Parishes of Brewood and Bishops Wood

Café Church - Lent 2012

This year's ecumenical course will take place on successive Wednesday evenings during Lent, from 7.30 till 9pm in Brewood Methodist Church

This years theme is     'Singing in the Rain'

Why not join us for an informal week-by-week shared experience of friendship, with a DVD based teaching module and relaxed discussion with hot or cold drinks and food available throughout the evening

Feb 29th  Pressure Points  , March 7th  Nothing but the Truth  ,  March 14th  Big-Picture Thinking

March 21st  Moments of Truth  ,  March 28th  Painful Times

To register an interest, please phone Church House on 851712 and leave a message - we will get back to you. Or sign up on the list at the back of any of the four churches

  Brewood Mothers' Union,  Shrove Tuesday Lunch, 21st February , from 12 till 1.30pm

choice of soup with a roll, followed by a choice of dessert, tea or coffee.  All for £5

This event will take the place of the weekly 'lent soups', and we would love to see as many of you as possible on 'pancake day'  As usual donations will be in aid of the Bishop of Lichfield's Lent Appeal, which this year is for our overseas Diocesan partners

A Service of Ashes for  Ash Wednesday     February 22nd   at 7.30 pm     St Mary & St Chad's

all are welcome to begin the Lenten season in the traditional way    

 Women's World Day of Prayer Friday, March 2nd at 2pm St Mary's RC Church

the service has been written by the women of Malaysia speaker: Sheila Pickrell please join us 

Mother's Union February meeting a talk by our MP Gavin Williamson  'My Life'

Monday, Feb 20th at 2pm Church House all are welcome

Fair Trade Fortnight 27th February - 11th March we will be holding a Big Brew

in Brew-ood! in Church House Saturday 3rd March from 10.30am till 12.30pm

come and join us for a fair trade celebration - new Spring catalogue stock and a brew! 

St Mary & St Chad Pipe Organ

We have had good news about the restoration and repair of our historic pipe organ. In the present economic climate we realised that we would not be able to find the original quoted price for restoration. Therefore, taking advice from the organ builders and our organists, Jean Martyn and Dennis Cornes, we drew up a revised and modified specification of essential work.

We received five new quotes and have accepted one at a total of £35,000, including VAT. The work will be completed during the second half of 2011 and will ensure a fine working organ for at least 20 years.

Our organ appeal fund stands at £33,544, giving us a shortfall of about £2000. We are confident that we can raise this by the time work begins. If we can raise more, then we can add more work to the list.

Thank you so much to all who have made this possible. Any questions to Ian Careless (850829) or Rev. Marilyn Coulter (851168)

FAMILIES @ 4  a new kind of family service every month, at St Mary & St Chad Church! for all the family, for all ages, a time to worship, have fun and share tea! We meet on the fourth Sunday of the month at 4pm. We pray to the Lord that you all will come, family, friends, everyone crafts to make and food to eat St Mary & St Chad Church is where we will meet Next meeting on February 19th 4pm for further information contact Kirstie on 851907 or 07896 323674

Pastoral Care Visiting in our Parishes.

A team of people from our four churches, forming ‘Christians Together in Brewood and Bishops Wood’, visit people who are lonely, housebound, living with illness etc. in their own homes We visit with people’s permission as often as needed; to be a listener and a friend. The team also meet together every two months, to support each other and to pray. We have all had local training and we abide by the rules of confidentiality. Until recently we held monthly coffee mornings in Church House. This had taken place for a number of years, but it seems that the meetings are no longer required. If this situation should change, please let us know. If you would like a visit personally, or if you know someone who does, please contact the Vicar/Priest/Minister whose names and numbers are listed on the back page of this Crosstalk magazine. Or if you would like to join our team, please also let us know. Thank you.

Christians Together in Brewood and Bishops Wood 

Do you know of anyone in our community who might appreciate a visit - perhaps because they are lonely, bereaved, housebound, suffering from serious illness, new to the area or have special needs? 

Our group seeks to widen the help we, as Christians, can give pastorally to those in need in our community. 

We act with the support of the four churches and visit on behalf of the priests and ministers. We listen and observe strict confidentiality. 

If you know of some one in need please pass the details to Celia Haes (01785 840624)or to your own church priest or minister.

Bishops Wood School

May Ball has produced a photograph of the school in 1946/47 when it was still at the old school house on the far side of the rectory. She has attempted to identify the pupils, but if you can supply more information please email me mailto:info@brewoodchurch.org.uk

Photo is on next page  Bishops Wood School

So you think you can sing.

Please give some thought to joining Brewood Choir. Rehearsals are at 6:15 pm on Wednesdays at Church House. You will be made most welcome, young people especially--- age 9 and above. Contact Jean Martyn - Director of Music for more details.

Rainbows (young guides)

A new Rainbows group is running on Thursdays from 6:15 to 7:15 pm at the Scout Hut, Deansfield Road, Brewood. Tel 850068 for details.

Kneeler group

A group has been formed to make new church kneelers from cross stitch on canvas for both Brewood and Bishops Wood churches. If you would like to help or donate, please contact Pauline Duthie.

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