WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF SOLIHULL
A very warm welcome and thank you for taking time to visit our website. We are a Church of England parish in the Diocese of Birmingham, and one of the wonderful things about our parish is its richness and diversity. Whilst we are united in our Gospel vision to Grow Disciples, Build Community, and Transform Lives, this finds different expression across our three churches: St Alphege, St Helen’s and St Michael’s, and through a wide variety of different ministries. Whether you are looking to join the church family on a regular basis, or are enquiring about becoming part of the church for a special event, such as a wedding or a baptism, these pages should greatly help you with all that you need to know. Please do explore this website to get a glimpse of what’s on offer, or better still, come to one of our services or events. We would love to meet you.
Please feel free to contact us for any support we may offer.
The first point of contact for our clergy team, bookings and all enquiries (including funerals, weddings and baptisms) is the Parish Office – follow this link: Solihull Parish Office or phone 0121 705 5350.
Should you need urgent out of hours emergency clergy support the details are:
Revd Nick Parker 07890 720240
Revd Simon Marshall 07514 373400
SAFEGUARDING
✨We are offering a rich variety of services and events celebrating this special Advent and Christmas season. Each is open to everyone and we look forward to welcoming you!✨
✨‘O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!’ ✨
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✨With the New Year come changes to our regular pattern of services across the parish intended to strengthen our provision and ensure we have something for everyone. ✨
✨For more information, please click the image.✨
WHAT’S HAPPENING – CHRISTMAS SERVICES
St Alphege
Christmas Eve
3.00pm and 4.15pm – Crib Services
10.30pm – Bells ring for Midnight Mass
11.30pm – Midnight Mass 
(click for live stream)
Pewslip 24th December
Also 3.00pm Crib Service and 11.30pm Midnight Mass at St Michael’s Chapel
Christmas Day
8.00am – Said Eucharist
9.45am – Bells ring for Christmas Day
10.30am – Sung Eucharist (click for live stream)
Pewslip 25th and 28th December
Also 10.00am Holy Communion at St Helen’s and 10.30am Eucharist at St Michael’s Chapel
Sunday 28th December – The Holy Innocents
St Alphege
8.00am – Said Eucharist
10.30am – Parish Eucharist (click for live stream)
5.00pm – Evening Prayer
New Year’s Day
10.30am – Eucharist
4th January 2026
8.00am – Said Eucharist
9.30am – Journey Service
11.00am – Parish Eucharist
St Helen’s
10.00am – Holy Communion
St Michael’s
10.30am – Eucharist at Oak Cottage School
5.00pm – Epiphany Service at St Michael’s Chapel
Parish Morning Prayer – resumes on 5th January 2026, please join us every weekday – Monday, Thursday, and Friday at St. Alphege at 9am –Tuesday at St. Helen’s at 9am – Wednesday at St. Michael’s Chapel at 9.30am.
Wednesday Lunchtime Recitals – We will resume recitals on Wednesday 7th January. Thank you for supporting the recitals throughout 2025.
Bible Study Group meet every second Saturday of the month in the Upper Chapel of St Alphege. The next session will be on Saturday 10th January 2026 at 10am – please note the room change for this session only – Room 3 Oliver Bird Hall
NEWS and NOTICES
The Parish Christmas card – Is now available from the Bookstall in church and from the Parish Office. The packs are £5 for 10 cards. Payment by cash or by cheque payable to St Alphege Church Bookstall or by card on the contactless Giving Station by the North Door.
Messy Church – Friday 19th December is the date for the next Messy Church, at St Helen’s.
Project Turnaround – click here for more information about the proposals for Phase 2, and for your opportunity to feed back your thoughts.
Job and volunteer vacancies can be found on our Vacancies page.
SMBC support – every first Tuesday of the month, Kerrie and Natalia from the Community Development Team will be in the foyer of the OBH from 12 noon to 3pm. For more information please click here.
Useful Documents to download
Join Us Online – Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Midnight Mass – 11.30pm on Wednesday 24th December
Christmas Day Sung Eucharist – 10.30am on Thursday 25th December
Parish Eucharist on Sunday 28th December at 10.30am
