Readings:
FIRST READING Isaiah 43:1-7
SECOND READING Acts 8:14-17
PSALM 29
GOSPEL Luke 3:15-17. 21-22
Prayers for January Pastoral Cluster: Shepherds Wood
We wish you all a Happy and Blessed New Year
Sadly Jim Ranford passed away on 30th December, Jim’s funeral will take place on 4th February at 10am followed by a wake at Christ Church Centre.
Thank you to all who sold tickets for the Christmas Prize Draw and to those who donated the wonderful prizes, this year we raised approximately £405.
Thank you everyone for your support for St Basils this year we raised £287 collected from the sponsored sleepover and the Church Christmas Card.
If you haven’t done so yet please return the Advent Candles to collect for the Children’s Society. So for we have raised £200.
Our PCC meeting will take place this Tuesday 11th January via Zoom at 7.30pm. Please let Odilla know if you are unable to make it. Rev. Lydia will LIVE stream from the Vicarage if you’d rather join her in person.
AGM Reports, our AGM takes place after our morning service on Sunday 3rd April at 11.00am. Please could those groups who prepare reports (Church Warden, Deanery Synod, Singers, Servers, Mothers Union, Flowers, CC Club, Safeguarding, Centre & Treasurer) start preparing to have these submitted to Revd. Lydia no later than 11th March.
This new year I would like to focus a bit more on our Pastoral Clusters with the aim of having 12 people willing to contact and be connected to a little group. If you would be able to be a ‘Cluster Lynchpin’ please let Rev Lydia know.
The Church of England have put together a course entitled: Living in Love and Faith and all churches are asked to participate in it by next April. See introduction on YouTube https://youtu.be/g7A3wt0jqZM
Please continue to support The Yardley Wood Food Pantry, please bring donations of food and toiletries and we will pass them on.
We continue to run children’s Learn to ride 1.30 – 2.30 & 2.30 – 3.30 on Sunday afternoons If you would be able to volunteer to help Paul Phillips with these sessions please speak to Rev Lydia.
If you would like to join in with the diocesan ‘Praying Together’ it can be found at: https://www.cofebirmingham.com/everyday-faith/being-a-christian/cofeb-praying-together/church-of-england-birmingham-praying-together--september-2021.php
Services this week:
Monday 9.00 am Morning Prayer
Wednesday 10.00am Holy Eucharist in Church (this service will not be streamed)
Services W/C 16th January 2022
Sunday 9.30am Holy Eucharist in Church (on Facebook & then uploaded to Youtube)
11.30am Baptism of Lucca & Lorenzo
The next ‘Family Service’ takes place Sunday 30th January 2022 at 11.30am
'Come Ready to Celebrate Potential'
This months service we will be hearing the story of Jesus' presentation in the Temple, singing and praying and making our own candles.
Service starts at 11.30am - All Families Welcome
Refreshments will be served in Christ Church Centre after the service