SVP – A Helping Hand. The St Vincent de Paul Society exists to offer help to those who are in need. We are discreet, professional, and caring. In these days of stretched budgets, we offer practical help. Contact us via the Parish Office or email: svpshirley@gmail.com. As always, any enquiry will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Livesimply – Season of Creation 2023: September will see the first anniversary of our parish journey toLivesimply. Thank you for all your efforts so far with recycling blister packs, stamps and glasses – we are now also taking old mobile phones to give to Oxfam. We’ve achieved some of our other aims too and look forward to completing our Action Plan…
Pastoral Placement. On the 21 st August we welcome Jonathan Henry, who is currently at the English College in Rome, who will be undertaking his summer pastoral placement here at Our Lady of the Wayside. We extend a warm welcome to him, and we hope he enjoys his time with us.
For many months now we have had the opportunity to meet over tea/coffee after the 10am Mass onSundays. This has been run successfully by a number of parishioners. There is a rota is in place, and usually each team serves around once every 6 weeks. Due to its popularity, we are in need of more volunteers. If there are any…
London UK March for Life Saturday, 2nd September 2023. Day return coach trip. Pick up 7.30am atBirmingham Oratory, St. Dunstan’s, Kings Heath 7.45am, St. Augustine’s, Solihull 8.00am, leaving London 5.00pm. £25 pp (reduced rates for children) payable on booking for confirmed seat, with mobile number/email address for acknowledgement. Contact Alice for Oratory pick-up on 07845 706362 and Brian for St.…
Fix the Food System. This is CAFOD’S summer campaign. Poor farmers who were able to use their own seeds and develop seeds, which are resistant to climate change, are now seeing laws being made, which means they have to buy seeds from large conglomerates. We as a community can help, please sign the letter to the world bank. A copy…
From the middle of July until mid-August Jonathan Henry, who is currently at the English College in Rome, will be residing with Father Andrew in the Presbytery. Here at Our Lady of the Wayside he will experience and learn about parish life, as he journeys towards priesthood.
SVP – A Helping Hand. The St Vincent de Paul Society exists to offer help to those who are in need. We are discreet, professional, and caring. In these days of stretched budgets, we offer practical help. Contact us via the Parish Office or email: svpshirley@gmail.com. As always, any enquiry will be treated in the strictest confidence.
‘Visitor Sunday’ – St Mary’s College, Oscott. We are arranging a visit to the college on the afternoon of Sunday 1st October 2023. During the afternoon we will have a tour of the museum followed by afternoon tea and a guided tour of the main public areas of the college, finishing in the magnificent Chapel. We will be meeting some…
Keeping Going. Biblical Reflections for Synodality and Journeying Together – Sunday June 18 th 2pm to 4pm Selly Park Convent B29 7LL. David McLoughlin (Theologian and formerly Newman University) and Fleur Dorrell (Bible Society and Bishops Conference of England and Wales) will be leading an afternoon reflection time using the scriptures to reflect on our journeying together in a synodal Church.…