Immanuel Parish Church
Highters Heath Birmingham, UK
Revd. Sheri Gidney will be licenced as Interim Priest-in-Charge of Holy Cross, Billesley Common and Priest in Charge of Immanuel, Highters Heath by Bishop Esther on Tuesday 6th October, 7:30pm at Immanuel, Highters Heath.
All crafters and none crafters welcome.
Every Wednesday 11am until 1pm during term time.
Bring your on-going craft projects or try new ones.
Meet new friends. Refreshments available
Fairtrade Fortnight, 21st Sept – 4th Oct
As a Fairtrade church, we believe that fair pay should be the norm. Yet millions of farmers and workers growing the products we rely on still struggle to earn a decent living. At Immanuel we only serve Fairtrade tea, coffee, chocolate and sugar. Having a drink here means that you are helping those who grow the ingredients to earn that decent living.
Thank you!
To find out more see: https://tinyurl.com/59pcue45
Coffee & Chat at Immanuel
The church is open to the community on the third Friday of each month. This is an opportunity to meet friends, old and new. Refreshments will be available and there may be a quiz or craft activity too. Everyone is welcome. The next Coffee and Chat is Friday 16th October 2:00pm.
Welcome, Revd Sheri Gidney
We are delighted to announce that the Bishop has appointed Revd Sheri Gidney as priest-in-charge of Immanuel Highters Heath and Holy Cross Billesley. It has been a long wait and at last our prayers have been answered.
Revd Sheri is currently vicar of Lickey with Blackwell. She and her husband, Dave, are very familiar with the area around Immanuel, and are looking forward to getting to know us all.
Inclusive Church – at Immanuel
https://www.inclusive-church.org/
Building on Immanuel’s reputation as a friendly (and dementia-friendly) church, the PCC has agreed to join Inclusive Church.
This charity is an ecumenical network of churches dedicated to:
• welcoming all people as equal before God
• challenging discrimination wherever it is found.
Click on the logo above to see the Inclusive Church Poster which gives more details.
To see Immanuel Church's entry see:
Immanuel Church Highters Heath, Birmingham – Inclusive Church
Little Dots Play Village is at Immanuel Church on Monday mornings.
See Little Dots Village Facebook Page for details facebook.com/littledotsplayvillage
or book here: bookwhen.com/littledotsplayvillage
Voices Together – Community Choir
The Voices Together Community Choir continues to meet at Immanuel on Tuesday evenings during term time. They have grown in number with around 30 – 35 attending regularly. If you love singing, come and join us, we are open to everyone. For more information see Ann Rose, or just turn up, Tuesday Nights, term time only, 7:30 - 9:00pm.
Everyone welcome.
Harvest at Immanuel, 11th October, 10am
Our Harvest celebration will start with a Harvest Breakfast at 10am in church, followed by All Age Worship.
All are welcome.
There will be fruit juice, cereals, croissants or toast with butter & jam etc, and tea and coffee. Please sign up on the list at the back of Church to let us know you are coming.
A donation of £5 on the day would be appreciated to help cover costs.
Arise Africa Petition – can you help?
On average, 12 Christians are killed for their faith every day in sub-Saharan Africa. Open Doors (a registered charity) is calling on everyone interested in justice for all to sign the petition online at Arise Africa petition - Open Doors UK & Ireland. It calls for Protection (from violent attacks), Justice (through fair
prosecution of the attackers), and Restoration (bringing healing and restoration to all afflicted communities). They are aiming for 1,000,000 signatures. Give some thought to whether your signature should be one of them. You can also sign the petition on the sheet at the back of church.
The Petition ends on 1st November.
