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Published on Friday, 30 July 2021 18:40

Bart's Blog

Revised Covid 19 Plan July-Aug 2021.
Following the Government’s decision to lift almost all restrictions, some people will be glad of their new found “freedom”. For others however, this an anxious time - especially as there is a continuing increase in the number of reported cases. We want church to be a safe place for everyone and so the PCC feel that we need to proceed with caution.

For this reason we have decided that, for the moment, people should continue to wear their masks or face shields in Church. This will help people who would worry about sitting close to someone not wearing a face covering.

We are delighted to allow singing during services. We do strongly ask however, that people only sing if they are wearing either a mask or face shield. This is because Covid 19 is primarily an airborne virus. Hymn books will be available but please leave them on the pews when you leave. The choirs will now be able to sing at services but will remain socially distanced.

We will continue with sharing of the Peace, receiving Communion and departure from Church after services as we have done over the last few months. We will sanitise and ventilate the building, show you to your seat and maintain social distancing in the pews as we have been doing.

We will dispense with the Track and Trace papers but the QR code is available on entry to church for those who would like to use it. We will also end the need to have someone sanitising your hands before Communion but sanitisers will remain in place around the Church for personal use.

We will do a risk assessment for the services and we will review the situation in early September.

We hope that these procedures will help you to feel safe in our Churches. We look forward to seeing you. If you require any help or wish to ask any questions please speak to Revd Ben or the Church Wardens.

The Well Foodbank:Particularly needed right now are tinned vegetables of all kinds, especially tinned potatoes, tinned fruit, rice pudding, any other tinned puddings, rice and pasta sachets, toiletries, large size nappies. Other tinned or dried items also welcome. PLEASE AVOID out-of-date items, opened packets & fresh foods, as these cannot be used. If you would like to help please add your donation to the trolley at the back of church and it will rapidly find its way to someone in need.

For more information http://thewellwolverhampton.co.uk

Wolverhampton City of Sanctuary: Thank you all so much for your donations which are always appreciated and much needed for Wolverhampton City of Sanctuary. Special request this week please for 2 tv’s, asmall fridge, a hoover, a small wardrobe and a child’s bed. Always in demand are household and kitchen items, towels, children’s toys and books, toiletries and sanitary products. Thank you for your ongoing support. Please contact Annette Souter to arrange for any donations to be collected or delivered to her on Tel: 07952 777998 or annette_souter@hotmail.com Please do not deliver to Church.

MIDWEEK COMMUNION Wednesdays9.15am in the Lady Chapel We would love you to join us for this short reflective service,

any questions please contact Rev Alison.

Life group requestWe are collecting picture postcards for the charity Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). The postcards are sold and money raised helps the work of this charity. The picture postcards can be of any age, but need to be whole, not the stamps cut out of them! There is a box at the back of the Church in which to place the donated postcards. Thank you.

MAF and its partners provide help, peace, joy and love to isolated people across the developing world, they will provide disaster relief when devastation happens. It is an amazing charity.

HEAVENLY DUSTERS

Thank you to everyone that has put their names forward to help keep our church clean and tidy. We have had a fantastic response and we will be in touch very soon with planning the way forward.If anyone still wishes to put their name forward, there is still time. We need your full name, phone number and email address if you have one. Take care and May God Bless you, Donna.

Thank You

Preb. Ben & Jo wish to thank everyone for their kind wishes and beautiful cake for their Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebration.

LIVING FAITH The Diocesan disciple course will run again at St Bart’s from Wednesday 22nd September,

7.30pm in the Church Hall Lounge. If you want to learn more about the Christian faith, this is a fantastic course that follows the church year, so what we discuss on the course enhances what we are hearing about on a Sunday in church. If you are interested please speak to Rev Ben, Rev Alison or leave your details with the Parish Office.

Volunteers required for Churchyard:Individuals who can work in pairs emptying waste bins for a couple of hours, one day a month to cover vacant months over the current twelve months. Guidance and assistance will be given.

Individuals or families who can work in a group on Saturday 21^st August tidying up the Churchyard and Garden of Memory commencing 9.30am until 12.30pm, weather permitting, bring your own tools.

Please contact Ian Gordon on 01902 330641 who will be pleased to hear from you.

LITTLE ACORNS PLAYGROUPHELPERS NEEDED!!!
We are looking for a small team of helpers to set up all the activities and toys for our playgroup during term time only, either from 9.30pm on a Monday night or from 7.30am/8.00am on a Tuesday morning. It will not take long to set-up if we have enough helpers, and if anyone would also like to join our team in helping our Little Acorn's during playtime, that would be a fantastic help and support to our team and church. Our group will hopefully start running again from the 14th September 9.00am until 11.00am term-time only. If you would like any more information, please call Donna Williams on 07546527300. Thank you & God Bless.

THE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY OF RAPHAEL AND ANN SEDGWICK
Pennwood Lane, Penn, Wolverhampton
August2021

We have an Almshouse, available to anyone who meets the criteria, applicants need to be on income support, housing benefit, and have some sort of connection to Penn or Pennfields. If you, or anyone you know may be interested, please contact either

Jill Fieldhouse(Clerk to the Trustees)

Telephone – 01902-620149Mobile – 07710435572Email –jill.fieldhouse@outlook.comor Revd.Preb. Ben Whitmore.

What’s on this week?
Sunday 1^st August	8.00am	Holy Communion
10.00am	Parish Communion
11.45am	All-age Worship in St Anne’s
5.30pm	Compline

Monday 2^nd August	9.00am	Morning Prayer

Tuesday 3^rd August	9.00am	Morning Prayer

Wednesday 4^th August	9.15am	Mid-week Holy Communion (Lady Chapel)

Thursday 5^th August	9.00am	Morning Prayer
12.30pm	Wedding: Kyle Hutchinson-Pinnock & Jenny O’Shea

Friday 6^th August	9.00am	Morning Prayer

Saturday 7^th August	9.00am	Morning Prayer
5.30pm	Holy Communion with Worship Band

Sunday 8^th August	8.00am	Holy Communion
10.00am	Parish Communion with Worship Band
11.45am	All-age Worship in St Anne’s
5.30pm	Compline

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

Brian Hopson, Jeanette Saunders, Jane Green, Wendy Carly,Linda Harris, Maggie Perry,

Stella & Bluebell, Katrina Jones, Baby Lilly,Paul Lengkong, Margaret Reade, John Dodd, Naomi Williams, Rob Jones, Baby Lily Wong, Julian Hollington, Paul Challenor,

Alice Corbett, GraceSimkin, Jutta Dougan, Thomas Griffiths, Keren Anthony, Lucy Harris, Deryk Vernon.

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

Iris Dance, Philip Scott, Thomas Allan.

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.

PRAYER DIARY August 2021

1.	SUNDAY As we worship today, at home or in church we give thanks for our freedom and for all those who lead our services at St Bart’s and St Anne’s, 5.30pm Saturday, Sunday 8.00am, 10.00am, 11.45am, and 5.30pm.
2.	We pray today for all who work in our schools that the summer break may be a time of refreshment and that they will be ready for the challenges of the new school year.
3.	We pray for Melissa that she may be encouraged in all she does. May she be able to have a good break, be refreshed and strengthened in body, mind and spirit.
4.	Germany - we are asked to pray for the new ecumenical centre for pilgrims that has been set up in Mechlenberg in Northern Germany, and for the many pilgrims who come to this area.
5.	We pray for all those couples and their families who have waited so long to be married in St Bart’s. We ask the Lord’s blessing on their lives. We also pray for the clergy who prepare and take the services.
6.	We give thanks for Sue in the office who has such an important ministry. We also pray for Dean our treasurer. We give thanks for all who help to clean the church.
7.	We give thanks for all who help to care for the churchyard. We pray for the many people who come to visit the graves of their loved ones. We pray today for all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.
8.	SUNDAY We give thanks for all our clergy and pray that they will all be refreshed and strengthened during the summer. We are blessed to have such an amazing team to share the ministry at our church.
9.	We pray for people travelling over the summer time for holidays or to visit friends and relatives, that they will be kept safe. We pray for people who live in holiday destinations as this can be a difficult time.
10.	We give thanks for our choirs as they sing at Worcester Cathedral and Tewkesbury Abbey this week. They are singing each day. We pray for Carly and Julia who lead them and for our organists.

11.	We give thanks for all who come to the mid-week Communion. We also pray for the work of the Mothers’ Union worldwide as they meet for their communion service this morning.
12.	We pray for people in prison that they will get the help they need to turn their lives around. We also pray for victims of crime that they will get justice for their suffering and that they will know peace.
13.	We pray for chaplains in hospitals that they will have wisdom and grace to help the people they meet. We also pray for chaplains in factories and other places of work.
14.	We give thanks for all who volunteer in Wolverhampton to help refugees. We give thanks for all who organise activities for families during the school holidays. We also pray for those who are alone that they will get the support they need.
15.	SUNDAY We pray for all who worship at St Anne’s each week and for those who lead and preach.
16.	Today would, in normal times would be the Prayers for Healing meeting when we pray for those who are sick or in special need. Let us spend time praying for anyone we know, and for those on our Prayer List in the Blog.
17.	Qu’Appelle, Canada - we are asked to pray for Bishop Rob Hardwick who retires this year. We also pray for the many children living in care homes who have been abused, and remember those who have died.
18.	We pray today for those who are persecuted for their faith. Lord give them courage to stand firm, peace at all times and strength and grace to love those who hurt them.
19.	We give thanks for all who serve in our Emergency Services. We pray that they will have wisdom in difficult situations and that they will be protected from those who would harm them or their vehicles.
20.	We pray today for people who live in care homes, and we give thanks for all who care for them. We pray for their families and friends who visit them.

21.	We give thanks for all who serve in the military - especially those who have been wounded and their families, and the families of those who have lost loved ones.
22.	SUNDAY We give thanks for all who work with the children who come to church. We pray for those families who find the long summer a difficult time.
23.	We remember Anthony Arul and his family and pray that he will be encouraged as he serves his parishioners and the other people in this area of Malaysia where it is sometimes difficult to be a Christian.
24.	We pray for Ron Mottram and all who used to come to Painting in Penn. We pray that they will all soon be able to meet again.
25.	Many people suffer from mental illness and often find it difficult to get help or support. We pray for those who work in this sector of the NHS, which is often underfunded.
26.	The long Lock Downs have been very difficult for many people. We pray for lonely people who have struggled during these times as so many of the groups and activities that have helped them have been closed.
27.	We pray that colleges and universities will be able to have lectures and seminars in the coming term as zoom has proved very difficult for many students and lecturers.
28.	We pray for our Queen. We also pray for our MPs as they prepare to return to “normal” working next month. Give all who govern our country wisdom and grace to govern with integrity and justice.
29.	SUNDAY On this bank holiday weekend when many people are away we give thanks for those who lead services and preach.
30.	We pray for all who travel on this bank holiday that there will be safety on our roads. We pray for all who have to clean up the mess left by crowds who visit beautiful places in our countryside.
31.	Matlosane - we pray for Bishop Steve Disco and all clergy in this vast area of South Africa. Give them wisdom and grace in all they do and help them to keep healthy while covid is still a problem.

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