Gavin Carter (18th), Daisy Lloyd (19th), Mary Joubert, Elizabeth Southall and Charles Wall (22nd), Joan Griffin, Dave Lloyd, William Wright, David Brown and Lily Clay (23rd).
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 |
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Morning | Acts 10:44-48 | Gospel: John 15:9-17 |
| Evening | Song of Solomon 4:16-5:2 | Revelation 3:14-end |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Rosemary Donovan |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist with Holy Baptism Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek Hymns: 372,52,227,461,464 Anthem: 0 For The Wings of a Dove |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant: Revd Rosemary Donovan Preacher: Eric Dwyer Hymns: 53,90,In Christ Alone(sheet),227,235 |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant & Preacher: Revd Frank Berry Psalm: 45 Hymns: 46(omit 4,5,6) Anthem: Psalm 28 (Bell) |
Evensong Officiant & Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek Psalm: 45 Hymns: 46,172,351,438 |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-18-May | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Tue-19-May | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wed-20-Apr | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-21-May | 3:45 p.m. | M*A*S*S at Moseley C of E School | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Sung Eucharist for Ascension | ||
| Fri-May-22 | 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. | Evensong | Celtic Service |
| Sunday 31 May, Pentecost | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Joint Sung Eucharist | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Joint Sung Eucharist | |
See also: Calendar of Future Events
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sat-23-May | 10:00 a.m.—12 noon | The church will be open for prayer and refreshments at the same time as the Farmer’s Market. Please come and support this event and encourage others to do the same. |
| Sat-30-May | 11:30—2:30 p.m. | Spring Bonanza in the Benefice Hall. Help required to set up on Friday 29th at 7.30pm and on Saturday morning at 9.00am also during sale .Phone Graham Hindley 444 7760. |
| Sun-31-May | 10:15 a.m. At St Anne’s |
Pentecost and Retirement Service for Eric Dwyer. We are marking Eric’s retirement from Regular ministry with a special celebration at Pentecost. There will be a joint benefice service where we will welcome Revd Alan Reynolds as preacher. |
| 12:30 p.m. In the Benefice Hall |
Retirement lunch which will follow will be a ticketed event These are available today from the church wardens price £5. Eric has asked that his retirement gift will be a collection for Christian Aid. If you would like to contribute then please see the church wardens at either church. | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Pentecost Haydn Sung Eucharist at St Mary’s Church. As part of the Pentecost Celebrations, there will be special Sung Eucharist at St Mary’s in the evening with a Mass setting by Haydn marking the bicentenary of his death. Please come along and celebrate this (incense will be used in the service). | |
| Thu-4-June | 7:30 p.m. | Water Orton Parish Church. Talk "Beyond changing light bulbs; how people of faith can engage with climate change" |
| Sat-6-Jun | 7:30 p.m. | Byron Jackson and Friends. St Mary’s Church. Opera, spiritual and musical theatre. |
| Sat-13-June | 6:00 p.m. | Parish Barbecue at Vicarage |
| Wed-17-Jun | 7:30 p.m.—9:00 p.m. | Creating a Labyrinth and Peace Garden Improvements. Can you help the youth group improve and maintain the Peace Garden at St Anne’s? Bring some gloves and a spade! The Labyrinth will take about £50 to create for builders lime, weedkiller and sand etc., and a further £50 is needed to provide permanent signs for this and the Peace garden. If anyone is willing to donate please see Rosemary. |
| 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. |
We have just finished collecting for Christian Aid Week, what has that meant to you? I have done what I have done every year, distributed envelopes to houses in the area at the back of Cannon Hill Park and then returned a couple of days later to knock on doors and retrieve the envelopes.
I always end my week of collecting despairing about our indifference to the suffering in places all over the world. My little world at the back of Cannon Hill Park reflects the world in general, the good, the bad and the indifferent.
Some envelopes are returned bulging with pennies saved over the previous year, some returned with nothing in at all. It’s always interesting to hear the reasons for not giving but I always take heart from the people whom I only see once a year who give so gladly and with a smile. It’s a chastening experience to be handed an envelope from a pensioner who obviously finds it hard to make ends meet, yet is prepared to give something to those who have little or nothing.
So what do I make of it all? I need to try harder to make sure that I never become complacent about my good fortune and that I never become indifferent to the seemingly overwhelming misery there is in all corners of the globe.
Our second reading today from St John offers the best advice, “love one another, just as I love you”. That’s what Christian Aid Week means to me.
God our redeemer, you have delivered us from the power of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of your Son: grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life, so by his continual presence in us he may raise us to eternal joy; 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.