St. Chad’s Sanctuary: BAGS are urgently needed so that people seeking asylum and newly settled refugees can carry away what they need when they collect donations. The Sanctuary is appealing forbackpacks (day size), wheeled suitcases and carrier ‘Bags for Life’ or canvas tote bags. Please leave any donations under the stairs at the back of churchby 1st November. No clothing is needed at present
Secretary/PA to the Vicar General Vacancy. The appointee will support the operations of the Birmingham Diocesan Trust (The Archdiocese of Birmingham) by acting as the Secretary/PA to the Vicar General. You will need excellent communications skills, the ability to work on your own initiative, experience of working with senior post-holders/officers and be proficient with Microsoft Office. For an informal discussion…
Dear Parishioners, this week I will be going on holiday for ten days. Next weekend we welcome Fr Michael Dolman, the Rector of Oscott College (and former classmate of mine!), who will celebrate the Sunday Masses for us. On Tuesday,18th October, Mgr Danny McHugh, a familiar face here at OLW, will celebrate Mass with the school children. Sadly, this is…
A Pause for Hope service of prayer and music, for all those affected by cancer, will be held in St. Dunstan’s Church High Street Kings Heath on Sunday 16 October at 3.00pm. Supported by Churches Together in Kings Heath, it is an opportunity to remember loved ones, pray for patients, carers, medical professionals, and those searching for the cure to…
Dear Parishioners, having spent so much time with Jesus why did the disciples ask him to, ‘Increase our faith?’ Did they feel inadequate, or did they simply realise, collectively, that their faith in him, was not strong enough. Or did they just fail to understand what faith in him really meant? Have you ever felt like that? Jesus responds by describing faith…
Join together with your parish, friends and family so that families around the world survive today and have food for all their tomorrows. By sharing a simple meal and giving what you save, you’ll be standing in solidarity with vulnerable people who are threatened by the global food crisis. No-one deserves to go hungry. Because CAFOD is part of Caritas…
To celebrate this feast there will be mass at 7.45pm on Tuesday 4th October in St Aidan’s Chapel. Although this will mark the end of the Season of Creation we will be continuing our efforts as a parish to follow both St Francis and Pope Francis to Live Simply, Live Sustainably and Live in Solidarity with the Poor with further events and initiatives over…
On Thursday 29th September there will be an introductory session with Father Andrew. The course will run until March next year, for those who may be thinking of becoming a Catholic, and for anyone who wishes to deepen their knowledge of the faith. Further details to follow
St Vincent de Paul Society. Your donations (esp. cereals, tinned meats, tinned soups, pasta, tea, coffee) for the food bank are very welcome. For a full list of what is needed, please see the list below. For Afghan refugees, smart/casual clothes for men of working age are needed. We have now made contact with some of those hosting Ukrainian refugees…
When a Shirley Hanlon one Sunday, after Mass, suggested I write a book about the parables, to be honest I laughed it off, and put it to the back of my mind. However, for some reason, the idea just would not go away and it was then that the Holy Spirit took over. It was like a tiny seed, which…