Lucy, Miralee Askew, Iris Pope, Leonard Lloyd , Joyce Rimmer, Johanna Sarathay, Christopher Brown, Richard Black, Daniel, Cathy Yarwood.
Yves Halliday, all those who were killed in accidents recently in Moseley.
Martin Gaynor (22nd), Peter Hodgson (25th), William Allen, Liz Blakey and Mary Kipps (27th). Congratulations to Liz Blakey on her 60th Birthday.
If you are here for the first time, please do introduce yourself to a sidesperson or minister and take a welcome card.
Baptised members of any Church are welcome to receive Communion. If you do not wish to take communion but would like a blessing please come forward, holding your service leaflet.
A collection for the work of the church is usually taken during each service. Please use the Gift Aid envelope if you are a UK taxpayer.
We have loop systems for the hard of hearing. At St Mary’s it is available in the main nave. At St Anne’s it can be used in any part of the church.
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.
From 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. 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.
Please make sure you take your letter from the Clergy regarding changes to Worship and forthcoming events.
These will be on sale from now until Christmas at the back of St Anne’s church, price £5.
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
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| Morning | Revelation 1:4-8 | Gospel: John 18:33-37 |
| Evening | Daniel 5 | John 6:1-15 |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant: Revd Jeremy Dussek Preacher: Lis Sparrow |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant: Revd Frank Berry Preacher: Lis Sparrow Hymns: 329,480,309,335,26 Anthem: And I saw a new heaven (Archer) |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Matins Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Rosemary Donovan Hymns: 81,432,270,13 Psalm: 93 |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant & Preacher: Revd Frank Berry Hymns: 432,520,393 Anthem: Let all the world Psalm: 72 |
Prayers For Healing Officiant & Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| Mon-23-Nov | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Tue-24-Nov | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wed-25-Nov | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-26-Nov | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 3:45 p.m. | M*A*S*S at Moseley school | ||
| Fri-27-Nov | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| Sunday 29 November, Advent Sunday The pattern of worship changes today with new service times |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Festival of Lessons and Readings for Advent. The Advent Procession will take the form of a journey from darkness to light. Please do come early and bring a torch if you find it difficult to read under low light conditions. | |
| Date | Time | Details |
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| Tue-24-Nov | 7:30 p.m. | Prayer Circle At St Mary’s Church. Subject: ‘Remembrances’. |
| 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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| 6:30 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. | St Anne’s Advent Preview Come and see the unveiling of the installations created by local artists Claire Harrison and Lelya Tutt. Music and refreshments of Mulled Pimms and Gingerbread. All Welcome. | |
| Sun-29-Nov | 6:30 p.m. | Advent Procession: A Festival of Lessons and Readings The Advent Procession will take the form of a journey from darkness to light. Please do come early and bring a torch if you find it difficult to read under low light conditions. |
| Sat-12-Dec | 10:00 a.m. — 12 noon | Coffee Morning at 17, Hayfield Road, All are welcome .All proceeds for Christmas day together. |
| 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. | ||
Just ten years ago I had the good fortune to go with a group from St Mary’s to the Holy Land, and stand on the Mount of Olives where Jesus had stood. We visited the beautiful little church called Dominus Flevit, and like Him, we could see Jerusalem with its Temple spread out before us. It was a magical sight. He wept because he knew that the buildings would be destroyed. Solomon had built a great Temple for his people because they wanted to be like other great nations around them, Egypt, Persia and Greece had all built wonderful temples to their Gods yet those nations had passed away. Jesus knew that there would always be strife and war, already the Temple had been destroyed twice and Palestine is still the scene of bitter conflict today. Even worse his whole people have been dispersed. Yet the Jewish religion has survived, while those of the great Empires have faded. Strangely though, it is heartening that through the might and power of the Roman Empire, Christianity has been propagated throughout the world too. Sadly, war and strife still continue in spite of this, but perhaps we should take heart that while some glorious buildings do still survive to mark our faith, the power of the word is still mightier and God exists without our efforts. We can spread Christ’s word by so many more means today.
Eternal Father, whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven that he might rule over all things as Lord and King: keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit and in the bond of peace, and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.