Ann Cockel, Ann and Chris Andrew, Shirley Smith, and Eva Cohen
Anna, Fred Pace, and Thelma Allen
Vicki Wainwright (18th), Adaobi Okafor (19th), Clare Wainwright (22th), Natalie Fisher-Bazan (23rd), and Ian Biggs (24th)
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: Today 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 10.15am 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.
As Churches Together in Moseley we want people to pray for Moseley at all times during this week. This can be done either in the specially set up room at Riverside House or elsewhere. If you are interested in being part of this then follow: GoogleDocs Prayerlist . Please do not delete anyone else's name There is also a link on the Riverside website: http://www.riverside-church.org.uk . The final prayer time altogether is at Riverside House is 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. on Sunday 25 January.
Following an operation last Friday, Ann will not be working at the Office for at least the next couple of months and is unlikely to return until Easter. This week the office will be open on Tuesday and Wednesday only. Please contact the churchwardens or a key holder if you wish to have access to St Mary's at any other time. Further details of future opening times will be given next week.
Discovering Christianity in six small-group sessions
Where? Rose Cottage St Mary's Church 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
When? 20 & 27 January, 3, 10 & 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 Today 18 January. Has anyone got any photos of the Benefice trip to Chatsworth? Please send them to amy.watson@blueyonder.co.uk. Thanks.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Morning | Revelation 5:1-10 | Gospel: John 1:43-51 |
| Evening | Isaiah 60:9-end | Hebrews 6:17—7:10 |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Frank Berry |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Joint Sung Eucharist with Churches Together in Moseley Celebrants: Revd Jeremy Dussek & Revd Rosemary Donovan Hymns: 427,135,528,83,275 |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant & Preacher: Revd Peter Hansell |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-19-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Tue-20-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Prayer Circle in the Piggott Room | ||
| Wed-21-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-22-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 4:00 p.m. | M*A*S*S at St Anne’s | ||
| Fri-23-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Matins | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Taizé Service | No Evening Services at St Anne’s during January and February |
See also: Calendar of Future Events
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mon-19-Jan | 7:30 p.m. | St Mary’s PCC at St Anne’s |
| Tue-20-Jan | 8:00 p.m. | Start! in Rose Cottage at St Mary’s |
| Wed-21-Jan | 7:30 p.m. | Youth Group at Rose Cottage |
| Sun-18-Jan | 10:15 a.m. | Churches Together Service at St Anne’s Once a year, Churches Together in Moseley has a joint service which helps us to remember that despite our different traditions and denominations we are one body in Christ. This year the service is at St Anne’s Church at 10:15 a.m. THERE WILL BE NO SERVICE AT ST MARY’S AT 10:00 a.m. |
| 2:00 p.m. | Children’s Christmas Party Thanks to all our Children’s Groups’ helpers who have been working so hard for our Christmas Plays and their work over the last term. The Children’s Christmas Party this year is on Sunday 18 January in the Parish Hall at St Anne’s. Please do sign up on the noticeboards if you would like your children to come. It’s only fair that this is done in advance to help the organisers know how to prepare. |
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| 14-22 Feb | Love Fest at St Anne’s. Flower festival, art exhibition and displays of wedding dresses throughout the decades. In order to have the church open as much as possible we will need two stewards per session; please sign up on the list at the back of church. I am still looking for dresses from the 1930-50’s please; contact me if you have one. There will also be a service of Renewal of Vows on Sunday 15 January, a children’s workshop on Wednesday 18 January, and an All Age Party on Saturday 21 January, including pancakes, music and battle of the sexes quiz. Put the dates in your diaries now! |
These words from Revelation have the power to strike a chord with every one of us on many different levels, not least the start of a New Year with its resolutions (intact or otherwise).
The current economic recession may mark the end, perhaps, of rampant consumerism and materialism, and sound a death knell for retail therapy (my husband will be a very happy man then). But this may mean that we now have the opportunity to find new ways of spending our time that don’t involve spending lots of money, but rather spending free time with our families and friends, getting together round the kitchen table rather than going out, and producing tasty family meals cheaply (anyone for Delia’s Frugal food then?).
And here in our United Benefice at St Mary’s and St Anne’s, together we are seeking to sing a new song too as our vision process works to identify what it is we should be doing, how we can shape our buildings to meet the needs of our communities imaginatively and how we can support, sustain and grow our Church family. We don’t yet know the words of our new song, but there will be exciting and challenging times ahead as we begin to give voice to it.
Almighty God, in Christ you make all things new: transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your heavenly glory; 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.