Friends of the Holy Land
The weekend of 28th /29th January there will be a Pulpit talk and collection supporting the vulnerable Christians in the Holy Land. Beautiful hand carved Olive Wood will be on sale (Cash is preferred).
The weekend of 28th /29th January there will be a Pulpit talk and collection supporting the vulnerable Christians in the Holy Land. Beautiful hand carved Olive Wood will be on sale (Cash is preferred).
Thursday 26th January 2023 at 7pm in St Aidan’s Chapel. Sunday Mass ‘The Source and Summit’, with Father Andrew.
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.
As they did last year, the SVP are organising a Christmas Giving Tree to provide presents for families who may be struggling this Christmas. The idea is simple. From the first week of Advent there will be a tree in the Narthex with gift labels on. You just take a label, and on it will be a certain gift that…
Lamps Nativity. Babs of Bethlehem. This event will take place in here at OLW in conjunction with Shirley Churches Together on Sunday 18th December at 6pm. Lamps are a Christian theatre company, and this production is a “nativity but not as you know it” and is family friendly and suitable for all ages. The production is free of charge, but you can…
School Admissions:- Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School welcome visitors to their open morning on Thursday 17th November between 9.30 am and 11.00 am. Places can be reserved by calling 0121 744 6852. Nursery (Sept 2023-2024) – Closing date for applications: 2nd December 2022 (submission directly to school) Reception (Sept 2023-2024) – Closing date for application: 15th January 2023 (submission to your local…
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
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…