You can read The Prime Minister’s Appointments Office – here, the Statement from the Bishop of Lichfield – here, and the Statement from the Bishops of the Society – here.
Please pray for Fr Paul, and give thanks to God for the appointment of our new bishop.
The magazine for November is now available; you can either collect a copy at one of our services (11 AM Sundays, 12:15 PM Wednesdays), or you can download a copy here:
The church magazine for October 2022 is now available. You can either collect a copy at one of our services (11 AM Sundays, 12:15 PM Wednesdays), or you can download a copy here:
Dudley MBC has pledged to provide housing for 20 Afghan families. So far it has housed 16, but cannot find suitable accommodation for the remaining four because there is a general shortage in the private rental sector. If you know of anyone with a property which might be suitable, please contactThe Reverend Canon Dr Stuart Currie at bishopschaplain@cofe-worcester.org.uk.
Queen Elizabeth II gives a wide smile for the crowd from her carriage as she leaves Westminster Abbey, London after her Coronation.
It is with great sadness that we learn that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died today, Thursday 8th September 2022. May she rest in peace, and rise in glory.
The Sunday service at St. Edmund’s remains at the usual time of 11 AM for anyone wishing to pay their respects.
The magazine for September 2022 is now available. You can either collect a copy at one of our services (11AM on Sundays, 12:15 PM on Wednesdays, or our open day at 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM on Thursdays), or you can download a copy below:
Cradley Heath Community Link urgently needs volunteers.
The Project was set up to meet a need within the community, by enabling families struggling with the cost of providing school uniform for their children, to receive good quality items free of charge. The vision being, to prevent children being stigmatised as well as excluded from school due to the lack of proper clothing and the stress which such action ultimately causes. School uniform is often very expensive, especially if it is branded and only obtainable from certain retailers.
Currently we are receiving donations of unwanted or outgrown uniform which will enable the project to meet its objectives as, once items are sorted, packed an labelled, they are then ready to be given out to families in need. This all sounds very simple, and it is, but it is also a lot of hard work and we urgently need volunteers to help with the sorting and packing and labelling.
Many families have already benefitted greatly from the project and, as a volunteer, it can at times be very emotional but also deeply rewarding – it is a privilege to do God’s servant work in this way and to show his love to those in need. Seen as a re-cycling project it is also eco-friendly which not only helps the local community but the world as a whole.
The Dudley Benefice is running an Alpha Course. The course is open to anyone who wants to know more about being a Christian. Details are in the poster above.
The next Church Union Lecture is on Saturday 13th August at St Mary’s Parish Church, Walsingham
Great news! We’re all set for this year’s Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Cuthbert at Durham Cathedral: Saturday 3 September at 11am.
Looking ahead – On Friday 23rd September, The Diocese of Sheffield Lecture in Catholic Evangelism is at St Matthew’s, Carver Street, Sheffield.
The speaker is The Right Revd Tony Robinson SSC, Bishop of Wakefield
The church magazine will be available to collect in church this Sunday (Mass is now back at our normal time of 11AM), or you can download the digital copy here:
This Sunday, the Queen’s Baton Relay will come through Dudley. This will necessitate some road closures in Dudley between 12PM and 6:30 PM. This may cause problems for those who park in town, so a decision has been made that the Mass this Sunday will start at 10:30 AM. To ensure that vehicles are removed from the town centre, everyone should promptly leave church after the service.
The church magazine is now available for July. The electronic version can be downloaded via the link below. If you wish to receive a paper copy, then please collect one either at our Sunday Service at 11 AM, our Wednesday Service at 12:15 PM, or on our weekly community open day on Thursday at 10:30 AM to 12 PM.
St Edmund's Church, Dudley 