Welcome to the Gornal and Sedgley Team Ministry website.

Our parish includes All Saints' Church in Sedgley, St Andrew's in The Straits and St Peter's in Upper Gornal.

We've been a 'team ministry' since 2005 - team-working allows us to provide spiritual and pastoral care to a wide area including Upper Gornal, the Straits and Sedgley.

If you need to talk to someone, and/or request them to pray for you, here is our team - please call or email them:

(PLEASE NOTE: For enquiries concerning Baptisms, Marriages, and arranging for 'Away Banns' to be read for marriages outside this Parish, contact Gail Griffiths our Administration Assistant, 01902 540289, email: admin@allsaintssedgley.co.uk )

Revd Catherine Mitchell

Acting Team Rector
Tel: 01902 677897
Email: vicargornalandsedgley@allsaintssedgley.co.uk

Canon Jan Humphries, Licensed Lay Minister

Tel: 01902 661275

Mobile: 07954 314102

janhumphries@hotmail.co.uk

CHRISTMAS SERVICES AROUND THE PARISH 2024

ALL SAINTS CHRISTMAS FAIR - SATURDAY 7th DECEMBER - 10.30am-2pm - We are going ahead with our Christmas Fair this year, but more help is needed. Can anyone make pickles, chutneys or jam? Also, chocolate and bottles are needed for the bottle tombola and the chocolate tombola stalls. Thank you. Mary Zielonka 01902 672541

SAFEGUARDING

The Parish of Gornal and Sedgley takes the issue of safeguarding very seriously, ensuring that children and young people as well as adults are kept safe whilst in our care is an integral part of our church life.

If you, or someone you know feels unsafe, here is a list of people who can help:

Barbara Baker
Parish Safeguarding Officer
Tel 01902 882847
Email: safeguarding@allsaintssedgley.co.uk

Catherine Mitchell
Acting Team Rector
Tel. 01902 677897
Email vicargornalandsedgley@allsaintssedgley.co.uk

Diocesan Safeguarding Team
Email: safeguardingadvice@cofe-worcester.org.uk

Dudley Adult & Children’s Social Care
Tel 03005 550055 ( out of hours 03005 558574)
If you have concerns that someone is at risk of immediate harm, contact the police on 999.

SAFE SPACES

An independent service supporting survivors of church-related abuse.

Launched in September 2020, this service offers support to survivors of church-related abuse, whether or not a report has been made.

This independent service is run by the charity Victim Support and funded by the Church of England, the Catholic Church in England and the Church of Wales.

It is free to access via telephone, email or web-chat
Tel: 0300 303 1056 (answerphone is available)
email: safespaces@victimsupport.org.uk
Web-chat is available via the Safe Spaces website: https://www.safespacesenglandandwales.org.uk

The latest news, events and forthcoming services are included in our weekly notice sheets.

THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION:

Please note that this website does not now have a regular Web Editor. While we will endeavour to update the weekly Notice Sheet, it may not always be possible to do so until a new Web Editor is appointed:

Notice Sheet Sunday 17th November 2024

The Beacon Magazine - November 2024

ALL SAINTS' WHO'S WHO

All Saints' Who's Who updated October 2022

PATTERN OF SERVICES ACROSS THE PARISH OF GORNAL AND SEDGLEY

(updated March 2023)

WEB EDITOR

"After 14 years looking after the parish website, Martin Jones is stepping down from the role. If you are interested in exploring this role for the parish, please contact me, Revd Catherine.

I would like to express my thanks to Martin for all his support for the website over these many years." Revd Catherine.

Stained Glass at All Saints'

John Anderson has kindly compiled and printed an excellent report about the many beautiful stained glass windows at All Saints', based on research by experts Dan Humphries Stained Glass Ltd. Occasionally we receive enquiries from external researchers about them - and the eminent companies that fabricated them - as they are all of great historical interest, so it's very useful to have what we've found out about them available in a concise publication of this sort. There is a printed version available in church - a pdf version can be viewed here:

Stained Glass All Saints'

'CHURCH' EMAILS - PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS

Recently members of our congregations have been receiving emails purporting to be from Revd Catherine Mitchell and addressed to them personally, asking for 'assistance online'.

These do not bear Revd Catherine's real email address, and are almost certainly intended to defraud the recipient if replied to.

The names of other members of the congregation may also have been used falsely.

*RECENTLY OUR CHURCHWARDEN KEITH TOMLINSON'S EMAIL HAS BEEN CLONED

Please be vigilant - and certainly never reply to any unusual or unexpected communications or click on any links without checking their validity.

PARISH INFORMATION LEAFLET

Click here to see leaflet with info about Gornal and Sedgley Team Ministry activities

GENERAL INFORMATION

BEREAVEMENT HUB

The hub meets once a month in the Community Room at the rear of the Church Hall.

If you know someone affected by loss and grief who would appreciate a safe supportive environment to meet others, please encourage them to contact our parish office on 01902 540289 to book a place. We pray this will be a blessing to our community. Everyone in need is welcome!

ARRANGEMENTS FOR BAPTISMS AND WEDDINGS

There have been some recent changes in the information we provide about arrangements regarding Baptisms and Weddings...

BAPTISM BOOKINGS

For enquiries concerning Baptisms, please contact Gail Griffiths our Administration Assistant, 01902 540289, email: admin@allsaintssedgley.co.uk

DISCUSSING OR BOOKING A WEDDING

To discuss the Reading of the Banns, or to make any enquiries about arranging a wedding, please contact the Parish Office, from 10.00am-12.30pm, Monday to Friday:

admin@allsaintssedgley.co.uk

Phone number: 01902 540289

Please do not contact the Acting Team Rector directly.

GIVING TO ALL SAINTS' CHURCH

If you have a smartphone, use your camera to access the 'Give a Little' website, then press the arrow to 'thyg.uk' to choose how much you wish to contribute: