Lucy, Miralee Askew, Jean Wall, Iris Pope, Kay Harrison, Leonard Lloyd, Frank and Petra Rarko, Magdalena Sagvari, Malcolm McDonald, Bernice Daubon and Joyce Rimmer
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Helen Stammers (11th), Rebecca Simon and Katherine Barwell (15th).
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 to 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.
M*A*S*S meets on Thursday at 3:45 p.m. at Moseley School.
Proposals about renewing these zones are being prepared by the children’s sub committee to present to the PCC in November. They would welcome comments from any member of the congregation to include in this report. Please send your comments, thoughts and ideas to Debbie Barwell by Sunday 18 October. Telephone: 449 7690, email debbie.barwell@virgin.net or write a letter and leave in the B pigeon hole or hand it in at the benefice office.
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 final two dates and titles of these sessions are:
| Date | Subject |
|---|---|
| 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 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:
Remaining dates: 15 and 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.
Please pray for those who are going to be baptised and confirmed next Sunday: Rachel Barwell, Katie Charles, Victoria Holland, Jill Paul, Benita Roberts, James Round, Tammy Round, Mei-ling Rhodes, Helen Scott, Warren Skeet, Andrew Spindley, Hugo Smith, Julian Ward, Liz Ward and Amy Williams.
The office will be closed on Thursday and Friday this week.
Free, half hour music session on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. for children aged 0+ years old. 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 | Hebrews 4:12-16 | Gospel: Mark 10:17-21 |
| Evening (St Mary’s) | Joshua 5:13-6:20 | Matthew 11:20-end |
| Evening (St Anne’s) | Hebrews 4:12-16 | Mark 10:17-21 |
| 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: Revd Jeremy Dussek Preacher: Caroline Phillips Hymns: 378,52,27,154,235 Anthem: And I Saw A New Heaven (Archer) Followed by a reflection forum on the new worship proposals |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Community Worship Officiant & Preacher: Revd Rosemary Donovan Café Style worship in the hall to discuss the new worship proposals |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant & Preacher: Revd Rosemary Donovan Hymns: 231,287,408 Psalm: 127 Anthem: Behold the Tabernacle of God (Harris) Followed by a reflection forum on the new worship proposals |
Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Frank Berry Psalm: 127 |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-12-Oct | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 12:15 p.m. | Holy Communion at the lunch club | ||
| Tue-13-Oct | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wed-14-Oct | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-15-Oct | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 3:45 p.m. | M*A*S*S at Moseley School | ||
| Fri-16-Oct | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 10:00 a.m. | We welcome Bishop David to the Joint Confirmationat | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong | Evensong |
| Sunday 25 October 2009 | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong | Taizé Service |
See also: Calendar of Future Events
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sat-17-Oct | 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Confirmation Preparation and Retreat at St Mary’s Church |
| 2:45 p.m. | Stand Up Against Poverty Outside St Martin’s. A global act of witness to support the millennium development goals. Last year 116 million people worldwide stood up against poverty. Help to make this year’s event even bigger! | |
| Sun-18-Oct | 10:00 a.m. | Confirmation at St Mary’s |
| Sat-24-Oct | Benefice Quiet Day At Manresa House 10, Albert Road, Harborne B17 0AN. Please see Elizabeth Leicester, Liz Blakey or Helen McNicoll for further details. | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Youth Group Sleepover at St Anne’s. Cost, £5. Letters and more information from Rosemary. | |
| 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-14-Nov | African Night Launch of Malawi Link. Venue to be decided. | |
| Sat-28-Nov | Christmas Fair Please be ready to sign up to help make this a successful community event. Watch this space for more information | |
| 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. | ||
How many of us feel sympathy for the rich young man who asked Jesus what he should do to inherit eternal life? He was obviously a sincere, law-abiding Jew but felt that he was still lacking something, and that there must be something more he should be doing than just keeping the commandments as Moses had instructed. Jesus’ response was specific to this young man, ‘Go sell everything you have and give to the poor’. This would have been difficult for this particular young man as he was very wealthy. Jesus realized that for him it was a preoccupation with money that stood in the way of his salvation. This would not be the same for everyone. Christ was not suggesting that having money ‘per se’ was sinful, (though He did say that it was hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven) but that as a gift from God, money should be used in a beneficial way.
So how might this relate to us in a different age and land of plenty? Is it our wealth, our status, our house or our clothes that stand in the way of our salvation? Provided we have these and other aspects of our lives working in a true Christian perspective then we can all hope we are on the path to achieving salvation. For me the most heartening words from this passage are ‘Jesus looked at him and loved him’. Christ loves each and every one of us and if we ask Him to show us the true way, He will.
Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us your gift of faith that, forsaking what lies behind and reaching out to that which is before, we may run the way of your commandments and win the crown of everlasting 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.