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# Bart's blog

Published on Saturday, 26 March 2022 19:14

Bart's blog

PRAYER MINISTRY We would like to start to offer prayer ministry once more and are looking to build a team. We all need extra prayer at times- over an issue or a situation, just as a “spiritual boost”, or perhaps we are struggling to pray. If you feel this is something you could offer please either fill in a volunteer form, or speak to Janet or Alison. Training will be provided. DBS required as part of the safe recruiting policy.

Prayer for your needs

The prayer request board is now in place at the back of church. Please feel free to add any prayer requests for situations that concern you. These will then be prayed for by our WhatsApp prayer group, and in our daily Morning Prayer. Please ensure that if names are used, that the person has given permission. It would also be wonderful to have any updates or answers to prayer.

The Well FoodbankParticularly 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 PLEASE AVOID out-of-date items, opened packets & fresh foods, as these cannot be used.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 SanctuaryThank you all so much for your donations which are always appreciated and much needed.Always needed are kitchen and household items, children's clothes and toys, toiletries and sanitary products. Special requests this week please for a children’s desk, a small radio,hoover, fridge and a microwave.Please do not deliver to Church. Please contact Annette Souter on Tel: 07952 777998 or annette_souter@hotmail.com Thankyou very much for your ongoing support.

SCOTTISH DANCERS ARE BACK WITH US IN THE HALL

IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOME LIGHT EXERCISE,

MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND LEARN SOMETHING NEW,

SCOTTISH DANCING IS FOR YOU!!

WHEN?? 26^TH APRIL

HOW OFTEN?? EVERY TUESDAY EVENING

TIME?? 8PM – 10PM

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DONNA ON 07546 527300

Bart’s ButterfliesPlease join us at St Bart’s Church Thursdays at 1.45pm for lots of singing, stories and fun. All are welcome.

Councillor Celia Hibbert will be doing the following Drop-in Council Surgery's in the Oakroom from 5pm until 6pm on the following dates. March 31st April 14^th April 28th If you have any concerns, need information or just a chat about local developments in the area drop-in for a one-2-one private chat with Celia.

The Church Hall is open for parties – for further details, please contact Donna Williams on 07546 527300.

Call to prayer from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York:

As Christians, our response to a crisis must always be rooted in prayer. And so we invite you to join with us in praying most earnestly for an outpouring of the Spirit of God, that the world may once again choose peace, strengthening those international bodies that enable us to work and live together as one humanity inhabiting one world.

We lament with the people of Ukraine, and we pray for the innocent, the frightened and those who have lost loved ones, homes, and family.

We pray for those in Ukraine who suffer grievously, for all who take decisions around the world, and for the people and leaders of Russia too.

Pastoral Care If any of the congregation know anyone who needs a visit, please speak to Revd Ben or contact the Parish Office on 01902 576809

Electoral Roll – Revision Time

The church electoral roll is open for revision from Sunday 20^th March until Palm Sunday (10^th April). If you are already on, then there’s nothing you need to do. If you need to change any of your details – you’ve moved or changed your name and want to let us know or if you’d like to be added to the roll then please complete a form from the back of church or the office and return it to the Parish Office.

Catherine Pugh

Electoral Roll Officer

The West Midlands Concert Band welcomes you

for an evening to celebrate the revival of live music.

Saturday 14th May 2022 at 7:30pm

St. Bartholomew's Church

Tickets: £5 (Adults) and £2.50 (Children age 16 & under)

Tickets include refreshments

and will contribute to the church hall's fundraising.

Tickets available on the door

The Church will be floodlit on Sunday 27^th March for all Mothers on Mothering Sunday

What’s on this week?
Sunday 27^th March	8.00am	Holy Communion
10.00am	Parish Communion
11.45am	All age worship at St Anne’s
5.30pm	Evensong

Monday 28^thMarch	9.00am	Morning Prayer
10.00am	Coffee Morning (Oak Room)
4.00pm	Hoodie Choir (Church)

Tuesday 29^thMarch	9.00am	Morning Prayer

Wednesday 30^th March	9.15am	Mid-week Holy Communion (Lady Chapel)
10.30am	Ashes Interment RIPMargaret Parrish
7.30pm	Living Faith (Church Hall Lounge)

Thursday 31^stMarch	9.00am	Morning Prayer
1.45pm	Bart’s Butterflies (Church/Oak Room)
5.00pm – 6.00pm	Councillor Surgery – Celia Hibbert (Oakroom)
8.00pm	Alpha Course (online hosted on a zoom call)

Friday 1^st April	9.00am	Morning Prayer
6.30pm/7.30pm	Trebles Rehearsal/Full Choir Rehearsal

Saturday 2^nd April	9.00am	Morning Prayer
5.30pm	Holy Communion

Sunday 3^rd April	8.00am	Holy Communion
10.00am	Parish Communion
11.45am	All-age Worship in St Anne’s
5.30pm	Evensong

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

Brian Hopson, Jeanette Saunders, Jane Green, Wendy Carly,Jackie Evans, Sue Perry,

Naomi Williams, PaulChallenor, Jude Aston,Jane Turner, Christine Plowman, Stan Yates,

Thomas Griffiths,Arran Amoroso, Martyn Dowling,Vi Bayliss, Elisha Bailey, Julia Bishop, Alice Corbett, Grace Simkin, Jutta Dougan, Lucy Harris, Deryk Vernon, Jill Owen.

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

Ray Oakley, Baby Olivia Hope Owen.

PRAYER DIARY April 2022

1.	Today is often called All Fools Day. Psalm 14 is a comment on this attitude, “The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” Lord, help us to live for You each day.
2.	We pray for the people of Ukraine, and pray for this war to end. Strengthen those who cannot leave, and help them to get the things they need day by day. Be with those who have fled and are seeking help.
3.	SUNDAY We give thanks for all our clergy and lay readers. Help us all to hear the Lord through them. Be with Ben as he supports the people in Tamworth, and keep him safe as he travels each day.
4.	Monday - Coffee Morning day - thank you Joy, Sally and Jo who work so hard to make it a success. May the lonely find friends. We give thanks for the Hoodie Choir who meet to practise this afternoon.
5.	We give thanks for Anthony Arul who serves the Lord as vicar in a church in Malaysia, a country where it is not always easy to be a Christian. Strengthen and encourage him and his family.
6.	We give thanks for all who come to the Midweek communion service, and Alison who takes this service. We also give thanks and pray for the work of the Mothers’ Union in the UK and worldwide.
7.	We remember the clergy and people who live in our link diocese in Asia. Strengthen and encourage all those who seek to follow the Lord.
8.	We give thanks for all who work in our schools. As they break up for Easter we pray that this will be a time of rest and refreshment for the staff and pupils.
9.	We give thanks for all who come to the Saturday services, morning prayer and 5.30pm communion We also give thanks for our band and pray for them as they lead our worship this weekend.
10.	PSALM SUNDAY Today we remember the time when Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, knowing that suffering and death lay ahead.

11.	We give thanks today for those who live and worship the Lord in our link diocese of Matlosane in South Africa. We pray for the clergy who travel many miles to visit their parishioners.
12.	Strengthen and encourage all who serve in our Emergency services, and protect them from those who would harm them and their vehicles. We also pray for all who attend the Knit and Natter group.
13.	We pray today for victims of crime, who due to recent cuts, find it difficult to access the help and support that they need.
14.	MAUNDY THURSDAY A day for meditation as we remember the time when Jesus spent special time with his disciples at the Last Supper. Jesus knew that he would soon face terrible suffering and death.
15.	GOOD FRIDAY There is a green hill far away outside a city wall, where the dear Lord was crucified, who died to save us all. He died that we might be forgiven, he died to make us good, that we might go at last to heaven, saved by his precious blood.
16.	Today we pray for Melissa, that she will continue to be refreshed and strengthened as she spends time at home studying. We pray for the Alpha groups she has been leading recently.
17.	EASTER DAY JESUS LIVES, HALLELUJAH. We pray today for, 6.00am Sunrise communion, 8.00am communion, 10.00am family communion, 11.45am Service at St Anne’s and 5.30pm choral Evensong.
18.	We give thanks and pray for Sue in the office, Dean our treasurer, and Donna who cares for the buildings. As we pray, we also remember those who are sick, bereaved, and in special need of our prayers.
19.	We pray for men and women prisoners in our local prisons. May they be able to turn their lives around. May they and their families find support and encouragement when they leave prison.
20.	We give thanks for all the small congregations which serve you faithfully in Qu’Appelle, Canada. We pray for all those who lead and support these small groups of Christians.

21.	We pray for all who serve in the Military. We especially pray today for those in dangerous places, and for their families.
22.	We pray for Catherine today, an administrator for a church in North London, while studying for the ACCA Chartered Accountant qualification. Help her to build lasting friendships there.
23.	ST GEORGE’S DAY As we give thanks for St George on this special day we also give thanks for all people we remember that have served You faithfully in the past, that we may learn from their example.
24.	SUNDAY We give thanks for all who worship at St Anne’s and those who lead. We pray for the families who have found friendship and support there.
25.	We pray for chaplains in our schools, hospitals, prisons and workplaces. Give them wisdom in all their conversations, that they may be a help and encouragement to all they meet.
26.	We give thanks for all who work in our hospitals. Help them when they are under pressure to be calm. We also pray for local GP’s and district nurses and clinics.
27.	There are so many refugees in the world today, fleeing their homeland often with only the clothes they are wearing. Strengthen and encourage all those who are trying to help them.
28.	We pray for those who live in our link diocese in Germany. Help them as they prepare for the summer tourist season.
29.	We give thanks for all who sing in our choirs and Carly and Julia who lead them. We also pray for our two organists. Encourage them all as they practice together.
30.	We pray for our Queen and the Royal family as they prepare for all the celebrations planned for June. We also pray for our government that they will have wisdom and integrity in all they do.

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