Archive | August, 2020

Friday September 4th 5.00pm Inaugural 100 Club Draw, on the grass, Lincoln Fields, followed by Guided Walk, 5.30pm meet Glazeley Church, to Chelmarsh and back; bring a sandwich to eat en-route. 4 miles, easy walking, back by 7.00pm 100 Club numbers still available!   Sunday September 13th 6.00pm Billingsley Church; Harvest Festival. Lead by Mary […]

The numbers are ready for the first draw of the Friends of Billingsley 100 Club. The first draw will take place at 5 pm on Friday 4th September on the green at Lincoln Fields. The top prize is a guaranteed £50 (minimum) with two further prizes of at least £25 each. Many thanks to the […]

  Let’s call the person N. I first met him about 25 years ago, when he was the secretary of an organisation of which I am a member. He was energetic and well organised; he did very good work. I got on well with him; he was a somewhat larger-than-life character, perhaps with a short […]

Thursday was A-level results day; the time students find out their grades and whether they are to be part of the 50% of 18 year olds who now go to university. I was doing my bit at Aston University where I work, conducting telephone interviews with students who wish to join us. I was in […]

Dear All, Details of events this coming week are below: all are welcome! Please pass these invitations on to anyone who you think might be interested.   Live Service and event 1) Sunday August 16th, 10.00am at Glazeley (not on Zoom; turn up if you can…).   2) Thursday 6.30pm Billingsley Church. Walk to Sidbury […]

We have just had a service to celebrate some of the music of the 1960s which can point us to God. I’ve had great fun, looking at black and white video clips and reliving music I first heard as a child (born 1961, so 9 when the 60s ended!). One song I kept playing was […]

Last November a beautiful knitted tribute was created by many friends of Billingsley for Remembrance Sunday. It was displayed over the alter. Whilst it was in place throughout November the church received many visitors one of which was a very special neighbour, guide dog Val and her owner Barbara. Inspired by the photograph Nigel, Barbara’s […]

Dear All, Details of events this coming week are below: all are welcome! Please pass these invitations on to anyone who you think might be interested.   Live Service Sunday August 9th, 10.00am at Chelmarsh (not on Zoom; turn up if you can…).   Zoom services   1) Wednesday evening catch-up August 5th, 2020 07:00 […]

Sunday August 9th 6.00pm Billingsley Church: God and the Sounds of the 60s Listen to some of classic hits of the 1960s (and early 70s) and explore their spirituality. Flowers in your hair optional….   Thursday August 13th 6.30pm Billingsley Church; guided walk to Sidbury Church. 4 miles, Refreshments afterwards   Sunday August 23rd 8.00am […]

Thought for the week, 2nd August; Touch This week, one of the chaplains at my place of work (Aston University), led a meditation on a story of how Jesus healed a man from leprosy. In this story, Jesus reaches out and touches the leper. This was a remarkable act; touching a leper would have exposed […]