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Published on 09 October 2026

SAFEGUARDING

If you have concerns regarding the welfare of any Child or Vulnerable Adult click here to view our Safeguarding policy and contacts, or in an emergency, phone 999

Friday Coffee Mornings

All are welcome for Coffee/Tea and Cake in The Lounge

Every Friday 11am – 1pm

Berevement and Friendship Group
If you’ve suffered a bereavement or are feeling isolated and lonely come and meet other who know how you are feeling.  Every Monday, 1:30 to 3:30 pm in The Lounge.

Book Club.
The next meeting of the Book Club is on Wednesday 4th November.  The book for October is “Out Of The Ashes” by Emma Törzs.  If you love reading and would like to join us over a cup of tea/coffee you are warmly invited to our next meeting.

Guest Preachers
We are delighted to be welcoming a series of guest preachers at our 10am Parish mass during the season of Autumn and Advent.  See Notice above.

Dates for your Diary

The October Half Term Messy Church will be on the 29th October 11am to 1pm.

Early notice of a new date for St. Matthews Christmas Fair.  This year it will be moving to Saturday 5th December

This Week’s Services

For details of the Scripture readings see here.

Sunday 11th October to Sunday 18th October

Forthcoming Events

Parish Giving Scheme

Thank you very much to members of our congregation who give regularly to enable our mission and ministry to continue.  If you have not already done so, please consider joining our Parish Giving Scheme and make a regular donation by direct debit.  This is very easy to do online at

www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/perry-beeches-st-matthew-birmingham

Or, see our Giving page for further details.

Other Giving Schemes

To make a one-off donation to the Church, a donation to our Sponsored Child or our work in Malawi use the appropriate link below.

Message from the Vicar

Dear friends,

I have now been your Vicar for four months! On one level, those four months have passed quickly, yet in other respects it feels like I have been here a lot longer. I suspect that these are both good signs – the time has flown, and yet I have very quickly felt at home here at St Matthew’s.

I have enjoyed spending much of these first few months beginning to get to know the church and, most importantly, the people of our congregation and parish. I have been struck by the warmth of the welcome that I have received, by the close-knit sense of community within our church, and the gifts of hospitality and welcome that are so prevalent. Last Sunday, it was a delight to have over sixty people present for our Harvest Festival service, and the tables overflowing with food at the bring and share lunch were a fitting symbol of the generous hospitality of this church.

We are now about halfway through the autumn, a rich season in the life of the Church. Having celebrated Harvest, we will soon turn our attention to those festivals of remembrance – All Saints, All Souls, and Remembrance Sunday – when we remember the saints who have gone before us, those whom we have loved and see no more, and those who have given their lives in war. But Christian life isn’t just about looking backwards; we remember the past because it helps us to understand who we are and where we are going.

I think that is particularly appropriate for us as a church right now. We are blessed with a rich history and a strong identity, a ‘goodly heritage’ (Psalm 16:6) which we must treasure. But we must also build upon it – that is why I am particularly looking forward to our Parish Planning Day on Saturday. We have much to celebrate as a church, but we must also ensure that we continue to take the opportunities that lie before us so that we can continue to flourish and thrive, as we are guided by the Holy Spirit into the next chapter of our life together.

With my prayers,
Father George

A few photos of last weeks harvest festival are available on our web site here

Morning Prayer will now be held in the Chapel every Thursday and Friday at 9.15am. All are welcome to join in this short act of worship.

A reminder that we welcome contributions towards the cost of flowers, perhaps in memory of a loved one. Please place any donations in the pot on the table.  

Contributions of food for the FOODBANK are always welcome. Please give as generously as you can and place any items in the basket by the door.

Our church relies on the generosity of visitors and worshippers. If you would like to make a contribution to the ministry and mission of St Matthew’s but don’t have any cash, there is a contactless card reader on the table by the front door.

Please put your request for prayers during the intercessions on the sheet on the table.

If you could offer a lift to someone to Church, please let us know.

We are buying a memorial stone to commemorate Fr Michael Westlake’s time at St. Matthew’s. Contribution towards the cost of this would be gratefully received

This Week’s Notices

Welcome to

St. Matthew’s Church

Perry Beeches

Aldridge Road/Birdbrook Road
Perry Beeches
Birmingham B44 8RB

Phone 07467 832601

e’mail: Administrator @stmatthewsperrybeeches.org.uk

Sunday School every Sunday at 10am

We will continue our usual weekly e’mail news sheet to help everyone keep in touch with activities at St. Matthews. This weeks news sheet is here. You can also keep in touch with our Facebook page.

Want to hire a room?

St. Matthews has several rooms available, Click here for details

We have a card reader on the desk by the main entrance, Simply enter the amount you want to donate and Tap and Go.

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