The MUSTARD SEED. 20p. May St James Brownhills and Holy Trinity Clayhanger

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1 St James Brownhills and Holy Trinity Clayhanger The MUSTARD SEED May 2017 Our mission is to worship God and to serve the community by sharing the love of Jesus 20p

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3 St James Church Activities 1st Sunday 10am Family Service & 6.30pm Holy Communion 2nd Sunday 8am BCP Holy Communion, 10am Holy Communion (with Crèche, Sunday Club & Tribe) & 6.30pm Prayer Ministry Service 3rd Sunday 8am BCP Holy Communion, 10am Celebration (with Crèche & Sunday Club) & 6.30pm Holy Communion 4th Sunday 8am BCP Holy Communion, 10am Holy Communion (with Crèche, Sunday Club & Tribe) & 6.30pm Memorial Service 5th Sunday 8am BCP Holy Communion, 10am Children s Service & 6.30pm Holy Communion Crèche Pre-School children (in Fellowship Room) Sunday Club 4 11 years in church hall Tribe years in church hall Monday 9.15am Parent and Toddlers (term time) Monday 6.30pm Girl Guides meet in church hall Tuesday 9.00am 11.00am Open Church Tuesday 6.45pm Brownies meet in church hall Tuesday 7.00pm Heart of Worship rehearse Tuesday 8.15pm Puppet Practice Wednesday 10.15am Holy Communion For details of House Groups see Liz Corbett To arrange a baptism or wedding please telephone Fancy a good walk? Any time is a good time to blow away the cobwebs, walk off the excesses. Every third Friday our walking group meets at the front of church at 9.30am to do just that. Come and enjoy the fellowship and friendship that goes with a good walk. 3

4 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. Greetings, he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshipped him. Then Jesus said to them, Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me. Matt 28 v 8-10 The resurrection is the greatest historical event ever. It was the event that changed everything. Sin and death were defeated, and along with them fear and hopelessness. I wonder how the women felt at that moment when they realised that the tomb was not just empty, but that Jesus was risen and no longer held by death. We had a great time during Experience Easter when we asked the children to suggest how the women must have felt in one word. Their imagination was fantastic and the most popular word was flabbergasted, but included words such as sad, happy, ecstatic and overjoyed. What is most remarkable about the story is not how the women felt but how they responded. They were spurred into action and ran to tell his disciples. They were so overjoyed, relieved, excited that they could not contain themselves and knew that they had to tell the others. And as we study the resurrection accounts and read the Book of Acts we see a group of people who were so moved by this earth-shattering event that they had to tell everybody. They knew that this was a moment that was not just for them, a small privileged group called together by Jesus, but for everyone; Jew and Gentile, male and female, rich and poor. The implications of Jesus resurrection would lead them to tell the whole world, with many travelling far and wide (not always by choice) and 4

5 many being martyred. Once they understood what His resurrection meant they knew they could not go back to the old ways, the old lifestyle and the old behaviour. His resurrection was just the beginning of a new life and a whole new of being. So, what does the resurrection mean to you? How do you, or how will you, respond? With joy and thanksgiving, knowing that everything has changed and you cannot go back to how things were? Are there areas of your life, attitude, behaviour that needs to change. It is acknowledging that the old ways have to die in order for the new life to grow and flourish. Easter is good news. Let s not just talk about it, but let s all live it. With every blessing for Easter, Dave & Sharon Bishop St James Church is open every Tuesday 9.00am 11.00am for free coffee/tea private prayer and quiet time or just a friendly chat 5

6 Services at Holy Trinity for May All are welcome at any of our services. If you would like to know more about Holy Trinity, please make yourself known to Graham or ring Sunday 7th May 10.30am Family Worship with Liz Corbett Sunday 21st May 10.30am Holy Communion with Dave Bishop Deadline for cashing in your old 1 coins and paper 5 notes Dig into the pockets of your coats, rummage down the backs of your chairs and couch, empty your piggy bank, look in your car do whatever it takes, but FIND all those old 1 coins that may lurk around your house before it is too late. Keep an eye open for the old paper 5 notes too, as they cease to become legal tender in May! For this autumn, the little round 1 we have known since 1983 will become worthless. The Treasury has just brought out a new 12-sided 1 coin. The change to the new silver and gold dodecagon is the largest to affect the UK s currency since 1998, when the old 50p coin was abandoned for a smaller, shiner version. The face side of the new 1 coin features the Queen, while the tail side features four emblems: the English rose, the leek for Wales, the Scottish thistle and the shamrock for Northern Ireland all emerging from a single stem within a crown. 6

7 Coffee Morning Prize Winners Chocolate Hamper Y220 Jake Higham Hamper W366 Vicky Higham Belgian Chocolate Egg W372 Jake Higham Ferrero Rocher Egg W365 Scarlet Box Lindt Classic Assortment W93 Sophie Murray Thorntons Fireside Favourites W190 Josie Rawcliffe Thorntons Classic Collection W346 Millie Llewellyn Hampton Chutney Selection Y59 Anita c/o Linda Tin Mega Mix W266 Selina Llewellyn Baylis & Harding Shower Set W350 Millie Llewellyn Tin Sweet Champions W199 Josie Rawcliffe Nivea Wash Bag & Products W322 Claire Llewellyn Bottle Cava W250 Tom Powell Taylors Port Selection Y15 Dave Cresswell Box 6 British Ales W241 Pete Biggs Guylian Belgian Chocolates W231 Angela Cooper Bottle Red Bordeaux wine Y14 Dave Cresswell Bottle Pinoir Grigio White wine W261 Millie Llewellyn The Bunny Buddies was won by Alex Walker (square 70) names Nibbles & Wabbit In the above results W = white ticket, Y = yellow ticket. Breakable There was a very gracious lady who was posting an old family Bible to her brother in another part of the country... Is there anything breakable in here? asked the postal clerk. Only the Ten Commandments, answered the lady. 7

8 Why the C of E is keeping its customs of reading the marriage banns The C of E has recently voted to keep its medieval tradition of reading the marriage banns. Not because it is worried about illegal marriages taking place, but because it hopes it will help to keep up congregation numbers among young people. Members of the General Synod, who met and voted on it in February, said that ditching the popular tradition would mean losing an important source of new worshippers. Just under 45,000 people got married in CofE churches in So, as one archdeacon explained, reading the banns gives us access to 90,000 people in the age group, which is the age group that we struggle to reach. Readings for May The following readings will be used in the St James Services this month: 7th May 2016 Evening Service - Acts 2 v 42 end & John 10 v th May 2016 Morning Service - Acts 7 v 55 end & John 14 v st May 2016 Evening Service - Acts 17 v & John 14 v th May 2016 Morning Service - Acts 1 v 6 14 & John 17 v th May 2016 Evening Service - 2 Samuel 23 v 1 5 & Ephesians 1 v 15 end 8

9 Specialist Care For People with Dementia & Mental Illness Contact Details 208 Ogley Road Brownhills Walsall WS8 6AN Tel: Fax: Website: Registered in England No Caring for your Health and Well-Being Homestead Care Home provides long term or short term residential or respite care for elderly and young adults with physical frailty and those with mental health needs. We offer: 30 Bedrooms, 8 with en-suite facilities 3 Day lounges 4 Bathrooms with twelve toilets 1 large dining room Well kept gardens and patio area Excellent home cooking, catering for special diets CARE FOR DEMENTIA & MENTAL ILLNESS Our Care Home provides: - Secure windows and alarmed doors - Stimulating daily activities - Day trips - Specially trained carers CARE FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES - Assisted baths - Purpose walk-in shower room - Wheelchair access to indoor/outdoor areas - Hoists, moving and handling equipment Registered with the Care Quality Commission 9

10 Co-operative FUNERAL SERVICES Serving your local community 24 hours a day Aldridge Anchor Meadow Health Centre Bloxwich a High Street Brownhills High Street Cannock Park Road Fullbrook Broadway West Lichfield Birmingham Road (next to Lichfield Train Station) Pleck Moat Road (Opposite Manor Hospital) Rushall Lichfield Street Walsall Hatherton Street Part of West Midlands Co-operative Group & members of The Funeral Standards Council 2nd Brownhills Scout Group The Scout Headquarters Barnetts Lane (off Lichfield Road), Brownhills Weekly meetings and activities for boys, girls, and adult volunteers Beaver Scouts ages 6 to 8 years Cub Scouts ages 8 to 10 years Scouts ages 10 to 14 years For further information, please contact: Sue Wright or Mary Mayo CARAVAN TO LET WINKUPS HOLIDAY PARK, North Wales All 2017 dates available Great location Please ring: Helen Harrison on

11 Laughter Lines Money There is the story of a minister who got up one Sunday and announced to his congregation: I have good news and bad news. The good news is, we have enough money to pay for our new building programme. The bad news is, it s still out there in your pockets. Windy Three elderly ministers, all hard of hearing, were playing golf one sunny spring morning. The Methodist minister observed, Windy, isn t it? No, the Baptist pastor said, It s Thursday. The Anglican vicar agreed: So am I! Let s go and get a pint. Nine I was meeting a friend in a restaurant and as I went in, I noticed two pretty girls looking carefully at me. Nine, I heard one whisper as I passed. Feeling pleased with myself, I swaggered over to my friend and told him a girl had just rated me a nine out of ten. I don t want to ruin it for you, he said, but when I walked in, they were speaking German. When technology goes wrong The father of a family - who was a big-time techie - got his oldest daughter an iphone for her birthday. He also got an ipad for his son. Later he bought an ipod for the youngest daughter. Then, when his wedding anniversary rolled around, he got his wife an iron. That s when the fight began. Graham Mason s Golf Column Graham to friend: Why didn t you watch where my ball went? Friend to Graham: I m so sorry. Your ball doesn t usually go anywhere, and this took me completely by surprise. 11

12 1444 Brownhills Air Cadets Expand your Horizons Want to be different to everyone else? Want to do cool activities including flying, Gliding, Shooting? Want to do something different to everyone else? Want to be part of a Super Community and make new friends? Come and see us at our at our Headquarters Brownhills Air Cadets Barnetts Lane Brownhills WS8 6HZ Or for more information contact us on either Monday or Wednesday evening between 7:30 and 9:30 using telephone No or

13 Asking for Prayer Taken from Spotlight The Diocesan Magazine 13

14 Historically, the Church of England has had its share of eccentric clergy. Even nowadays, hiding away in remote parishes, there are still some colourful clergy about. Clergy such as the elderly, Anglo-Catholic Uncle Eustace, who is incumbent in the small parish of St James-the-Least-of All, somewhere in Very Rural England. Eustace despairs of his nephew, Darren, who has become an Evangelical curate in a busy urban parish and so he writes letters, to try and properly 'educate' Darren in parish life. On the hazards of baptisms My dear Nephew Darren 14 The Rectory St. James the Least Your new thermostatically controlled, underwater illuminated baptismal tank with wave simulation, for total immersions, sounds rather intimidating. I am slightly surprised you don t have computer-generated doves flying overhead, in order to add that final touch of authenticity. I would imagine that to perform baptisms in your tank, you need a degree in electrical engineering as much as one in theology. I do, however, agree with your Vicar s decision to stop the practice of you performing these rituals in the river Mersey. It is one thing for your newly baptised to emerge from the waters filled with the Holy Spirit, and quite another to emerge filled with typhoid. Better to give them a baptismal certificate, rather than a free ride to the hospital for a stomach pump. The river Jordan may have been all very well for John the Baptist, but I expect that even he would hesitate at the river Mersey. Had I baptised dear Miss Pemberton in the Mersey last month at 93 years, taking the decision a little late in life (I did not attempt to hold her

15 in one arm) being a lady of such proportions, I suspect she would have constituted a shipping hazard. I appreciate your suggestion that such procedures would look charming on the banks of our local Cotswold stream, but irrespective of our differing theologies, I would not want to be seen by parishioners in my bathing costume. Such apparel may be all very well when I am on holiday somewhere where I am totally unknown, but it hardly seems fitting for an honorary Canon in his parish. I do concede that baptisms in medieval fonts can have their own particular problems. The plug in our own has never fitted properly, and so after filling it, I know I have precisely 16 minutes and 45 seconds to come to the actual baptism, otherwise the water has disappeared entirely. As I have discovered over the years, it is impossible to look dignified disappearing into the vestry half way through the Service in order to fetch a second bucket. For baptisms in winter, the presentation from Admiral Barnaby of the small silver hammer has been a great help in order to break the ice that slowly forms across the surface as the service proceeds. In future, as you and your own candidates luxuriate in this heated baptismal spa, do spare a thought for those of us who maintain the true faith. Your loving uncle, Eustace Always remember... Church should be a place where Jesus feels at home 15

16 A Strange Farewell One of the most extraordinary passages in the Bible tells the story of Christ s goodbye, which we call the Ascension: While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they, after worshipping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising God. It was the last time the apostles would see Jesus. They had experienced the utter catastrophe of His death, followed within days by the triumph of His resurrection. Later, He left them. Instead of the sadness we might expect after His final farewell, they were exuberant and went back to Jerusalem. What an extraordinary reaction. Jesus had gone, Jerusalem was fraught with danger, yet they seemed brimful with confidence. Ringing in their ears was His repeated teaching about the Kingdom of God and the commission to preach forgiveness of sins throughout the world, beginning at Jerusalem. They were to wait there until they were clothed with power from on high. Far from feeling abandoned, they were full of hope and eager to be equipped for their vocation. They and the Christian community would represent Christ on earth, as He represented them in heaven, seated at the right hand of the Father, in the words of the Creed. All this is temporary. God has not planned the world to remain in its present state in perpetuity. Our particular era may seem to be particularly grim, but it is but one strand in human history and we are no more distinctive than any other generation. Although the world as it is seems to be lasting a long time, we are living in what the writer of the Letter to the Hebrews calls the final age. We are to anticipate a finale, when Christ s rule will be apparent to all. There s an Old Testament proverb which is particularly apt: Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. Isn t that exactly what we hope for every time we pray for God s will to be done on earth, as in heaven? The Archbishop of Canterbury and others are prompting us to join in a global wave of prayer between Ascension and Pentecost (25 May to 4 June), concentrating on Your Kingdom Come. That will make us usurpers, praying for God s Kingdom to displace all others! It will also make us one with Christ. 16

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18 May Crossword Across 1 Infant (Luke 2:12) (4) 3 Luis must (anag.) (8) 8 What Jesus called the devil (John 8:44) (4) 9 My God, my God, why have you me (Matthew 27:46) (8) 11 Anglican form of church government (10) 14 Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like (Isaiah 40:31) (6) 15 Ministers of religion (6) 17 Make stronger (1 Thessalonians 3:13) (10) 20 Devoutness (1 Timothy 2:2) (8) 21 The father of Jesse (Ruth 4:22) (4) 22 Pool where Jesus healed a man who had been an invalid for 38 years (John 5:2) (8) 23 [Jesus] said to them, here and keep watch (Mark 14:34) (4) Down 1 Follower of Christ (Acts 16:1) (8) 2 One of the punishments endured by Paul (2 Corinthians 6:5) (8) 4 Soldiers (Exodus 14:9) (6) 5 Scholarly study of melody, harmony and rhythm (10) 6 I am God, and there is none me (Isaiah 46:9) (4) 7 And how can they preach unless they are? (Romans 10:15) (4) 10 Favourable reception (1 Timothy 1:15) (10) 12 Hip orbit (anag.) (8) 13 End of life (Isaiah 22:14) (5,3) 16 About midnight the sailors they were approaching land (Acts 27:27) (6) 18 He married Jezebel (1 Kings 16:30 31) (4) 19 According to your great compassion out my transgressions (Psalm 51:1) (4) Crosswords reproduced by kind permission of BRF and John Capon, originally published in Three Down, Nine Across, by John Capon ( 6.99 BRF) 18 Answers can be found on page 22

19 Would you like to advertise your business here? For a small fee, you can. Please see information on page 23 A. E. POXON and SONS LTD HIGH STREET, BROWNHILLS Tel Suppliers of high quality fresh meat and cooked meats From our own factory Succulent home made sausages and dry cured bacon Also ask us for advice on your freezer supplies Swaffield Stone Ma#on# MEMORIAL SCULPTORS 59a High Street, Chasetown, Nr. Lichfield, Staffs WS7 7XE Tel: Burntwood MEMORIAL STONES AND QUALITY CARVING COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES & STONES HOUSE NAME PLAQUES You are welcome to come and visit our Workshop and see the work done by hand to a very high standard. We also have a selection of Memorials, large and small, for you to view and a comprehensive selection of catalogues which we will willingly bring to your home for you to select with our personal help. 19

20 Brownhills Memorial Hall Lichfield Road, Brownhills Tel: Regular Events Brownhills Memorial Hall Short Mat Bowling Club Tuesday 7.00pm 9.00pm 2.00 Beginners welcome Social bowling Friendly atmosphere Line Dancing Wednesday 7.00pm 9.00pm 3.00 Tea Dance Friday afternoon 2.00pm 4.00pm 2.50 (inc tea & biscuits) Sequence & Ballroom Dance Second Saturday in each month 8.00pm 11.00pm 2.50 (Bring your own drinks) Saturday 20th May Fazy s 8.00pm 11.00pm

21 Acts for Everyone At the end of May comes Ascension Day (25th), a bit of a neglected festival in the Church. As Luke reminds us in Acts 1:1-11, it was the opportunity for Jesus to commission His disciples His witnesses in the world: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8). What is a witness? a witness knows Jesus: A credible witness speaks of what they know personally. The disciples had spent 40 days with Jesus and now they were called to share that experience and relationship with others. What is my story of how Jesus is alive in my life? a witness grows in Jesus: Jesus told them to wait for the gift of the Spirit to empower them as witnesses. Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.. The Spirit equips us to display Jesus character (fruit) and enables us to witness (gifts). How does our life demonstrate the difference Jesus makes? a witness goes for Jesus: They were called to witness for Jesus in ever-increasing circles of influence. For us, this means family and friends, workplace and community, and the wider world. Where is God calling us to serve Him? The story is told of Jesus arriving in heaven after the Ascension, being welcomed by the angels. Gabriel asked Jesus, what is your plan for everyone to know your love? Jesus replied, I have given my disciples the task of carrying the message into all the world. Gabriel s face dropped, These are unpredictable men, what if they fail? After a pause Jesus answered, There is no other plan! 21

22 Prayers & Poems Waiting (Acts1:1-11) He told us to wait, then went away. After all the excitement, all the joy of having Him back, He has gone again. Yet this time there is hope, This time there is His promise Of power, of His Spirit, Of a new dimension of His presence. This leaving is different Now we know He's forever alive. And we wait in confidence and anticipation to witness to the world and we wait for His Spirit to come By Daphne Kitching Presence Prayer Heavenly Father, Parting from our loved ones is difficult. We long to be together, but sometimes it isn't possible and we don't always understand. The disciples must have wanted Jesus to stay with them, after the joy of the resurrection and those wonderful reunions. And yet you knew that it was better for them - and for us - that Jesus returned to you so that He could send His Spirit to live in us, to comfort and strengthen us and to work through us. Thank you that even though human parting is inevitable, because of Jesus eternal life is freely offered to those who trust in Him. And while we are here on earth you promise never to leave us or forsake us. Thank you, Father, for your love - and your bigger picture! In Jesus name. Amen. By Daphne Kitching DOWN: 1, Believer. 2, Beatings. 4, Troops. 5, Musicology. 6, Like. 7, Sent. 10, Acceptance. 12, Prohibit. 13, Dying day. 16, Sensed. 18, Ahab. 19, Blot. CROSSWORD ANSWERS ACROSS: 1, Baby. 3, Stimulus. 8, Liar. 9, Forsaken. 11, Episcopacy. 14, Eagles. 15, Clergy. 17, Strengthen. 20, Holiness. 21, Obed. 22, Bethesda. 23, Stay. 22

23 The power of the Man Ascended You will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. (Acts 22:15) What power! The apostle Paul has just been physically attacked by the crowd, then rescued by the Romans and is now, not on a counselling couch, but preaching a sermon! He tells the crowd of his support in Stephen s death; then of his Damascus Road experience and his subsequent commission to the Gentile world. 1. Staying power. Paul is near the end, but he can still face riots, beatings and prison and come up running. It was the knowledge that he had been SENT by One risen, ascended and one day returning that kept him on the road. As preacher Alexander Maclaren once commented, The world has not seen its last of Jesus Christ. Such an Ascension, after such a life, cannot be the end of Him. 2. Winsome power. Paul loved his fellow-jews and this came across in his speaking to them all in their mother tongue (22:1); also in his clear demonstration that he was one of them. If we messengers don t love those to whom we witness, it will be evident and we might as well pack it in. 3. Cutting power. When Paul told of his part in the murder of Stephen, and that Christ was now sending him to the Gentiles, the riot started again (22:19-23). At some point we too have to put the knife in about what it is to defy the rule of God. 4. Moral power. Paul is then about to be beaten by the Romans, but being a Roman citizen himself he challenges them. Er. Is this legal? It wasn t, and they back down. Through it all, one man sent by God was in control. Lesson: Learn to take the Ascension of Christ as your emboldenment! MAGAZINE ARTICLES If you would like to submit an article for publication in this Parish Magazine, please note that the closing date is the third Sunday of each month. If submitted by , please send your article (preferably in Microsoft Word format) to Sue Bryan at sjb.7dx@gmail.com or in written format and handed to Sue by the due date. 23

24 Fake news Fake news has received much media attention lately. The spread of disinformation, propaganda, and fabrication of fact is hardly new: humans have been spreading mistruths through trusted sources for years. What has taken it to a new level, however, is the way it is now spread: social media. Fake news items can pop up on our social media stream at any time and, being one of myriad other pieces of information passing before our eyes, they are easily read without care for checking the source. Add to this the fact that they are usually sensational in content, can be shared or liked in just one click, and you have the ingredients for gossip and lies on a global scale. Some media organisations are taking measures to fight back by hiring companies to check facts, or design algorithms to stop the spread of fake stories. Yet even the best software is never 100% successful. Human wisdom, or just basic common sense, will always need to be applied. In this age of information overload and like buttons, it can be so easy to accept things without proper thought, to forward or like things that may be inaccurate or heavily biased. Even beyond social media, though, news has become increasingly concise, presented in bite-sized portions for us to easily digest as we rush from one task to another. Nuances and truths get lost in the sound-bites of news headlines and our personal updates. So how are we to respond to this as Christians seeking to engage with contemporary culture? How do we maintain integrity, authenticity and honesty in our speech and relationships both online and offline? And what false news might we be presenting about our own lives? We re called to be salt and light, to be wise as serpents but innocent as doves. When reading the news, whatever form that takes, how often do we check the source, find out what other news sites are saying, and critically weigh up agendas? 24

25 ST JAMES SERVICE ROTA May 2017 SIDESPEOPLE EPISTLE GOSPEL 7th May 10am Family Service Sunday Club Welcome Janet Plimmer 6.30pm Holy Communion Sharon Venables Les Poynton Janet Poynton 14th May 10am Holy Communion Marg Powell Dennis Powell Ann Wilkins 6.30pm Evening Praise with Prayer Ministry Janet Poynton 21st May Celebration Service Simon & Helen Harrison 6.30pm Holy Communion Roger and Maureen Hill Angela Cooper Janet Sutherington 28th May 10am Holy Communion Angela Cooper Graham Sutherington Roger Corbett Welcome Brenda Timmins 6.30pm Service of Remembering Marg Powell Graham Sutherington Roger Corbett Celebration Service Celebrate the God of Creation Sunday 21st May 10.00am ALL WELCOME 25

26 Diary Dates May 2nd Prayer Ministry team meet at 5 Meadow 7.30pm 4th Mayoral elections in church all all day 8th Prayer Focus in 7.30pm 8th Archdeacon s Visitation at St Anne s, Chasetown 19th Walking group meet at front of 9.30am 25th Ascension Day Service at 7.30pm in church 27th Wedding of Mark Jones and Lisa Smith in 4.30pm Morning prayer Somebody once said there are only two kinds of people in the world. There are those who wake up in the morning and say, Good morning, Lord, and there are those who wake up in the morning and say, Good Lord, it s morning. Baptisms in April nd Eva-Mae Caine 2nd Freyja Field From the Registers Funerals for March th Lilian Joan Harries, 84, Daw End Lane, Rushall, crem 8th Eddie Wilson, 63, Goscote Lane, Walsall, St James & N Walsall cemetery 21st Lilian Fenton, 81, Vernon Avenue, Brownhills, crem Funerals for April rd Betty Menear, 87, Talbot N/H, Talbot St, Rugeley, St James & Barnett s Lane 4th Darren Cliff, 43, Walnut Walk, Lichfield, St James & crem 5th Len Evans, 80, Vernon Ave, Brownhills, crem 27th Beatrice Price, Poplar Ave, Brownhills, St James & Barnett s Lane 28th Dennis Baggott, 60, Medway Rd, Brownhills, crem 26

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28 THE PARISH OF BROWNHILLS WITH OGLEY HAY Our mission is to worship God and to serve the community by sharing the love of Jesus Vicar: Revd Dave Bishop Lay Ministers: Pete Biggs Liz Corbett Graham Mason Graham Sutherington Children & Family Worker: Mel Pearce OFFICERS Wardens: Margaret Powell Roger Corbett Lay Chair: Dennis Powell Secretary: Brenda Stanford Treasurer: Joy Powell Parish Administrator: Joy Powell Deanery Synod Representatives: Roger Corbett Organist and Worship Leader: Pete Biggs, BEd(Hons), AMusCAM Brownies: Jenny Judson Guides: Claire Llewellyn 28