The Parish of Elmdon

Revd. Canon Stanley Owen, 1917-2010

2010-02-10T11:03:43Z

The funeral service for the late Revd. Canon Stanley Owen, Rector of Bickenhill with Elmdon from 1960 to 1986, will be held at St. Nicholas Church, Elmdon on Friday 19th February 2010 at 2 p.m.

Weather Update

2010-01-09T08:44:15Z

The road in Elmdon Park (“Church Lane”) is extremely icy, and access to the car park adjacent to St. Nicholas church (maintained by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, not the church) is very difficult. Nevertheless there will be a service of Holy Communion tomorrow, Sunday 10th January, at 10.30 a.m., as well as Morning Worship at Valley Church Centre at 9.30 a.m.

Please take great care as none of the roads leading to any of our centres of worship have been gritted.

Discipleship Explored

2010-01-04T20:48:14Z

This eight-week course – featuring Bible studies, talks and group discussions – explores Paul’s letter to the Philippians and its call to live wholeheartedly for Christ.

The course is open to all who are interested in exploring Christian Discipleship.

Sessions are held on Tuesday evenings, starting at 7.30 pm and finishing at 9.30 pm and will be held in the Wilberforce Hall at St. Nicholas Church.

Sessions are as follows:

19th January: Philippians 1:1-11 – Confident in Christ
26th January: Philippians 1:12-26 – Living in Christ
2nd February: Philippians 1:27-2:11 – Standing Together in Christ
9th February: Philippians 2:12-30 – Transformed by Christ
16th February: Philippians 3:1-9 – Righteous in Christ
23rd February: Philippians 3:10-4:1 – Knowing Christ
2nd March: Philippians 4:2-9 – Rejoicing in Christ
9th March: Philippians 4:10-23 – Content in Christ
16th March: Informal evening with feedback

It would be really helpful for the planning of the course if you could inform us that you wish to attend.

Christmas Services

2009-11-14T08:16:52Z

We’d love to see you at any of our 2008 Christmas Services, as we celebrate Jesus’ birth. All welcome!

Sunday 12th December

9.30 am Carol Service at Valley Church Centre
10.30 am Nativity and Gift Service at St. Nicholas

Sunday 19th December

9.30 am All-Age Carol Service at St. Stephen’s Church Centre
4.00 pm Christingle at St. Stephen’s Church Centre – The candle-lit service for children
6.00 pm Carol Service at St. Nicholas – a quieter, more reflective service, featuring the “traditional” nine lessons and carols

Christmas Eve

4.00 pm Christingle at St. Nicholas – The candle-lit service for children
11.30 pm Holy Communion at St. Nicholas – always popular, a great way to welcome in Christmas

Christmas Day

10.00 am Family Service with Holy Communion at St. Nicholas – come and celebrate Christmas Day!

Valley Christmas Bazaar

2009-11-14T08:11:26Z

The Christmas Bazaar at Valley Church Centre takes place on Friday 27th November from 7 to 9 pm, and Saturday 28th November from 2 to 4pm.

Please do come along, browse the stalls, take part in the competitions and visit Father Christmas in his grotto.

St. Stephen’s Christmas Bazaar

2009-11-14T08:05:58Z

The Christmas Bazaar at St. Stephen’s Church Centre takes place on Friday 13th November from 7 to 9 pm, and Saturday 14th November from 2 to 4pm.

Please do come along, browse the stalls, take part in the competitions and visit Father Christmas in his grotto.

Winter Warmers

2009-10-30T07:49:45Z

St. Nicholas Church will be opened on the 1st Sunday of each month commencing 1st November, between 1.30 and 3.30pm for a winter warmer.

Tea, coffee, cuppa soup and biscuits will be served. All proceeds will go to the Church Mission Society.

Come and join us and spend some time in this lovely old church. There will also be a service of Holy Communion at 4pm if you wish to stay.

Sunday Teas will recommence in May 2010.

Cycle Races, Sunday 18th October

2009-10-12T11:17:10Z

Solihull Cycling Club will be holding their annual cyclo cross races in Elmdon Park on Sunday 18th October. In previous years this has caused some problems with parking for the 10.30 a.m. service at St. Nicholas. It would be a good idea to share lifts, if possible, in order to reduce the demand on parking space.

Exploring Christianity

2009-06-17T06:13:42Z

Are you interested in finding out more about the Christian faith, with an opportunity to ask questions in an informal setting?

We are starting a Y Course on Tuesday evenings, in the Wilberforce Hall at St. Nicholas Church beginning on 9th June 2009 through to 28th July.

The Y Course is a DVD based course of eight sessions aiming to explore the basics of the Christian faith. It is also a good “refresher” course.

Tea and coffee from 7.30pm onwards to enable a prompt start at 8pm and prompt finish at 9.30pm.

Please contact us for more information.

Parish Summer Fête

2009-06-07T07:34:41Z

This year’s Parish Summer Fête will take place on Saturday 27th June from 2pm till 4pm, at St. Nicholas Church and the area of Elmdon Park near the beacon.