When I was ordained deacon in 2006 I got involved with the Birmingham Diocese Clergy Golf Society. I enjoy golf, even if I am not a great player (handicap index 21). At that time there were about a dozen golfing
July 2022 – Clergy Numbers
June 2022 – The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
This month we are celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Her accession to the throne happened with the death of her father, King George VI on 6th February 1952. 70 years later we have an extra long Bank Holiday weekend to
May 2022 – Living in Love and Faith
30th April was the deadline for sending in Feedback about the CofE’s Living in Love and Faith course. The CofE has been encouraging lots of people to take the course (see page 7 of the March Parish Magazine), which is
New churchwardens elected for St Mary’s Lapworth & St Michael’s Baddesley Clinton
At the St Mary’s Lapworth annual meeting on 25th April, Liz Kenny was elected as a new churchwarden to serve alongside Mike Parkes, who was re-elected. And at the St Michael’s Baddesley Clinton annual meeting on 24th April, Michael Morris
Hugh Roberts steps down as churchwarden
Hugh Roberts writes… Having served as Churchwarden for 17 years I recently stood down from this role. The congregation had very generously arranged a collection to mark my retirement but somewhat ironically, having not missed a Sunday service due to
April 2022 – Overcoming hatred and evil
On 10th March Facebook made temporary changes to its hate speech policy to allow, in certain circumstances, messages such as “death to Russian invaders”. On 14th March Facebook rolled back some, but not all, of the changes. It confirmed that
Mike Williams (11th April 1938 – 15th March 2022)
The family of Mike Williams writes… It is with great sadness that we report the death of Michael Williams. Michael – or “Mike” as he was known to most of us – was a resident of Lapworth for 40 years
March 2022 – Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent
This year Shrove Tuesday falls on 1st March, and Ash Wednesday on 2nd March. The word “Shrove” is from the verb “to shrive” which means to go to confession and be forgiven; an excellent way to start Lent! It was
David Bradnock MBE JP DL FBHI 1943-2021
Fr Patrick writes… The funeral for David Bradnock took place on 3rd December 2021. The service had to be at St Alphege Solihull, as St Mary’s Lapworth was not big enough. The singing was led by the Birmingham Canoldir Male
February 2022 – An update on this Parish Magazine
Every year we include a donation envelope with the February edition of the Parish Magazine, inviting people to make a contribution towards the magazine’s costs. Many people respond positively to this request, typically donating £5 or £10. Most years we