Maxim is looking forward to resuming her placement with us from 25 January.
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
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| Morning | Acts 19:1-7 | Gospel: Mark 1:4-11 |
| Evening | Isaiah 42:1-9 | Ephesians 2:1-10 |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist with Holy Baptism Celebrant: Revd Frank Berry Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Community Worship Officiant: Revd Peter Hansell Printed order of Service |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Said Evensong Officiant & Preacher: Revd Frank Berry |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-12-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Tue-13-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wed-14-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-15-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 4:00 p.m. | M*A*S*S | ||
| Fri-16-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 10:15 a.m. | No 10:00 a.m. service | Sung Eucharist with Churches Together in Moseley |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong | No Evening Services during January and February |
See also: Calendar of Future Events
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mon-12-Jan | 7:30 p.m. | Children’s Sub committee |
| Tue-13-Jan | 8:00 p.m. | First session of Start! |
| Wed-14-Jan | 7:30 p.m. | Youth Group recommences. |
| 7:30 p.m. | Asian Awareness session at Springfield Centre | |
| Sun-18-Jan | 3:00 p.m. | Benefice Children’s Party. This will take place on at St Anne’s. Please sign the lists today at the back of the churches if you wish your child to attend. |
| Tue-20-Jan | 8:00 p.m. | Benefice Prayer Circle. Recommencing for 2009 in the Piggott Room at St Mary’s. Hansa Shah and Elizabeth Way will lead a meditation on the subject of asylum seekers and refugees. Do they get a welcome? Please note starting time for this session. |
| 14-22-Feb | Love Fest Rosemary is looking for wedding dresses of the last century, one for each decade, especially old ones pre 1960. Has anyone got one in a cupboard and wouldn’t mind it being displayed? Also needed, dress makers’ dummies to display them. Please check your lofts! Please contact Rosemary on 449 1071. |
Have you ever watched Countdown? You have to make words using the letters given. Try finding words for these letters – SLTNIE. Work them out as you read on.
Today, we hear how Jesus was baptized in the River Jordan by John. John had already acknowledged to his followers that someone much greater than himself was to come. John could baptize with water, and this would grant forgiveness of sin to those who truly repented but the one to follow would baptize with the Holy Spirit. When Jesus had been baptized, he rose from the water, the heavens opened and the Spirit like a dove descended.
The dove has become symbolic of the peace that only can come with true belief and action. It doesn’t guarantee a life of ease. The next recorded event in Mark 1 tells of the time Jesus spent in the wilderness, having time to be silent and patient and then resist the temptations that he met. Our own lives may follow a pattern of hardships or of relative lack of burden, usually a mix of both. Baptism can give a stable basis for whatever is mapped out for our lives.
Except in emergencies, most baptism services are those of joy, with families and friends coming together and perhaps followed by tinsel and a party. Great! Such occasions are happy celebrations. But we should never forget what the act of baptism is really about. It’s commitment made by someone, or by parents and godparents for babies and children,that will give the promised gift of the Holy Spirit. Amongst the TINSEL there should be time to LISTEN and be SILENT. Time to reflect on what God wants from us in return.
Eternal Father, who at the baptism of Jesus revealed him to be your Son, anointing him with the Holy Spirit: grant to us, who are born again by water and the Spirit, that we may be faithful to our calling as your adopted children; 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