Hundreds of people have lost their lives or been injured and thousands have lost their homes and livelihoods after the cyclone ripped through Southern Malawi. This has been both the longest and most intense cyclone in Southern Hemisphere history. The Church of England Birmingham is encouraging parishes and churches to respond to this crisis. We will be appealing for donations during our church services over Easter. PLEASE DONATE if you can, help is urgently needed.
Our church is open until 8pm every evening during this time of mourning.All are welcome to write in our Book of Condolence, light a candle, reflect or pray in this peaceful place. There is an area of focus for children and families. Services have changed from our usual pattern. Here are the planned services 11-18 September:Sunday 11th September: 13th Sunday after Trinity 9:30 am Choral Eucharist including prayers and tributes to her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Service will be led by Revd. Nick Ball. 5 pm Short service of Prayer and Remembrance for her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II This short service will be held in The Halo space. Wednesday 14th 9:15 am Short service of Prayer and Remembrance for her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II This short service will be held in the prayer space in the Chancel. Sunday 18th: 14th Sunday after trinity 9:00 Breakfast will be offered as we gather for …9:30 am Service of Commemoration marking the death of her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 5 pm Service in the Round Short contemplative service taking place under the Halo.
Professional singer-organists take turns to perform an ethereal arrangement of 'Il Cielo in una Staza', the famous song by Gino Paoli, originally released in 1960. The durational piece is repeated, uninterruptedly, for five house a day for several days, like a never-ending lullaby. Kjartansson's works are characerised by a profound sense of melancholy which could not be more appropriate for St Mary Magdalene, Tanworth in Arden, the place where singer-songwriter Nick Drake is buried. This quintessentially English church, in the heart of the Warwickshire countryside, is the third setting for 'The Sky in a Room', following on from the Church of San Carlo al Lazzaretto, Milan (2020) and the National Museum Cardiff (2018).Performances run daily 25 June through 3 July, 2-7pm.All are welcome to join the programme - just deop in as often and for as long as you wish.FREE EVENT, DONATIONS WELCOME.
