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We remember those with birthdays this week, especially Madeleine Chapman and Annie Matthews (25th), Matthew Harrison (26th), Doreen Redfearn (28th), Jennifer Johnson (30th), Trish Everett, Pam Rhodes and Noah Tobias Samuel (31st).
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.
Members will be rehearsing at St Mary’s from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Thursdays. The church will be open as usual from 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon. Their production In My Father’s House will be presented in church on Saturday 26 May.
Just a reminder all forms must be returned by Sunday 1 April.
Please collect your copy of draft APCM report from pigeon holes, read, & bring to the meeting on Monday 26 March.
Tuesday 27 March at 7:00 p.m. Evening meeting at MCDT. Prison chaplains from different faiths speak about their collaborative work.
Just a reminder: deadline is today, Sunday 25 March 2007. Articles to mark1427uk@aol.com or the ‘S’ pigeon hole. One or two people have had problems with sending emails to this account. If I have not replied with an acknowledgement of receipt then if possible could you give me a ring on (0121) 441 4885 {leaving a message if no answer), and I will make alternative arrangements for you to send any articles. Apologies if anyone has had any problems.
Reminder can I have monies and booking forms in for the 24/7 prayer event in Holy Week and Greenbelt TODAY thanks, Rosemary.
Please remember to keep saving these for Lis Sparrow.
Please could you spare an hour (or more) to help make the churchyard beautiful for Easter? We are hoping to have working parties on Saturdays 31 March and 7 April from 10:00 a.m. If you can help please ring Parish Office.
As we journey through Lent, on Passion Sunday we mark a change in our pilgrimage heading towards Good Friday. To express this in St Mary’s the hangings from behind the high altar have been removed to signify the desolation of our Lord as he prepared to be stripped for the Cross. (During this time, the curtains will be cleaned and prepared for Easter).
During Lent we are again asked as a Parish to donate to the Church Urban Fund. Contributions may be gift-aided using the Challenging Poverty envelopes. Please hand them in at the back of the church today or on Palm Sunday. Thank you for your help.
Please pick up a flyer with details of all Holy Week services.
| Time | Old Testament | New Testament |
|---|---|---|
| Morning | Isaiah 7:10-14 | Luke 1:26-38 |
| Evening | 2 Chronicles 35:1-6, 10-16 | Luke 22:1-13 |
| Time | Service | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Order One Traditional Language | Preacher: The Revd Jeremy Dussek |
| 10:00 a.m. | Parish Communion | Preacher: The Revd Jeremy Dussek |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong | Preacher Eric Dwyer |
| Time | Service | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 10:15 a.m. | Matins | Preacher: The Revd Rosemary Donovan Followed by St Anne’s APCM |
| 6:30 p.m. | Taizé service | Led by The Revd Rosemary Donovan, and The Revd Richard Wharton who will share his experiences of taking young people from the diocese to Taizé |
| Day | Morning Prayer | Holy Communion | Evening Prayer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday St Mary’s |
9:15 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. | |
| Tuesday St Mary’s |
9:15 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. | |
| Wednesday | 9:15 a.m. St Anne’s |
8:00 p.m. St Mary’s |
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| Thursday St Anne’s |
9:15 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. Children’s service |
|
| Friday | 9:15 p.m. St Anne’s |
4:45 p.m. St Mary’s |
Midweek Holy Communions in Lent on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. in St Mary’s Lady Chapel
| Date | Service |
|---|---|
| Wed-28-Feb | ‘Spirituality and Mission’ preacher Revd. Georgina Byrne |
| Wed-7-Mar | ‘Scripture and Mission’ preacher Revd. Dr. Peter Hansell |
| Wed-14-Mar | ‘Holy People and Mission’ preacher Brother Anselm |
| Wed-21-Mar | ‘Cuthbert and worship’ preacher Mrs. Lizzie McWhirter |
| Wed-28-Mar | ‘Reformation and Music’ preacher Revd. Jeremy Dussek This is also a special feast day for Thomas Crammer so this service will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will have a youth focus with the feast afterward being in Rose Cottage. |
There will be a shortened Holy Communion service at 7:00 p.m. with open invitation to food afterwards
| Date | Saint | Service | Feast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue-27-Feb | George Herbert | St Anne’s | 15 Park Hill |
| Thu-1-Mar | St David | St Anne’s Children’s service | Picnic start 3:45 p.m. |
| Fri-2-Mar | St Chad | St Mary’s | 64 Oxford Rd |
| Sat-17-Mar | St Patrick | St Anne’s | Parish Hall bring & share |
| Wed-28-Mar | Thomas Cranmer | St Mary’s | Rose Cottage |
| Fri-30-Mar | John Donne | St Mary’s | 18 Oxford Rd |
| Day | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 12:45 p.m. | Lunch Club at St Anne’s, Contact Hilda Johnston on 604 5643 |
| 5:00 p.m. | Time to talk at St Mary’s | |
| 7:30 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 |
| 5:00 p.m. | Time to talk at St Anne’s | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Youth Group | |
| 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 language, followed by Parish Breakfast |
| 10:00 a.m. | Joint Family Service with reading of the Passion story followed by the raising of the Cross on the Green No Children’s Groups |
| 6:30 p.m. | Fauré’s Requiem |
| Time | Service |
|---|---|
| 11:15 a.m. | Joint Parish Communion Order one |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong with meditations |
See also: Calendar of Future Events
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sun-25-Mar | 11:30 a.m. | St Anne’s APCM Parish Hall |
| Mon-26-Mar | 7:30 p.m. | St Mary’s PCC meeting, St Anne’s Parish Hall |
| Tue-27-Mar | 7:00 p.m. | Evening meeting at MCDT on the theme Working on the Inside. Prison chaplains from different faiths speak about their collaborative work. |
| 7:00 p.m. | All Age Worship Review meeting, Parish Office | |
| 8:15 p.m. | St Mary’s Pastoral Team, Piggott Room | |
| Wed-28-Mar | 2:00 p.m. | Spire Meeting, 15 Park Hill |
| Sat-31-Mar | 7:00 p.m. | Communion at St Mary’s (John Donne) followed by Feast at 18 Oxford Rd |
John 12:1-8 tells the story of Mary pouring perfume over Jesus’ feet, causing the disciples to complain about the apparent waste saying that the money spent on the perfume would have been better spent on the poor. At what appears at first glance to be a moment of selfishness Jesus tells them to leave her alone, that he won’t be around forever but the poor will.
The message behind this seemingly inappropriate comment is surprisingly reasonable. There’s no point spending your life scrimping, saving and going out of your way attempting to achieve the unachievable; one is far better off enjoying the things God has blessed them with while they still have them.
Who is the more ‘Christian’? The man who leaves his friends, wife and children to travel out into a third world country to spend everyday trying to cure incurable diseases or the man who stays living with his family bringing about joy and security in their lives? This brief extract is simply saying don’t leave things till it’s too late, make the people close to you happy today, as opposed to waiting on the unreachable people of tomorrow.
Merciful Lord, absolve your people from their offences, that through your bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the chains of those sins which by our frailty we have committed; grant this, heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.