Editor: In the aftermath of our Annual Church Meetings, David Pickup, a solicitor, considers church wardens… Time to pray for your church wardens O Lord, …we beseech Thee to bless all who, …give themselves to the service of
Lent Lunch for Ukraine with Nick Wormald
On 12th March the Parish Lunch team put on a relatively simple “Lent Lunch” to raise money for Nick Wormald’s activities to support Ukraine. The lunch was well attended, not least because Packwood parish was well represented as part of
Change to the Pattern of Sunday Services
Fr Patrick writes… A revised monthly pattern of services has been under discussion at the PCCs for several months, and the changes will come into effect in August 2022. The changes are:- 11am Choral Service at St Mary’s Lapworth
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
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
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
Coronavirus Diary
Fr Patrick writes… I would like to add another instalment to the Coronavirus Diary. The last instalment was on page 6 of the September edition of the Parish Magazine. Since the government relaxed most of the coronavirus rules on 19th
Short Notice Wedding at St Mary’s Lapworth
We have become sadly familiar with the disruption that Covid has caused to weddings, and some couples are delaying planning weddings because stressful last-minute changes always remain a possibility. Matt Gardner and Bryony Palmer originally planned to get married at
National Day Of Reflection
Fr Patrick writes… The first national Covid lockdown started on Monday 23rd March 2020. A year later, on Tuesday 23rd March 2021, the CofE was one of many organisations supporting a National Day of Reflection to remember the 127,000 people