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The Continuing Story the Church at Carrs Lane December 2014/January 2015 TThhee ccoonnttiinnuuiinngg ssttoorryy of TThhee CChhuurrcchh aatt CCaarrrrss LLaannee DDeecceemmbbeerr 22001144//JJaannuuaarryy 22001155 2 Minister’s letter Dear friends, have only a very limited collection of CDs of Christmas music – promise! Quite a lot of them are freebies of new Christian Christmas music which arrive with the I autumn magazine of the Royal School of Church Music (and, sadly, I am pretty sure that I haven’t listened to all of them yet!). Some Christmas music does have a habit – possibly annoying – of getting under your skin, however: I love Ertha Kitt’s voice, and so I have a soft spot for ‘Santa Baby’. It has to be this original version, mind…none of the cover versions which have appeared over the years. ‘On the first day of Christmas…’ always brings a smile to my face because of the various films, skits and parodies which it has spawned over the years: somehow, the whole thing seems quite preposterous – ridiculous. Occasionally, I hear something which I haven’t heard, literally, for decades….and all kind of things come flooding back. A couple of weeks ago, I heard some youngsters singing, ‘All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth’: it must be forty years since these particular words assailed my ears! It strikes me that all of these songs – and many, many more – are all to do with getting or gaining something at Christmas (though I don’t think that a request for front teeth is unreasonable!). Contrast this with many of the things which are said in overtly Christian songs – carols: ‘Ring a bell for peace’ may be unfamiliar to some people, but the opening of each verse encourages us to do, give, share something….Ring a bell for peace, blow a horn for joy, play a flute for hope, beat the drum for faith. I am not a great fan of, ‘In the bleak midwinter’, but have to note the power of the words of the final verse: ‘What can I give him?’ Even the much-loved seasonal favourite, ‘O come, all ye faithful’, notes that, ‘we too will thither bend our joyful footsteps’. Giving or gaining? I don’t begrudge anybody receiving things at Christmas – and I rather hope that I will be in this position myself! – but I do think that as individuals and faith communities we are challenged to think again about what it is that we give to the world, even as we welcome God Incarnate in Christ, the supreme gift to the world. With much love in Christ at the season of his birth, Your friend and minister, 3 Worship for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and into the New Year… Sunday 7 December Advent 2 10.30am ‘Mounting mystery, growing secrets’ (Luke 1.21 – 38) led by Neil Riches Worship will include the Lord’s Supper and signing of cards for Amnesty International Worship will be followed by First Sunday Lunch – all welcome 4.00pm Street Banquet – food, fellowship and worship for some of the most vulnerable members of Birmingham’s communities Sunday 14 December Advent 3 10.30am ‘Support from family, a song for the world’ (Luke 1.39 – 56) 2.45pm for 3.00pm Children’s Church – Isaiah the prophet 5.30pm Circuit Praise: informal worship and teaching Sunday 21 December Advent 4 10.30am ‘Truth will out’ (Luke 1.57 – 80) led by Neil Riches; all-age worship 6.30pm ‘The Powers at Christmas’ – music and readings for the season led by Neil Johnson and Neil Riches Wednesday 24 December Christmas Eve 6.00pm ‘Born in the night’ (Luke 2.1 – 7): worship for Christmas Eve led by Neil Johnson Thursday 25 December Christmas Day 10.30am ‘Unto us’ (Luke 2.8 – 20) : worship for Christmas Day led by Neil Johnson Sunday 28 December 10.30am What is Christmas all about? All-age worship led by Junior Church Sunday 4,January 10.30am Worship for Epiphany led by Neil Riches Key reading: Matthew 2.1 – 12 Worship will include the Lord’s Supper and the offering gifts for needy communities in Birmingham: please listen for details Worship will be followed by First Sunday Lunch – all welcome Sunday 11 January 10.30am Morning Worship led by Revd Mike Wallace Please note the likely shift in the date of the church meeting until 25 January: confirmation of this will be given as soon as possible! 2.45pm for 3.00pm Children’s Church – continuing with the series ‘On Fire’ 5.30pm Circuit Praise: informal worship and teaching Sunday 18 January 10.30am Morning Worship led by Neil Johnson Sunday 25 January 10.30am All-age worship led by Neil Riches Key passage: Mark 1.14 – 20 It is anticipated that this will be followed by a church meeting at noon – all welcome 6.00pm Radical worship – continuing the series of looking at issues facing Christians through the eyes of the world church. 4 Notices Bull Ring Markets – help needed to Celebrate Birmingham Cathedral’s distribute hot fruit punch and mince Tercentenary - 2015 marks the 300th pies to all 500 traders - 1.30 pm to anniversary of the completion of St 3.00pm. Tuesday 9 December - Philip’s: the ‘church on the hill’ which Outdoor Market; Wednesday 10 became the Anglican Cathedral in1905. December – Indoor Market; Friday 12 December – Rag Market. No training or 20 - 22 January 2015 Exploring The previous experience is needed ! If you Heart of Christianity by Marcus Borg at would like to help on one of these days Launde Abbey, Leicestershire. A group please let Andrew Veitch know. experience to explore how we react spiritually, emotionally and intellectually Thursday 18 December Carrs Lane to The Heart of Christianity. It will be Lived Community Film Club - Prayer at assumed participants have read the 7pm followed by film. It's a Wonderful book beforehand. £240 Contact Life (U). Let us know if coming at [email protected] or 01572 717254. [email protected] Saturday 21 February at Coventry 1 - 14 December Faithful Friends Central Hall The Archbishop of Exhibition in the Foyer area of the Canterbury, Justin Welby, will give the Library of Birmingham depicting keynote address at the ‘Love your friendships between people of different neighbour: Think, Pray, Vote’ faiths and stories telling the difference conference organised by the Joint those friendships have made. Public Issues Team of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Tuesday 9 December 3.00pm and and the United Reformed Church. See 7.30pm at Birmingham Town Hall Julie Grove for more details. Midlands Hospitals Choir - Carols That Count. 150 voices raising funds for Zweibrücken/Ernstweiler. We hope to CLIC Sargent. Tickets £10-£17.50 visit as part of our bi-annual exchange. www.thsh.co.uk or 0121 345 0603. The proposed dates are Thurs 21 to Mon 25 May. The main cost will be for Saturday 13 December at 7.30 pm a travel, which will be estimated later. If lively concert by Out of the Blue Jazz you would like to join us, or have Orchestra at Solihull Methodist Church. questions, speak to Tim Batty, Donald Classic swing & big band arrangements Payne, Andrew or Jill Veitch with some Christmas favourites Tickets £8 (£4 children) in aid of EducAidAfrica. Birmingham Taizé Pilgrimage 2015: Contact Jenni Kitson, 0121 705 1546. Next summer 1st - 10th August, there will be an ecumenical Birmingham 18 to 25 January 2015 Week of Prayer pilgrimage to Taizé aimed at ages 17- for Christian Unity 29. For more information email [email protected] 5 Sunday 11 January Birmingham Sponsored Swim for Christian Aid at University of Birmingham. Take the plunge to end poverty by participating in this event. Carrs Lane welcomes new members and sponsors for our team. We have two lanes booked for the late afternoon – contact Pat Davies for details Christmas Greetings 2014 The following people send Christmas Greetings to friends at Carrs Lane: Tim Batty, John Best, Margaret Checkley, Liz and Peter Cummings, Joan Davies, Pat Davies, Joan and Derek Duffield, Julie and Chris Grove, Andrew Leo, Ann and Murdoch McKenzie, Julia and Peter Redwood, George Richards, Christine and Simon Rowntree, Amina and Martin Stokes, Anne and Malcolm Veitch, Kate Waplington, Elaine Wheeler, Joan White, Helen and Peter Woodall, Ann and Ray Yorke. We agreed that this year our donations would be sent to save the Children Fund. Ed. Food Bank Our collection on Gift Sunday on 4 January will be for the Food Bank. Trussell Trust foodbanks provide a minimum of three days emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis in the UK. Please help feed local people in crisis by buying items from the list and donating them. Shopping List - Milk (UHT or powdered), Sugar (500g), Fruit juice (carton), Soup, Pasta sauces, Sponge pudding (tinned), Tomatoes (tinned), Cereals, Rice pudding (tinned), Tea bags/instant coffee, Instant mash potato, Rice/pasta, Tinned meat/fish, Tinned vegetables, Tinned fruit, Jam, Biscuits or snack bars. Thank you, Neil 6 Thoughts on Marriage t December’s church meeting we will be discussing marriage. Marriage is not an easy subject for the universal Church at the moment. As a family we are A struggling to find agreement on the question of same-sex marriage. For every strong opinion in one direction there is an equally strong opinion in the other. This struggle for consensus has been played out most openly in the Anglican Communion but is ongoing in all the major denominations. I feel drawn to share some thoughts to highlight a perspective which I think is too rarely considered in western discussions about marriage, but which is at the forefront of these discussion in non-western cultures.
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