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22nd August 2010
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open air service
On Sunday 22nd August, we welcomed the Willenhall Salvation Army band, to join us in an Open Air service on the bottom of the Cain. There was quite a good turn out and the weather stayed dry for us. We hope to repeat this kind of service sometime in the future...... |
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14th August 2010
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Sponsored walk along the
The day started with the rain pouring down and our spirits where a little flat. By the time we arrived at the "Hartley Arms", Wheaton Aston, the weather had completely changed, so it bode well for the intreppered walkers who set out at 10.30am along the canal;we left nine to complete the full walk, and the other three went and took the cars around to the "Navigation" at Gnosall. Me and Roger then ..... |
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19th June 2010
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Summer Fayre 2010
The summer fayre was a great success! There were a variety of stalls and games alongside a karate show, and a fire service visit. ( Which turned out to be dramatic when they had a call out!). The local police had a penalty shoot-out with a twist - if you scored a goal you could give them a soaking in the stocks! A big thanks to them for donating all their takings to us and the fire service for gi..... |
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22nd July 2009
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Mike and Elspeth Concert
We welcome the return of Mike and Elspeth Sullivan to Emmanuel, it has been one of our most talked about concerts there last appearance in 2007, and many are looking forward to a repeat.
This will take place on Wednesday 22nd July, starting at 7.30pm. The tickets will be on sale from Sunday 7th June and will cost £4.00 each. this will include the usual light refreshments. Tickets will be availa..... |
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18th April 2009
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Organ & Trumpet Recital in Celebration of St Georges Day
This event was well organised, and the two brothers, Richard and Matthew, complemented each other very well with their entertaining selection of English Music. The programme included a set of Variations on God Save the King (Queen!), Variations on I Vow to thee my Country, and other works by Vaughan-Williams, Handel and Purcell.
We had a larger than usual number of people in the church, and they ..... |
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11th April 2009
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Preparing the Church for Easter
Saturday of Easter saw us preparing the Church for the Celebration of Easter. This was the arraning of all the flowers in the Church by Anne and Betty, helped by Margaret and Sally.The tomb was placed under the pulpit and repaired by Tony as was required. It is lovely to see the Church full of flowers after the Lent period,
The pictures below show the church off before the Sunday of Easter. More ..... |
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9th April 2009
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Passover meal on Maundy Thursday
On Maundy Thursday saw the preparation and completion of the Passover meal that we have held every Maunday thursday,since Rev. Sharron has been with us. again it was a very good meal with Forty Six of us taking part. The childs question was asked by Emma, who did a very good job of it; answered by Sharron. There was plenty of food, prepared by the Ladies and drink that went down very well. The top..... |
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29th January 2009
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Arts and Craft Classes
We are a small group at present who meet every Thursday in Church at 2pm till 4.00pm. the range of activities are from needlework to crocheting, and also some model making when able. Some of the work carried out includes the repair and replenishment of the Altar frontals. we also carry out the flower arrangements throughout the Church. We sometimes have a go at model railways, the track not the ..... |
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5th August 2008
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PET SERVICE is a Great Success.
This service took place on July 1st. None of us quite knew how many pets would bring their owners, or what would occur during the service.
To say that we were surprised by the response is an understatement. We were THRILLED. The church was full of Dogs, Cats, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, Rats and of course their owners. What a lovely selection of animals and what original names they had. The owners w..... |
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17th November 2007
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Concert by the Choirs of Emmanuel Parish Church, Wylde Green
After weeks of excitement from me and many others, the day finally arrived. Once again, a Cathedral standard Church Choir would be singing within Emmanuel! What made it even more special was it was the choir I sing in when I'm not playing at Bentley!
The choirs of Emmanuel, Wylde Green have a national and international reputation. In 2007 the choirs sang at such British Venues as Yorkminster Ca..... |
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10th November 2007
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Trumpet and Organ Recital
On 10th of November, Emmanuel held its 6th Monthly Recital, and this time everyone was treated to an afternoon of music for Trumpet and Organ, a beautiful combination if I do say so myself!
Playing the Organ was Church Organist, Richard Dawson, and on the trumpet was his brother Matthew!
The programme kicked off with the Trumpet and Organ playing together, with a lively Air by Telemann, whic..... |
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27th October 2007
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Party on the Hill Mission Weekend.
Well did we have a party on the hill or what? Emmanuel was the place to be for sure. The whole weekend of mission was a great success. We started with a quiz night Friday, Tony Carr was our Quiz master for the evening he entertained us the whole evening and we had a good laugh even if we couldn't answer the questions. During the evening Leigh encouraged us with a talk on prayer which was very muc..... |
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22nd October 2007
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Concert by Mike & Elspeth Sullivan
On Monday 22nd October, Mike and Elspeth Sullivan held their first ever concert at Bentley, and what a night we had!
After everyone had been seated in the church, the concert began with Mike playing on his custom built keyboards. He played many well known pieces, including a medley of Classical pieces selcetions from Oklahoma! This got the night off to a flying start. After Mike's 20 minute sol..... |
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9th October 2007
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Harvest Festival Supper
On Tues 9th October we held our annual Harvest Supper. It was a brilliant night enjoyed by 36 people. The wholesome Blind Scouse soup we feasted on was made by our amazing resident super chef Roy Robinson.
After we had eaten, Tony Carr with great enthusiasm auctioned our harvest produce. It was great fun and everyone was very generous! A donation from the proceeds will be made to the Childrens..... |
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16th September 2007
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Confirmation - What a Night
16th September, the service of Confirmation held in our church. The number of people in the church was totally amazing. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to fill the church like this at our Sunday services. There were around 19 candidates to confirm their faith and one to re-affirm. All the churches involved brought along a good supporting group and the atmosphere was electric. Representatives from Emmanue..... |
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24th August 2007
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Classics to Classical Concert
A group of very talented and versatile people entertained a packed church to music and gymnastic dance routines. Nothing unusual about that you may think, but these people were all under the age of sixteen, with the youngest only eleven years old.
We were delighted by the performances of everyone involved. Our church organist Richard Dawson presented the programme with himself playing the organ..... |
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1st January 2007
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Newly Revamped Kitchen
Following on from a successful bid for funding from the Big Lottery, Emmanuel Church, Bentley had intended to revamp their kitchen facilities as part of the planned overhaul of their church centre. Unfortunately, at the start of November new terms & conditions attached to the grant by the Big Lottery meant that it was impossible for Emmanuel to accept the grant and it was thought that the whole pr..... |
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