Jacqui Percy, Pam Williams, Sheila Perks, Sarah Whitling, Pam Daley, Elizabeth Way and Jean Mowlam
Christine Guest and Ruth Walsh (7th), Dorothy Ball (8th), Sabina Bealt (9th), Marjorie Tarrant (10th), Max Watson (12th), Rebecca Light and David Ramsell (13th)
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.
Meets on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in Rose Cottage at St Mary’s. All young people are welcome to participate in an interesting and varied programme. For more details see the YG notice board in both churches.
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.
During March we will be asking everyone at both churches to fill in the new birthday’s list, please can you put your name down, so we can celebrate your birthday (age not required).
During the Building Works, the current Lady Chapel is being used for storage – a new area at the East of the North Aisle has been refurbished; it’s much more accessible and there are now boards for people to leave prayers on as well as candles to light before, during and after the service. There are also a couple of Prayer Stations to help us on our journey in Lent. Please do come and use this area and enjoy the icons to help us be drawn to God.
Chimes is issued 10 times a year, which includes two bumper editions at just 60p a copy. It is a very interesting and readable publication containing useful information about the Benefice, articles submitted by members of the congregations, deanery and diocesan news as well as quizzes and other brain teasers! Your subscription is urgently needed in order to maintain the publication. Have you signed up? If not please see one of the wardens today. £6 per year is much less than a daily newspaper!
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
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| Morning | 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 | Luke 13:1-9 |
| Evening | Genesis 10-19a | John 1:35-51 |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Rosemary Donovan |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Teaching Eucharist Celebrant: Revd Jeremy Dussek Preacher: John Hull See the Lent Series |
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| 11:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant: Revd Rosemary Donovan Preacher: John Hull Hymns: 310,412,39,Beauty For Brokenness,252 See the Lent Series |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant: Ivor Jones Psalm: 12;13 |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
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| Mon-8-Mar | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 12:15 a.m. | Holy Communion at the Lunch Club | ||
| Tue-9-Mar | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Lent discussion group followed by... | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | Holy Communion | ||
| Wed-10-Mar | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Moseley School Service | ||
| Thu-11-Mar | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 3:45 p.m. | M*A*S*S at Moseley School | ||
| Fri-12-Mar | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| Next Sunday 14 March, Mothering Sunday, 4th Sunday of Lent | ||
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Teaching Eucharist with visiting preacher: Mary Edwards, Diocesan Director of Education | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Teaching Eucharist with visiting preacher: Mary Edwards, Diocesan Director of Education | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong | |
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sun-7-Mar | After the 10:00 a.m. service | St Mary’s Pastoral Committee |
| Sat-24-Apr | 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Benefice Quiet Day at Woodbrooke Quaker Centre, Selly Oak. The Tree of Life led by Joyce Sullivan. Cost for the day £10. Further Details from Elisabeth Leicester at St Anne’s, Liz Blakey (449 3927) or Helen McNicoll (449 2898) |
| Sun-21-Mar Passion Sunday |
After the 10:00 .a.m and 11:00 a.m. services | Birthday Celebrations! Everyone is invited to celebrate Jeremy’s 40th birthday at the Vicarage (Oxford Road). Please come to church and then on to the vicarage. ALL are welcome. Jeremy says no presents please but there will be a collection for the Diocese of Ho in Ghana to help the growth of the parish of St Mark’s Dzoanti. |
“Let Everything that has breath praise God”
On Friday this week over 3 million people worldwide will be praying and worshipping together during an annual day of prayer, this year using a service prepared by Christian women in Cameroon. Emma Wilcock, President of the national committee of the Women’s World Day of Prayer Movement said, “This is always an exciting day as a great wave of prayer sweeps the world, beginning when the first service is held in the Queen Salote Girl’s school in Tonga and continuing around the world until the final service takes place, some 35 hours later in neighbouring Western Samoa. By then the day will have been celebrated in over 170 countries and over 5,000 services will have been held in England Wales and Northern Ireland.”
Although organised and led by women, this is essentially a day of prayer for everybody as we demonstrate our solidarity with our sisters and brothers in other countries. To be part of this celebration the local service is to be held at Balsall Heath Church Centre on the corner of Edward Road, Balsall Heath on Friday at 2:00 p.m. Please support this event.
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; 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.