June Magazine

June Services at Ansley Churches

2nd June Trinity 1	St John’s	10.45 a.m.	Holy Communion
9th June Trinity 2	St Laurence’s	10.30 a.m.	Morning Worship
16th June Trinity 3	St John’s	10.30 a.m.	Morning Worship
23rd June Trinity 4	St Laurence’s	10.30 a.m.	Holy Communion
30thJune Trinity 5	St John’s	10.30 a.m.	Songs of Praise

 From the Registers

Funerals

The funeral of Gemma Louise Wright, aged 39 of Birmingham Road, Ansley was held at St Laurence Church on Friday 10^th May, followed by burial in the churchyard. 

On Tuesday 14^th May, the funeral of Tony John William Worrall aged 87 of Pipers Lane, Ansley was held at St Laurence Church.  This was followed by burial in the churchyard.

 Area for the Burial of Cremated Remains (ABCR)

The PCC have been advised that they have been successful in obtaining £5,000 towards the costs of materials for the new memorial that will be installed in the churchyard.  This, together with the offer of £3,000 from the parish Council and donations already received, will be a help towards the full cost of this memorial.  As mentioned in the March magazine this is an important project, especially for the families of those whose remains will be interred in this new area of the churchyard.  If anyone wishes to contribute to this project, or to see the plans, do please have a word with one of the wardens.  This area and the memorial are expected to provide for the parish’s needs for at least the next one hundred years. 

Party in the Park

Both St John’s and St Laurence’s have been allocated space for stalls at the Parish Council’s Party in the Park on Sunday 16^th June at Ansley Recreation Ground.  Entry is free to this community event.  Refreshments will be on sale.

St John’s are providing games to play and plants for sale.  St Laurence will display some of the Ansley 2000 history and leaflets will be available.  History of the Church leaflets will be for sale.  The theme this year is ‘Best of British’, so we will have bunting as well.  If anyone can help on the day, it will be much appreciated. 

St John’s Bingo Report

The session held on Monday 13^th May was a really enjoyable, fun evening for all who came.  The new team that took on the organising went to a lot of trouble making sure everything went to plan and had chosen lovely prizes.  A good time was had by all.  As requested, further sessions are being planned and dates will be circulated as soon as they have been arranged. 

Garden Working Party

We wish to say a big thank you to the Ansley Gardening Group Working Party that came at the beginning of April and again on 4^th May to tidy the churchyard.  They achieved a lot and the new planting in the beds is looking good.  The recent warm weather meant the plants needed watering despite all the wet weather we have had.  More working parties are planned both in the churchyard and around Ansley Village in the run up to the “Britain in Bloom” judging day on 19^th July. 

Ansley Open Gardens

This event will be on Sunday 30^th June from 1.30 to 6.30 p.m.  There will be a combined entry fee of £6.00 for the nine gardens.  Children have free entry.  Tea and cakes will be on sale in some of the gardens.  The open gardens will be 1, Park Cottages, 25, Birmingham Road, 33, Nuthurst Crescent, 5, Mary Carroll Close, 6, Mary Carroll Close, 79, Birmingham Road , Hood Lane Farm, The Old Chapel and The Old Police House. 

Acorn Children’s Hospice

For over thirty years we have supported the Hospice each year with a donation from our flower festival proceeds.  As a thank you they invited two of us to go to their Selly Oak hospice for their Thank You Week Afternoon Tea Event. 

We were entertained by a ukulele band and offered tea and cake etc.,   followed by some of the many staff giving short “Thank You” presentations.  After this we were taken around part of the site.

It was such a moving experience to tour the different rooms and see just how much care is taken of both the children and their families.  The beautiful gardens, despite the rain, offered a valuable haven of peace.

It is hoped that, although this year is our final flower festival under the current pattern, we will be able to find a way to continue our support of such a worthy cause. 

Acorn Children’s Hospice – Facts and Figures

Because of YOU in the last year we have been able…

• To provide love, care and support to 756 children and 973 families across yhe West Midlands and Gloucestershire, including those who are bereaved.
• To be there for 1,616 individual family members including children, brothers and sisters, parents, carers and grandparents.
• To conduct 1,048 Outreach visits to families across the region, taking our vital care and support beyond our hospices and into family homes.  

Vinnie’s Story

In his short life Vinnie has had three major open heart surgeries to help stabilise his condition and preserve his heart.

For his parents, Claire and Ben, Acorns Children’s Hospice has become a real life-line.  They describe it as ‘a safe place, with real-life superheroes.’  Because of his condition Vinnie can’t go to a friend’s house and play or stay over.  But at Acorns he gets the care he needs, his medications and he is safe. 

Prayer Requests

If you would like someone or a particular situation to be remembered in prayer, please make contact with the church by email or phone one of the numbers on the front cover.