Lucy, Amy Busby, Miralee Askew, Jean Wall, Angelina Irechukwu, Kay Harrison, Tony Hill, Frank and Petra Rarko, Ids Pope.
Joyce Stew, Patricia Rodsett, Doug Slater
Sam Clear, Paul Miller and Jaime Sheehan (16th), Peter Hansell (17th), Karis Hall (18th), and Minty Macliver (19).
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 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 10:15 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. at St Mary's. Re-commences on Thursday 17 September.
M*A*S*S meets on Thursday at 3:45 p.m. at Moseley School. Recommences on Thursday 17 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).
The next START! course will run in Rose Cottage at St Mary’s every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. from Tuesday 15 September for six weeks. Anyone can come who wishes to explore his or her relationship with the Church, the World and with God. Please come and join us. Contact the Ministry Team, Glyn Samuel or Andy Cartmeil for further details.
The new Confirmation course starting this week on Thursday for six weeks to be held at Lis and Julian Wards’ home, 89 Park Hill. Sessions will cover topics such as:
Dates: 17 & 24 September, 1, 8, 15, 22 October. 8:00 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. Open to all who have done the monthly Confirmation sessions if you want to extend knowledge or fill in missed sessions and any others for whom this six week course appeals. Confirmation itself is planned for Sunday 18 October at 10:00 a.m. at St Mary’s. For further information please see Rosemary.
For further details about the above please visit the diocesan website and look on the notice boards at both churches.
A new, free half hour music session on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. for children aged 0+ years old. Starting on Tuesday 14 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.
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Morning | James 3:1-12 | Gospel: Mark 8:27-38 |
| Evening | Exodus 18:13-26 | Matthew 7:1-14 |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| 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 (Adult Confirmation group meets during this service) |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Community Worship Officiant: Revd Rosemary Donovan |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant & Preacher: Revd Rosemary Donovan | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Frank Berry |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-14-Sep | 12:15 p.m. | Holy Communion at Lunch Club | |
| Wed-16-Sep | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-17-Sep | 3:45 p.m. | M*A*S*S at Moseley School | |
| Fri-18-Sep | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Helen McNicoll, Liz Blakey and the prayer team will be offering help for those interested in leading prayers and intercessions. This will take place between the collect and the communion. All are welcome to join. |
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| 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-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. |
| 10:00 a.m. | Adult Confirmation Group at St Mary’s during the 10:00 a.m. service. | |
| 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. |
| 4:45 p.m.—6:00 p.m. | Confirmation Group for young people at St Mary’s running for six weeks. If you would like to be part of either of these groups then please let Jeremy, Rosemary or any member of the ministry team know. | |
| 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. |
| Fri-18-Sep | 6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. | Aston University Chaplaincy Climate Justice event, at Aston University, Main Building Room 644. Speakers are Dr Ashok Sinha (Director, Stop Climate Chaos Coalition) and Phil Burrows (Friends of the Earth, Birmingham). Join with voices in Birmingham and demand Climate Justice. For more information or to register your interest, please email maud@birminghamfoe.org.uk. |
| Sun-22-Sep | 12:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. | St Anne’s 135 Years celebration Community BBQ in the grounds of St Anne’s. All are welcome. Please bring your own drinks. Contributions of a salad or a pudding would be welcome. |
| Sat-26-Sep | 7:30 p.m. | Friends of St Mary’s Choirs Wine Tasting |
| 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 | 10:00 a.m. — 12noon | 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. |
| Sat-17-Oct | ||
| 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. | ||
Taking Mark’s gospel as a whole, it seems that his emphasis is on action rather than teaching. In chapter eight he stresses how Jesus taught his disciples that the ‘Son of Man’ must suffer and be rejected and they must be prepared to tread the same path. He taught with such confident authority that people asked who he was. Some people dismissed him as mad. Others were prepared to see him as the Messiah but the Jews had long been expecting a ‘Messiah’ who would be a political leader and a figure of glory and found it hard to recognize Jesus as the Messiah because He chose the path of humble service and suffering and showed no inclination to lead them to war against Rome. For this reason many turned away from him.
This was probably why Jesus was reluctant to claim the title of Messiah openly, preferring to speak of himself cryptically as the Son of Man. In today’s Gospel, the focus then shifts, as for the first time Jesus tells His followers that he will suffer death and afterwards rise again. This is again referred to in Mark 9:31 and 10:33-34. These episodes, plus the Transfiguration, which appears to occur around the same time, are a pivotal point in the story which surely assured His disciples that he really was the Messiah, and from that time on Jesus spoke more and more of His suffering and death.
Almighty God, whose only Son has opened for us a new and living way into your presence: give us pure hearts and steadfast wills to worship you in spirit and in truth; 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