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   PARISH OF TETTENHALL WOOD:  CHRIST CHURCH AND GOOD SHEPHERD 

NOTICES: 14 September 2025 

This Sunday: Holy Cross Day                  

Christ Church:      8.00am Holy Communion 

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

                             4.00pm Criss Cross in JR – Jesus the Good Shepherd 

Good Shepherd:   9.30am Holy Communion  

Sermon:  Rev Alison Bruton   Intercessions: George Hanna 

Readings:  Numbers 21: 4-9 John 3: 13-17 

Collect: Almighty God, who in the passion of your blessed Son made an instrument of painful death to be for us the means of life and peace: grant us so to glory in the cross of Christ that we may gladly suffer for his sake; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 

Mid-week services this week: 

MIDWEEK COMMUNION: 9.30am at CC 

EVENING PRAYER:  5.00pm at Christ Church. 

PLACE OF WELCOME: Tuesday 1.30-3.30pm, CC 

• There will not be a Lifted Hearts in September. We will next meet on Thursday 16th October at 7.30pm in JR 

• Once the dates for all of our children's work commitments have been confirmed the prayer diary will be issued. In the meantime, please pray for all children and staff as the new academic year has begun, asking God to provide inspiration and joy in learning and companionship. 

We have purchased 100 new mugs for Christ Church. Any donations to the cost would be gratefully received. There will be a pot for these at coffee time on Sunday or they can be given to Pam H or Caroline. Thank you very much.  

LAUNCHED TODAY: Tickets are now available for A Night with the Silent Stars, Saturday 15th November, 7.00pm, at Chist 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 

Harvest flowers:  there is a box at the back of CC for your kind donations. 

We need your jam jars!! Our renowned jam, marmalade and chutney maker, Richard Shreeve, is gearing up for production over the coming weeks and need full size jam and marmalade jars (empty please!). Please bring them into church (CC and GS) and we will arrange for collection. Many thanks, David Hughes. 

The funeral of Marcelle Josette Rollings will be held on Monday 15 September 2025, 12.45pm at CC. 

Mothers` Union resume monthly meetings on Thursday 18th Sept. starting at 2pm. We look forward to hearing about Rev. Lin`s journey to ministry. All welcome. Order form for Christmas cards, diaries etc. will be available. 

The funeral of Roy Hancox will be held on Friday 19 September 2025, 9.45am at CC. 

Quiz Night: Saturday 20th September at Christ Church, 6.30pm. £5.00 per person, payable on the night. Please sign up on list at back of church. 

Collaboration Forum meeting:  Sunday 21 Sept. – 1.00pm at CC. 

The Bible Course: begins Tuesday 23 September, 7.30pm, at The Rectory. Then: 7 & 21 October; 4 & 18 November; 2 December; 6 & 20 January. Designed by the Bible Society, this eight-session course illustrates how the books, characters and events of the Bible are part of God’s big story, from Genesis to Revelation. Contains video input, Bible study and discussion. Course book £10. Sign up in church, or speak to Rev Phil 

Macmillan Coffee Morning at the Good Shepherd on Saturday 27th September 10.30 - 12.30.   All welcome. 

International Day of Peace Service Tuesday 30th September, 2.00pm, at St Bart’s, Penn (run by Tettenhall Inner Wheel) 

St Peter’s School Concert of Music:  Saturday 18 Oct. 7pm start.  Tickets £7 – contact Les Key on 01902 750606. 

Eco-way: A Rocha tip for September: Step outside this Season of Creation (1 September - 4 October). Connect with nature and dedicate this time to God as the Creator and sustainer of all life. Pause for a while and pray. Use all your senses to draw close to the Creator as an act of worship, prayer and praise. 

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 

Anyone who no longer wishes to receive this notice sheet, please let the parish office know. 

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

Parish of Tettenhall Wood:  events that the social committee hope to organise for this year: 

Saturday September 20th – Parish Quiz in Jubilee Room 

Saturday September 27th – MacMillan Coffee morning at Good Shepherd 

Sunday October 5th – Bring and Share lunch in the Jubilee Room after the service for harvest 

Saturday October 18th – St Peter’s School concert in Christ Church 

Saturday October 25th – Craft Fair at Good Shepherd 

Saturday November 29th – Christmas Fayre at Good Shepherd 

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