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PARISH OF TETTENHALL WOOD:  CHRIST CHURCH AND GOOD SHEPHERD

NOTICES: 26 October 2025

This Sunday: Bible Sunday                

Christ Church:      8.00am Holy Communion

                          11.00am Holy Communion (This service will be live-streamed)                                 

Good Shepherd:   9.30am Holy Communion

Sermon:  Rev Phil Wootton  Intercessions:  Alison Cross    David Hughes

Readings:  Psalm 119: 129-136 Luke 4: 16-24

Collect: Faithful Lord, whose steadfast love never ceases and whose mercies never come to an end: grant us the grace to trust you and to receive the gifts of your love, new every morning, in Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Mid-week services this week:

MIDWEEK COMMUNION: Thursday 9.30am at CC

EVENING PRAYER: Friday 5.00pm at Christ Church.

PLACE OF WELCOME: Tuesday 1.30-3.30pm, CC

Thank you to everyone who helped and supported the St Peter’s Concert last Saturday night at CC.  It was a good night of wonderful music.  In excess of £700 was raised which will be split evenly between church and the school.  Les.

CHRISTMAS CARDS from Transform Trade (formerly Traidcraft Exchange) are on display for ordering at Good Shepherd today and at Christ Church next week (2nd Nov).  Cards ordered last week will be available for collection at the respective churches. Transform Trade help producers in developing economies to support their families by bringing their goods to market. Any queries: Ann & David 425710.   

The Bible Course: Tuesdays evenings, 7.30pm, at The Rectory. 4 & 18 November; 2 Dec; 6 & 20 Jan.

Annual Memorial Services:  will be held on 02 November 2025 – 4pm at Christ Church and The Church At Perton and on 09 November 2025 – 4pm at The Church of the Good Shepherd.  If you want a loved one remembered who died in previous years, please put their names clearly on the list at back of church.

Remembrance Sunday 9th November: main service at CC is at 10.30am and is a joint service with Tettenhall Wood URC. 9.30am at GS and 8.00 at CC continue as normal.

Book Club starts a new book on Thursday 13 November, 10.30am at CC. The book is How to Talk about Jesus without looking like an Idiot, by Andy Bannister. New members welcome

A Night with the Silent Stars, Saturday 15th November, 7.00pm, at Christ Church:, featuring on screen Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Laurel & Hardy with live organ accompaniment by Donald MacKenzie from London’s Odeon, Leicester Square. Get your tickets at £14 (U-16, £7) from Clive Childs at CC & David Hughes at GS or via the parish website

CHEESE WRAPPER RECYCLING.  Sadly, this programme will be coming to an end. Please bring in any wrappers by 02 November. A big "Thank you" to all who have helped the environment by supporting this scheme. Angela.

Eco-way tips for October: Green your home this Autumn. Testing your home for draughts, find and fixing the gaps that let the cold air in and warm air out. Clean out dust & cobwebs behind radiators, and use tinfoil or panels behind radiators to help reflect heat back into your room.

Parish Christmas Fayre at Good Shepherd, Saturday 29th November from 11.00am

Contact details Website – www.christchurchgoodshepherd.org

Parish Office:     01902 238988    christchurchtettenhallwood@gmail.com

Team Rector Rev Phil Wootton: 01902 751116   philwootton@sky.com

Assistant Minister Rev Lin Vawer: 07759764627 and / or 01902 335235 lindamvawer@gmail.com

Curate Rev Alison Bruton: 07717 325364 alisonbruton@hotmail.com

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Please send any items for the notices to the parish office before Thursday morning

Notes from PCC September 2025 meeting.

1.       Present – 11

2.       Apologies -7

3.       Meeting opened with welcome and review of the vision day. Time of ‘dwelling in the word.’

4.       Growing Disciples. Discussion time of themes from Parish Vision Day focusing our mission around contact, nurture and growth. Emphasis on prayer.

5.       Minutes last meeting accepted.

6.       Charitable giving: information shared on Children’s Air Ambulance.

7.       Treasures report – CC regular account is in credit for the year up to August

8.       Good Shepherd Report – cost of the new roof £24,694, paid from a legacy and out of reserves

9.       Christ Church Fabric and Finance.

a.       Internal decorating: In order to apply grants, church has to specify how much it can put towards costs. Agreed this should be up to £10,000. Fund-raising needed!

b.       Organist fees to increase for Sunday services, weddings and funerals. Request for donation to organ fund to be abolished.  All fees to be reviewed annually.                                                   

c.       Cleaner retired. Voucher and flowers in recognition of her 24 year service.               

d.       List B application made re installation AV has been submitted.

10.   Safeguarding. No concerns raised. Policy re recruitment ex-offenders approved.  Pam Bevan gave report on SG conference. Training on-going for all PCC members.

11.   Christingle will be around Candlemas 2026

12.   No AOB.

Meeting ended with the Grace.

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