Anne Bold and Vikki Casstles (8th), Sonia Sheehan, Becky Frail and Jo Brown (9th), Sam Jupe (11th), Steve Rhodes (12th), Emily Morris (13th), and Hilda Johnston (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.
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.
There will be a collection of foodstuffs on 22nd and 29th November at both churches.
We are hoping to send out Christmas gifts to pupils al Bishop McKenzie primary school. There are 8 years and approx 500 pupils, however pupils don’t necessarily start at 5 and finish at 13 it depends on what age they started and how quickly they progress. Consequently a small gender neutral wrapped gift would be gratefully received. Please place contributions in the back of either church by the 15th November. For further info please see flyer.
Thanks RosemaryThere will be a warehouse in Kings Norton for checking shoe boxes. Help is requested on Mondays and Tuesdays in November beginning on Monday 9 November. Further details from Mike Newbold Tel 443 3037
From Sunday 1 November until the end of Epiphany, St Mary’s Church is beginning a ‘kaleidoscope’ project both following and portraying the Church’s liturgical journey in colour from All Saints to Candlemas. To mark the stages on the journey, each bay in the Church is going to be hung with symbols and colours made by our Children’s Groups. Today Angels appear to mark All Saints. Watch and wait for further signs to come. Generations have learnt from the symbolism and our pilgrimage will provide us figures and signs to reflect on. Come with us over the next two months to find Christ being with us on our journey to Bethlehem this year and beyond.
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
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| Morning & Evening | Hebrews 9:24-end | Gospel: Mark 1:14-20 |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant: Revd Rosemary Donovan Preacher: Caroline Phillips |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist for Remembrance Sunday with members of RAFA Officiant & Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek Printed Order of Service |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Service For Remembrance Officiant: Revd Rosemary Donovan Preacher: Caroline Phillips Printed Order of Service |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Service of Music and Readings for Remembrance Officiant: Revd Jeremy Dussek Special service of music and readings for remembrance. We are also inviting members of the congregation to sponsor a light on our Christmas tree of remembrance, which will be outside St Mary’s to celebrate the hope that Christ brings at Christmas. Donations can be given to the benefice office by the end of November |
Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Rosemary Donovan Psalm: 46 Hymns: 15,106,352 |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| Mon-9-Nov | 9:00 a.m. | No Morning Prayer | |
| Tue-10-Nov | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wed-11-Nov | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-12-Nov | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 3:45 p.m. | M*A*S*S at Moseley school | ||
| Fri-13-Nov | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| Sunday 15 November, 2nd Sunday before Advent | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | HolyCommunion | |
| 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 |
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| Thu-12-Nov Fri-13-Nov Sat-14-Nov |
7:30 p.m. | Separate Tables by Terence Rattigan Presented by Drama 13 at Baptist Church Hall, Kings Heath High Street. Tickets from 778 1854 or at door. |
| Sat-14-Nov | 3:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. | Rock—The Story of Simon Peter The stunning new musical by Roger Jones at Symphony Hall. Tickets available from 783 3291 or www.cmm.org.uk. |
| 7:30 p.m. | African Night Parish Hall at St Anne’s This will be a good night out with opportunity to explore future links with Malawi and Ghana, to enjoy some good food and entertainment by African Drummers and to win some prizes! Donations of £10 requested for the evening. Not to be missed! Could you make a curry for the refreshments please? Please let Angela Brown or Janet Thorne know. |
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| Sat-28-Nov | The Benefice Christmas Fair will be held in and outside St Mary’s Church this year to coincide with the Farmer’s Market. If it is to be a success we need your help in the following ways:
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| 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. | ||
Remembrance is, of course, at the heart of the Communion service, where the broken bread is a symbol of the sacrifice of Christ, and we are urged to keep in mind the remembrance of it. In a wider sense, remembrance of the past is an enrichment of the present, with implications for the future. It is, of course, right to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in a cause they believed in, their courage, and the pain of those who have lost loved ones. It is also surely right to work for a world where such sacrifice is no longer called for. We remember the dead of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Now many voices in high places are calling for the elimination of these ‘Domesday’ weapons that destroyed the two cities. Actions must follow those words. In our private lives remembrance of those close to us who have died, and of past happiness with them, gives significance to our present lives. We are strengthened by these memories. Remembrance can work in two ways: gratitude for the past and determination to work for better things in the future.
Almighty Father, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the King of all: govern the hearts and minds of those in authority, and bring the families of the nations, divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin, to be subject to his just and gentle rule, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.