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 0121 705 0069 or 07890 720240
Revd Simon Marshall 07514 373400
SAFEGUARDING
WHAT’S HAPPENING : this week in the Parish
WEEKDAYS
Morning Prayer: Beginning each day with God
Monday, Thursday, Friday – 9.00am at St Alphege Church
Tuesday – 9.00am at St Helen’s Church
Wednesday – 9.30am at St Michael’s
Wednesday lunchtime recital will resume on 10th September
Recitals start at 1.10pm with tea/coffee and cake available from 12.30pm. Entry is free with a retiring collection held in aid of The Friends of St Alphege Music
Eucharist at St Alphege – Thursday 7th August at 10.30am, with Prayers for healing and anointing
Monthly Bible Study Group – Second Saturday of every month – the next session will be on Saturday 9th August, 10am in the Upper Chapel
St Alphege Church is open to visitors on weekdays from 10am to 3pm
and on Saturday mornings from 10am to 12 noon
On Friday mornings there is a Warm Welcome when refreshments are available
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Sunday 10th August – Eighth Sunday after Trinity
St Alphege
8.00am – Said Eucharist
Over summer The Junction will take place in church at our weekly 10.30am Eucharist. There will be special activities for children based on Old Testament stories from the My Big Story Bible by Tom Wright. For more information please follow this link.
10.30am – Sung Eucharist for the whole church family
We are sorry that there may be a short break in our ability to stream services from St Alphege while we complete the commissioning of the new digital sound equipment. We will resume as soon as we can and suggest you check each Sunday.
5.00pm – Evening Prayer
St Helen’s with St Michael’s at St Helen’s Church, Solihull.
10.00am – Morning Prayer
Healing and Wholeness Worship will next take place on Sunday 17th August 2025 at 6.30pm.
NEWS and NOTICES
Love is Love – Solihull Pride 6th – 7th September
To read Revd Nick’s editorial, to be published in September’s Parish News, click here.
Summer 2025 at St Alphege – In the school summer holidays, there will be special activities for children during the 10.30am Sunday services at St Alphege based on Old Testament stories from the My Big Story Bible by Tom Wright. For more information please follow this link.
Children Summer activities – Starts from Sunday 20th July, Old Testament stories activities for children during 10.30am Sunday services, please click this link
321 course – Starts from Sunday 7th September. A course inviting you to see the way Jesus does. For more information please click this link.
Oliver Bird Hall Car Parking Scheme – The car parking facilities are now managed by UKPS car parking company. For more information please follow this link.
The Church of England’s House of Bishops has issued a statement on the situation in Gaza.
For more information please click this link
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. We are currently seeking a Director of Ministry for Children, Youth, and Families, Parish Safeguarding Coordinator and a District Safeguarding Coordinator.
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 – Sunday 3rd August
We are sorry that we are not currently able to offer a live-streamed service from St Alphege – please look out for recorded services from St Helen’s/St Michael’s and check again next week for streaming updates.
