Lucy, Amy Busby, Tony Hill, Madeleine Chapman, Liz Blakey, Claire Charman, Miralee Askew, Alison Timms, Kay Harrison, Lynne Morris, Joy Abbott ,Angelina Irechukwu, Jean Wall.
James Lloyd and Claire Thompson (1st), Nigel Blakey (2nd), Jeffrey Isaacs (3rd), Kate Stocks, Hannah Shakeshaft and Beryl Frankton (4th), and Fran Rowley (5th).
The Benefice Office is open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. St Mary’s Church open on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday between 10:00 a.m. — 12 noon.
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.
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’s groups meet for the last time today and resume on Sunday 13 September. During the summer when there are no children’s groups, families are welcome to use the family worship zones so that they can take part in the services together. Alternatively for little children the crèche room can be used, but children must be supervised at all times by their parents or guardians. Happy summer holidays to all our children and their leaders and helpers!
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, which meets on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at St Mary’s, will not meet again until September.
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 |
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| 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).
Open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. St Mary’s Church open on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday between 10:00 a.m. — 12 noon.
The Churchwardens and Ministry Team have now convened the Teams to fulfil the Mission Objectives of Developing Discipleship, Sharing Faith, Giving Pastoral Care, Renewing Worship and Growing Leaders (starting 2010). Over the forthcoming weeks these teams will be meeting and begin delivering plans. Each team will publish its membership and inviting others to take part. Watch notice boards and pew leaflets for what’s happening.
This was successfully launched on Sunday 12 July and attended by nearly 200 people. The group have launched a website www.stmarysbells.org and in coming months we will be hearing about how the project is developing.
Rosemary returns from Malawi on Monday 1 September and Cathie Carey then starts a sabbatical from then until Tuesday 1 December, for both time away and retreat. Cathie will be still worshipping with us for part of the time, but please give her much needed space and direct questions to other members of the Ministry Team.
A new, free half hour music session on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. for children aged 0+ years old. Starting on Tuesday 15 September, we aim to sing nursery rhymes, Christian songs, play simple musical instruments, hear stories from the Bible, learn basic musical concepts and move to music. Parents or care-givers help their child through each activity or song. No previous musical experience is required. Squash and bikkies after each session!
For more information please Contact Mick Perrier on: 07967 595 881, or via mick@mperrier.freeserve.co.uk.
Wishes to thank those who donated furniture for their houses accommodating destitute asylum seekers.
Please check your pigeon holes for rotas.
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
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| Morning | James 1:17-end | Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23 |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant: Revd Frank Berry Preacher: Cathie Carey |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant: Revd Frank Berry Preacher: Cathie Carey |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Modern Language Evensong Officiant: Jonathan Hodgson |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| Tuesdays | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wednesdays | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| Sunday 6 September, Patronal Festival at St Mary’s | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Patronal Festival We welcome Canon Chris Chivers, 41, from Blackburn Cathedral to preach on our Lady. Chris’s ministry takes him across the world. As a former Precentor at both Westminster Abbey and St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, he continues to work with Desmond Tutu in South Africa. He was responsible for the worship at the Lambeth Conference last year and covered that for the inauguration of President Obama in Washington in January. Chris has recently been in Harare at this crucial time as the new Bishop of the Diocese is enthroned. Chris is also involved and has written extensively on interfaith dialogue and we look forward to hearing his word for us. |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Choral Evensong | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong | |
| Sunday 13 September, Worship Sunday At all services there will be presentations of the proposed new worship pattern to begin in Advent this year |
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| 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 |
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| Another summer has been and gone with the Moseley mystery plays, choir trip to Ripon and the St Mary’s bell launch. As the holidays draw to a close and autumn dawns, it’s an appropriate time for us to update you on what’s been recently happening and tell you of some exciting events that lie ahead. | ||
| Sun-6-Sep | 10:00 a.m. | Patronal Festival At St Mary’s, we will be holding our Patronal Festival for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We are welcoming Canon Chris Chivers, 41 from Blackburn Cathedral to preach on our Lady. Chris’ ministry takes him across the world. As a former Precentor at both Westminster Abbey and St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, he continues to work with Desmond Tutu in South Africa. Chris was responsible for the worship at the Lambeth Conference last year and covered that for the inauguration of President Obama in Washington in January. At the time of writing he is currently in Harare at this crucial time as the new Bishop is enthroned. Chris is also involved and has written extensively on interfaith dialogue and we look forward to hearing his word for us. I hope as many of you will be able to celebrate and hear Chris’s words for this service. At the service we will be also welcoming members and users of the Kinmos community whom we support and who are celebrating the 30th anniversary birthday that weekend. The Choirs will be joining together to sing part of one of Haydn’s Masses and the whole celebration concludes with a champagne reception. Please note there will be no service at St Anne’s that morning. |
| 10:00 a.m. | Children’s Groups Children’s Groups begin again on Sunday 6 September at St Mary’s. In the Autumn the Children’s subcommittee will be reviewing the use of the Family Zones as part of a hopeful preparation to apply for a faculty (church planning application) for these to be permanent. If you have any comments on these, please pass them to Debbie Barwell via the Benefice Office or see any member of the Children’s Sub-committee. |
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| Tue-8-Sep | As we come to the end of the series God and Creation, if you haven’t yet seen the exhibition Every Child Matters to God, which is up in St Mary’s, please come and look at the 30 pictures on the pillars which will be displayed in Church until Tuesday 8 September. | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Prayer Circle Hansa Shah will talk about the Palestine/Israel ecumenical accompaniment programme which is part of the world council of churches project and the part she will be playing when she goes out in October. Time will also be spent praying for this work and for Lis Sparrow starting her training. |
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| Sun-13-Sep | All services | Worship Sunday Every Sunday is time for worship at both churches, but as part of the five year plan for the Benefice, a new worship pattern to allow growth as well as take into account the reduced level of staffing (since Eric’s retirement and Peter leaving us at the end of June). On Sunday 13 September at all services at both churches there will be presentations of proposed plans which will begin in Advent this year. In October there will be opportunities to reflect on the proposals with members of the Renewing Worship Team. Please make a note of this in your diaries now. |
| Tue-15-Sep | 4:30 p.m. | Music Time A new, free half hour music session on Tuesdays for children aged 0+ years old. Starting on Tuesday 15 September, we aim to sing nursery rhymes, Christian songs, play simple musical instruments, hear stories from the Bible, learn basic musical concepts and move to music. Parents or care-givers help their child through each activity or song. No previous musical experience is required. Squash and bikkies after each session! For more information please Contact Mick Perrier on: 07967 595 881, or via mick@mperrier.freeserve.co.uk. |
| 8:00 p.m. | START! Course and Confirmation Groups Following its initial trial in January attended by 15 people, we are repeating the Start Course, which will begin on Tuesday 15 September at 8:00 p.m. at St Mary’s. This time it will be lead by Glyn Samuel, Andy Cartmell and Caroline Phillips. Are you interested in knowing more about the Christian Faith and what it means? Have you been coming to church for a long time and still wonder what it's all about or feel stale? Have you a colleague who might be interested, but you don’t know how to tell them what it’s about? Then come along. There are six sessions which are taking place every Tuesday until 20 October. Each session lasts an hour and a quarter and includes DVD material with as much participation as you like. If you can’t come along to all six sessions, that’s ok, simply attend the ones who can. For further information see Glyn, Andy, Caroline or Jeremy and Rosemary. A couple of people from the Start Course have joined the adult confirmation group. Many at St Mary’s are aware that this been meeting monthly during the 10:00 a.m. service at St Mary’s. There are seven people who have been on this and if you would like to be part of those preparing for Confirmation please come along to the next session on Sunday 13 September at l0:00 a.m. A Youth and Children’s Group will begin meeting on Tuesday 15 September between 4:45 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at St Mary’s and will run weekly for six weeks. Again, if you are interested please let Jeremy, Rosemary or any member of the ministry team know in advance. The confirmation service is on Sunday 18 October at 10:00 a.m. at St Mary’s with Bishop David. |
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| Wed-16-Sep | 7:30 p.m. | The Youth Group begins again at St Mary’s. |
| Thu-17-Sep | 3:45 p.m. | M*A*S*S recommences at Moseley C of E School. It’s especially designed for children and their parents or carers and includes tea. All are welcome to join us for this. Following the success of last year’s new parents lunch at the School, we are inviting all new pupils and their families (who worship with us in the Benefice) to a Welcome Lunch at the Vicarage where we will also be joined by those who are moving into Year 1. |
| Sun-4-Oct | 10:00 a.m. St Mary’s 10:15 a.m. St Anne’s |
Harvest Festival At St Mary’s we will be also celebrating the Feast of St Francis and holding a Pet Service. Amy Floyd from Fivelands Veterinary Centre will help us celebrate the animals as part of God’ creation and the gifts they bring. Our Harvest collection will be for Build Africa. Moseley C of E School are also collecting for this. Please put this in your diary and get your pets ready. |
| 12 noon | Harvest Lunch Following our services, there will be a harvest lunch at St Anne’s. Further details will follow. |
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| 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. |
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| Sun-18-Oct | 10:00 a.m. | Confirmation at St Mary’s |
| Sun-1-Nov | 6:30 p.m. | All Souls Remembering those who have died. |
| Sun-8-Nov | 6:30 p.m. | Remembrance Day with Music and Readings |
| Sat-28-Nov | Christmas Fayre | |
| Sun-29-Nov | 6:30 p.m. | Festival of Lessons and Carols for Advent |
| Thu-17-Dec | Moseley Christmas Tree Celebration and Concert Following last years’ success, we will be repeating this with a shorter event and our Charity this year is for the National Institute for Conductive Education here in Moseley. |
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| Sun-20-Dec | 4:00 p.m. | Children’s Nativity Service |
| 6:30 p.m. | Festival of Lessons and Carols for Christmas | |
| There is much to celebrate and give thanks for in the Benefice. Come and share God’s Glory with others. | ||
No-one appears to have done any ‘thinking’ this week.
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray and to give more than either we desire or deserve: pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask but through the merits and mediation of 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.