Welcome to St Mary’s & St Anne’s Moseley
Sunday 30 October 2011 — All Saints Sunday

Services this Sunday

8:00 a.m. — Holy Communion at St Mary’s

• Celebrant: Revd Caroline George
• 1st Reading: Revelation 7:9-end
• Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

10:00 a.m. — Sung Eucharist & Holy Baptism at St Mary’s

• Celebrant: Revd Jeremy Dussek
• Preacher: Revd Caroline George
• 1st Reading: Revelation 7:9-end
• Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12
• Hymns: 15;125;73;565

11:00 a.m. — Sung Eucharist at St Anne’s

• Celebrant & Preacher Revd Caroline George
• 1st Reading: Revelation 7:9-end
• Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

6:30 p.m. — Sung Evensong at St Mary’s

• Officiant: Revd Ivor Jones
• 1st Reading: Isaiah 65:17-end
• 2nd Reading: Hebrews 11:32-12:2

Welcome

If you are here for the first time, please do introduce yourself to a sidesperson or priest. There is a loop system for the hard of hearing available in the nave at St Mary’s and in any part of the church at St Anne’s.

Receiving Communion

Baptised communicant members of any Church are welcome to receive Communion. If you would like to receive a blessing, please come forward holding your service leaflet.

Your Offering

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. There will also be a collection from the parents in the children’s groups

Mobile Phones

Please ensure phones are switched off as they interfere with the hearing loop and the PA system

Contact details for the Vicar, Wardens & Admin.

• Church Office: 25 St Mary’s Row, B13 8HW
• Telephone: 0121 449 2243
• Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Parish Hall and Room Bookings

• Contact: Chrissy McAteer.
• Telephone: 0121 449 2243
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St Mary’s Junior Church &
St Anne’s Children’s Groups

Children meet on most Sundays during term time. Both groups recommence next week.

Notices

Applications for entry to Moseley C of E School for 2012

Completed application forms for Fr. Jeremy to sign should be left in the pigeon hole marked “Vicar’s PA, Lucy” at the back by Friday 18 November. These will be ready for collection on Sunday 27 November. Forms will not be signed after this time. If you would like an appointment, please call the office after Sunday 30 October

Courtyard Garden — ’“Gardening for Wildlife” 2011/2012 project

The Royal Horticultural Society is launching a campaign to encourage more gardening for wildlife, the “Big Wildlife Garden”.  As part of the campaign there is a competition aimed at small projects being run by community groups and we would like to enter our Courtyard Garden. Do you have ideas to help encourage wildlife? Would you be interested in leading or volunteering with our entry? For more information see the Junior Church notice board.

Hot off the press!

St Mary’s Courtyard Garden has been recognised as an Area of Achievement in the Royal Horticultural Society judging of Moseley in Bloom.  At regional level the judges commented on the beautiful planting and the sunflower competition allowing children to participate. In the national competition it was noted that the space had been transformed into a ’safe and tranquil area for families and parents to meet and is a real asset.’ 

A big thank you to all those parents, children and parishioners who have helped to develop the Courtyard this year and to the promise of much more exciting work over the next 12 months as we focus on encouraging wildlife into the area.  Please see Becky Greenhill or Claire Stevens for more information on how you can help.

Future Events

All Souls Service

Sunday 6 November, 6:30 p.m.
A service where we remember those who have died in the last year; if you would like anyone to be remembered, please give names to Lucy in the office, 449 2243.

St Anne’s PCC

Monday 7 November, 7:30 p.m.
At the Parish Hall, St Anne’s. All welcome

Prayer Circle

Tuesday 8 November
The next Prayer Circle will be at 7:30 p.m. at St Mary’s Church. Revd Nigel Jones, Chaplain at Rye Hill Prison will reflect with us on “Life behind Closed Doors”.

Faith Guiding course

Starts Thursday 10 November, Lozells, 6:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.
Accredited 12 week evening course training people of all faiths as guides for their own church/mosque etc. Details from Ruth Tetlow 0121 449 4892.

Charity Christmas Shopping Event

Saturday 5 November, 10:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m.
23, Chantry Road, Moseley

Prayer & Reflection

The Benefice prays for:

• The appointment of Associate Vicar for the Benefice
• Conan Chitham-Mosley, on placement with us
• Philip & Jo Blakey as they begin their married life together
• Hayden Crutchley & Brendan Yi Priest as they are baptised today
• Residents of Oaklands
• Bishop Brighton and the Upper Shire Diocese
• Kinmos’s work and the improved health of their manager

Prayers are asked for:

Jackie Percy, Irene Pitman, Carl Warner, Matthew & Hannah Davies, Joyce Hodgson, Enid McGregor, Jean Lindley

We celebrate the Birthdays of:

Alex McCormick, Imogen Lewis (30th), Eden Hall (31st), Peter Jupe (1st), Madison Carter (2nd), Johnny Hodgson, Anna Farrall (4th), Jean Ruston (5th)

Collect

Almighty God you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord: grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those inexpressible joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; 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.

Thought for the day by Janet Thorne

Today we celebrate All Saints. Saints are quite unique, described in the dictionary as holy and worthy of veneration. To be saintly we must be very good, patient or unselfish people and full of good works. Recently we enjoyed the outing to Winchester where we heard quite a lot about saints or saintly people. I was most impressed by the visit to St Cross Hospital and Almshouse of Noble Poverty allegedly founded by Henry De Blois who became Bishop of Winchester in 1129. The story suggests that Henry was moved by a young girl, with whom he had a chance encounter, who begged him to help her family who were starving because of the civil war. As a result, the hospital was built on the site of a ruined religious house, where 100 poor men were fed each day and 13 provided with accommodation. It continues today and is now England’s oldest charitable institution.

Henry’s deeds were very saintly at that time. But now, nearly 900 years later, what about our deeds today? How generous and hospitable are we in our benefice? There are plenty of opportunities for us to be welcoming and friendly in our church communities. Special events, coffee and company, lunch club, Christmas day, Christmas fair, flower arrangements and refreshments after services. But these are the easy things. Could we do more? Have the needs changed significantly in all those years? How saintly are we and will we be remembered for our efforts?

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