St.Thomas' Church, Aldridge

We have adapted our Tom's Toddlers sessions to keep everyone safe during Coronavirus. We currently meet outside in the park at the back of church.

We look forward to resuming our stay-and-play for carers and children aged 0 - 2.5 years. With snacks, songs, Christian input and fellowship. Very well-equipped for children of this age. We function during term time with an extra week off after the longer school holidays i.e Christmas, Easter and summer. There is a small attendance fee of just £2, which goes towards our running costs.

Excludes school holidays with an extra week off after the longer holidays (Christmas and summer)

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We have adapted our Footprints Group to keep everyone safe during this period of Coronavirus. We currently meet outside in the park at the back of Church.

We look forward to resuming our usual indoor stay-and-play for children aged 2.5 years until school age. A really lovely session with a bible story (with puppets on some occasions!), related craft, an opportunity to play with lots of exciting toys and a snack-time, led by experienced childcarers. We are open during term time but have an extra week off after the longer school holidays i.e. Christmas, Easter and summer. There is a small attendance fee of £2, to help cover running costs.

Excludes school holidays with an extra week off after the longer holidays (Christmas, Easter and summer)

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Dads and Gradads and Male Carers are all welcome to join us for our stay-and-play with their children at St Thomas Church. A bacon, sausage or egg sandwich is served, along with real coffee and tea and toast and squash for the kids. Mum can have a morning off and you get time to chat to other blokes in a warm and friendly environment! We just charge £3 per family to cover the refreshments. It is usually on the last Saturday of the month during term time but please check with Church Office for exact dates. You can also sign up to the regular news emails when you attend.

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Join us for an evening of dedicated worship and prayer!

We gather for coffee and cake and fellowship together, before our worship begins at 6.15pm. Everyone is welcome to join us for this relaxed and informal gathering of deep worship.

ONLINE SERVICES can viewed on Facebook, You Tube and Faithlife, please search for St Thomas Church, Aldridge.

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Join us for coffee and prayers in the Church Lounge at 9.30am every Monday, where we gather to pray for the world, our church, our community and each other.

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A cosy morning of knitting, crafting or whatever you fancy making! A great opportunity to socialise with fellow-crafters over a cup of tea, and gain tips and new skills from others.

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In light of current Government and Church of England guidelines, Healing on the Streets has been suspended until further notice.

We look forward to resuming our monthly healing and evangelistic event in the centre of Aldridge, outside Costa. Come for healing or to see what is happening with a view to becoming a trained member of the team.

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Please join us at this quiet and reflective gathering of Early Morning Holy Communion

8.30am, 1st Sunday of each month.

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We would love you to join us at our fun-filled Gathering, with a child-friendly talk and aspects to engage the younger folk! The worship is lively and refreshments are served afterwards.

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Join us for worship for adults with learning difficulties, dementia or mental health issues and carers: Songs, musical instruments, drama, crafts, games and lunch! Come and enjoy a wonderful time of Spirit-filled fellowship. Every second Saturday at Tynings Lane Church but we thought we would advertise it here as it is such a valuable event.

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We hope you can join us at our services of Holy Communion.

ONLINE SERVICES are available to view via Facebook, You Tube and Faithlife, search for St Thomas Church, Aldridge.

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Come and join us at St Thomas Church for our Lent Course, which is focusing on the topic of Living in Love and Faith.

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Currently Suspended during this period of Coronavirus, but please do join our Family Service instead!

We look forward to resuming our fun-filled afternoon of Bible story, crafts, games, singing and refreshments. Parents enjoy some time with other parents while the children have a great time learning about Bible characters and their relevance today.

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Dear Church Family,

The situation regarding the Covid-19 virus is worsening daily, but what can we do about it? WE CAN PRAY!!

Below is a heartfelt and upsetting plea from Liz Grace who has to deal with the effects of the virus daily at the Manor Hospital. You can see how much this is affecting her, so folks we need to get behind her and the whole of the NHS and pray!

“Hi everyone
Whilst I know and understand that everyone is withstanding their own pressures at the moment, especially those in education (give me healthcare any day!!), I would like you to consider the following request.

I have just spent possibly my worst shift in 40+years of nursing, with unbelievable pressures, and national incidents being reported, because the hospitals are now officially unable to do anything more - not through laziness, but simply through lack of any further capacity. The figures are startling, and the staff are completely empty. But the patients keep pouring in.

Would it be possible to put a message out to encourage a call to prayer - again - to the people of St Ts? I can see no other way out of this, and it is progressively escalating day by day, but today was worsening hour by hour. I know that many people are still praying, and continue to do so, but this needs to be fervent and ongoing. We are currently losing the battle.

Thanks for your consideration of this. Liz”

In normal times we’d be asking you to meet at church to pray together, but obviously we can’t do that. So, can we ask you to commit to praying at 6pm each day, then we know we’ll be praying powerfully

together every day. Lifegroups and Roland’s Zoom prayers are being asked to soak the situation in prayer too. Please also continue to pray for this situation during your usual prayer time.

This is the least we can do for one of our sisters in Christ, and for all those who daily put their own lives at risk in fighting Covid. There is strength in praying together.

(Jesus said..) Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my Name, there I am with them. Matthew 18:19-20.

Thank you.

The Wardens, Sue and Jeremy

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