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Birmingham Cathedral Notices REV 11/13 BIRMINGHAM CATHEDRAL Fourth Sunday after Trinity Information and Notices for the week beginning 24 June 2018 Welcome to Birmingham Cathedral. Children In the name of Jesus Christ, we offer you a very Children are always very welcome at the warm welcome to this act of worship. God’s cathedral. There are special packs available greatest gift to the world is fullness of life in Christ, for every child to use and take away at the and it is our hope and prayer that you will entrance to the cathedral. There is also a experience something of God’s love through this separate room (Matthew Room) with toys, service. If you are a visitor or newcomer, please do books and refreshments for all children to introduce yourself to one of the clergy or wardens. enjoy. We ask that you stay and supervise your child/children at all times. Communicant members of all denominations are welcome to receive Communion; please come forward as directed by the Stewards. If Please look after your belongings at all you do not wish to receive Communion but times. would like a blessing, you are warmly invited to Regrettably, like any public building, we come to the altar rail, please bring this service experience occasional thefts. booklet with you. Gluten-free wafers are available on request. Recordings are available at www.birminghamcathedral.com/recentevents Gift Aid envelopes are available in the back of (sermons) and at seats for use by UK tax payers. This enables us www.birminghamcathedral.com/TuesdayTalks to increase your donation by a further 25% at (Tuesday Talks) no cost to you. You can also donate through www.justgiving.com/birminghamcathedral or by Following the Eucharist tea and coffee are sending a text to 70070. In the body of the text served at the back of the cathedral. Do join you need to put CATH01 (CATH zero one) us if you are able, particularly if you are new followed by the amount you wish to donate e.g. to the congregation or visiting us for the first CATH01 £5. Thank you. time. Planned Giving Keep in touch If you give by bank standing order, please pick up a yellow offertory card at the back of the Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2QB cathedral when you arrive for the service. 0121 262 1840 Putting these in the offertory bag helps to [email protected] prevent embarrassment on the part of the birminghamcathedral.com planned giver and, more importantly, lets people know that everyone contributes to the @BhamCathedral offertory. Anyone wanting information about @bham.cathedral how to join the Planned Giving Scheme should bham_cathedral speak to Canon Terry Slater (he has a badge). ‘Birmingham Cathedral’ to find our podcasts Today’s Services 9.00am Holy Communion The Very Reverend Matt Thompson 11.00am Choral Eucharist with Ordination of Deacons Readings 1 Samuel 3.1-10, Romans 12.1-13, John 13:1-17 President The Bishop of Birmingham Preacher The Reverend Rhiannon King 1.30pm Sanctuary Sunday Service Preacher: The Reverend Dr Inderjit Bhogal 3.30pm Choral Evensong The Reverend Canon Andrew Gorham Prayer for this week (The Collect) O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that with you as our ruler and guide we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not our hold on things eternal; grant this, heavenly Father, for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Notices Sanctuary Sunday: On Sunday 24 June at 1.30pm, a special service will be held at the cathedral to celebrate the end of Refugee Week. The theme for this first Sanctuary Sunday is: ‘Different Pasts, Shared Future’ to emphasise the mutual desire for hope and peace. Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal (former Methodist President and founder, Cities of Sanctuary) will be preaching. A variety of community representatives will also contribute to the service in keeping with the theme and as a reflection of Birmingham’s vibrant diversity. Divine Beauty Concert: On 7 July at 5pm, the cathedral choir perform a musical treat as part of Birmingham Civic Society's centenary – The City Beautiful – celebrating the remarkable Burne-Jones stained- glass windows. A programme of great cathedral anthems inspired by each of the four windows, including Parry’s I Was Glad, Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayer and O For the Wings of a Dove, Ireland’s Greater Love, music by Finzi and Wesley and several pieces written for Birmingham Cathedral Choir. Christian Aid Week 2018. The following totals are now on their way to Christian Aid. Bucket collection 2797 Cathedral collection 1033 Concert 407 Pubs, shops and sundry 106 Total £4344 Many thanks to all who collected, gave, counted, played in the concert or helped in whatever way. The total is down on last year but all we can do is provide the opportunity for people to give, and this we did with more collector-time on the Square than in previous years. Many thanks again. Cleaning volunteers: As recently reported at the APCM, the number of Cleaning Volunteers at the Cathedral has decreased over the past year – we’re now down to just two regular helpers! If you can spare as little as 2 hours a month to help then please contact Stephen Brooker, Head of Facilities on 0121 262 1850. Divine Beauty: The website dedicated to the Cathedral’s Divine Beauty project also contains a blog. Blogs are short written accounts, generally with personal perspectives and the cathedral community are warmly encouraged to contribute. Vivienne Arnold has written a very lovely piece on the role the windows have played in her life. www.divinebeautyproject.com Please get in touch with Jane McArdle if you would like to contribute. Winchester Cathedral Flower Festival: There is a major ‘Festival of Flowers’ inspired by the Winchester Bible taking place 5-9 September 2018 in Winchester Cathedral. The Birmingham Cathedral Flower Team is proposing a visit, by train, on Thursday 6 September. Other members of the congregations are welcome to join us. It will enable us to see more of Winchester’s wonderful building than most of us managed at Dean Catherine’s installation. There will also be a large ‘trading area’ outside the cathedral and ‘afternoon tea’ can be booked. Tickets to the flower festival are £12 (£10 if we have a party of 15+); Afternoon Tea is £14 (menu can be provided); day return train fare is £48.40. (There may be reductions for group travel) For those wishing to stay longer in Winchester, the Holiday Inn is offering B&B on 6 September only for £134 for two persons sharing, including two tickets for the festival. Firm expressions of interest should be made to Canon Terry Slater by Sunday 24 June. For your Prayers Those for whom prayer has been requested: Geoffrey Wilsher, Mary Partridge, Sidney Christian, Irene Lakin, Tony Stephenson, Shirley Knott, Margaret Phillips, Jim Earle, Reg Hitchman, Mary Spooner, Fr Henry Burgess, Charlie Beattie, Noreen Murray, Joan Bates, Stephen Wilcox, Jean Stevens, Beverley Hallahan, Vicky McGrath, Mrs Mary Lee, Ollie Partridge, Robert Howes, Christopher Stammers, Eugene McGlynn, Omar Ferraro, Verity Musson, Pam Jones, Carol Currier, David Morgan. Those who have died recently: Michael Harrop. Anniversaries in the coming week: John Beattie (1981), David Smith (2009), Michael Pratt QC (2011), Michael McCleod (1997), Fred Andrews (2005) CATHEDRAL DIARY Sunday 24 9.00am Holy Communion 4th Sunday after Trinity 11.00am Ordination of Deacons (Boys and Lower Birth of John the Baptist Voices) Preacher: The Reverend Rhiannon King 1.30pm Sanctuary Sunday Service Preacher: The Reverend Dr Inderjit Bhogal 3.30pm Choral Evensong (Lower Voices) Preacher: The Reverend Canon Andrew Gorham Monday 25 8.00am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion 12.30pm Free Guided Tour (meet by main door) 1.10pm Monday Music Recital 5.45pm Evening Prayer Tuesday 26 8.00am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion 1.10pm Tuesday Talks 5.45pm Shorter Choral Evensong (Girls Voices) Wednesday 27 8.00am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion Cyril, Bishop, teacher of the 11.30am Free Guided Tour (meet by main door) faith, 444 1.10pm Holy Communion 5.45pm Evening Prayer Thursday 28 8.00am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion Iraenaeus, bishop, teacher of 5.45pm Evening Prayer the faith, 200 Friday 29 8.00am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion Peter and Paul, Apostle s 10.30am Little Pips – free toddler group 5.45pm Choral Evensong (Boys and Lower Voices) Saturday 30 9.00am Morning Prayer and Holy Communion Ember Day 3.30pm Evening Prayer Sunday 1 9.00am Holy Communion 5th Sunday after 11.00am Choral Eucharist (Girls and Lower Voices) Trinity Preacher: The Venerable Simon Heathfield 3.30pm Choral Evensong (Boys and Lower Voices) with laying up of Royal British Legion Standard Preacher: The Very Reverend Matt Thompson The cathedral diary and events can be found online at www.birminghamcathedral.com. Please send items to [email protected] by noon on Thursdays. .
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