church family news
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God
bless you
all
Stay
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Keep the Faith
Do the Little Things
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If you need, or you hear of any one else who needs
PASTORAL SUPPORT
please contact EILEEN ADAMS who in turn will inform the Minister and your own pastoral visitor
If you have COVID (or any other problem) contact Eileen or Sarah Shaw
and we can arrange help through our "Helping hands" group.
This is a group of very willing helpers so please don't struggle alone
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SUNDAY 1st February
10.30 Worship will be led by Steve Charlton
Prayer Room open from 10.00
am
(The prayer room is at the end of the long corridor at the side of the worship area)
is available after the service.
1.30pm RCCG (Redeemed Christian Church of God) Covenant Rock
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Next Week
Sunday 8th February
Worship will be led by Kathryn Darby
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Church Activities during the week-
Tuesday Feb 3rd
6.15 – 7.30pm Boys Brigade
Wednesday Feb 4th
2.30 – 4.30 pm craft club
7pm Keep Fit
Thursday Feb 5th
9.15 – 11am Toddlers
From 6pm Girls’ Brigade (under 11's: 6 - 7pm; over 11s: 7 - 9pm
Saturday Feb 7th
10-12 Grief Cafe
Grief Cafe of loss, not just bereavement.
For anyone who's dealing with any kind of loss. We offer a safe and friendly environment where you will be listened to and everything said will be confidential.
Please know that we can always be
reached by email: halesowengriefcafe@gmail.com
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COMING SOON
ADVENTURES OF AN OLD BLOKE
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14th 6.00 pm
Tickets £5 including Puddings which will be served during the interval
Tel Jan Lear 0121 550 5435 or see any steward
4th HALESOWEN BOYS BRIGADE PANCAKE DAY INVITATION
The 4th Halesowen Boys’ Brigade warmly invites you, your family, and friends to a joyful Pancake Day Evening on Tuesday 17th February, from 6:30–7:30pm.
Come along to enjoy freshly made pancakes, good company, and fellowship. This annual gathering is not only a chance to indulge in delicious treats but also to celebrate the tradition of Shrove Tuesday together.
Tickets £3.00 including tea/cofee. All contributions and proceeds from the evening will go directly towards supporting Church funds.
SHORT CROSS
BRAIN TUMOUR RESEARCH FUNDRAISER
Saturday 31st January 10.00 am – 2.00 pm
You can enjoy bacon sandwiches, toast, cakes, scones tea/coffee and a sing- along, "songs of praise" with requests.
As part of this fundraising effort Sue will be running the London Marathon in memory of Finlay Church to raise awareness for Brain tumour research. Finlay would have been 21yrs old
this year but sadly passed away from a brain tumour at only 11yrs old.
JAZZ EVENING with the AD HOC JAZZ BAND
Saturday 21st February 7pm
Vocals Ruth Frith & Alison Ponter
Tickets: £10 (including refreshments) available from Telephone: Alison Ponter
0121 550 4765 (please leave a message) Proceeds to Short Cross Refurbishment Fund
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Maureen Moseley celebrates her 80th birthday on February 1st
Happy birthday Maureen
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Veronica Macaulay has sadly passed away on Saturday 17th January. Her funeral will
be held on Friday 6th February at 10.00 am at Hope Baptist Church, Chapel St.
Stourbridge, DY8 1BZ. If you will be going, please can you let Dilys know, as the family would
like some indication of who may be there. Tel 0121 725 0564
We hold Veronica’s family in our love and prayers.
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Margaret Sweeting’s funeral will be held on Monday March 2nd at 10.45 am at Rowley Regis
Crematorium, Powke Lane, Rowley Regis, B65 0AD to be followed by refreshments at the
Swallows Nest, Romsley B62 0LF. If you will be going, please let Ken Tivey know
tel 0121 421 6743 as the family would like some indication of who will be there.
We hold Margaret’s family in our love and prayers
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Joy Jones is recovering from a hip operation. We pray you make a good recovery Joy.
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Eileen Scanlon is 87 on February 16th and her family are having a celebration for her from
3 pm onwards, to which you are invited. If you can go please let Jackie Parkes know and she
will let the family know. Address is 7 Coppice Rise, Quarry Bank DY 5 1DN.
CHURCH FLOWERS
The list of dates for offers to provide flowers during 2026 is now in the side vestibule
Toddlers meet at Hasbury on Thursday mornings, can anyone help with toddlers for a few hours, we are desperately in need of help, one of our regular helpers has had to leave and leaves us short handed. Any offers of help would be gratefully received.
Contact Karen
PASTORAL VISITORS
Following our recent meeting we would like to say that Membership cards are being distributed at the moment. We hope you’ll receive yours really soon. And we'd like to remind everyone that, should a problem arise either with you or another church member, please tell Eileen or Beth and we'll contact the Pastoral Visitor for that person and let the Minister know.
Lord, before I do anything else, I invite You into my day. I don’t want to rush ahead
without You.
Dear God, thank You for this new day.
I don’t take it for granted.
If I lose focus, bring me back.
If I grow anxious, be my calm.
Please go before me today.
Open the right doors. Give me peace in uncertainty, strength in the waiting.
Clarify where I feel confused. You’ve brought me this far. I trust You with what’s next.
Amen
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Update on Recycling.
We can no longer accept foil tablet strips or felt pens and biros. Sources are either too difficult to access or have stopped accepting them.
What we CAN recycle are ink cartridges, postage stamps, odd balls of wool, ribbons and beads( to decorate our twiddlemuffs) and old spectacles ( please note we DON’T want the cases)
And an update on TEDDY BEARS: Only the knitted ones go to children going into hospital ( contact me if you'd like a pattern). The bigger or toy ones go mostly to care homes. The ladies at Crafting for Communities dress them and they go mostly to dementia patients who love to have something to cuddle. They are extremely grateful for all the ones we've sent ( three bin bags full last time I went). THANK YOU for all your contribution
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