Lucy, Amy Busby, Miralee Askew, Jean Wall, Angelina Irechukwu, Kay Harrison, Iris Pope, Frank and Petra Rarko, Leonard Lloyd, Magdalena Szemenyie Sagvari
Doug Slater and Ted Goble.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
A shorthand typist, part time, Please ring 449 1092.
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 3:1-13; 4:3,7,8 | Gospel: Mark 9:30-37 |
| Evening | Exodus 19:10-end | Matthew 8: 23-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 of Joshua Thomas Smith Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Frank Berry 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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| 10:15 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Rosemary Donovan Hymns: 426,148,How deep the Father’s love,346,143 |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant & Preacher: Jonathan Hodgson |
Evensong Officiant & Preacher: Eric Dwyer Psalm: 119:137-152 |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue-22-Sep | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wed-23-Sep | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-24-Sep | 3:45 p.m. | M*A*S*S at Moseley School | |
| Fri-25-Sep | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 2:00 p.m. | Wedding of Helen Scott and Lee Winward | ||
| 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 |
See also: Calendar of Future Events
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 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 on Tuesday 6 October and Saturday 17 October 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. | ||
In his letter (James 3:4) James asks, ‘Who is wise and understanding among you?’. We should ‘show by our good life that our works are done with gentleness born of wisdom’. James tells us the essential nature of wisdom, the wisdom from above which is pure, peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. But wisely, James also points to behaviour which is not wise and understanding, which comes from cravings which are at war with us, or we covet something but cannot obtain it. We ask and do not receive, because we ask wrongly. James quotes that ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble’. We are to submit ourselves to God and resist the devil. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to us.
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.