Jacqui Percy, Pam Williams, Sheila Perks and Sarah Whitling
George Morgan, Arthur Hembury, Dennis Rawlings and Bill Halliday
Ian Biggs (24th) and Joshua Everett (26th)
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’s groups and crèche will now meet 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. Where possible a quiet supervised area will also be available in the Crèche room for parents and children during this service. 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, second, fourth and fifth Sundays during the 11:00 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.
Music Time will re-commence in February.
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 and the PCC have requested a kind reminder that all children in both the family worship zones and across the church are supervised at all times and request that children, for their own safety, do not climb over pews or run in the building.
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.
Sheila Perks has unfortunately had a fall and will not be able to clean the church for several weeks as she recovers. Different groups have agreed to clean different parts of St. Mary’s which leaves only the main nave and side aisles of the church for the general congregation to clean. This would only take two people about one hour to do each week. The more that sign up the less often you will have to do it. Remember St Mary’s belongs to all of us so it is the responsibility of all of us to keep it clean in these circumstances. Please sign up on the sheet at the back of church. Cleaning materials are kept in the cupboard in the crèche and keys for access can be arranged via the Parish Office, 449 2243.
We have two spare copies of New Daylight (Bible Reading Notes). If you would like to have one at the reduced price of £3 please contact Ann Andrew at the Parish Office ASAP.
Rotas for 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. readers are now ready for February and March, please look in pigeon holes.
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
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| Morning | 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 | Luke 4:14-21 |
| Evening | Numbers 9:15-23 | 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 |
Due to a heating problem at St Mary's all services today are taking place at St Anne's
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrants: Revd Rosemary Donovan Preacher: Caroline Phillips Hymns: 277,442,227 Anthem: To Be A Pilgrim (Burt) |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek Preacher: Caroline Phillips Hymns: 170,3,335,222,486 |
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| 5:00 p.m. | Alternative Worship Standing on Holy Ground Wear clean socks! |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant: Jonathan Hodgson Hymns: 46,500,522 Psalm: 33:1-12 Anthem: Be Thou my Vision (Chilcott) |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-25-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Tue-26-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wed-27-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Thu-28-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 3:45 p.m. | M*A*S*S at Moseley School | ||
| Fri-29-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| Next Sunday 31 January, Fourth Sunday Of Epiphany | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Sung Eucharist | |
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tue-12-Jan | 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
Third 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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| Tue-26-Jan | ||
| Tue-2-Feb | ||
| Tue-9-Feb | ||
| Tue-16-Feb | ||
| Wed-17-Jan | 7:30 p.m. | Youth Group in the Piggott Room |
| Sat-30-Jan | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Birmingham Christian Centre We will be thinking about how Jesus chose his disciples, and how he chooses us to be part of his work. Children can now register by email if they have been before, or just turn up on the night. Cost £3. There is a refreshment lounge for parents and carers to use during the event. Contact Anne Roche 0121 442 4484 anner@riverside-church.org.uk www.xsiteuk.orq and find the Birmingham local event pages. |
| Fri-5-Feb | 7:30 p.m. | Visit of Bishop Brighton from Malawi to Birmingham at St Anne’s hall. Open meeting for all churches with link parishes. |
| There is much to celebrate and give thanks for in the Benefice. Come and share God’s Glory with others. | ||
Before this is printed we will have had our United Service, and one gives thanks that we live in a country where this is possible and joy that people want to participate as a ‘body’ to glorify God. Becoming a God-empowered ‘body’ is not easy for any group, be it community, church, school or any other. However, this time of the year is very helpful, while we still have the carol ‘We three kings’ echoing in our minds, we can give thought to the Kings’ three gifts, and thank God for our recognised and unrecognised gifts and prayerfully ask Him to show us how to use then for the benefit of the ‘body’. We may be surprised by the answer! God gives everyone strength beyond understanding to carry out His hopes and plans to contribute to a ‘body’. My father’s grandfather clock stands in our hall, but without my father’s care it does not strike or tick. I know all the parts are there, it just needs a guiding hand, and this is what our heavenly father gives us all in plenty, to make a wholly functioning ‘body’, strengthened by many prayers from all sorts of sources and our ability to respect, recognise and encourage each other within that ‘body’ however small or large or quietly the gifts may be delivered.
The symphony needs each note
Michel Quoist
The book needs each word
The house needs each brick
The ocean needs each drop of water
The harvest needs each grain of wheat
The whole of humanity needs you as and where you are
You are unique
No one can take your place
Almighty God, whose Son revealed in signs and miracles the wonder of your saving presence: renew your people with your heavenly grace, and in all our weakness sustain us by your mighty power; 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.