Details of the Ministry Team, including availability Announcements and News Warley Deanery Synod Events The next meeting of Warley Deanery Synod will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday 23 October at St James Church, Lion Farm. This will include the Diocesan Roadshow to promote the new ‘Growing Younger’ initiative. This wil be an open synod and all are invited to attend, not just synod reps. Deanery Quiet Day Will be held on Saturday 29 November at Holy Trinity Church, Smethwick from 10.00am—2.00pm. Deanery Pilgrimage to Birmingham Cathedral This is part of a year of special events to celebrate the 300th anniversary of St Philip’s Cathedral and is on Saturday 28 February 2015. Everyone is welcome to attend these special events. More details will be available soon. Revd Nick Pelling, the Vicar, please ring (0121) 552 9509 or email [email protected] . Please note that Nick’s day off is Monday The United Benefice of Oldbury, Langley and Londonderry Revd Jonathan Nicholas, Associate Vicar, please ring (0121) 429 5144 or 07920 239190 email [email protected] . Please note that Jonathan’s day off is Friday. Mrs Julie Pelling: Reader and United Benefice Children and Families work co-ordinator please ring 07973 961083 or email [email protected]. Please note that Julie is not available on Fridays. Mr Chris Florance, Community Regeneration Worker, please ring (0121) 544 1988 or 07803 057622 or email [email protected]. Chris is based in the office in St John’s and usually works Monday to Friday. Bright Party This year’s Bright Party will be on Friday 31 October from 6.00pm-8.00pm at St Mark’s . We need lots of volunteers to help with refreshments, registration, crafts, games and working with children. We’d love you to join the team, if you are able. For more information please speak to Julie, Nick or Louise. Knitting a sheep We are rapidly approaching advent and this year we are again doing a posada (Mary and Joseph’s search for lodging). We will need a flock of about 24 sheep so we can leave one with those who take in the Holy Family. If you can knit and would like to help us get our flock together, please contact Julie for the pattern. News Sheet SUNDAY 19 October 18th Sunday after Trinity A warm welcome to everyone If this is your first visit to one of our churches please do make yourself known to one of our ministers St Mark’s Londonderry 9.30am: Holy Communion President and Preacher: Revd Dr Jim Gibbs Mr Les Allan: Schools Mission Worker, please ring (0121) 544 1988 or email [email protected]. Les is based at St John’s Community Centre and usually works Monday to Wednesday. Ms Lee Partridge: Benefice Administrator, please ring (0121) 544 1988 or email [email protected] . Lee is based in the office at St John’s and usually works Monday to Thursday 09.00am-12.00pm and Friday 09.00am-11.00am. Addresses and website details for churches within the Benefice St John and St Michael Langley 9.45am: Holy Communion and Baptism of Carson James Fardell President and Preacher: Revd Jonathan Nicholas Christ Church Oldbury, Birmingham Street, Oldbury, B69 4DY. www.christchurcholdbury.org.uk St John and St Michael Langley, St John’s Road, Oldbury, B68 9RP www.stjohnslangley.org.uk St Mark’s Londonderry, Thimblemill Road, Smethwick, B67 6LP www.stmarkslondonderry.org.uk Christ Church Oldbury 11.15am: Holy Communion President and Preacher: Revd Jonathan Nicholas Sunday 26 October Last Sunday after Trinity St Mark’s Londonderry 9.30am: Holy Communion President and Preacher: Revd Nick Pelling St John and St Michael Langley 9.45am: Holy Communion President and Preacher: Revd Jonathan Nicholas Christ Church Oldbury 11.15am: Holy Communion President: and Preacher: Revd Jonathan Nicholas Bible Readings This Sunday Bible Readings next Sunday Exodus 33 vv 12-end Psalm 99 1 Thessalonians 1 vv 1-10 Matthew 22 vv 15-22 Deuteronomy 34 vv 1-12 Psalm 90 vv [1-6], 13-17 1 Thessalonians 2 vv 1-8 Matthew 22 vv 34-end Prayer for the Day God, our judge and saviour, teach us to be open to your truth and to trust in your love, that we may live each day with confidence in the salvation which is given through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Prayer for After Communion We praise and thank you, O Christ, for this sacred feast: for here we receive you, here the memory of your passion is renewed, here our minds are filled with grace, and here a pledge of future glory is given, when we shall feast at that table where your reign with all your saints for ever. Amen What’s on this Week Parent/Carer Toddler Groups St Mark’s Tuesday 9.30am-11.00am Christ Church Thursday 9.30am-11.00am Coffee Morning Christ Church Monday 10.00am –12.00noon St John and St Michael Tuesday 10.00am – 12.00 noon Young People Scouts St John and St Michael Beavers Monday 6.30pm-7.30pm Scouts Monday 7.30pm-9.15pm Cubs Tuesday 6.30pm-8.15pm St Mark’s Youth Club Tuesday 6.00pm-7.30pm Young People’s Faith Exploration Group 26 October at 5.00pm, St John’s Vicarage Morning Prayer Held at 9.00am as follows: Monday and Wednesday St John and St Michael Tuesday Christ Church Thursday St Mark’s Vicar’s Open Church The churches will be open for prayer and the vicar will be available for prayer, chat and to deal with baptism and wedding enquiries as follows: St John and St Michael : Tuesday 4.00pm-5.00pm St Mark’s Thursday: 10.00am-11.00am. Announcements and News Letter to congregations of St John and St Michael and St Mark. Please can members of St John and St Michael and St Mark ensure that you pick up Nick’s pastoral letter. Thank you. St John’s Scouts Bonfire and Fireworks Night St John’s Scouts are holding their bonfire and fireworks night at St John’s Community Centre on Tuesday 4 November. The fire will be lit at 6.30pm with fireworks at 7.00pm, entry is £3.00 adults and £2.00 for children/ concessions. Food and hot drinks will be available. Money saving and Skills-sharing Taster day. Chris Florance writes ‘We are planning a ‘Money Saving and Skills sharing taster day for 8 November at St John’s.’ It is a day where people can come and learn and/or share a skill. There will short 10 minute skill sharing opportunities, ranging from ‘Sewing on a button’(Mending clothes) to ‘Using the internet to save money’ and ‘Savvier Shopping’. There will also be information on general money saving and where to go to get money and debt advice. Can you feed a family of four for £3.00? If you have any recipes to feed a family a nourishing meal on a budget, please let us have them for our Money Saving and Skills sharing Day. We will then make a recipe booklet to give out on the day. If you have any ideas or skills to share, please contact If you want any announcements or news items included in the news sheet please let Lee Partridge know by Wednesday lunchtime. Email: [email protected]