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Published on 11 September 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 8th October.  The book for September is “Ink Blood Sister Scribe” by Emma Törzs.  f 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

October 4th will be St. Matthew’s Harvest Festival, followed by a Bring and Share lunch

On Saturday 10th October there will be a Parish Planning Day in the church hall from 11am-2pm. This is an opportunity to discuss the future of St Matthew’s together and to think and pray about possible plans. All church members are invited to come along.

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 13th September to Sunday 20th September

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,

This week, St Matthew’s will host a confirmation service for the Handsworth & Central Deanery, at which eight people will be confirmed. We give thanks for the work of God in their lives that has brought them to this place, and we pray that they may continue to be nourished by the Holy Spirit on their journey of faith.

Confirmation is an important milestone within the Church of England. I find it astonishing that it has been 17 years since my own confirmation, which I remember vividly. For those of us who were baptised as infants, confirmation is an opportunity to confirm for ourselves those promises that were made on our behalf at our baptism. At confirmation, we claim our faith for ourselves, and traditionally this has been the point at which we are admitted to Holy Communion.

Today, adult confirmations are becoming increasingly common, often shortly after baptism. Confirmation is no longer a mere formality or ‘rite of passage’, but a natural next step for those who have come to faith later in life. There is no ‘correct’ way to approach our individual journeys of faith, but the rites of baptism and confirmation endure as important milestones to mark our deepening commitment to God.

At every step, we remember that whilst we will inevitably stumble in our commitment, God remains the same yesterday, today, and forever – before we are baptised or confirmed, he knows us and loves us, and so we are called to respond to this love by asking for more of him in our lives.

With my prayers,
Father George

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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