Lucy, Ann Andrew, Graham Pratt, Harry Walkley, John Richards, Hilda Johnston and Oliver Sturt.
Clare Charman (3rd), Victoria White and Adam Wheeler (4th), Thomas Stubbins, Hansa Shah and Jack O’Mahoney (5th), Marie Cooper (6th), Nan Baines and Helen Johnston (7th), lmogen Brown and Jenny Jupe (8th), and John Brocklesby (9th). Many Congratulations to Nan who celebrates her 90th Birthday on Thursday.
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.
Groups recommence today. Children aged 3-11 meet on the second, third and fourth 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 first, third and fourth 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.
We’ve already got a list of 15 adults who are interested in exploring about the Christian faith in a relaxed informal way and to possibly consider being confirmed in October. Once a month from April ? October we will be holding a group during the 10:00 a.m. service at St Mary’s (the same time as the Children’s Sunday Groups) and hope that you may be able to join us.
The dates and titles of the sessions are:
| Date | Subject |
|---|---|
| Sun-26-Apr | What do we believe? |
| Sun-May-17 | Knowing Jesus Christ |
| Sun-14-June | Come Holy Spirit |
| Sun-12-Jul | Knowing the Bible and praying |
| Sun-9-Aug | Holy Communion |
| Sun-13-Sep | Belonging to a Church Community |
| Sun-11-Oct | Getting ready for Confirmation |
| Sun-18-Oct | Confirmation led by Bishop David |
We’ve also creating a group to look at the above subjects. Dates and times to be announced.
If you would like to join the groups to consider confirmation or know more about the Christian Faith, then let us know: info@stmarysmoseley.co.uk or contact Jeremy (449 1459) or Rosemary (449 1071).
All welcome to come and explore about our faith and the bible stories that shape it. In Rose Cottage at St Mary’s. For more info contact Rosemary: 449 1071. Five sessions on the following dates:
| Date | Time | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Tue-12-May | 8:00 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. | From Abraham to Joshua |
| Tue-19-May | 8:00 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. | From Joshua to the exile |
| Tue-26-May | 8:00 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. | From the exile to John the Baptist |
| Thu-2-Jul | 8:00 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. | Understanding the New Testament |
| Thu-9-Jul | 8:00 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. | Reading the Bible today |
The pigeon holes at the back of St Mary’s church are overflowing. This means that important information is not reaching the people it is intended for. Please will you all look and take what belongs to you. This facility is for anyone who attends the church. It saves postage costs for the church. New readings and homily rotas also available
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Morning | Acts 4:5-12 | Gospel: John 10:11-18 |
| Evening | Exodus 16:4-15 | Revelation 2:12-17 |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Community Worship Officiant: Revd Peter Hansell Hymns: 87,4,53,221 (Followed by a Traidcraft stall) |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant & Preacher:Revd Jeremy Dussek Hymns: 422,490,220,4,In Christ Alone |
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| 11:15 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Peter Hansell |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant & Preacher: Revd Frank Berry |
Evensong Officiant & Preacher: Revd Rosemary Donovan Psalm: 81:8-16 Hymns: 110,432,390,310 |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue-5-May | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wed-6-May | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-7-May | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 3:45 p.m. | M*A*S*S at Moseley C of E School | ||
| Fri-8-May | 9:00 a.m. | No Morning Prayer | |
| Sat-9-May | 2:00 p.m. | Wedding | |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Community Worship | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong | Holy Communion |
See also: Calendar of Future Events
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wed-13-May | 11:00 a.m. | Thanksgiving Service for Claire Causton at the Cathedral. Many of us will remember Claire, Peter, Alex and Toby with love and affection. Claire sadly died last July and was buried in her home town of Frodsham in Cheshire. Peter and the boys have now moved to live there. This is an opportunity to celebrate Claire’s life here in Birmingham and all are welcome to join many of her friends, colleagues and people from Moseley for this special service. |
| Tue-19-May | 7:30 p.m. | Prayer Circle The next meeting will be on in the Piggott Room at St Mary’s during which a review of the work of the group will take place. |
| Fri-10 & Sat-11-Jul | 7:00 p.m. | Moseley Mystery Play staged in Moseley Park. See A Village Play for the Community of Moseley for full details of the plays, their background, supporting events and to obtain tickets. |
Peter and John were brought before the Council in what appears to have been one of the earliest acts of Christian persecution. Realising the significance of what Peter and John had done and said and being aware of their popularity, the Council felt itself powerless to punish them. However, aware of the risk of Christianity spreading further, they dismissed Peter and John with a warning not to speak in the name of Jesus again.
We now know that Peter and John didn’t heed the Council’s warning but risked everything, including their lives, to spread the Word. Christians have been persecuted from that day to this but due to the acts of countless others following the example of Peter and John, Christianity is still thriving. Fortunately for us in Moseley, the risks of speaking about our faith are minimal but many of us will have travelled to parts of the world where that is not the case.
The message of Peter and John to the Council, and also to us, seems simple enough. The lame man stands before you, cured in the name of Jesus who, incidentally, you crucified and God raised from the dead. Jesus, despised by you, is the cornerstone of the Faith and only through him is salvation to be found. In all the world there is no-one else given by God who can save us. I do sometimes wonder if we make it more difficult than it really is.
Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life: raise us, who trust in him, from the death of sin to the life of righteousness, that we may seek those things which are above, where he reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.