Welcome to St Michael's Website
Compline
There will be a service of Compline on Wednesday 1st March 2023 via Zoom. The link for which is
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82460960478?pwd=SzVWMlZoWlZwTDlDZmZqOUFXTEdFdz09
Meeting ID: 824 6096 0478Passcode: 709884
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
An important part of our meeting on Sunday 30th April will be trying to ensure that we have a full PCC and that all of the key roles are covered for the next twelve months. Currently we have a number of vacancies for PCC members. Please can you prayerfully consider whether God is calling you to serve on the PCC. It is extremely important for the effective functioning of St Michael & All Angels church that we have a full PCC.
We will also need to elect a new Churchwarden to follow on from the role that Paul had for a number of years. Please can you prayerfully consider whether God might be calling you to fill this role for the next 12 months; no previous experience of church governance is needed.
If you have any questions or would like a more detailed conversation please speak to Father Alex or any member of the PCC. Nomination forms for membership of the PCC and also for the role of Churchwarden can be obtained from Rosemary.
Lent reflection
Each week during Lent a short video reflection will be posted on YouTube, uploaded each Wednesday. If you find yourself with five minutes of free time have a watch and let me know if you found it useful. The YouTube link will be
https://www.youtube.com/@saintmichaelandallangelsso6118/featured
Stations of the cross
Each Sunday evening at 6pm during Lent there will a short Stations of the Cross service on Zoom. Faith, Jeanne, Jane, Phil and I will be leading these. Please come along and spiritually walk the Via Dolorosa with our Lord.
The Zoom links are....
Sunday 26th February ID: 867 2348 1348 Passcode: 515769
Sunday 5th March ID: 839 4777 6073 Passcode: 495243
Sunday 12th March ID: 867 1397 5466 Passcode: 306438
Sunday 19th March ID: 883 2321 1715 Passcode: 150461
Sunday 26th March ID: 843 0944 8376 Passcode: 915131
World Day of Prayer
This year it will be held Yardley Methodist church on Friday 3rd March at 10.30. All are welcome but please don’t park in Farmfoods car park.
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Food Bank - we are still collecting, please leave any donations in the box in the narthex
Acorns collection point - please leave any collections for Acorns in the bin in the narthex.
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Food Bank collection
There will be a box left permanently in the Narthex to collect any food that you may be able to offer to support the work of the Food Bank at Birmingham City Mission.
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Used postage stamps
Please bring in any used postage stamps for our collection in the Narthex. They will be used to support the work of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).
Prayers for this week
Saint Michael and All Angels
Author of opportunity and possibility, we ask that you enable us to fill the PCC vacancies at our forthcoming APCM.
Saint Cyprian’s
Enable gracious Lord a swift end to the reordering works in church. Strengthen us in the preparations for our 150 year anniversary.
St Mary’s
We pray for the family of this Church. That when we partake the bread and wine at communion, we may experience a sense of belonging to you and to each other. Bind us together, Lord, as a family, so that we can travel along life's journey helping and supporting one another, overcoming together all the trials and temptations which confront us daily.
With prayers and best wishes
Alex
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Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
St. Michael & All Angels Parish Church is committed to care and protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults. Staff, PCC members and volunteers within this organisation accept and recognise our responsibilities to develop awareness of the issues which cause these people harm.
Our Safeguarding Officer is Jane Clarke, telephone 0121 743 4089
The Birmingham Diocese Bishops Safeguarding Advisor is Steph Hayes, telephone 07342 993 844
To view our full Safeguarding Policy document, please click the button below
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All are welcome to join us here at St.Michael's in our worship and in our various activities. Our worship follows a high Anglican format and we are proud of our strong musical roots.
We are a church with a big heart that worships in a big building, that heart is to see God's kingdom
break through into the lives of our families, friends and neighbours.
‘Let no one be a stranger in our midst!’
DATA PRIVACY: We are obliged to publish a statement regarding Data Privacy,
please see the link under HOME above.
Hearing loop information
Please note we have a Loop System installed in the church. To use it simply switch your hearing aid to the 'T' position.
SMAAA Policy on Cookies
As many other sites have published their policy on cookies, we need to advise of our policy.
We don't have cookies.
We have biscuits.
And what's more, we serve them with tea and coffee after the main Sunday morning service so, now we're getting back to more normal times, why not pop in and see which crunchy favourites are on offer?