We remember those with birthdays this week, especially Carl McLeod, Hermione Thompson and Rosemary Berridge (9th), and William Mackie (13th).
The church is open every morning between 10:00 a.m. and 12 noon, but to enable us to keep the church open in this way, we need more people to offer an hour one morning a week to be available in church. If you can help, please have a word with Jonathan Hodgson.
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 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.
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.
Offers of help needed to decorate site and set up evening and morning beforehand. Also on afternoon, to be on stalls, serving teas and being generally friendly and sociable. Sign up sheets at the back of each Church. Also we are looking for someone willing to do face painting, and the use of a freestanding basketball net. Please contact Peter or Rosemary. Cakes, Plants and scones also required; please drop off on morning of event. Prizes for Raffle, Tombola and Bottle stalls also needed. Boxes to collect items are available at the back of church; please bring in over next two weeks. We really want this to be a successful joint event so please tell all your friends and support us. It’s not about fundraising but profile raising of our two churches in our local community.
Thanks to the Youth Group for the lovely flower pots outside church; please could you help to keep them watered, especially in the evenings? Could you spare some time to help tidy the churchyard especially on a Saturday morning? Everyone welcome, please bring gloves and tools.
Last opportunity for donations today; please use the envelopes at St Mary’s, there will be a retiring collection at St Anne’s.
We have been given some beautiful crosses to sell; all proceeds to the Choir’s Washington Fund; Large £4, small £2.
Thank you everyone who donated scones and/or helped on 24 June; we did a roaring trade!
Would all those people who have received confirmation of CRB certificates please pass photocopy to Rosemary Donovan as a matter of urgency to get file up to date. Thank you.
Articles to Craig Donovan by 23rd July please
Parish Communion followed by drinks and cake on the vicarage lawn. NB Matins moved to 5th Sunday this month because of this.
| Time | Service | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Order Two | 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 (Chris Andrew) Mark 6: 1-13 Preacher: The Revd Peter Hansell |
| 10:00 a.m. | Parish Communion with Children’s groups and Baptism of Harrison, Toby and Tessa Franks. We welcome their family and friends to this service. | 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 (Harry Rawlings) Mark 6: 1-13 Preacher: The Revd Peter Hansell |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong | Romans 14:1-17 (Robert Brown) Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 (Peter Magson) Preacher: Jonathan Hodgson |
| Time | Service | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 10:15 a.m. | Family service | Led by The Revd Rosemary Donovan |
| 6:30 p.m. | Holy Communion | President: Revd Rosemary Donovan Preacher: Eric Dwyer |
| Day | Morning Prayer | Holy Communion | Evening Prayer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday St Mary’s |
4:45 p.m. | ||
| Tuesday St Mary’s |
9:15 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. | |
| Wednesday St Anne’s |
9:15 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. | |
| Thursday St Anne’s |
9:15 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. | |
| Friday St Mary’s |
4:45 p.m. |
| Day | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 12:45 p.m. | Lunch Club St. Anne’s Contact Hilda Johnston 604 5643 |
| 8:00 p.m. | St Mary’s Bell ringers | |
| Tuesday | 5:15 p.m. | St Mary’s Junior Choir |
| Wednesday | 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon | Coffee & Co at St Mary’s |
| 8:00 p.m. | Wednesday Group meets at 16 Paton Grove | |
| Thursday | 7:30 p.m. | St Mary’s Singers |
| Friday | 6:45 p.m. | St Mary’s Robed Choir. |
| 7:30 p.m. | St Anne’s Choir | |
| Saturday | 10:30 a.m. - 12 noon | Coffee & Co at St Mary’s |
| Time | Service |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Order One traditional |
| 10:00 a.m. | Parish Communion |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong |
| Time | Service |
|---|---|
| 10:15 a.m. | Parish Communion |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong |
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mon-10-Jul | 7:30 p.m. | St Mary’s PCC at St Anne’s Hall |
| Tue-11-Jul | 7:30 p.m. | Reordering meeting |
| Wed-12-Jul | 7:30 p.m. | Youth Group end of year BBQ for all young people, parents and volunteers at 15 Park Hill. Adults £2, Youngsters £1. RSVP to Rosemary |
| Thu-13-Jul | 7:30 p.m. | St. Mary’s Amblers Memorial Service |
| Tue-18-Jul | 8:30 p.m. | Prayer Group at 16 Paton Grove |
| Wed-19-Jul | 8:00 p.m. | Joint Social Committee Pat Burrow’s |
I have always admired (and possibly been a little envious of) those people who appear to have the ability effortlessly to strike up interesting and easy conversation with a complete stranger. Although I seem to get by quite adequately on a day to day basis professionally, there can be times, particularly in more social situations, where the words just seems to evaporate somewhere on their way from my brain to my vocal cords with the risk of an embarrassing silence.
The latter part of this week’s reading from Mark’s gospel tells us about discipleship. The idea of being sent out in this way with no preparation would seem a huge task from a personal point of view. Whilst we may not always be able, or be ready, to put ourselves forward to part of a formal outreach or visiting team, it is possible for everyone to perform the same outreach and discipleship each time we come into church by talking to someone that we don’t know, who perhaps may be visiting our church for the first time. A friendly greeting to someone in a pew will always be welcomed.
We all too often have our list of to-do’s or to-see’s after a Sunday morning service. But perhaps we could all take a look around the church, towards the edges of the coffee crowd, around the font, behind notice boards or at the end of the queues. Is there anyone there who seems alone with no-one to talk to? Striking up conversation with strangers may be a personal challenge, but having been part of the greeting team I have managed so far. And the immediate response has always been a positive one.
May be this is one small way that we can reach out, from what may seem to a visitor to be the inside and be actively inclusive of those who may feel as though they are on the outside even within the walls of the church.
0 God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that with you as our ruler and guide we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not our hold on things eternal; grant this, heavenly Father, for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.