Miralee Askew, Johanna Sarathay, May Corbett, Christopher Brown, Pam Daly, Paul Daly, Jacqui Percy, Pam Williams, Sheila Perks, Alan Bold and Elizabeth Way
Jean Cuthbert, George Morgan, Arthur Hembury and Dennis Rawlings
Vicki Wainwright (18th), Clare Wainwright (22nd)
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.
Which Sundays?
Today is the united service for Churches Together in Moseley. Children’s Groups will be available.
Thereafter, children’s groups will take place on the first, second, fourth and fifth Sundays during term time. The third Sunday will be our new Teaching Eucharist lasting 40 minutes with children taking part in the worship (a Quiet supervised area will be available in the Crèche where possible). During school holidays the Crèche area (unsupervised) will be available for parents to be with their children during the service if needed.
Children meet on the first, third and fourth 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.
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 to mark Cathie’s ministry in the Benefice: if you would like to contribute to a gift to be presented at Candlemas, then please give it to any of the Clergy and Wardens before Thursday 4 February
Please check your pigeon hole for your new rota if you have not already received one by email.
Jan and John would like to thank all those who acted as sidespeople over the Christmas period. Everything went like clockwork, so many thanks.
There is an amazing collection of lost property in the wardens’ office, gloves, umbrellas, glasses cases etc. All will be disposed of by the end of the month, so if you think you have left anything in St Mary’s please claim it NOW.
Please send your articles, information, pictures for the February edition to Mark at moseleychimes@yahoo.co.uk by Sunday 17 January.
The Children’s Subcommittee met on Monday 4 January. With the PCC’s endorsement and the Diocese’s permission plans are now continuing to make the Family Worship Zones permanent. These areas will be improved and are enjoyed by many as good places for families and children to worship in. For both the safety of children and to allow the dignity of worship for all, the subcommittee have requested a gentle reminder that all children in both the family worship zones and across the church are supervised at all times, and request that children do not climb over pews or run in the building, for health and safety reasons.
The season of Epiphany has begun – ‘the time when we celebrate the revelation of God’s light made manifest in Jesus Christ.’ The Christmas Trees in the side aisles will be removed but the main ones at the front of the church will remain until Candlemas. The Kaleidoscope mobiles will also remain up until the beginning of Lent.
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
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| Morning | 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 | John 2:1-11 |
| Evening | 1 Samuel 3:1-20 | Ephesians 4:1-16 |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Frank Berry |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrants: Revd Jeremy Dussek & Revd Rosemary Donovan Anthem: 0 Thou The Central Orb (Wood) We welcome worshippers from other churches in Moseley. Special Order of Service |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Frank Berry Hymns: 590,405,17,83,268 |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant: Revd Jeremy Dussek Hymns: 451,106,142 Psalm: 96 Anthem: Expectans Expectavi (Wood) |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| Mon-18-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Tue-19-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wed-20-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-21-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 3:45 p.m. | M*A*S*S at Moseley School | ||
| Fri-22-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| Next Sunday 24 January, Third Sunday of Epiphany | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Service transferred to St Anne’s due to a failure in St Mary’s heating | Holy Communion |
| 10:00 a.m. | Service transferred to St Anne’s due to a failure in St Mary’s heating | Sung Eucharist |
| 11:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Alternative Worship Fancy something different, creative, and inspiring? Why not come along and bring a friend! |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Service transferred to St Anne’s due to a failure in St Mary’s heating | Evensong |
| Date | Time | Details |
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| Tue-12-Jan | 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
Start ! Course in Rose Cottage at St Mary’s. Discovering Christianity in six small-group sessions. Please do come along to all or as many sessions as you can. This course is free and open to everyone to come and learn about and/or renew the meaning and relevance of the Christian faith today. Contact Jeremy or Rosemary for further details. Pick up a flyer and give it to someone else. |
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| Sun 17 Jan | 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. |
Children’s Party St Anne’s |
| Tue-19-January | 7:30 p.m. | Prayer Circle The first meeting of the New Year will meet at St Mary’s Church and will be led by Revd Richard Tetlow. Theme: God and Prayer. |
| Visits to Malawi 2010 Planning begins soon for the 2010 programme of visits to the Anglican Church in Malawi. Over three years these have proved not only to strengthen our partnership with Malawi but also to stimulate the faith and widen the experience of those participating. |
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| Wed-20-Jan | 7:30 p.m. | Mission Encounter A meeting for those interested in a rich experience of Malawi through the eyes of the Anglican Church there. |
| Thu-21-Jan | 7:30 p.m. | Skills Share Education and Medical A meeting at the Diocesan Offices for those interested in a unique opportunity for teachers and those in the medical profession from Birmingham to share their experience and gifts with schools and hospitals in Malawi. For further details please contact mailto:sally@birmingham.angilican.org. |
| Sun-17-Jan | 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Benefice Children’s Party in St Anne’s Hall .Children up to the age of eight please sign up at the back of both churches. Children are asked to bring their own picnic. Refreshments, an entertainer, games and fun will be provided. Volunteers to help most welcome! |
| Wed-20-Jan | 7:30 p.m. | Youth Group recommences |
| There is much to celebrate and give thanks for in the Benefice. Come and share God’s Glory with others. | ||
Last Saturday saw the arrival of a Choir Treat for our choristers, a film followed by tea at Frankie and Benny’s. It’s also a treat for us choir mums. We usually drop them off at the cinema, returning to pick them up after tea. We get an afternoon off and we don’t have to think what to do for tea. So why did we all opt to stay and watch the film this year? It was the latest James Cameran film, Avatar, in 3D too. It had a good write up and everyone was talking about it. It was an amazing film, full of action and viewed through the 3D glasses absolutely stunning visually. But it spoke to us in ways we hadn’t anticipated. There were strong ethical, moral and spiritual messages which we could all relate to. Messages about global warming, of corporate greed, of conflict, invasion and of not understanding people who are different from us. There was a strong thread of spirituality running through the film with the connection of the indigenous Nevi people to the world around them, and to the knowledge and stories of their ancestors. The final scenes, following the triumph of good over evil, were of a rebirth, a resurrection to new life. Sounds familiar?
Almighty God, in Christ you make all things new: transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace, and in the renewal of our lives make known your heavenly glory; 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.