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website and resources

Website updated: Friday, 5th August, 2022 at 14:30

Welcome

I’m Mike Claridge and I’m an Ecumenical Minister in south Birmingham UK.
As well as being my personal webspace
this is also a resource site for individuals and churches.
This site is updated regularly. Feedback welcome.

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The crisis in Sri Lanka

See Twitter feed above and church statements opposite

The latest statements from:

The latest statement, regularly updated, from
The National Christian Council of Sri Lanka

08.07.22 The Methodist Church in Sri Lanka

15.07.22 President of The Methodist Conference (GB)

18.07.22 The Bishops of the Church of Ceylon (Anglican)

Weekly Reflections

mjclaridge on YouTube

There will not be a
reflection for
Sunday 24th July
Sunday 31st July
or
Sunday 7th August

Reflection for

Sunday 17th July 2022
Jesus visits the home
of Martha and Mary.

Reflection for

Sunday 10th July

The Parable of
The Good Samaritan

For more reflections
click the button opposite.

Gospel retellings and At Home Worship

by The Revd Phil Summers. More available at Perfect Little Gentleman

The Gospel for
Sunday 7th August 2022

Luke 12 .32-40

Where your treasure is,

there will your heart be also.

Music, prayers
and readings
I’m not going to
church today
#12 (10th July 2022)

Worship on Zoom - Wednesdays at 7.30pm

Join us live on Wednesdays at 7.30pm via the Zoom platform.
For log-in details please Email via button opposite

Next Zoom: Wednesday 10th August - Led by Mike Claridge

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Latest News from the churches

The Cotteridge Church:

Sunday at 10.30am
Worship in the church building

Tuesday at 10.00am
Holy Communion

Wednesday at 7.30pm
Worship live on Zoom

Reflections on YouTube
Each week usually from Friday

Roundabout (Cotteridge)
The Church Magazine for July and August

Notice Sheet (Cotteridge)
for Sunday 7th August

News from
our three
denominations
and partners

The Methodist News

4th August 2022

Birmingham Methodist
Weekly Circuit Bulletin

3rd August 2022

United Reformed Church
National Bulletin
July/August 2022

United Reformed Church
West Midlands Newsletter
July 2022

C of E - Birmingham
Monthly Bulletin
July 2022

C of E - Birmingham
Deanery Newsletter
June 2022

The Methodist Church
Connexion Magazine

Summer 2022

Points Newsletter
Churches together in B30

April 2022

Birmingham
Council of Faiths

April 2022

Joint Public Issues Team
Newsletter
August 2022

Inclusive Church
Newsletter

June 2022

Daily Devotions
from The Methodist Church and The United Reformed Church

(Click images for websites)

Lectionary Links and Materials

Weekly acts of worship and dramatised Gospel readings
By Phil Summers, a Methodist Minister in Gloucestershire.

Worship and Gospel retellings on YouTube at
Perfect Little Gentleman

Sunday 7th August

Sunday 14th August

Genesis 15 .1-6

NRSV

Genesis 15 .1-6
The Message

Jeremiah 23 .23-29
NRSV

Jeremiah 23 .23-29
The Message

Psalm 33 .12-22

NRSV

Psalm 33 .12-22
The Message

Psalm 82
NRSV

Psalm 82
The Message

Hebrews 11 .1-3, 8-16
NRSV

Hebrews 11 .1-3, 8-16
The Message

Hebrews 11.29 - 12.2
NRSV

Hebrews 11.29 - 12.2

The Message

Luke 12 .32-40
NRSV

Luke 12 .32-40
The Message

Luke 12 .49-56

NRSV

Luke 12 .49-56

The Message

7th
Aug

Bible Study notes (from ROOTS) with prayers and meditations.

14th

Aug

7th
Aug

Worship at Home Sheet Prayers, readings, reflection and hymns

14th

Aug

7th
Aug

The Vine Worship Resource: Including links to hymns on YouTube

14th

Aug

7th
Aug

ALL AGE - Children’s Sheets: Activity sheets (from ROOTS)

14th

Aug

A selection of other online material

ALL AGE - Online Childrens’ Church (Rev Jemima, a Minister and mom of young children)
Weekly worship for children. There’s a Facebook page and it can be watched anytime on YouTube

ALL AGE - Together at Home - All Age Worship and Activity sheets (by Jessica Ann Jenner)
Weekly worship sheets for children. Click here for the Together at Home website also on Facebook

LIVE Worship: Jazz Community Church, Birmingham at 4.00pm
Worship from Birmingham District’s Jazz Community Church. Via their Facebook Page

LIVE Worship: Wesley’s Chapel, London: Sundays and weekdays
Live and recorded services Sundays 9.45 and 11am. Also Morning Prayer daily 10am.
Also Wednesday and Thursdays 12.45pm Click here (YouTube)

Link to weekly
and daily worship

The United Reformed Church Sunday Podcast (audio only)
Register to receive a Sunday morning email including a link to a radio style podcast.
The email includes the words to the hymns so you can sing along. Click here

The Church of England National Service. Streamed each Sunday 9.00am
On the C of E website and including previous recordings. Click here

Link to
Sunday Service

Recorded Worship: Inclusive Gathering Birmingham, Premieres Sundays at 4.00pm
A radically inclusive congregation that, in normal times, meets at Carrs Lane Church.
Live worship stream, or catch up with recordings later. On YouTube or Facebook Live

For more resources and Live streams click below:
The Methodist Church The Church of England The United Reformed Church

“We have just enough religion to make us hate but not enough to make us love one another.” (Jonathan Swift)

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