Weekly pattern of Services and Events February 2021 Sunday 8.30am Sunday School Service via Zoom Meeting ID: 740 8784 7345 Passcode: 112233   9.30am Holy Communion by Zoom and Zoom-phone Both services are available on YouTube late morning Meeting ID: 845 3303 0134 Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 5pm Evening Prayer by Zoom / Zoom-phone Meeting ID 89992167638 Tuesday 10am Gridiron by Zoom / Zoom-phone Contact Stuart & Chris Andrew 0121 628 0425 Wednesday 10 – 10.45 am Holy Communion by Zoom and Zoom-phone Meeting ID 81798933169 8.30pm Compline by Conference Call phone only 01902 693302 code 1139  Thursday 4pm Bible Study by Zoom / Zoom-phone Meeting ID 89992167638 Saturday 10-11.30am Church open for private prayer – needs to be pre-booked Phone Revd Theresa by 6pm on Thursday. 07557 472096 Entrance is via the vestry door at 10 min intervals ‘45minutes of fun at 4.45pm’ Meeting ID: 865 4927 8427 All day and every day Phone a sermon on 0121 270 4690. They are usually changed by early evening on Sunday and Wednesdays How to zoom-phone is on the back page. Direct links for zooming from computers, tablets, smart phones etc are on weekly notices Thank you to all who have gone to great lengths to get their ‘planned giving’ to us by various (not too) devious means. This has been really helpful as Covid-19 has stretched church finances considerably. We have lost income through bookings in the Pastoral Centre and fees from weddings as well as collections especially at baptisms. By far the safest and most efficient way to donate is by standing-order and it is good that most months another couple of people make the change. If you have yet to do this please consider it – a little (or a lot!) regularly really helps our financial planning and regular payment of Common Fund. Here are the details to enable you to do this. Bank CAF Bank Account Name St Laurence PCC Account Number 00095606 Sort Code 40-52-40 It is very helpful if you could let Elaine Clements know if you set up at Standing Order and please contact her if you would like to Gift Aid your donation (you must pay sufficient tax to do this!) Tel: 07786 012961 E-mail: steeclem@blueyonder.co.uk The ministry team has taken the RSPB quiz. Can you work our who is what? There are some repeats… Can Jan: Janice: Fr David: Revd Theresa: Claire: Fr John: ROBIN You're a brightly-coloured, independent and solitary bird, and happy that way. You love to sing your musical flute-like song all year round. Despite your cute appearance, you're happy to fight off intruders. CHAFFINCH You're normally heard before you're seen, as you're quite loud! You save your best finery for the breeding season, to impress the opposite sex. You feast on insects and seeds, and you're happiest in a nice coniferous woodland  BLACKBIRD You're independent and prefer being alone. You're quite the carnivore, though you like to feed on fruits and seeds in autumn. You're found everywhere, but you're not really a fan of mountains. You have a beautiful mellow song. GREAT TIT You're striking and like to make an impact. You're sociable and often hang out with blue tits in a roaming flock to hunt out a tasty snack – but sometimes you get into fights with them too, especially over food. You've got a memorable two-syllable song. Answers at “45mins of fun at 4.45” on Saturday 6th February or wait until the next pack! TO ZOOM – PHONE 1. Dial any one of these four numbers 0203 481 5237 0203 481 5240 0131 460 1196 0203 051 2874 2. A voice will say “Welcome to zoom, please enter your Meeting ID followed by #. The Meeting ID’s are on the previous page (you don’t leave any spaces) 3. A voice will then say “If you are a participant please press # to continue” so do just that! 4. You should then be through to the service. The host tries to ask those who have phoned in who they are relatively quickly. 5. During the service you will be ‘muted’ so no one can hear what you say or any background noise. After the service you can join the conversation which is normally done by inviting one person at a time to ‘unmute’ and say something. To unmute you need to press ‘*6’ i.e. the star or asterisk key followed by the number 6. The Community Hotline continues via Northfield Community Partnership … but has changed its number to 0121 411 2157 for help including shopping and picking up medication as well as advice or if you’d just like a friendly phone-call.   Northfield Food Service continues into 2021 offering a hot meal delivered to your door every Thursday teatime. especially those who are struggling to feed their families, have health needs, are frail or self-isolating. You can make referrals (including self-referrals) via phone 07385 920694 or northfieldfoodservice@gmail.com Please leave your name, address, phone number, how many people in the household and any dietary requirements.