Newsletter Sunday 9th February 2020

Sun 9th 8.00am - BCP Communion (Church) 9.00am - Parish Communion (Church) 10.45am - Morning Praise with Communion (Church) 4.00pm - Asian Congregation (Centre) 6.30pm - Church Hill Praise (Church) Mon 10th 9.00am - Play and Pray (Church) 3.15pm - Kids Club (Centre) 7.30pm - Personnel Committee (Rectory) 7.30pm - Whole Church Prayer: Imagine (Church) Tues 11th 10.00am - Open Church 3.15pm - Younger Youth (Centre) 7.30pm - Passage & Praise Rehearsal Wed 12th 9.30am - Toddlers (Centre) 4.00pm - Joint Christian Union (Crescent Baptist Church) 7.30pm - Bellringing Practice 7.30pm - The Bible Course (Church Centre) 7.30pm - Band Rehearsal (Church) Thurs 13th 2.00pm - OWLs (Centre) 4.30pm - Blue Coat Academy Governors Fri 14th Church Office Closed 8.40am - Blue Coat Academy Assembly (Church) 9.30am - Church Open, Cleaning and Flower Arrangers (Church) 7.30pm - Signs for Worship Walsall (Centre) Sat 15th Sun 16th 8.00am - BCP Communion (Church) 9.00am - Parish Communion (Church) 10.45am - Morning Praise (Church) 4.00pm - Asian Congregation (Centre) 6.30pm - Church Hill Praise (Church)

Further ahead Mon 17th 7.30pm - Whole Church Prayer: Imagine (Church) Thurs 20th 7.30pm - Deanery Synod standing committee Mon 24th 9.00am - Staff Team meeting 7.30pm - Whole Church Prayer: Imagine (Church)

Over half-term week 17th-21st February the Church Centre will be closed, and we will be operating on a skeleton staff.

Worshipping God; Equipping his people;

Growing his kingdom; Serving Walsall Prayer Requests From Church Rotas Mike Ray has kindly agreed to to Lichfield with her husband Andrew and take our prayer cards and email look after the Church rotas till April to allow on her new role in April, after almost four years prayers. Please pray for Kirsten time to produce the end of year financial as Bishop of Repton. More information can be Rob, Emma, Steve, Danny. figures, the annual report and prepare for hers found at and Richards wedding. Please direct any news/2020/01/26/welcome enquires to him. Wave of Prayer St Matthew’s Church Giving Graffiti Prayer Wall At the church weekend Join us for a Diocesan Service on You can give direct to the church in a away, amongst other things, we looked at prayer Feb and how we can look for different ways to pray coffee served from 10am. Everyone welcome number of ways including the collection plate or by the contactless that suits us and our personalities. It might be Prayer 2020 payment at the machine at the back praying while being active e.g. a prayer walk or pray on the 20th of each month at 20:20 for 20 of the church. If you would like to give labyrinth, or for those who are creative, it could minutes throughout this year. Through Prayer to St Matthew’s by Bank Standing be prayer through drawing etc. One idea caught 2020 we are asking God to work through all that Order, there are forms available at the my imagination: a prayer graffiti wall and so I is done in 2020 back of church. Gift Aid forms are also started one while we were away and people outreach plans in villages, towns and cities; available at the back of church. both young and old have added their mark. I stadium events Another way is through have put it up in church (by the Children's forms. HOPE www.stewardship.org.uk/giving/give. chapel) so please do have a look at it and add to says, Account Name - St Matthews Walsall it too! If it gets full, there is always more paper! If Christians around the world. 2020 is such a Parish Church (Lloyds Bank) you'd like to know more about praying and your significant year and Prayer 2020 will be a key Sort code - 30-99-06 personality, you can listen to the session online part of the year. Let Account Number - 00060947 on the St Matts website under the 10.45 service hearts to the gospel this year. Reference - Donate heading and/or read 'Pray your way' by Bruce www.hopetogether.org.uk/Groups/327007/ Duncan. God bless, Jenny Prayer_2020.aspx

Mark and Esther Westbury After many years Called to be Me Quiet Day Pastoral Care If you notice of faithful support and service at St Matthew’s Sat 29th February someone you usually sit by in church Church, including 5 years as a Churchwarden, discover or reflect on God's unique call to them. missing please make this known to Mark and Esther Westbury have decided the Cost £25 including a light lunch. The either the RUOK coordinator, the time is now right for them to move to another Chaplaincy, University of Wolverhampton, WV1 Pastoral team, Wardens or Jim so that church. This Sunday we will be saying thank you 1LY. Booking forms available from http:// we can ensure that they are ok and all and farewell to them and praying for them bit.ly/31jb1BG or by emailing Cath at before they leave for pastures new. is well. With so many different services [email protected] at St Matthew’s it is easy to miss New Wine Local Network Meetings someone. Thank you. Two events are coming up locally with John First Aid Course McGinley who is part of the New Wine National another one Leadership Team. paediatric element on a date to be arranged th Jesus Money The intention of these  Teaching Morning: Sat 14 March Sharing 12 people maximum. weekly questions is to help families Faith – with who and how - ‘The Person of interest to potential new first aiders as well as to and friends talk more about a Peace’ Starts 9.30am at St Aidan’s Church, those whose certificates expire shortly. Christian perspective on money. Mount Road, Wolverhampton, WV4 5SW donation towards the cost may be requested, as th Today’s question is: “The love of  Celebration Evening: Sat 14 March. previously (less than half the actual cost of the money is the root of all evil. Is that Starts 7pm at St Matthew’s Tipton, Dudley course). If you are interested, please speak to really true?” Road DY4 8DL. Will Include: Worship, Judith or email Teaching and Ministry

Electoral Roll St Matthew’s Church Welcome Bishop Jan! will be revising its electoral roll in the The Bishop of Repton is moving on from the next few weeks. If you would like to to become Residentiary check if you are on the current Canon (House for Duty) at electoral roll or if would like to join it, and Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of please speak to Rev Jim. Lichfield. The Rt Revd Jan McFarlane will move to Lichfield with her husband Andrew and take Church Repair and Maintenance on her new role in April, after almost four years Tuesdays 10am-3pm. Fridays 9.30am- as Bishop of Repton. More information can be 12.30 pm. Feel free to drop in and give found at https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ and hour or more to assist when you news/2020/01/26/welcome-bishop-jan/ can spare the time. Your help will be

Wave of Prayer - The Mother's Union greatly appreciated. Join us for a Diocesan Service on Tuesday 11th away, amongst other things, we looked at prayer Feb at 10.30am at Doxey Church. Tea and Mental Health First Aid coffee served from 10am. Everyone welcome Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a national training course teaching Prayer 2020 HOPE are calling the Church to people how to identify, understand & pray on the 20th of each month at 20:20 for 20 help someone who may be minutes throughout this year. Through Prayer experiencing a mental health issue. 2020 we are asking God to work through all that We are piloting this training free of is done in 2020 – personal witness; church charge in our diocese. There will be outreach plans in villages, towns and cities; more MHFA training sessions on stadium events – evangelisation in all its many 5 & 12 March at Three Spires House, forms. HOPE’s executive director Roy Crowne Lichfield (WS13 6HX) from at it and add to says, ‘Already this is catching the imagination of If 9am-4.30pm. Participants need to Christians around the world. 2020 is such a come to both sessions & bring their significant year and Prayer 2020 will be a key own lunch. Parking is available nearby part of the year. Let’s pray that God opens but not at Three Spires House. Email hearts to the gospel this year.’ Find out more at: [email protected] to www.hopetogether.org.uk/Groups/327007/ find out more or to book in. Prayer_2020.aspx Whole church prayer meetings: Called to be Me Quiet Day Imagine These prayer meetings are Sat 29th February For anyone wanting to an opportunity to pray into and imagine discover or reflect on God's unique call to them. what God could do in and through St Cost £25 including a light lunch. The Matthew's following the teaching we Chaplaincy, University of Wolverhampton, WV1 received at the Church Weekend away. church. This Sunday we will be saying thank you 1LY. Booking forms available from http:// They will be held in the Side Chapel bit.ly/31jb1BG or by emailing Cath at from 7.30pm-8.30pm on the following [email protected] dates and topics:

 Monday 10th February First Aid Course We are planning to offer - Families ministry another one-day first aid course including a  Monday 17th February paediatric element on a date to be arranged – - Outreach 12 people maximum. We hope this will be of  Monday 24th February interest to potential new first aiders as well as to - House Groups those whose certificates expire shortly. A small donation towards the cost may be requested, as previously (less than half the actual cost of the Lent Lunchtime Services 2020 course). If you are interested, please speak to This year the theme will be ‘Seven Judith or email [email protected]. Encounters with Jesus’ from John’s Gospel. They are held Wednesday 26th February - Wednesday 8th April, at the Upper Room in St Pauls. Lunch is served at 12.00pm, and the talk begins at 1.10pm. More information can be found in the glassed off foyer. and Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of RUOK coordinators If you notice someone is missing from church, why not give them a ring or speak to one of our RUOK coordinators? Our coordinators are:  8.00am service – Helen Robinson  9.00am service - Jim Trood  10.45am service – Rita Chilton  6.30pm service – David & Penny Hunt

Clergy Contacts: Rev Jim Trood – 07939 587208 (Day off Tuesday) email – [email protected]

 Pastoral Care Coordinator: Anne Tolley 07518 339606  Email Prayer Requests (non-confidential) [email protected]  Homegroups: To find out more please get in touch with Judith Ridgway 07490 488144 / [email protected] or Priscilla Trood 07984 626 637 / [email protected]  Prayer Triplets Coordinator: Kirsten Robson [email protected]

Staff Contacts: Ben Butterfield – U18s Worker - 07917 764435 email: [email protected] Hannah Morrish - Kids Worker - [email protected] Adrian Perks – Centre Manager - 07954 138350. email: [email protected] Kirsten Robson - Church Office - 01922 626039 or 07759 708091 email: [email protected] Barbara Parker - Safeguarding Officer - 01922 649909

New to St Matthew’s? Welcome! Please fill out a connect card which can be found in the back of the chairs and post it in the connect box on the welcome desk. We would love to keep in touch and get to know you more.

Website: www.stmatthewswalsall.co.uk