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Bart's blog Sunday 29th Nov
Bart's blog Sunday 29th Nov
# Bart's blog
Bart's blog Sunday 29th Nov
Thank you all so much for your donations which are always appreciated and much needed for Wolverhampton City of Sanctuary. Always in demand are clothes (for all ages and sizes), household and kitchen items, towels and bedding, children’s toys and books, toiletries and sanitary products. Thank you for your ongoing support. Please contact Annette Souter to arrange for any donations to be collected or delivered to her on Tel: 07952 777998 or annette_souter@hotmail.com Please do not deliver to Church.
The Well Foodbank: Particularly needed right now are tinned vegetables of all kinds, especially tinned potatoes, tinned fruit, rice pudding, any other tinned puddings, rice and pasta sachets, toiletries, large size nappies. Other tinned or dried items also welcome. PLEASE AVOID out-of-date items, opened packets & fresh foods, as these cannot be used. If you would like to help please add your donation to the trolley at the back of church and it will rapidly find its way to someone in need.
For more information http://thewellwolverhampton.co...
Zoom Choir Practice Friday evenings – if anyone is interested in joining the choir, please speak to Ben.
Unfortunately, due to the difficult circumstances, we will not be collecting Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes this year. Please see below:
Good News. Great Joy!You can still help share God's love with children around the world even if you don’t have time to shop for and pack an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift or because the pandemic restrictions won`t allow you to. With a few clicks of your mouse or swipes on your touchscreen, you can build a shoebox online. Just follow the instructions you are given and make it your own by choosing from a list of gifts, then add a personal letter and photo which children will treasure.
We'll pack your shoebox and send it for you for just £15 + £5 project donation per box. Each shoebox gift built online is a heartfelt expression of God's love to children in need. www.shoeboxonline.org.uk
Christmas Cards
We are aware that members of the congregation like to post personal Christmas cards in the pigeon holes at the back of church. Unfortunately, due to the current covid-19 situation, the pigeon holes are not in use this year.
If you wish to send cards to your friends, please put their full name on a stamped envelope and post them in the church office post box, outside the office. We will address the envelopes for you and post them. We are unable to give out addresses for Data Protection purposes. Unfortunately, any envelopes without a stamp will not be posted.
There will be a board in the church porch which can be used to post season’s greetings to the congregation in general.
Thank you for your help.
Anne Edwards
Church Warden
Friends of St Bart's and St Anne's Christmas Cards
Unfortunately, due to the current covid-19 situation, we have been unable to produce any new Christmas cards this year. We do, however, still have a supply of cards from last year.
These are available from Anne Edwards on 01902 337478 or Sue Cole in the church office on 01902 576809.
If you live locally, they can be delivered to your house or posted if you live some distance away.
They are for sale at the reduced price of £3.00 per pack of 8.
Please support the Friends of St Bart's and St Anne's as all monies raised go to support our beautiful churches and wonderful choirs.
Thank you Anne Edwards
St Bart’s School Applications: Could parents please give us a brief history of their worship at St Bart’s, along with the Supporting Evidence Form, so that we can accurately complete the form. We check all of the applications carefully for accuracy.
St Peter’s School Applications: Could parents please give us a brief history of their worship at St Bart’s, along with the Supporting Evidence Form, so that we can accurately complete the form. We check all of the applications carefully for accuracy.
Church Floodlighting: If you wish the Church to be floodlit in memory of a loved-one or to celebrate a special anniversary, birthday etc, please contact the Parish Office on 01902 576809. The cost is only £15 and the Church is lit from dusk to midnight.
What’s on this week? | ||
Sunday 29th November | ||
Monday 30th November | 1.15pm | RIP Ruby Castree (Church/Bushbury West Chapel) |
Tuesday 1st December | ||
Wednesday 2nd December | ||
Thursday 3rd December | 9.00am | Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel) |
9.30am | RIP Mary Bednarski (Churchyard) | |
Friday 4th December | 9.00am | Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel) |
Saturday 5th December | 9.00am | Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel) |
5.30pm | Holy Communion | |
Sunday 6th December | 8.00am | Holy Communion |
10.00am | Parish Communion | |
11.45am | All-age Worship in St Anne’s | |
5.30pm | Doorstep Carol Service | |
Please Pray for: Those for whom extra prayer is needed:
Alice Corbett, Brian Hopson, Grace Simkin, Darren Westwood, Jeanette Saunders,
Jutta Dougan, Giles Field, Robert Farmer, Jane Green, Pauline Hollington, Wendy Carly, Thomas Griffiths.
Please Pray for: The family and friends of those who have died:
Geoff Werry, Mary Bednarski, Ruby Castree, Joan Groves, Dennis Squire, Dylys Walker, Elizabeth Hughes.
PRAYER DIARY
December 2020
Come still the heart O Lord, of all in our schools
Calm their nerves and focus their minds
Father, we lay before you everything that is studied
May they channel all they have learnt into their lives for the good of all
Please give them faith to believe they can do all things in your strength
Grant the peace of this season so that all can know that all can be well
Thank you that you are with all our staff and pupils
Thank you that your friendship is eternal
Amen
A child’s prayer for their school at Christmas
More information and prayers can be found on the Lichfield Diocese website www.lichfield.anglican.org/our...
1. | Coronavirus - We give thanks for all who work in our wonderful NHS and pray for those who are under great pressure and suffering from stress and exhaustion. Lord keep them well we pray. |
2. | Coronavirus - We give praise and thanks to God for all those who have been working to develop a covid vaccine. Give wisdom to all who make decisions about who will receive the vaccine, and the people who give it. |
3. | Matlosane - Lord, we pray for all who are suffering from the effects of covid, and those who seek to care for them. We pray for all the clergy as they minister to all your people. |
4. | We pray for all who work in our emergency services, that they will be able to keep safe and well as they help those in need. Protect them from those who would harm them or their vehicles. |
5. | We pray for Adrian Morey as he has stood down as church warden. We also pray for Anne Edwards who continues to serve St Bart’s as the only warden until April when Catherine Pugh begins as a church warden. |
6. | SUNDAY Eternal God for whom we wait, You feed us with the bread of eternal life, Keep us ever watchful, that we may be ready to stand before the Son of Man, Jesus Christ our Lord. We pray for all the different carol services that will be happening during the next few weeks. |
7. | The coffee morning seems like a distant memory, so we pray for lonely people who miss meeting with their friends, and are finding life increasingly hard as the restrictions continue. |
8. | We pray for families who have struggled during the lock down. Help them as they prepare for Christmas that this will be a joyful time for them. |
9. | Melissa asks for prayer for wisdom as she visits and supports refugees, while trying to avoid covid! We pray for those seeking the Messiah to find Him this Christmas - not as a baby in a story, but as their living Saviour - God with us. |
10. | Canada - we pray for the churches in Regina that are preparing to worship together in the New Year. May this new venture bring encouragement and newness of life to all your people. |
11. | We give thanks for all the work of the Mothers’ Union worldwide. Give wisdom that they will know how to help and encourage their members at this difficult time. |
12. | We pray for all who come to the 5.30pm service, and all those who lead and preach. We also give thanks for the Hoodie Choir and Carly who leads them. |
13. | SUNDAY We pray for all in the band who lead our worship. Encourage them as they practise. We also pray for the choir and Julia who leads them, as they lead worship at the 5.30pm service today. |
14. | We pray for Catherine Crawley and all staff at her school in Bangladesh. May they know the joy of the Lord this Christmas time. |
15. | Today we pray for victims of crime, who often suffer greatly and some never recover from the trauma. We pray for those who help with victim support that they will have wisdom to know how to help. |
16. | We pray for people in our prisons, and those who care for them. Help those who want to turn their lives around. We also pray for chaplains who seek to help and encourage them. |
17. | We give thanks for all who work in the food bank. Help all your people to be generous and give what they can to help those who are in need at this time. |
18. | We pray for refugees and asylum seekers who have fled their home country. We pray for those in the Home Office that have to decide their future that they will have mercy. We pray for Michael and all those who attend St Anne’s. |
19. | Schools, Colleges - We pray for all those involved in the shaping of young lives. We give thanks for the sacrifice and commitment of all involved in serving children and young people in education. |
20. | SUNDAY We give thanks for our clergy - Ben, Alison, Roberta, Glynne, Deb and Su. Fill them daily with your Holy Spirit as they serve you and minister to your people. |
21. | We pray for Anthony Arul as he leads services over the Christmas period in Penang, Asia. May many hear the message of Jesus, Son of God being born as a baby in Bethlehem, who came to save us from our sins. |
22. | Today we pray for all the churches in Asia, that they will be strengthened and encouraged in their faith. |
23. | We pray for all who live in care homes at this time. May relatives and friends be able to visit over Christmas. Protect all who work in our care homes, may they get the PPE that they need. |
24. | CHRISTMAS EVE We pray for those who are panicking because they are not ready for Christmas. Help them to do what is important and be at peace to enjoy the celebrations. |
25. | CHRISTMAS DAY Welcome Lord Jesus, come and give your peace and joy to all people, in this year which has been so difficult for many. May those who do not know of your love find you to be their Saviour. |
26. | ST STEPHEN’S DAY Fill us all with your Spirit Lord, that like your servant Stephen we may share boldly the message of your love and salvation with all those we meet. |
27. | As we are free to celebrate Christmas, we pray for persecuted Christians in many parts of the world where it is dangerous to be a Christian. We pray for all in prison for their faith. |
28. | We give thanks for all who serve in our armed forces. We pray for families who have been separated over the Christmas period that you will give them peace and bring them safely back together. |
29. | We pray for all those who have lost their jobs and businesses this year. Show them a way forward to give them hope. We also pray for those in violent relationships. |
30. | We pray for our government that they will have wisdom in all the many decisions they make in the coming year, that as we leave the EU we find our way through all the changes this brings. |
31. | NEW YEAR’S EVE Let us look back with thanksgiving and forward with prayer and trust in our faithful God who promised, “I will be with you always”. Matthew 28v20. |
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