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Published on 31 July 2026
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 5th August. The book for July is “The Night She Disappeared” By Lisa Jewell. 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 Christmas Fair planning meeting after the Parish Mass on 2nd August.
On Wednesday 5th August at 11am, there will be a Requiem Mass for Jean Douglas in church. Please do keep Janice and all the family in your prayers.
There will be a working party to trim the hedge outside church on Saturday 15th August, starting at 10am. All volunteers would be greatly appreciated.
Messy Church, in the Summer Holidays, Thursdays 23rd and 30th July and 6th, 13th and 20th August we will be holding Messy Church from 11am to 1pm. It is attracting lots of new people to St. Matthews, If you would like to volunteer, please speak to Fr George or Janet Cook.
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.
This Week’s Services
For details of the Scripture readings see here.
Sunday 2nd August to Sunday 9th August
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.
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.
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Sunday 2nd August, 9th Sunday after Trinity
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10 am
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Parish Mass and Sunday School (Pew Sheet)
All are Welcome to Tea, Coffee, and biscuits which will be served in the Lounge and Family Room after the Service. .
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Monday
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1:30 pm
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Bereavement & Friendship Group in the Lounge
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Tuesday
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7:30 pm
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Phone-in Healing service
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Wednesday
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7:30 pm
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Evening Prayer
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7:30 pm
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Book Club
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Thursday
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10 am
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Mass in the Chapel
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11 am
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Messy Church
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Friday
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10 am
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Mass in the Chapel
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11am
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Coffee Morning in the Lounge
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Sunday 9th August, 10th Sunday after Trinity
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10 am
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Parish Mass and Sunday School
All are Welcome to Tea, Coffee, and biscuits which will be served in the Lounge and Family Room after the Service.
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Message from the Vicar
Dear friends,
I will be hosting a parish planning day in the church hall on Saturday 10th October, as an opportunity for us to get together to discuss the future of St Matthew’s. This will be open to anyone who would like to take part, and will be focused on two questions:
What does St Matthew’s do well?
What could we do better?
As your new vicar, I hope that these conversations will give me a better sense of what you are thinking, as we plan for this next chapter of our mission and ministry. Since arriving here in June, I have already seen so many good things that are happening here, and so I want us to be able to share and celebrate those things whilst also considering how we might change to continue to meet the needs of our parish.
I hope that you will come along and be part of these discussions. This church belongs to all of us, and we all have a role to play in its life and mission. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any ideas ahead of the planning day, I would love to hear them.
With my prayers,
Father George
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.
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
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.