Notices March 2012
Pulpit Arrangements Services start at 11.0 am
Sunday 4th March Frank Claire
Sunday 11th March Mike Smith
Sunday 18th March Wayde Lefevre ( Mothering Sunday)
Sunday 25th March Ges Murray ( communion)
You will be most welcome to join us.
Porch and Offertory
Bernard Wright Ray Moorhouse
Elder Duty
Ges Murray
Communion Servers
Wayde Lefevre and Jean Harper
Coffee Rota
4th March Judy Sumner
11th March Cynthia Murray
18th March Audrey wright
25th March Sheila Wright Doreen Boucher
March Editor’s newsletter
Dear Friends,
We start a new year with the arrival of our new Minister Revd Wilbert Sayimani and his family due early April. I am sure we will all be rallying round to help him . He has passed easily his English exam and is now applying for a visa for himself and his family. He is intending to leave for Walsall around 8th April and the date pencilled in for his induction is Saturday 21st April 4pm at Broadway. Do put this in your diary. It looks fairly definite …!
The Manse is now ready and our part of the welcoming will be to provide some immediate food to stock the larder!!
Despite the troubles we face at home, the dreadful situation for the people in Syria must give us all serious concerns. ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” is the quote that comes to mind..
The latest report by Amnesty International makes depressing reading:
Humanitarian aid agencies must be allowed immediate and unhindered access to Homs and other affected areas, Amnesty International said today.
The Bab ‘Amr district of the city has come under intensive shelling for more than 17 days, during which time Amnesty has received the names of 465 people reported to have been killed in Homs.
Residents of Bab ‘Amr have told Amnesty that the shelling and exchanges of fire have destroyed the electricity and water networks, and there is little prospect of them being restored. Because of the lack of electricity, residents are unable to refrigerate food, adding to already severe shortages of food, including babies’ milk.
The area is also facing a critical shortage of medical supplies and medical personnel. Some of those who spoke to Amnesty said that there was now only one doctor providing medical treatment in the makeshift clinic in Bab ‘Amr.
I am sure you will join me in praying that good men and women will act now
Best wishes
Ian ( church secretary)
Other Dates for your March diary
Future dates
Elders Thursday 8th March 7pm.
Thursday 29th March Church meeting 2pm.
Thursday 26th April F and M
Lent Course at Broadway 2012 7.30p.m.
Thursday 23rd February 2012
Thursday 1st March 2012
Thursday 8th March 2012 – but it’s our ELDERS meeting
Thursday 15th March 2012
No Lent course on 22nd March 2012
Thursday 29th March 2012
There will be drop in coffee mornings on :
12th and 26th March 11.am
Do come in and have a chat.. A friendly social!!
This month the Church will be praying
especially for the people who live in the following streets :
Booth Close Guild Avenue Hollemeadow ave, Blakenall Lane
Please note we have a prayer book on table for anyone to add names of those individuals who are in need of our prayers
