weekly prayers

Prayers of the People

For the week beginning:

September 5th 2010

The Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year

Year C

Theme: Christ who gave up everything for our sake

We celebrate the self-sacrificing love of Christ, the unfathomable wisdom of God, who was prepared to give up everything out of love for man. In the same spirit S Paul was prepared to send back to Philemon the dear friend of his captivity, Onesimus, a part of his own self.

God our Father,

you redeem us

and make us your children in Christ.

Look upon us,

give us true freedom

and bring us to the inheritance you promised.

Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

First Reading Wisdom 9: 13 - 18

Psalm 89

Second Reading Philemon 9 - 10, 12 - 17

Gospel

Luke 14: 25 - 33

Sunday September 5th Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year Sung Mass at S Barnabas' 9.00 a.m.

Sung Mass at S Alban's 9.30 a.m.

Sung Mass at S Agatha's
11.00 a.m.

S Agatha's Harvest Lunch
after Mass

Monday September 6th
Feria
No Mass

S Alban's Parochial Church Council in S Patrick's room 7.00 p.m.

Tuesday September 7th Feria Low Mass at S Agatha's 12.00 p.m.

Wednesday September 8th Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary School Eucharist 9.00 a.m.

Thursday September 9th Feria Low Mass at S Alban's 12.30 p.m.

Friday September 10th Feria No Mass

Saturday September 11th Our Lady on Saturday Low Mass at S Alban's 9.00 a.m.

Sunday September 12th The Twenty-Fourth Sunday of the Year Sung Mass at S Barnabas' 9.00 a.m.

Sung Mass at S Alban's
9.30 a.m.

Sung Mass at S Agatha's
11.00 a.m.

Beverages and Sherry are available after Sunday Mass (S Agatha's and S Alban's).

Junior Church during 11.00 a.m. Mass at S Agatha's

Confessions: by appointment.

Ecclesiastica

The Rt Revd David Urquhart, Bishop of Birmingham.

For Pope Benedict XVI and the Roman Catholic Church.

For the Ecumenical Patriarch and the Eastern Churches.

Archbishop Rowan Williams

Archbishop John Sentamu

Diocese

PRAY for The Episcopal Church of the Sudan, The Most Revd Daniel Deng Bul Yak, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of the
Sudan and Bishop of Juba.
SUN TRINITY14 5 Deanery of Shirley David Senior - Area Dean

The Rt Revd Andrew Watson	Bishop of Aston
The Rt Revd Tony Dumper	Honorary Assistant Bishop
The Rt Revd Peter Hall	Honorary Assistant Bishop
The Rt Revd Iraj Mottahed	Honorary Assistant Bishop
The Rt Revd Mark Santer	Honorary Assistant Bishop
The Rt Revd Maurice Sinclair	Honorary Assistant Bishop
The Rt Revd Michael Whinney	Honorary Assistant Bishop
The Ven Hayward Osborne	Archdeacon of Birmingham
The Ven Dr Brian Russell	Archdeacon of Aston

The Bishop of Ebbsfleet, Provincial Episcopal Visitor	The Rt Revd Andrew Burham
Deanery of Shirley	David Senior- Area Dean
St Agatha's and St Barnabas' Churches	Revd John Hervé
St Anne's Roman Catholic Church	The Oblate Community
Highgate Baptist Church	The Revd Paul Walker
St Columba United Reformed Church	The Revd Leonora Vissert-Hooft-Jagessar
Shilonite Gospel Church	Minister-in-Charge John Adegoke
Birmingham Central Mosque	Dr Mohammed Naseem
Forward in Faith Ministries International Birmingham East Assembly (ZAOGA)	Pastor Richard Sabvute

Pray Daily For:
Each individual member of the congregations of all three churches,
that they may be faithful to their vocations as they go about their daily lives,
and worthy ambassadors of their Catholic Faith.

The Mission Partnership and Our Parishes:
Strengthen and increase the faithful, visit and relieve the sick,
turn and soften the wicked, arouse the careless, recover the fallen,
restore the penitent, remove all hindrances to the advancement of thy truth,
and bring us all to be of one heart and mind in the knowledge of thy Holy Church.

For our neighbouring Faith Communities within the Parishes

S Anne's Roman Catholic Church
Highgate Baptist Church
The Shilonite Gospel Church
Ladypool Road Congregational Church
Stratford Road Baptist Church
Birmingham Central Mosque

Malawi

We remember our dear friends in Malawi, our twinned Diocese and pray that we all might be of very real assistance to them.

S Alban's Academy

We pray for the Staff and Students, and the Governors and Trustees.
We pray for God's guidance in the selection of a priest as Chaplain of the Academy.

Almighty God, the giver of every good gift: look graciously, we beseech thee, on thy Church, and so guide with thy heavenly wisdom the minds of those to whom is committed the choice of a priest for this parish, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who shall feed thy flock according to thy will, and make ready a people acceptable unto thee; through Jesus Christ, thine only Son our Lord. Amen.

Called to a New Kingdom

May God re-shape His Church and set us free by the power of the Spirit to witness and to serve others.

Transforming Church

We pray for the Transforming Church initiative, as we move forward with the help of our Diocesan Consultant.

Community

Men and Women of other Faiths and for goodwill amongst people of all faiths and none;
especially our neighbours and all who live in
the Parishes of Highgate, Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath, and throughout greater Birmingham.

Relief

Please protect those who are held in captivity; or missing. We ask that you continue to pray for their release and for a peaceful resolution of the issues which precipitated these events.

For good will among people of all faiths and none, for all the Armed Forces overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families, and those still serving in Macedonia; for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent,
the United Nations; and for the trouble spots around the world.
Pray also for peace throughout the world, remembering especially Iraq, Afghanistan,Turkey and the Holy Lands, all other areas of the Middle East, especially Lebanon and Gaza.
Please also pray for Russia, Georgia, the Balkans and Chechnya,
as well as the Philippines, Indonesia, the Western Pacific,
North Korea, Burma, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Far East,
We do well to also remember all those in Africa, in particular, the Congo,
those facing famine throughout the Continent and especially in Sudan,
and our beloved Sister Diocese of Malawi.
For all those killed , injured or made homeless by the severe flooding in Pakistan, and the landslides in China and for those miners trapped underground in Chile.

Well-being

We pray earnestly for all those who are hungry, sick, injured, wounded or homeless throughout the world, and nearer to home here in Birmingham, and commend the good work of the Fireside Centre to all. Help us to continue to support them practically through an on-going collection of clothing, sleeping bags, gloves, toiletries, nappies etc. and especially tinned goods.

Any and all who are anxious, ill, in pain or distress, and who need God's Holy Healing touch, especially those known to us by name,

Margaret Clarke	Thomas Neathway
Jane Davis	Rosemary Parslow
Vernon Davis	Kathleen Payne
Jan Edwards	Marjorie Preston
Betty Golding	Elizabeth Priday
Margaret Greatrex	Abdul Rashid
Joan Lee	Ann Royer
Marjorie McGrath	Guy Waters
Cheryl Manton	Barbara Wooster

Requiem

Those who mourn, and those who have entered the larger life:

The recently departed,

especially Sylvie Porter,

and any who have died alone,
on the roads, on the railways, on the seas or in the skies.

May their souls rest in peace and rise in glory

and their loved ones find comfort and solace from these prayers.

Those whose year's mind occurs this week

Margery Rogers	Elizabeth Sargant	Walter Woodward
Mary Harrison	Winifred Parkes	Florence Bunch
Elsie Larke	Jessie Taylor	Timothy Wheeler
Frances Greatrex	Edith Bayliss

If you would like someone added to our prayer list and remembered at our Daily Masses, or to the Year's Mind Memorials, please either E-Mail us or sign our Guest Book giving us the details or asking us to contact you. It is also possible to sponsor an eight day Sanctuary Lamp on the High Altar in honour of someone dear to you or to celebrate a special occasion in your life.

We attempt to update this Web Page every Sunday, but all immediate and urgent prayer requests should be submitted directly to the Vicar's Warden, Mr. E. J. Fellows 0121 777 1120 or Edward.Fellows@blueyonder.co.uk.

Parish Petition - Restoration Intercession

May God enthuse and equip us all, Community and Congregation, to re-build, renew and repair His Holy House here in Highgate.

Details of our Mission Partners, S Agatha's, Sparkbrook
and S Barnabas', Balsall Heath
may be found at
www.saintagathas.org.uk

First Reading	Wisdom 9: 13 - 18
Psalm	89
Second Reading	Philemon 9 - 10, 12 - 17
Gospel	Luke 14: 25 - 33

Sunday September 5th	Twenty-Third Sunday of the Year	Sung Mass at S Barnabas'	9.00 a.m.
		Sung Mass at S Alban's	9.30 a.m.
		Sung Mass at S Agatha's	11.00 a.m.
	S Agatha's Harvest Lunch	after Mass
Monday September 6th	Feria	No Mass
	S Alban's Parochial Church Council	in S Patrick's room	7.00 p.m.
Tuesday September 7th	Feria	Low Mass at S Agatha's	12.00 p.m.
Wednesday September 8th	Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary	School Eucharist	9.00 a.m.
Thursday September 9th	Feria	Low Mass at S Alban's	12.30 p.m.
Friday September 10th	Feria	No Mass
Saturday September 11th	Our Lady on Saturday	Low Mass at S Alban's	9.00 a.m.
Sunday September 12th	The Twenty-Fourth Sunday of the Year	Sung Mass at S Barnabas'	9.00 a.m.
		Sung Mass at S Alban's	9.30 a.m.
		Sung Mass at S Agatha's	11.00 a.m.
Beverages and Sherry are available after Sunday Mass (S Agatha's and S Alban's). Junior Church during 11.00 a.m. Mass at S Agatha's Confessions: by appointment.