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| Image Credit the Hathi Trust Digital Library The Old & New Birmingham by Robert Kirkup Dent (1880) Holy Trinity, Bordesley, Birmingham. (Church closed in 1971) |
The following is a list of Services and Parish Institutions in the final year of Fr Richard Enraght's ministry as Vicar of Holy Trinity, Bordesley.
SERVICES
Sunday.
Celebration, 8 a.m. (1st in Month, 7 and 8 a.m.);
Matins 10.30 a.m.;
Choral Celebration with Sermon, 11 a.m.;
Litany, 2.45 p.m.;
Catechizing. 3.30 p. m.;
Evensong and Sermon, 6.30 p.m.
Saints’ Day.
Sermon on Eve; Celebrations, 7 and 7.45 a. m.;
Children’s Choral, 9.15 a.m.
Matins, 11 a.m.;
Evensong, 8 p.m.
Week Days.
Celebration, 7.30 Matins, after Celebration;
Evensong, 8 p.m. with Sermon on Wednesday.
N.B. – Additional Services on Great Festivals, and in Advent,
Lent, etc.
Holy Baptism. – Sunday, 3 p.m.; Wednesday, 4 p.m.;
Thursday, 7.30 p.m. Infants ought to be baptized as soon as possible
after birth.
Churchings. - Same times as Baptisms, or ten minutes before any service. There is no charge, but the Prayer Books directs those who can afford to make a Thank- offering to God. It also says it is fitting that Churchings be followed by reception of the Holy Communion.
Holy Matrimony is a very solemn Ordinance of God: see the Service for it in the Prayer Book. It should be prepared for, “solemnized,” and treated afterwards, with reverence. The Prayer Book says it is fitting that it be followed by reception of the Holy Communion.
Visitation of the Sick. – The Clergy will be much obliged by being informed of sick cases among the Congregation or Parishioners as soon as possible. (S. James v. 14-18).
The Office for “The Visitation of the Sick” ought to be used at least once in grave sickness.
Applications for rented Kneelings in Church, and Notices of Banns, Marriages, &c., should be made to the Clerk, Mr. G.A. Maisey, at the Church, or at 202, Camp Hill.
The whole of the Galleries are free, and a considerable part of the floor.
Everyone who enters any part of the Church is at once provided with a kneeling.
The Working Classes especially are urged to attend regularly.
Church Finances. – The whole Endowment of this Church is only £100 a year, although the population of the Parish is 12,500. We have also £50 a year from A.C.S. towards an Assistant Curate, and a Government Grant towards the Day Schools.
For the rest of our Church income, for the stipends of three Clergy, the various Church expenses, and the agencies here set forth – as well as Charitable Collections – we are entirely dependant upon voluntary offerings, subscriptions, and donations.
That we need liberal support will be clear. Therefore, all who can are earnestly asked to contribute weekly to the Offertory, and those who can afford it are asked to increase the amount of their weekly Offerings. We need an Offertory of at least £10 a week.
The Clergy. – Rev. R. W. Enraght, the Vicarage
Rev. W. Elwin, 202 Bradford Street.
Rev. T. L. Taylor, 393, Moseley Road.
The Vicar may be seen in the Vestry on Friday, between 12 and 1 p.m., and on Saturday at 8.30 p.m.;
Rev. W. Elwin, on Wednesday at 4.15 p.m., and between 7 and 7.45 p.m.;
Rev. T. L. Taylor, on Thursday, between 6.30 and 7.30 p.m., and at 8.30 p.m. Also after Service. At other times by arrangement.
PARISH INSTITUTIONS
Sunday Schools (Trinity Terrace). – Morning, 10 a.m.; Afternoon, 2,30 p.m. A Savings Bank is connected with each School. Deposits of 1d. and upwards received.
Teachers’ Class for preparing the Sunday Lessons, Friday, 8.45 p.m., in the Vestry.
Day Schools under Diocesan and Government Inspection. – Morning, 9 a.m.; Afternoon, 2 p.m. Fees, 4d., 3d., and 2d.
Mission House 202, Bradford Street. – Bible Classes are held – for Men, Thursday, 8 p.m.; for Women, Monday, 4 p.m.; for Lads, Sunday, 2.30 p.m., Tuesday, 8.30 p.m. and Wednesday, 9 p.m.; for Girls, Sundays, 2.30 p.m. Other Classes as required.
A Mothers’ Meeting is held on Monday, from 3 to 4.30 p.m.
A District Visitors’ Meeting on the last Friday in each month, at 4 p.m.
A Dorcas Society, for making garments for the poor, meets on Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m.
A Soup Kitchen (entrance in Warner Street) is open during Winter on Tuesday and Friday, from 11 a.m., to 1 p.m. The best meat soup, 1d. a pint.
Parochial Applications are attended to daily, between 9 and 10 a.m.
Mission House 8, Oughton Place.- Sunday School at10 a.m., and 2.30 p.m. Bible Classes – for Boys, Tuesday, 6.30 p.m.; for Girls, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Mothers’ Meeting, Monday, 3 p.m.
S. Katherine’s Home, Spring Vale, Miles Street, - Sunday and Week-day Classes for Boys and Girls, and a Day School, for Infants. Mothers’ Meeting, Tuesday, 5 p.m. Apply to Sister Mary.
A Bible Class for Girls is held at the Vicarage, on Sunday, at 2.30 p.m.
A Mothers’ Meeting is held at back of 119, Cheapside, on Monday, from 3 to 4.30 p.m.
A Guild of the Good Shepherd in four Divisions, for Men, Women, Boys, and Girls. Subscription, 1d. a week. Service in Church on first Tuesday in each month, at 8 p.m. Weekly meetings of the several Branches at 202, Bradford Street.
Girls’ Friendly Society. – Meetings, 1st and 3rd Monday in Month, at 202 Bradford Street, 7.30 p.m. Apply to Mrs. Enraght.
Church of England Temperance Society. – Members may take a pledge either of Total Abstinence or of Moderation. Subscription 1d. a month. Meetings in Girls’ School, after notice, at 8 p.m.
Ward of Confraternity of Blessed Sacrament. – Meetings in Church on first Wednesday of each month, after Evening Service.
A Prayer League, to intercede for the Church and Parish.
English Church Union, a Society of Communicants for the defence of the Church of England. Our Parochial Branch holds occasional meetings. Subscription from 6d. to 11s. 6d. a year.
Church of England Working Men’s Society, for securing freedom of Worship and preserving the rights and liberties of the Church of England. Subscription, 1s. a year. The Birmingham Branch holds frequent meetings in this neighbourhood.
The Bordesley Choral Society, for practising high class music, meets every Saturday in the Girls’ School at 8 p.m., from September to May. Conductor, Mr. A. Tricker, F.C.O., Organist of Holy Trinity. Terms, 2s. 6d. a term of four months.
The Bordesley Club, 202, Bradford Street (entrance in Warner Street), for Men. Age not younger than 18. Subscription, 2s. per quarter. The Club Rooms are open daily, Sunday excepted. Bagatelle, &c.
The Parochial Library at 202, Bradford Street, is open for the exchange of books on Saturday, from 8.30 to 9 p.m.
The Spiritual Library of Devotional Books, at 202, Bradford Street, is open for exchanges on Fridays, from 5 to 8 p.m. Subscription, 2s. 6d. a year.
The Parish Magazine is a monthly record of parish affairs, price 1d. All interested in parish matters should take it
Birmingham Provident Dispensary, for cheap medical aid for the poor. The Secretary attends at 202, Bradford Street, on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 8 to 9 p.m.
Birmingham Provident Institution, for insuring (1) Weekly pay in sickness, (2) Sums at death, (3) Medical attendance and medicine. Apply to Mr. Jesse Smith, at the Boys’ School, Trinity Terrace, on Mondays, from 7.30 to 9 p.m.
Camp Hill Sick and Dividend Society. – The Secretary attends at 202, Bradford Street, every Saturday, from 8 to 9.30 p.m.
The Church Committee, consisting of all Gentlemen belonging to
the Congregation, meets, when necessary, to transact parish business,
at 202, Bradford Street, on Monday, at 8.45 p.m.
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The above List is from 'Appendix A' in the pamphlet:- R. W. Enraght - My Prosecution Under the Public Worship Regulation Act (April 1883)
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See the Revd Richard Enraght Biography