A Centre of Christian worship for over 800 years
One amazing thing about COVID-19 is its ability to shut things down. For a couple of months all the churches were completely shut, alongside schools, businesses and many other things. More recently many of these things have re-opened, but many
If you have walked around the church tower at St Mary’s over the last few months you will have seen signs warning against the dangers of possible falling masonry. This has been caused through the inevitable weather erosion of the
4th October is the day the church remembers St Francis of Assisi. It also marks the end of the Season of Creation (1st Sept to 4th Oct) during which churches worldwide pray for creation, that it may be well cared
Over the lockdown period The Lees Chapel and St Mary’s have combined resources to support local families in times of need. Where? The Lees Chapel have purchased a large, bright yellow wheelie bin for donations of longer life and dried
As the lockdown eased, St Mary’s started public worship again on Sunday 5th July, and St Michael’s on 19th July. We were the first churches in the Deanery to recommence worship. Our rural setting makes things a bit simpler, but
The Anglican Church of Malawai and Birmingham Diocese have been in partnership since 1966. Each year, the Birmingham Diocese sends a container of donations to support the churches in Malawai. Donations typically include hymn books, prayer books, clothes, tools and
I recently watched a TV programme about worldwide, interfaith relationships, which I came across through my involvement with the Focolare Movement. The relationships are based on the Golden Rule, “Do to others, what you would want them to do to
Fr Patrick writes… The CofE has now dropped the requirement for all printed matter to be distributed via the post office. I therefore hope that with this July/August edition of the parish magazine we will be back to near normal
Fr Patrick writes… On Monday 4th May The Times published a letter signed by 600 people requesting that clergy be allowed to enter their churches for their own prayers and to make video services. The letter was skilfully timed, just
The lockdown has had lots of negative impacts on the Parish Churches. Public worship has been closed down, the church buildings are locked and all our baptisms and weddings are postponed. Funerals can only happen in the churchyard or at