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Published on 27 August 2026

SAFEGUARDING

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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.

The next meeting of the Book Club is on Wednesday 2nd September.  The book for August is “The Fortnight in September” by R C Sheriff.  If you love reading and would like to join us over a cup of tea/coffee you are warmly invited to our next meeting.

There will be a Mass today at 4pm at St Mark’s, Kingstanding as Fr Philip Calvert celebrates 20 years as their Vicar. Fr George will be attending and it would be great if some of us from St Matthew’s could also join him to represent our church and to give thanks for Fr Philip’s ongoing ministry.

On Sunday 13th September at 4pm St Matthew’s is hosting a deanery confirmation service, with churches from across central and north Birmingham invited to present candidates to be confirmed.

If you have not been confirmed and would like to be, this would be a fantastic opportunity to do so. Please speak to Fr George for more information.

October 4th will be St. Matthew’s Harvest Supper, followed by a bring and share lunch

Early notice of a new date for St. Matthews Christmas Fair.  This year it will be moving to Saturday 6th December

This Week’s Services

For details of the Scripture readings see here.

Sunday 30th August to Sunday 6th 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,

The summer is almost over, and soon the schools will be reopening for the start of a new year. I must admit that I love the transition from summer to autumn; as a child, this was always a time of new beginnings, and this is reflected in the church calendar too. Whereas the summer is fairly quiet as we journey through Ordinary Time, the autumn is filled with significant dates. St Matthew’s Day, Michaelmas, Harvest Festival, All Souls and All Saints, and Remembrance Sunday all lie ahead between now and the start of Advent.

Over the next few months, we will be hearing from several visiting preachers, starting this Sunday with The Revd Amy Tan who will be joining us as our celebrant and preacher. We will also be holding a Parish Planning Day on 10th October to think together as a church about what we want the future of St Matthew’s to look like, and I would encourage all of you to come along to take part in those discussions.

New beginnings are rarely dramatic, but instead are usually gradual processes of change. This autumn, let each of us pray that God may show us how he is ‘doing a new thing’ in our individual lives, and in the life of our church, and how we can play a part in this.

Behold, I am doing a new thing;
    now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
    and rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43.19

With my prayers,

Father George

This week's Services

We welcome The Revd Amy Tan to St Matthew’s today as our visiting celebrant and preacher. Amy is a priest in the Diocese of Birmingham and is currently serving on a placement in Asia. We are delighted that she can be with us here at St Matthew’s today.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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