Welcome to St Mary’s & St Anne’s Moseley
Sunday 27 November 2011 – Advent Sunday

Services this Sunday

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

• Celebrant: Revd Frank Berry
• 1st Reading: Isaiah 64:1-9
• Gospel: Mark 1:1-8

10:00 a.m. – Sung Eucharist at St Mary’s

• Celebrant: Revd Frank Berry
• Preacher: Jonathan Hodgson
• 1st Reading: Isaiah 64:1-9
• Gospel: Mark 1:1-8
• Hymns: 49; Psalm 23; 307; 193
• Anthem: How Lovely Are The Messengers

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

• Celebrant: Revd Jeremy Dussek
• Preacher: Jonathan Hodgson
• 1st Reading: Isaiah 64:1-9
• Gospel: Mark 1:1-8

6:30 p.m. – From Darkness to Light at St Mary’s

• Festival of Music and Readings for Advent
• Officiant: Revd Jeremy Dussek

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

The Church Office will now open for enquiries at 11:00 a.m. on Mondays. This is to ensure quality time for planning and communication by the Ministry Team and Staff in the first part of the morning.

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.

Notices

Christmas cards

The Benefice Malawi Group has produced a Christmas card which has been sent to Malawi with good wishes from St Mary’s and St Anne’s. The group is giving the congregation the opportunity to buy copies of the card, if they wish, for 50p each. If you would like to purchase any cards, please complete the order sheet that can be found at the back of both Churches.

Moseley Chimes

The new edition of Chimes is now available online at www.moseleybenefice.org.uk.

New Associate Vicar

Following recent interviews, we’re pleased to announce the appointment of Revd Hazel White to be the new Associate Vicar for Discipleship at St Mary’s and St Anne’s Churches. Hazel is currently serving as Curate in the Woodfield Benefice, Leics. Although she will be living at 15 Park Hill, Hazel will be ministering across the Benefice at both Churches and Moseley C of E School. As Vicar, Jeremy will continue to be responsible for the administration and day-to-day running of St Mary’s and St Anne’s, with Hazel focusing on the key areas of discipleship, growing leaders and evangelisation with responsibility for youth and young families. We look forward to welcoming Hazel to Moseley and hope that she will be licensed on the Feast of Candlemas, Thursday 2 February.

Future Events

Festival of Music and Readings for Advent

Tonight – 6:30 p.m. – St Mary’s Church
The beginning of Advent will be marked with a special service following the journey of Darkness to Light. Please come early and bring a torch if you find it difficult to read in candlelight

School Applications

Sunday 27 November
Signed applications and letters of recommendation are now available for collection in your pigeon holes at the back of both Churches. Applications that aren’t collected today, will be available from the Church office.

Prayer Circle

Tuesday 6 December – 7:00 p.m. – St Mary’s Church
At the next prayer Circle, we will focus on homelessness. Please bring a picture or item from your home and, if you can, a small gift for ANAWIM. If you have a copy of “The Man Born to be a King” by D. Sayers, please tell Helen or Elisabeth as we will be reading from this play at the January Prayer Circle. Do join us, everyone is most welcome.

Autumn House Group Series

Wednesday 7 December – 7:00 p.m. – 42 Pensby Close, B13 9JQ
‘Wrestling with Faith in the Modern World’ (A series of three discussion groups). Nibbles and refreshments will be provided Please feel free to email if you have any questions or to confirm attendance. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

PRAYER & REFLECTION

The Benefice prays for:

• Hilary, Jonathan and William Middup and the safe arrival of Tobias.
• Continued prayers for babies Alexander Ward, William King (Ardagh-Walter) and Bethany Davies & their parents
• World AIDS day & USPG’s work with children with AIDS
• The Children’s Society launch of the ‘Make Runaways Safe’ campaign in Birmingham
• The family of Pamela Daly as they prepare for her funeral this week
• Birmingham Malawi Partnership
• Residents of Lenches

Prayers are asked for:

Matthew and Hannah Davies, Leo Charles, Carl Warner, Nancy Alexander, Arthur Dudleston,

We celebrate the Birthdays of

27th Liz Blakey, 30th Kate Barnett, Chris Brown 1st Lauren Wheeler, Angus Watson 3rd Mick Perrier, Maisie Cartmell, Matthew Horton

Collect

Eternal God, as Mary waited for the birth of your Son, so we wait for his coming in glory; bring us through the birth pangs of this present age to see, with her, our great salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Thought for the day by Jenny Allen

I believe both Readings (Isaiah 64 1-9) and (Mark 13 24-end) appear to begin the ‘countdown’ to Christmas, when God became human and gave mankind a chance to receive forgiveness. And how badly we need God's forgiveness this forthcoming Christmas 2011. I like to read the King James version of the Bible – Isaiah's declaration vs. 1 ‘Oh that thou wouldst rend the heavens, that thou wouldst come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence’. Or when Mark describes how Christ foretells vs. 26 ‘And then they shall say see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory’. Advent provides many people, including myself, who get caught up with present buying etc, an opportunity to get a glimpse of real excitement, that something is coming that will be very special, that may even change the world. I think perhaps children especially feel this as do Christians and many of other faiths or indeed, of no faith. There will be many who may not agree, especially in these times of uncertainty about jobs etc. Also for many advent can remind people of the arrival of a day when they perhaps may feel more alone than on any other day of the year.

However, perhaps the keyword for advent, before joyous, peaceful, hopeful, and love. Jesus declared and was recorded by Mark vs. 37: ‘And what I say unto you I say unto you all, “Watch”. ’

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