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The parish prays for:
Our thoughts and prayers are asked for Felix Meikle, Peter Wake and Pat Charsley, and for the souls of the departed, Olive Fletcher and Baby Andrew Perrie Carter.
We celebrate the birthdays of Raife Connolly Maddox (1st) and Mike Stocks (2nd).
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 Tuesdays. 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 & 4 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.
Children meet on 1st, 3rd & 4th Sundays. They leave with their leaders after the first hymn and all children are welcome.
The Youth Group meets on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at St Mary’s.
Today is Homelessness Sunday and marks the beginning of the Week of Action on Poverty. We are having a retiring collection for Church Urban Fund this Sunday and next. For more information people can view the website www.homelessness-sunday.org.uk or www.church-poverty.org.uk
Our decorations, trees and candles will remain up to celebrate the Epiphany Season until the feast of Candlemas (this is a traditional custom in the Church of England and marks the time when we witness the revelation of God’s Light and Glory of Christ incarnate on earth). Please do add your prayers for hope and light in the New Year on the final set of candles at the rear of the Church in St Mary’s.
Please note that all items for insertion in the pewsheet should now be received by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Thank you to all who contribute to Thought for the Week — it is greatly appreciated — please can you try and keep contributions to about 250 words so it can fit on our leaflet.
Lent will be with us in two weeks time. This year we will be holding Charity Soup Lunches at St Mary’s on Wednesdays (from 13 February) for Christian Aid. This will follow the 12 noon Communion & Prayer Series. We want ‘cooks’ to make soup — if you can help please see a member of the Ministry Team. More hands make light work! Details of the Lent series will be available next week and in Moseley Chimes For February
This is being revised in preparation for the APCM’s at both Churches (on 24 February at St Mary’s and on 9 March at St Anne’s) If you are not on the electoral roll and would like to register please ask a Warden for a form to fill in. The list closes on 3 February at St Mary’s and 24 February at St Anne’s.
The APCM report for the Benefice is now being compiled. Requested group leaders will be contacted by Ann Andrew to submit reports by 31 January.
Commencing Saturday 9 February and following along the lines of our prayer theme for Lent, the Manresa Link Ignatian Spirituality Network is offering six individually guided retreat-in-daily-life. It is a wonderful opportunity to strengthen one’s prayer life. If anyone is interested please speak to Helen McNicoll (449-2989).
Drama 13 present two one act plays, Sparrows and A Crying Shame at Kings Heath and Moseley Baptist Church Hall on Thursday 7, Friday 8 and Saturday 9 February at 7:30 p.m. For tickets call 778 1854.
| Service | First Reading | Second Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Morning | Isaiah 9:1-4 | Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23 |
| Evening | Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 | 1 Peter 1:3-12 |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Joan Griffin |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Sung Eucharist Celebrant & Preacher: Revd Joan Griffin Hymns: 77,4,321,208,158 Anthem: The Blessed Son of God (Halsey) |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Matins Officiant & Preacher: Revd Rosemary Donovan Hymns: 162,109,238,170 Psalm: 27:1-11 |
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| 6:30 p.m. | Evensong Officiant: Revd Jeremy Dussek Preacher: Jonathan Hodgson Hymns: 533,451,76 Psalm: 122 Anthem: Star of the East (Bullard) |
Taize Service Officiants Revd Rosemary Donovan & Cathie Carey Hymns: 68,60,42,98,149 The service will follow the theme for the week of prayer for Christian Unity — Pray Without Ceasing |
| Day | Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-28-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| Tue-29-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| Wed-30-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Moseley School Epiphany/Candlemas Service | ||
| Thu-31-Jan | 9:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Moseley After School Service |
| Time | St Mary’s | St Anne’s |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Community Worship | |
| 10:15 a.m. | Sung Eucharist | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Sung Eucharist | |
| 6:30 p.m. | No service at St Mary’s | Joint Festival of Lessons and Carols for Candlemas |
| Ash Wednesday, 6 February | ||
| 11:00 a.m. | Holy Communion | |
| 8:00 p.m. | Holy Communion | |
See also: Calendar of Future Events
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mon-28-Jan | 8:15 p.m. | St Mary’s Pastoral Team Meeting |
| Tue-29-Jan | 8:00 p.m. | Social Committee 18, Hayfield Road |
| Wed-30-Jan | 7:30 p.m. | Youth Group at St Mary’s |
| Thu-31-Jan | 7:00 p.m. | Moseley Chimes Editorial meeting |
| 8:00 p.m. | St Anne’s PCC at St Anne’s | |
| Sat-2-Feb | 7:30 p.m. | Orchestral Concert St Mary’s |
| Thu-7-Feb Fri-8-Feb Sat-9-Feb |
7:30 p.m. | Drama 13 present two one act plays, Sparrows and A Crying Shame at Kings Heath and Moseley Baptist Church Hall. For tickets call 778 1854. |
Who at this point of the winter does not long for the light? The bleakness can seem endless and the few shafts of light that appear so transitory as to be unreal. We can only feel for John The Baptist, entombed in his dungeon surely aware that his life and mission are nearing their end, but fearful that it has all been for nothing.
Yet outside, the light of which he prophesied bursts forth. John sits in the darkness but the lands of which Isaiah spoke are bathed in a new light; a new and definitive call the repentance is proclaimed, and those Peter, Andrew, James and John upon whom the new kingdom is to be founded are called into service. They do not hesitate. The synagogues resound to a new preaching and the sick are healed.
If life seems so dark and pointless as John’s must have seemed to him at this time, it is useful to remember all that his absence from the scene helped bring about.
With faith, prayer and patience, God can guide us to the opportunity He has hidden in our problem.
God our creator, who in the beginning commanded the light to shine out of darkness, we pray that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ may dispel the darkness of ignorance and unbelief, shine into the hearts of all your people, and reveal the knowledge of your glory in the face of 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.