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Chapel Lane Great Barr Birmingham West Midlands B43 7BA
Tel: 0121 357 1390
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Help Our Church
St. Margaret’s Church is here to serve the people of our Parish. Many people come to have their children Baptised, to get Married, to hold the Funeral Service of a loved one or to lay their remains to rest in the surrounding Churchyard. Many people pop in to the building to pray, to seek help in time of trouble or to give thanks for some special moment.
The Church building is here because of the efforts of the past but it has to be maintained and kept available for the future. St. Margaret’s, like most churches, does not get money from the government or have wealthy endowments. All the costs of the building and providing the ministry of the church has to be met from current fundraising, our weekly collections and special events. Nationally there are charges for Marriage and Funeral services and we have to charge to cover the costs of the volunteers who play the music, ring the bells or sing. The Vicar is the only full time member of staff but is supported by a team of willing volunteers.
To help support the work of the Church and the upkeep of the building we are always glad of one off donations or regular giving. The one concession from the government is that through Gift Aid we can reclaim the income tax on gifts from those who pay tax. (This amounts to 25p for every £1 given, and until 2011 the government are adding an extra 3p for every £1 .)
Please ask for details if you would like to help in any way, regular giving, one off gifts to support the running of the church or to help maintain the fabric. Would you also consider remembering the Church in you Will?
Patronal Appeal
Last month I reported how well we had done in 2008 by clearing all our debts by the end of the year. However, I did have to strike a note of warning that our income had none-the-less gone down. Now I have to report that although our income does not appear to be still falling, it is currently not paying our bills and that we are short each month by over £1000. Clearly this cannot go on without us having to take drastic action.
At the same time we do have opportunities to make positive choices for the future but these will require funds. The Lord will help us but he looks to us to play our part.
Recently the Plant Sale raised around £1500 but sadly the sit-upon mover has broken and a replacement will cost £2500 !
We need to raise £1,000
We may have the chance to appoint a new full time organist but to do so
We need to raise £1,000
St. Margaret’s School is joining with us to appoint a half-time Children’s & Family Worker
We need to raise an extra £1,000
We are short on our regular income by £1200 per month
We need to plug the gap to the end of July by raise £7,200
Whatever you can raise will make a difference. Please look for the special Patronal Appeal yellow envelopes.
Can we raise an extra £10,000 for our Patronal Appeal ?
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