Revised Covid 19 Plan July 2021.
Following the Government’s decision to lift almost all restrictions, some people will be glad of their new found “freedom”. For others however, this an anxious time - especially as there is a continuing increase in the number of reported cases. We want church to be a safe place for everyone and so the PCC feel that we need to proceed with caution.
For this reason we have decided that, for the moment, people should continue to wear their masks or face shields in Church. This will help people who would worry about sitting close to someone not wearing a face covering.
We are delighted to allow singing during services. We do strongly ask however, that people only sing if they are wearing either a mask or face shield. This is because Covid 19 is primarily an airborne virus.  Hymn books will be available but please leave them on the pews when you leave. The choirs will now be able to sing at services but will remain socially distanced.
We will continue with sharing of the Peace, receiving Communion and departure from Church after services as we have done over the last few months. We will sanitise and ventilate the building, show you to your seat and maintain social distancing in the pews as we have been doing.
We will dispense with the Track and Trace papers but the QR code is available on entry to church for those who would like to use it. We will also end the need to have someone sanitising your hands before Communion but sanitisers will remain in place around the Church for personal use.
We will do a risk assessment for the services and we will review the situation in early September.
We hope that these procedures will help you to feel safe in our Churches. We look forward to seeing you. If you require any help or wish to ask any questions please speak to Revd Ben or the Church Wardens.

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 PLEASE AVOID out-of-date items, opened packets & fresh foods, as these cannot be used.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.uk

Wolverhampton City of Sanctuary: Thank you all so much for your donations which are always appreciated and much needed for Wolverhampton City of Sanctuary. Special request this week please for 2 tv’s, asmall fridge, a hoover, a small wardrobe and a child’s bed. Always in demand are household and kitchen items, towels, 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.

Life group requestWe are collecting picture postcards for the charity Mission Aviation  Fellowship (MAF). The postcards are sold and money raised helps the work of this charity.  The picture postcards can be of any age, but need to be whole, not the stamps cut out of them!  There is a box at the back of the Church in which to place the donated postcards. Thank you.

MAF and its partners provide help, peace, joy and love to isolated  people across the developing world, they will provide disaster relief when devastation happens. It is an amazing charity.

HEAVENLY DUSTERS

Thank you to everyone that has put their names forward to help keep our church clean and tidy. We have had a fantastic response and we will be in touch very soon with planning the way forward.If anyone still wishes to put their name forward, there is still time. We need your full name, phone number and email address if you have one. Take care and May God Bless you, Donna.

LIVING FAITH The Diocesan disciple course will run again at St Bart’s from Wednesday 22nd September,

7.30pm in the Church Hall Lounge. If you want to learn more about the Christian faith, this is a fantastic course that follows the church year, so what we discuss on the course enhances what we are hearing about on a Sunday in church. If you are interested please speak to Rev Ben, Rev Alison or leave your details with the Parish Office. 

THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF RAPHAEL AND ANN SEDGWICK 
Pennwood Lane, Penn, Wolverhampton
July2021

We have an Almshouse, available to anyone who meets the criteria, applicants need to be on income support, housing benefit, and have some sort of connection to Penn or   Pennfields. If you, or anyone you know may be interested, please contact either 

Jill Fieldhouse(Clerk to the Trustees) 

Telephone – 01902-620149Mobile – 07710435572Email –jill.fieldhouse@outlook.comor Revd.Preb. Ben Whitmore.

Penn Climate Action- Plastic Free July Event

Please bring a carrier bag of washed single use plastic, to create “Penn Plastic Island” on Saturday 24thJuly, to the green space besides Warstones Library, opposite the shops on Warstones Drive. Then on Sunday 25th July people are invited to come to see Alex Van a local artist and his team from Real Arts Workshop, transform the plastic into the tail of a whale in a sea of grass. It is an opportunity to find out more about the plastic you use, and share your opinion about our proposed Community Orchard on this green space. 

Congratulations

Our former Music Director Joe Cooper is just about to become Director of Music at Bangor Cathedral. We send him our best wishes and congratulations on this exciting appointment – We can say we knew him before he was famous!

Please Pray for: Those for whom extra prayer is needed:

Brian Hopson,  Jeanette Saunders,  Jane Green,  Wendy Carly,Linda Harris,Maggie Perry,

Stella & Bluebell,  Katrina Jones,  Baby Lilly,Paul Lengkong,  Margaret Reade,  John Dodd,  Naomi Williams,  Rob Jones,  Baby Lily Wong.

Please Pray for:The family and friends of those who have died:

ClaraTayoLatunji,Bob Marshall.