Lucy, Hannah Blakey. Amy Busby, Shirley Smith, Irene Pitman, David Learmont
Florence Lloyd
William Mackie (13th).
If you would like your birthday announced in this space then please hand the details to one of the wardens, or send it to the benefice office.
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.
Benefice Office: open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
St Mary’s Church: open on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday between 10:00 a.m. — 12 noon.
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 has a loop system for the hard of hearing, in the centre block of seats. Turn your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting.
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 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.
Once a month from April to 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).
Over 50 responses have been received, but we need many more to build up teams in Developing Discipleship, Sharing Faith and Growing Leaders. If you haven’t filled in your form, please can you consider offering help and returning the Green Forms to the Vision Box. Teams will be announced towards the end of the month.
With both Peter and Eric moving on in their faith journeys, we need more people to help with the Care Homes Ministry. Please do speak to any of the Ministry team if you might be interested, and can be available in the week.
I would like to thank the wardens, ministry team and congregation of St Mary’s and St Anne’s for their generosity and kindness towards Anupama, Nathanael, and me last Sunday. I will always treasure the beautiful home communion set which you kindly gave me, an item which I am sure will play an important part in my future pastoral ministry. I will miss you all and will keep you in my thoughts and prayers for what I am sure God will give you: an exciting and blessed future. Contact details: The Vicarage, 56 Wyken Croft, Coventry CV2 3AD.
PeterOpen on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. St Mary’s Church open on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday between 10:00 a.m. — 12 noon.
Furniture, cookers, fridges, kitchen utensils for houses for destitute asylum seekers. Collection arranged. Please contact Elisabeth Leicester, 449 8995.
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Morning | Ephesians 1:3-14 | Gospel: Mark 6:14-29 |
| Evening | Job 4:1-5; 6-end (St Mary's) Ephesians 1:3-14 (St Anne's) |
Romans 15:14-29 (St Mary's) Gospel: Mark 6:14-29 (St Anne's) |
| 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. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Community Worship Officiants: Revd Rosemary Donovan & Lis Sparrow Hymns: 87,287,484,83 |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant: Cathie Carey Bell presentation and Homily Psalm: 63 Anthem: Behold The Tabernacle of God (Harris) |
Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Frank Berry |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-13-Jul | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 12 noon | Holy Communion at the Lunch Club | ||
| Tue-14-Jul | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wed-15-Jul | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-16-Jul | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Fri-17-Jul | 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. | Sung Eucharist | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong | Evensong |
See also: Calendar of Future Events
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sun-12-Jul | 8:00 a.m., 10:000 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. | St Mary’s Bell Appeal. A new voice for St Mary’s. Please come to the launch of this exciting project which will be given at all services that day |
| Tue-14-Jul | 7:30 p.m. | Prayer Circle. This will be a time of prayer for all those going on holiday and being refreshed, also for those who cannot go on holiday for various reasons. Please come and travel in prayer together. |
| Wed-19-Aug | 11:00 a.m. | Outing to Hop Pocket Craft Centre, Worcester. Departing from St Anne’s. Cost dependant on numbers. Names to Hilda: 604 5643 |
| Tue-6-Oct Sat-17-Oct |
Advance Notice For All Working with Children and Young People Child Protection training courses will be taking place in the benefice at St Mary’s. These will be lead by Jennifer Holloway. Child protection Training is mandatory for all who work with or have contact with children and young people because of their position within the benefice. If you have not undertaken one of these courses before, then it is essential that you attend on one of these days. It is open to all and you are invited to attend to renew and confirm your understanding of the benefice child protection policy. |
‘Saville Row clothes are’nt suitable nor is after shave; the dust and smell of the desert hang about him, so do the people.’ Graham Kings in Profit and Loss writes of John the Baptist, that lonely figure who straddles both testaments. Perhaps those neighbours who asked, ‘What is this child going to be?’ were on the receiving end of his uncompromising preaching about sharing shirts and food. This message, reinforced by the sheep and goats story, still echoes round us. Yet John shared our doubts: ‘Is it true?’ ‘Is Jesus seriously God?’ He sent messages to Jesus, who referred him, and us, to the witness of His works: Matthew 11. John’s courageous stand cost him his life.
‘The bad old days’ we say. ‘This doesn’t happen now.’ Doesn’t it? Read of the 876 activists including church leaders, who’ve been killed in the Philippines for standing up for what they thought right, and literature from Amnesty International makes horrifying reading. A bit remote? But Christian witness here can be costly. Perhaps the talk at work turns against Christianity, or pillories refugees. Even in benefice affairs hard questions may need to be asked. ‘Are our investments ethical?’ ‘How green are our activities?’ Graham Kings again: not, ‘You can’t change the world, that’s just the way it is!’ but, ‘Is it just, the way it is?’
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified: hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people, that in their vocation and ministry they may serve you in holiness and truth to the glory or your name; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.