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The parish prays and give thanks
Our thoughts & prayers are asked for Shirley Smith and Birdie Hutchinson.
For those who are being baptised, Erin Midgley Smith and Bob Biddle.
We pray for the family and friends of Harry Sutton and Murial Currie; comfort them in their bereavement.
We celebrate the birthdays of Robert Brown (22nd), Elinor Newcombe and Joanne Simons (23rd), Joshua Parry, Vincent Okafor and Margaret Findlay (24th), Lois Dunning (25th), Samuel Barber (26th) and Rachel Simons (27th).
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.
Children meet on 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays. They continue worship in their groups and meet their leaders at the back of Church after the collect for the day; all children are welcome. NB No groups on 21 and 28 October due to Half Term.
Children meet on 1st, 3rd & 4th Sundays. They leave with their leaders after the first hymn and all children are welcome. No Groups for half term.
The Youth Group meets on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at St Mary’s. NB: on 24 October there will be no meeting due to half term.
There is a box at the back of both churches today to receive items. Packing up will take place from 2:00 p.m. onwards on Monday 29 October at St Anne’s hall. Offers of help please to Elizabeth Leicester on 449 8995.
Now available for a minimum donation of 50p.
| Time | First Reading | Second Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Morning | 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 | Luke 18:1-8 (St Mary’s) John 16:1-11 (St Anne’s) |
| Evening | Nehemiah 8:9-end | John 16:1-11 |
| Time | Service | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | Celebrant: Revd Joan Griffin Preacher: Revd Joan Griffin |
| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist | Celebrant: Revd Peter Hansel) Preacher: Revd Joan Griffin Hymns 304,318,514,55,310 Anthem: Tollite Hostias ( Lloyd Webber ) |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong | Officiant: Jonathan Hodgson Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek Hymns: 277,244,232 Psalm: 46 Anthem: 0 Be Joyful (Britten) |
| Time | Service | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 10:15 a.m. | Sung Eucharist with Holy Baptism | Celebrant: Revd Jeremy Dussek Preacher: Revd Jeremy Dussek Hymns: 393,111,261,92,362 |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong | Officiant: Revd Peter Hansell Preacher: Revd Peter Hansell Hymns: 199,343,227,214 Psalm: 149 |
| Day | Morning Prayer | Holy Communion | Evening Prayer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. St Mary’s |
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| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. St Mary’s |
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| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. St Anne’s |
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| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. St Anne’s |
No After-school Service |
| Time | Service |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Community |
| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong |
| Time | Service |
|---|---|
| 10:15 a.m. | Sung Eucharist |
| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong |
See also: Calendar of Future Events
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 22 October | 12 noon | Funeral of Harry Sutton at St Anne’s |
| 8:00 p.m. | Stewardship Meeting at 45 School Road | |
| Wednesday 24 October | United Nations Day. The U.N. has not, in our time achieved its aim: “To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”. But the world would be a worse place without it’s humanitarian activities internationally. | |
| Saturday 27 October | 7:30 p.m. | Valaam Singers at St Mary’s Church. Astounding versatility in orthodox church music and Russian folk song. Admission free, retiring collection. |
| Sunday 4 November | 6:30 p.m. | All Soul’s Requiem Service at St Mary’s Church. A service to remember all those who have died in the last year. There will be a sheet at the back of both churches for people to write the names of those to be remembered. |
| Wednesday 7 November | 7:00 p.m. | St Mary’s Flower Guild: flower arranging demonstration in the Piggott Room. This will be given by Gavin Carter of the Fine Flower Company. All are welcome. |
| Sunday 11 November | 10:30 a.m. | Service of Remembrance at St Mary’s Church attended by members of the British Legion and Armed Forces. |
| Sunday 11 November | 6:00 p.m. Licensing of the new team at St Mary’s | Licensing of Revd Frank Berry and also the Clergy and Readers in the United Benefice at St Mary’s and St Anne’s Churches. Frank Berry will be licensed as an Assistant Priest by the Bishop of Birmingham. Jeremy and Rosemary will become Vicar and Associate Vicar formally. |
| 7:00 p.m. Sung Eucharist at St Anne’s | ||
| Saturday 24 November | 10:00 a.m. | Christmas Fair 2007 at St Mary’s Church. We are collecting fancy goods and tombola items for the Christmas Fair; there will be a box at the back o each church for donated items. Thank you. |
| Sunday 25 November | 8:00 p.m. | Christian Aid Pub Quiz at the Village Pub. Further details from Revd Peter Hansell. |
Today the Wall family celebrate Jamie’s 16th birthday. Where have those years gone? Those sixteen years have seen Jamie’s increasing involvement in the life of St. Mary’s and today’s first reading couldn’t be more apposite. If Jamie and the rest of us take Paul’s Letter to Timothy to heart, is there any better way of leading our lives?
In the busy world we live in, it is all too easy to forget God’s word and to only listen to the message we want to hear and follow our own desires. Paul’s message is to remember what we have been taught, remain steadfast and remind ourselves of the need to lead true and worthy lives through the example of Jesus.
As Jamie continues in his journey through life, I hope he will find his time at St Mary’s has helped him to become “fully qualified and equipped to do every food deed”.
God, the giver of life whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church: by the Spirit’s gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ and make us eager to do your will that we may share with the whole creation the joys of eternal life; 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. Amen