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MAJOR SPRING CLEAN – SATURDAY 5TH MARCH 9.30AM
Please note change of date. Please come along and bring your dusters, polish and powerful hoovers.
| ALPHA COURSE Online hosted on a zoom call on Thursdays at 8.00pm starting 3rd March If you would like to be Confirmed or just wish to learn more about the Christian Faith, please join us with this year’s Alpha Course. |
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 PLEASE AVOID out-of-date items, opened packets & fresh foods, as these cannot be used.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 SanctuaryThank you all so much for your donations which are always appreciated and much needed. Always needed are kitchen and household items, children's clothes and toys, toiletries and sanitary products. Special requests this week pleasefor ahoover, fridge, microwave and a shopping trolley (suitable for a man). Please do not deliver to Church. Please contact Annette Souter on Tel: 07952 777998 or annette_souter@hotmail.com Thankyou very much for your ongoing support.
| Prayer for your needs The prayer request board is now in place at the back of church. Please feel free to add any prayer requests for situations that concern you. These will then be prayed for by our WhatsApp prayer group, and in our daily Morning Prayer. Please ensure that if names are used, that the person has given permission. It would also be wonderful to have any updates or answers to prayer. |
The Almshouse Charity of Raphael and Ann Sedgwick
January 2022
The Penn Almshouses , built in 1776 are situated in Pennwood Lane.
There are five terraced type houses, with a communal garden at the rear.
So – who lives in them?
They were set up to help the poor and needy of Penn/Penn Fields, and the criteria for acquiring one is that you must be on some sort of income support, claim housing benefit, own no property, and a connection to either Penn or Penn Fields.
They have no connection to the “Church”, but one of the stipulations in the deeds is that the incumbent of the Parish of Penn must be a “Trustee”.
At the moment, there are four other trustees, each having a role to play – chairman, treasurer, clerk, and a representative from the council. We meet twice a year, and have a meal out with the residents at least once a year, at least two of us needs to be contactable to them in between.
Presently, we are looking for 2 new people to join us as Trustees. Ideally we are looking for someone with building knowledge, and someone who can take on the responsibility of Clerk.
If you would like to know more, please speak to Julian Hollington (Chairman)
on 01902 663180 or Jill Fieldhouse (Clerk) on 07710435572
HOLY COMMUNION FOR ASH WEDNESDAY 2ND MARCH -7.30PM
Next NewsletterThe next Newsletter will be available this Easter. If you wish to submit an article etc. for inclusion in this newsletter, please contact the editor Sarah Slade at newsletter.stbarts@gmail.com by Monday 14th February.
Bart’s Butterfliesare back at St Bart’s Church from Thursday 3rd February at 1.45pm for lots of singing stories and fun.
All are welcome.
The Church Hall is open for parties – for further details, please contact Donna Williams on 07546 527300.
The Church will be floodlit on the evening of Saturday 5th February in loving memory of Malcolm Done
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| Sunday 30th January
| 8.00am | Holy Communion |
| 10.00am | Parish Communion | |
| 11.45am | All age worship at St Anne’s | |
| 5.30pm | Evensong | |
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| Monday 31stJanuary | 9.00am | Morning Prayer |
| 10.00am | Coffee Morning (Oak Room) | |
| 4.00pm | Hoodie Choir | |
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| Tuesday 1st February | 9.00am | Morning Prayer |
| 9.30am/1.30pm | Painting in Penn (Church Hall) | |
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| Wednesday 2nd February | 9.15am | Mid-week Holy Communion (Oak Room) |
| 1.30pm/6.30pm | Painting in Penn (Oak Room) | |
| 7.30pm | Living Faith (Church Hall Lounge) | |
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| Thursday 3rd February | 9.00am | Morning Prayer |
| 1.45pm | Bart’s Butterflies (St Bart’s Church/Oak Room) | |
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| Friday 4th February | 9.00am | Morning Prayer |
| 6.30pm/7.30pm | Trebles Rehearsal/Full Choir Rehearsal | |
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| Saturday 5th February | 8.00am | Morning Prayer |
| 5.30pm | Holy Communion | |
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| Sunday 6th February
| 8.00am | Holy Communion |
| 10.00am | Parish Communion | |
| 11.45am | All-age Worship in St Anne’s | |
| 5.30pm | Evensong |
Please Pray for: Those for whom extra prayer is needed:
Brian Hopson, Jeanette Saunders, Jane Green, Wendy Carly,Jackie Evans, Baby Lilly,
Stella & Bluebell, PaulLengkong,Naomi Williams, Sue Perry,Paul Challenor, Jude Aston,
Christine Plowman, Jane Turner, Thomas Griffiths,Hilary Bolas,Arran Amoroso,
Liz Riches, Martyn Dowling, Stan Yates, Richard Stewart.
Please Pray for: The family and friends of those who have died:
Alan Bickley, MabelIllidge, Edna Ray, Audrey Gatenby, Maggie Perry, Margaret Reade.
PRAYER DIARY February 2022
Cast all your care upon Him Because He cares for you 1 Peter 5 v 7
| 1. | There is often bad weather in February. We pray for all who serve in our emergency services. We also pray for safety on our roads.
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| 2. | We give thanks and pray for our link diocese of Matlosane. We give thanks for all the clergy as they serve the people in this huge diocese. Help them to keep well and to stay safe as they travel. |
| 3. | We give thanks and pray for all who work with children and young people linked with St Bart’s. We remember all who come to Butterflies, and also pray for all who work in our schools. |
| 4. | We give thanks for all the music we enjoy in St Bart’s. We pray for all who sing in our choirs and for Carly and Julia who lead them. We pray for our organists and for those who play and sing in the band. |
| 5. | We pray for Catherine Crawley, working as an administrator for a church in North London, and studying for the ACCA Chartered accountant qualification. Help her to build strong friendships there. |
| 6. | SUNDAY We give thanks for all our clergy and pray that they will be encouraged as they minister to the people of the church and Parish. We pray for those who visit people who have been bereaved. |
| 7. | We give thanks for Joy, Sally and Jo who run the Coffee Morning and work so hard to make it a success. We give thanks for all who come and enjoy time with friends. We pray for people who are lonely. |
| 8. | We pray for the clergy and people who live in the mostly Muslim diocese of Malaysia. Strengthen and encourage all who seek to follow Christ, and their families. |
| 9. | We pray for our government, and all members of Parliament that they will have honesty and integrity. Help them to admit to mistakes and show them how to put things right. Help them to work together. |
| 10. | We pray for the people of Tonga and the other islands affected by the recent volcano eruption. Be with those who seek to get help and emergency supplies to them. Help those seeking to rebuild the country. |
| 11. | We give thanks and pray for all who serve in our armed forces, praying for families who are separated, and those who serve in difficult and dangerous places. |
| 12. | We give thanks for all who come to the Saturday Service. We pray for our lay readers and for our church wardens. We also give thanks for Sue in the office and Dean our treasurer.
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| 13. | SUNDAY We give thanks and pray for all who come to the services at St Anne’s. We pray for those who lead, preach and teach. We also pray for all the families at St Anne’s. |
| 14. | We pray today for people who are sick in body or mind, and for those recently bereaved. We pray that they will get the help that they need. We pray for doctors and all who work in hospitals, clinics and GP surgeries. |
| 15. | We give thanks for the work of the Mothers’ Union worldwide and pray for our local group which meets today. Help them to encourage each other, especially those going through difficult times. |
| 16. | We pray for Melissa, in the Middle East, that she will have strength and wisdom for each day as she has contact with refugees and seeks to organise Alpha groups in Arabic. |
| 17. | We give thanks for all who are planning to follow the Alpha Course in March and for Ben who will lead it. We pray that the technology will work smoothly and that all be encouraged in their Christian life. |
| 18. | We give thanks for all in the Emergency services. Keep them safe on the roads and protect them from those who would harm them or their vehicles. We pray for those who work in casualty and emergency. |
| 19. | Charles and Zoe are getting married today. Be with all couples who marry at St Bart’s and those who take the services. We pray for any couples we know who are struggling. Help them to seek and find the help they need. |
| 20. | SUNDAY We pray for families bringing their children for baptism today. May they all be aware of the presence of the Lord, on this special day. We give thanks for new life. Help them when life is difficult. |
| 21. | The school half term begins today. We pray for working parents who struggle at holiday times, and children who struggle with difficult situations in their families.
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| 22. | We pray for the people who live in our link diocese of Qu’Appelle in Canada. We thank you for all the lay people who run the small churches with no ordained minister, and for the bishop in Regina.
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| 23. | We give thanks for all who work in our care homes. Help them to get the PPE that they need. Many residents and their families have missed seeing each other during the pandemic.
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| 24. | We pray for those suffering from mental health problems as a result of isolation due to covid restrictions over the past two years. May they be able to get the help that they need.
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| 25. | We pray for our Queen and all in the Royal family. Give them wisdom in difficult situations. Help them to know how to support each other. We also pray for all who serve in our government.
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| 26. | We pray for people in prison that they will be able to turn their lives around and prepare for their release. Give wisdom to those who work in prisons. We pray for victims of crime that they will get support. |
| 27. | SUNDAY We give thanks for all who read the lessons and lead the intercessions at our services. As restrictions are relaxed and coffee is served we pray that we will be able to safely enjoy more fellowship with each other in church.
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| 28. | We pray for those who live in our link diocese in Germany. We give thanks for their clergy. Help them whatever challenges they face due to the coronavirus.
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