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The Badminton Group who meet each Thursday evening at 8.15pm in the Church Hall are looking to recruit new members. Anyone who can play - or would like to learn how to play - is welcome to join the group. Please make contact with Alan Sterne on 472 2028 or Margaret Heath on 472 4157 or
There are two Brownie packs that meet in the church hall Tuesday, 6.15 to 7.30 pm for girls aged 7 to 10 years. Brownies meet for fun and to learn to work together as a team as well as individually. Contact Sue Yeornans (Tuesday) 0121 478 2909
Founded as a joint venture between three churches in the Selly Oak area, the Day Centre acts as a meeting place for men and women over the age of 70. Priority is given to people who rarely go out of their homes without assistance. Unfortunately, although we have a toilet suitable for the disabled, and wheelchairs, we do not have enough able-bodied or specialist helpers to accept people unable to transfer from chair to chair unaided. We meet on a Tuesday between 10am and 3pm. In the morning, after a cup of tea or coffee, members chat or play games such as Scrabble, Lexicon and cards. A 3-course meal is followed by a quiz or some other entertainment. The charge for the day is currently £2.50. If members cannot make their own arrangements for travel, volunteer drivers, using their own cars, provide transport which means again that members must have reasonable mobility - our drivers are not equipped to act as ambulance men or women. Help us! Please! We need help in the kitchen, on the social side, and with driving, either every week or on a rota basis. Contact either Marilyn Dimond on 0121 472 1635 or Gill Fletcher on 0121 472 2488
A group who obtain and arrange flowers for the Church each Sunday. They also arrange the flowers for other occasions such as funerals and weddings.
A group who distribute the church flowers to the sick, housebound, and those celebrating. Usually done after the Sunday Evening Service. Contact Joan Stoker 0121 4596280
Guides is for girls between the ages of 10 and 14. They learn to work together as members of a team in a wide programme including craft, outdoor pursuits and role-play activities, We aim to have one residential event per year. We meet in the Church Hall on Monday evenings from 7.00 to 8.30 pm. Contact Lynne Rees on 0121 477 2639
All members of the Methodist Church at Selly Oak are organised into "classes" with leaders who undertake pastoral care. Many classes meet as house groups on a regular basis for fellowship, Bible study, discussion, talks and social events. The leaders of the classes that do not meet exercise their pastoral care by regular visiting. A warm welcome is extended to any one who wishes to join a house group, whether they are formally members of the Methodist Church or not. Groups meet each month in member's homes. Most groups meet in the evening but there are two daytime groups. Meetings are usually advertised in the weekly Church Notice sheet. Contact Ann Arnold on 0121 449 4094
Meets every Sunday morning at 10.30 am to hear about God's amazing love for the whole world shown through the life and teaching of his son Jesus Christ. We have our own separate time of learning in the hall when we do a variety of activities, including drama, sharing news, artwork and Bible stories. We also have our own area in church where we share a time of worship with adults and sometimes help to lead worship. All children over the age of 3 are welcome to join us. Contact Marion Biddlestone on 0121 472 5725
The Church has a library of books covering a variety of subjects including religion, biographies, and travel. A selection is put out in the welcome area each Sunday. You are welcome to take them home but please enter your name in the book provided. Contact Marilyn Dimond on 0121 472 1635
Contact Joye Assinder on 0121 475 7170
The prayer group is open to anyone. Just come along. We meet for a short time of quiet prayer about once a month at 23 Shenley Fields Rd and our prayers focus particularly on those with illness or special circumstances. Meetings are on the fourth Monday or Wednesday of each month and are advertised in the weekly Church Notice sheet. Contact Dora Jackson on 0121 472 5205 or Marilyn Dimond on 0121 472 1635
The prayer link is an arrangement that enables urgent or serious prayer concerns to become known quickly. When a prayer need is received, a brief, concise message is passed by telephone until all members have been notified. Individual members include these special concerns in their daily prayers at home. Contact Betty Jackson on 0121 472 2808, Gill Davies on 0121 458 2459 or Rev Nick Skelding on 0121 472 0960
See seperate page for the next walk. The Rambling Group is a fellowship of people who enjoy walking in the countryside. There are about 12 members and we walk about 5 to 7 miles, stopping at a pub for lunch We usually meet at the start of the walk on the last Saturday in each month. Details are published in the weekly Church Notice Sheet Contact Phil Mayhew on 01214725697
The Ranger unit meets on Monday evenings from 8.00 to 9.30 pm. We welcome girls aged 14+ to come along and plan their own programmes. We enjoy a variety of activities both indoors and out. Contact Karen Edwards an 01214533973
The Worship Consultation group meets every few months to discuss all aspects of worship. The aim is to have a diversity of worship to cover all our congregations. Issues considered are music, children, illustrations, parade services, and any other issues that might enhance the worship. Anybody can attend. The meetings are advertised in the weekly Church Notice Sheet. Contact Ruth Fry on 0121 459 1718 or ruth.fry@somc.org.uk |