Community

We hold our monthly all age worship service this Sunday 26th May 2019. Come and be part of our community as we sing, pray, read the Bible and learn together. Everybody is welcome as we continue the sermon series – ‘Unexpected Encounters with Jesus’ This week the theme is ‘On the Beach’ . Come and join us. All ages welcome!

Join us for the Cadbury Lectures with renowned theologian Miroslav Volf from 28 – 30 May 2019. The Edward Cadbury centre and Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham would like to warmly invite you to the upcoming Edward Cadbury Lectures with Professor Miroslav Volf tiltled The World as God’s Home. The event is free of charge and from 6pm—7.30pm here at St Martin’s followed by refreshments from 7.30pm—8.30pm. Register at this link: http://bit.ly/2Jh4Fwx

Smithfield Development at the Bullring is set to bring a new public square, leisure, shops, 2,000 homes and a vibrant market. CIGB Workplace Chaplaincy and St Martins in the Bullring have had Markets Chaplains for decades. Does development mark continuity for the Markets or something new? How affordable will new entrepreneurial opportunity and social capital be? Speakers include:  Bernice Ellis (previously outdoor Market Trader), Richard Cowell (Birmingham City Council Assistant Director for Development) and Janet Kidner (Lendlease, the Smithfield Developers). Monday 20th May 2019, 5.30—8.00pm St Martins in the Bullring B5 5BB Refreshments served from 5.30. AGM Business at 6.00 Speakers from 6.45 followed by a public discussion. All Welcome! Register with val.dalton@cigb.org.uk by Monday, 13th May

Velo Birmingham & West Midlands will once again be taking place across the region with limited access to the church building from 01:00—20:30 this Sunday 12th May. There are going to be significant road closures in the local area on event day. Special notice should be taken that the longest road closure in the area runs from 01:00-20:30 on Sherlock Street with the B4100 closed from 01:00-10:30. For more information and road closure/event maps; please contact the church office either by phone on 0121 600 6020 or email on office@bullring.org or check out the event website here: http://bit.ly/2UOsnlj

Join us as we launch Live@thetealounge on Friday 24th May 2019. A family friendly evening of Christian entertainment. An eclectic mix of music, poetry and comedy. To attend, please book by Eventbrite through our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/thetealoungebham/with all the proceeds going to St Martin in the Bull Ring. If you’re interested in signing up to perform please contact us via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/thetealoungebham/

**UPDATED Further to our message yesterday our phone lines are now back in action and we can be contacted as usual. We apologise for the inconvenience caused!

We apologise for the inconvenience but we are currently unable to receive or make any external calls and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. In the meantime for any urgent queries please email office@bullring.org and we will respond from there. We will let you know when this has been resolved.

Worship with us at St. Martin in the Bull Ring for the Easter season Every Sunday at 9.30    11.00    5.00 Every Tuesday and Thursday – Holy Communion at 12.30   w/c  21 April    At the Tomb         28 April    In the Garden         5 May      On the Road                     to Emmaus                                       12 May    In a Room Full of Fear         19 May    Behind Locked Doors         26 May    On the Beach

Follow in Jesus’ footsteps as he goes through his Passion, Death and Resurrection during Holy Week. Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday. We remember Jesus’ Last Supper on Maundy Thursday with Holy Communion. We reflect on the purpose of Jesus’ death on Good Friday with Our Walk of Witness in the city centre from 9.30am and Meditations on the Cross from 12 noon. We celebrate Jesus rising from the dead on Easter Sunday with our service at 10.30am. Come and remember Jesus’ final journey with the cross as we walk across the city of Birmingham from 9.30am on Good Friday.