The streets in Moseley have been seriously disrupted over the past few weeks whilst we await the completion of our local railway station.  Roads have been closed and pedestrians have followed the redirection signs to find their way around.  It’s been chaotic at times. We’ve had a fresh awareness of the meaning of the familiar ‘man at work’ sign!  We look forward to the opening of the railway station in the spring of next year, and the opportunities it will give our local community.   

There’s something about that familiar red triangular sign of ‘man at work’ that made me think.  Recently we’ve met people who have come to church for the first time, people who want to go a little deeper with God, and those who have chosen to respond to God’s call on their lives.  Our ministry with children and young people is growing.  Our organ refurbishment is completed and we are discerning a vision for our parish as we move forward with our building project.  Our relationships with the folk at Rea Church and the United Church of St Paul’s Balsall Heath are taking root as we get to know each other better as part of our Oversight ministry.  All of these things, I believe, are signs that God is at work in our midst.  Despite these troubled and unsettling times that we live in, God is still working, helping us through his Holy Spirit to become people of love and peace.  As we reach the end of our year, there is much to give thanks for. 

If you look back over the year, I wonder if there things that you can give thanks for.  Where have you seen God at work in your midst?  

With warm best wishes,    

Revd Angela Hannafin, Vicar of Moseley Parish (St Mary’s and St Anne’s churches)