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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 JUNE 29th   

 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) 

Preparing for worship 10.25 am

 WORSHIP AT 10.30 am 

Worship will be led by Sue Simpson 

is available after  the service.

1.30 

CCG (Redeemed Christian Church of God) Covenant Rock 

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Next  Week 

Sunday  13th July 

Worship is led by Janice 

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 Saturday July 5th  7.30 pm​​​​           

Hasbury Methodist Church 

Tickets £10, available on the door

BOYS BRIGADE AWARDS EVENING TUESDAY JULY 8th 6.30 pm

The church family are welcome to join us and celebrate the boys achievements.  Refreshments will be served afterwards.

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       Saturday July 5th 7.30pm 

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Hasbury Methodist Church        Tickets £10, available on the door

There will also be games – with prizes – and a raffle.  Please come along and help us to raise funds to help families facing dementia.

Dementia UK provides specialist dementia support for families through their Admiral Nurse service.  Please join our Time for a Cuppa so that we can have more of these nurses and support more families.  Eileen & Jenny

*please be aware of the venue change 

                   Church Family News 

Ros Parish has kindly gifted a Bleed Control Kit to the Church. 

This is for emergency use in cases of injuries causing heavy blood loss.

The kit is kept in the defibrillator box on the wall outside the front door of the church so it will be available for use by the local commnunity.

Our thanks to Ros for this valuable resource.

Hayley Ryan (Granddaughter of Margaret Bissell) and Will Stevens

were married on June 28th in Cornwall. May God richly bless their future together.

Holiday club flyers are now in the foyer. Please take one and pass it on to any family, friends or neighbours who have primary school aged children. Please hold holiday club in your prayers as the team prepare

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    SUMMER BIBLE HOLIDAY CLUB 

Hasbury Methodist Church, Albert Road

Tuesday 22nd July – Friday 25th July 2025

Every morning from 10am – 11.55am

Join us for games, stories, songs, crafts and lots of fun!

Admission free, donations welcome.

Drop off and pick up. Children to be registered on arrival. All leaders are DBS checked.

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The Farewell service for Joseph and Nutan will be at Central on Sunday July 27th at 10.30 am. This will be a Circuit United Service and there will be no service at Hasbury on this date 

We will soon be welcoming two new ministers into our newly formed "Anchor Circuit".

They are Stephen Willey, who will be the Superintendent minister and will reside at the Manse in St. Kenelms Avenue.  He is coming from Coventry and Nuneaton with his wife.

Ben Haslam is the Presbytery minister and will be living in the Manse at Gornal. He is         coming to us from Exeter Coast and County

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NEW CIRCUIT NAME

Members of the circuit meetings of both Blackheath and Halesowen and the Gornal and Sedgley Circuit were invited to suggest new names for the circuit; from these names the CLT's (Circuit Leadership Teams) selected a short list of 4. These were circulated to the members of the two circuit meetings & votes by email were requested with a deadline of 2nd of March.

As a result of vote it has been decided that the name of the new circuit will be

"The Anchor Circuit". 

The rationale behind that choice is that passing from one side of the new circuit to the other the most direct route takes you past the replica of the Titanic Anchor, and that many in the area were involved in the chain making associated with the Anchor.

Also the desire for the people in the new circuit to be

"Anchored" in Christ;   (We have an Anchor!) 

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An addition to our re- cycling  at Hasbury: blister packs from tablets are now being recycled for Mary Stevens Hospice. Please ensure they are EMPTY. 

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SHORT CROSS 

CENTRAL 

Sat July 5th​Cosy Community Cafe 10.00 – 12.00 noon

​​​CHOIR SUMMER CONCERT 6.00 pm

​​​Tickets available on the door

Sunday July 27th Farewell service for Joseph and Nutan at Central 10.30 am

We will soon be welcoming two new ministers into our newly formed "Anchor Circuit".

They are Stephen Willey, who will be the Superintendent minister and will reside at the Manse in St. Kenelms Avenue.  Ben Haslam is the Presbytery minister and will be living in the Manse at Gornal. The welcome service for our new ministers will be on 

Tuesday 2nd September at Central at 7.00pm

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ST MARGARET'S DAY PATRONAL FESTIVAL 

Friday July 18th 2.00 – 4.00 pm Refreshments and Tombola

7.15 pm FREE concert by Shenstone Singers "Songs for a Summer Evening"

Saturday July 19th 10.00 am – 2.00 pm

Flower Festival and Family Fun Day – games & activities on the field

Flower displays & craft stalls,  Tombola & Raffle,  Refreshments.  All with a live band.

(If anyone would be interested in running a stall at the Festival, please speak to Brenda Yau )

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Christian Friends of Israel UK and Cradley Heath Elim invite you to Saturday Night Fellowship  with Chris Cheshire. Saturday 19th July 2025 at 7:00pm  

Cradley Heath Elim Pentecostal Church,  Bannister Street, Cradley Heath, B64 5EQ

For further details contact Dave Walker Phone: 01384 567042 Mobile: 07794 928421

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CHURCH LAWNS

Spring is sprung and the grass is growing again – and it needs mowing. 

The church garden is such a lovely green space. But it doesn't look after itself.

We're still hoping for someone (maybe you ?) to offer to join the mowing rota.

PLEASE could you offer your services. If you need more information  contact

John Jeavons tel 0121 550 7992 email johnjeavons@blueyonder.co.uk

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 PRAYER

Lord, thank You for this day. I ask that You would guide my path today and, more specifically, my thoughts, words and actions. Please be with me throughout the day and help me navigate whatever comes my way. Most importantly, help me to reflect and live out my life in a way that is honoring to You.                                             Amen

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CRAFTING FOR COMMUNITIES

During Covid many of the ladies in our craft  group made bags for hospital staff to take their uniforms home to wash to help with infection control. From that small beginning has grown a huge group of people across Dudley  called Crafting for Communities. They do so much amazing work they were recently  given the Freedom of the Borough. They supply old peoples homes, hospitals and schools with a huge variety of home made  toys, shawls , blankets ...the list is endless. Right now they're asking for teddies. They give them - amongst other things -  to  children in hospital. If you have any you could donate please bring them to church ( I'll supply a box) or give them directly to me. Wool is always needed too. If you want to know more about the group check out their website or Facebook page. Many thanks. Eileen. 

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