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Bart's Blog and September Prayer Diary

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Published by Sarah Gilhooly on Tuesday, 29 August 2023 21:10

Bart's Blog and September Prayer Diary

The Well

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all your donations which were gratefully received by The Well this week - as a reminder we are still in urgent need of all food products except for pasta, biscuits and cooking sauces so that includes baby foods and toiletries, pet foods, adult toiletries, cereals and tinned items of every sort. If you are on your travels and stay in accommodation with toiletry freebies but won't use them, please remember they can be used by us, as can excess fruit and vegetables from gardens and allotments. Food for thought - what do you put in a parcel for an individual/family who might only have a kettle/microwave where they are staying - this is not an uncommon problem! 'It is in giving we receive' - Kay Stokes - The Well food trolley is located at the back of the church by the door leading to the Oak room. http://thewellwolverhampton.co.uk

Wolverhampton City of Sanctuary

The donations team at City of Sanctuary would like to thank you all so much for your generous donations which have made the lives of many people better and more comfortable.

We have decided to take a break during August from collecting donations (though the distribution will continue) so that we can take stock ready to start again at the beginning of September.

I hope you all have a good summer and look forward to being in touch with you again in September. Many thanks, Annette Souter

Wulfruna Ladies Choir are performing a concert on Saturday September 16th 7.30pm in church and are being joined by Stoke Male Voice Choir. Tickets are £5 and will include light refreshments - profits will go to the charities we are supporting this year - Di's Kitchen and The Kingswood Trust, both locally based charities. Please contact Kay Stokes on

(07527 268445) if you would like to buy a ticket otherwise they can be bought at the door.

LIVING FAITH The Diocesan Discipleship Course will run for 23/24 from September 13th, at 7pm in the Lady Chapel. It is three terms of 8 weeks.

It follows the church year so enhances what we are hearing about on a Sunday. No essays!

Plenty of opportunity to discuss the issues, from creation to the Trinity via incarnation and

salvation! For anyone and everyone. For further details, please chat to Rev’d Alison, Rev’d Ben or leave your details with the Parish Office and we will get back to you.

St Barts

Church Floodlighting: If you wish the Church to be floodlit in memory of a loved-one or the celebrate a special anniversary, birthday etc, please contact the Parish Office. The cost is only £15 and the Church is lit from dusk to midnight.

Marie Ward would like to thank all those who have prayed for her since her diagnosis for bowel cancer. The surgeon phoned to say that no cancer has been found anywhere else so she is now all clear. Praise The Lord.

Please can everyone check the pigeon holes

at the back of the church.

Painting In Penn is showcasing their paintings for all to view and appreciate, in the Church Hall on Saturday 2nd September and Sunday 3rd September from 9.30am until 4.30pm, together with a pastel demonstration by Estelle Robinson on Saturday 2nd September from 2pm until 4pm and Water Colour Landscape Painting by Louise Griffin on the Sunday 3rd September from 2pm until 4pm. Both demonstrations will be in the Oak Room, assisted with a full camera projection facility. Entrance to the Exhibition will be free of charge with a fee of £1.50 for a brochure and a listing of all the paintings.

Ron Mottram.

Friends of St Bartholomew’s and St Anne’s

The ‘Friends of St Bart’s and St Anne’s’ are holding a Musical Social Evening on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 7.00pm in the Church Hall.

The musical entertainment will be provided by Geoff Gooding and his friends. Many of you will know Geoff as he plays in our band in Church and also performed regularly at the Pigot Arms in Pattingham. (There is a poster in Church giving more details).

The cost of the evening will be £5.00 per person. Please feel free to bring along your own food and drink. Tea, coffee and soft drinks will be available. We will have an interval during which time the raffle will be drawn. Please support us by buying tickets for this. If anyone wishes to donate prizes for the raffle, we would be very grateful. This event is “Pay on the Door” but if you can let us know that you wish to attend that would help greatly with seating arrangements, or if you wish to donate raffle prizes please contact either –

Sue in the Parish Office on 01902 576809, or Anne Edwards on 01902 337478. (Anne will also be able to help with any membership enquiries.) $C:\Users\Cathy\Desktop\Documents\BUTTERFLIES\image1 (1).jpeg$

Bart’s Butterflies: We return on Thursday 7th September at 1.45pm in the Lady Chapel. Please join us for lots of singing, stories and fun. All are welcome.

Opportunities to pray with others

Daily Morning Prayer This regular short service (about 20 mins) of prayers and bible readings takes place in the Lady Chapel at 9am every day except Sunday.

On Wednesday it is a communion service. A lovely way to start the day by focusing on God in the company of others.

Friday Prayers This group meets fortnightly in the Lady Chapel 4-5pm on Fridays, and will start again on 8th September, after the summer break. It is an opportunity for quiet prayer, for the requests on the prayer board, and other issues known to us, to support the ongoing ministry of the church and the needs of our community. You will not be expected to pray out loud (unless you want to). Each session is gently guided by a group member. Drop in when you are able.

WhatsApp Prayer Group The group members share prayer requests which they are aware of, via their mobile phones, and pray in their own time. The group enables immediate prayer in emergencies, and ongoing support for situations of concern. It allows people who may not find it easy to meet in person, to share in the prayer ministry of the church.

If you would like to know more about any of these, please speak to Janet Shackleton or one of the clergy. We would love you to join us.

What’s on this week?
Sunday 27th August	8.00am	Holy Communion
	10.00am	Parish Communion
	11.45am	All-age Worship in St Anne’s
	5.30pm	Compline

Monday 28th August BANK HOLIDAY	9.00am	Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel)
Monday 28th August BANK HOLIDAY	10.00am	Coffee Morning (Oak Room)

Tuesday 29th August	9.00am	Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel)

Wednesday 30th August	9.15am	Mid-week Holy Communion (Lady Chapel)
Wednesday 30th August	1.30pm/6.30pm	Painting in Penn (Oak Room)

Thursday 31st August	9.00am	Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel)
Thursday 31st August	2.00pm	Ashes Interment RIP Anne Aston (Penn Cemetery)

Friday 1st September	9.00am	Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel)

Saturday 2nd September	9.00am	Morning Prayer (Lady Chapel)
	9.30am-4.30pm	Painting In Penn Exhibition (Church Hall/Oak Room)
	5.30pm	Holy Communion & Holy Baptism

Sunday 3rd September	8.00am	Holy Communion
	9.30am-4.30pm	Painting In Penn Exhibition (Church Hall/Oak Room)
	10.00am	Parish Communion
	11.45am	Family Communion Service in St Anne’s
	5.30pm	Compline

Please pray for: Those for whom extra prayer is needed:

Jackie Evans, Christine Plowman, Lin Vawer, Alice Corbett, Jean Wellsbury, Rose Ferrier, Christopher Brookes, Thomas Griffiths, Clive Boucher, Mkenzie Jukes, Hilda Rawlings, Jim Clews,

Doris Taylor, Jeremy Oakley, Nunzia Padulano, Neil Etchells, Marie Ward, Kevin Drew,

Barbara Cairns, Jim Wright, Terry Taylor, Bel Sprigg.

Please pray for: The family and friends of those who have died:

Alan Southall, Peter Candlin, William French, Alison Samuels.

Pin on T R U T H - NO. 13

ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S

CHURCH, PENN

PRAYER DIARY

September 2023

Almighty God,

you search us and know us:

may we rely on you in strength

and rest on you in weakness,

now and in all our days;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

Additional prayers can be found on the Lichfield Diocese website and Church of England website

https://www.lichfield.anglican...

https://www.churchofengland.or...

1.	In this new month we thank you for fresh starts and new seasons. Help us all to follow your leading and serve you faithfully.
2.	Please be with all who work with Christian mission and aid organisations, as they bring the good news of your love to those to whom they minister. Protect them in any difficult situations.
3.	Sunday. We pray for all our clergy this weekend. Bless and encourage them in their preparation for preaching and leading our services. Help them to have your wisdom in all they say and do.
4.	Today we pray for those who work in media, in news reporting, TV and radio, social networking. We ask that reporting would be fair and truthful, even in difficult or controversial situations.
5.	We give thanks for Cath and Steve, our church wardens. Please help them in their work and service for you. May they not grow weary. Guide them in any challenging situation that they may face.
6.	Please be with all who work in manufacturing and engineering industries. May their workplaces remain safe and their businesses prosper. Be with apprentices as they learn new skills.
7.	Please protect all who work in our emergency services, as they carry out difficult and sometimes dangerous work. Help them make good decisions. Guard them from stress and burn-out.
8.	We pray for all children and teachers as they return to school. Help those who are nervous about starting in new classes. Be close to all with additional needs and give them the support they need. Give teachers patience, resilience, and a sense of fun!
9.	Today our PCC meets for an away day. We pray for vision and direction as they discuss and plan for the year ahead, and wisdom in all decisions made.
10.	Sunday. We pray for the deanery church of Holy Cross, Bobbington. May this small church be a place of prayer and worship for all who attend for any reason.

11.	Lord please bless all families who bring their children for baptism. May these children all grow up to love and follow you for themselves.
12.	Today we think of those who are struggling to find suitable work, and those who have to work irregular and unreliable hours. We also pray for the Job Centre staff and those who assess and administer benefits. Help them to make good and fair decisions.
13.	We pray for our Archbishops and Bishops, as they try to lead the Church of England through turbulent times. Give them wisdom and faith. May they always listen and follow your leading as the Chief Shepherd. Bless all staff who work with them.
14.	Today we pray for the criminal justice system in our country, for judges, barristers, and court staff. We bring to you all people doing jury service this week. Please help them make wise and right decisions in difficult cases, and support them through any distress.
15.	We pray for our Life Groups, and for those beginning the Living Faith course. Please bless each group member as they learn and share together. Encourage those who lead the groups.
16.	We pray for any who are struggling to maintain their faith in the face of life’s pressures. May they hear your voice and know your love for them. We pray for those who cannot pray for themselves.
17.	Sunday. We pray today for our choirs and choir leaders, as well as our organists Gary and Paul. As they lead us in worship this weekend, may they sing and make music from hearts full of faith and love for you.
18.	We pray for all those who work in safeguarding of children and other vulnerable people. We ask that truth would come to light and offenders brought to justice. We pray for wisdom in all decisions made, and that we would all play our part in noticing and reporting possible problems.
19.	We pray today for those trapped by addiction to drugs, alcohol, gambling or other harmful behaviours. Help them to find true freedom in Christ, and the help that they need to move forward.
20.	We continue to pray for the situation in Ukraine, and other places where there is war and conflict. Please help those working for peace, and protect civilians who are caught up in danger.

21.	Thank you for our Butterflies pre-school group, for all children and carers who attend. May they all have a happy time as they learn about your love. Please bless those who lead this group.
22.	We pray today for our Christian brothers and sisters around the world who are persecuted because of their faith. Keep them strong as they trust in you. Protect them and their families and help those organisations who work on their behalf.
23.	Please be close to all who are unwell in our community, those anxiously waiting the results of tests, those recovering from surgery, and those with long-term conditions.
24.	Sunday. Today we pray for those who meet at St Michael’s Himley, and for those who lead services there.
25.	Lord, please support all who struggle with their mental health, with anxiety, depression, personality disorder, or other serious conditions. Help those who care for them at home or in hospitals.
26.	Thank you for those who knit the prayer shawls that are donated, and the prayer sheep for baptisms. We pray that all who receive them would know how much they are loved by you.
27.	Please help us to persevere in prayer when things do not seem to change. Help us to bring our deepest desires and longings before our loving God, and trust you to hear us.
28.	We pray today for all who live in the homes around our church. Bless each family and support them in any difficulties they are facing. Help them to find you through the ministries of our church.
29.	We pray for all health workers and care staff in what can be stressful and tiring work. Give them patience and compassion with all they look after, and help them to provide effective treatment.
30.	We pray for members of Parliament and local councillors. May they all act with integrity, seeking the good of all. We pray that there would be no abuse of power, but instead humility.

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