Updates & Prayers from St Margaret's Church
Christmas 2025For details of this year's Christmas Services, please look at our "Christmas" page
SAMARITANS PURSE SHOEBOX APPEAL
10-17 NOVEMBER 2025St Margaret's Church will be acting as a "Drop Off" point again for this year's appeal. As the Parish Office is currently closed, shoeboxes can be brought to church during service times - 11.00 - 12.30 pm on Sundays, then 10.15 - 12.00 noon on Thursday. At the end of the week, all the donated shoeboxes will be collected by Samaritans Purse for distribution. Children @ Church Although St Margaret's were hoping to restart Children @ Church services in September 2025, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have been unable to find someone to cover these services on a regular basis. Sadly, this means the Children @ Church services will not be taking place for the foreseeable future.
As soon as the church has found cover, the details of proposed services will be put on the Children @ Church page. We are so sorry to disappoint those who enjoy attending and hope they will bear with us.
From Monday 29 April, please note that there will be cabling works being carried out and Pinfold Lane will be closed for 2 weeks - access to frontages only. From Friday 17 May, Chapel Lane will be closed between Coronation Road and Pinfold Lane for 9 weeks - access to frontages only.. Attached are maps showing diversions via Skip Lane (click here) and via Scott Arms (click here) as well as Pinfold Lane (click here). The final stretch of works will be on Chapel Lane between Birmingham Road and Coronation Road.
Donations to St Margaret's Church
There is now a way to donate to St Margaret's Church using "Donate Now" set up by the Diocese of Lichfield to help their churches. Their Finance Team, with help from a local software company, Date Developments, have put a Donate Now button on the Diocese website. As we have not been able to fix the broken link from this page, there is a "Donate Now" button on our "Help our Church" page which is working if you wish to make a donation.
In addition, there is a Gift Aid option as well as an option for donors to cover the transaction cost if they want to. As is the case with Contactless and Giving Direct, funds go into the Diocesan bank account as the registered charity and are then passed on to St Margaret’s as soon as possible along with a report showing when the donations were made.
Many Thanks Attached is a booklet containing 6 Bible Studies on mental health which may help anyone who feels they are struggling. Click here to download
For details of other Digital Resources & Services, click here
"Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5.7
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