SUNDAY Epiphany 2 | 16th | 8.00 am 10.00 am | Holy Communion Family Worship (No Seekers today) |
MONDAY | 17th | 10.30 am 6.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 pm | Care4You (Lorraine Ball) meeting in The Old Vestry Rainbows in The Upper Hall Focus Fellowship in The Old Vestry Belrobics in The Nave |
TUESDAY | 18th | 10.00 am 6.15 pm 7.30 pm 7.45 pm 7.30pm | Holy Communion Brownies in The Upper Hall tonight Guides in The Upper Hall tonight Standing Committee in The Old Vestry |
WEDNESDAY | 19th | 9.00 am 10.00 am 10.30 am 6.00 pm 7.30 pm | Prayers in the Old Vestry Peekaboo Babies in The Nave & Meeting Place and Toddlers in The Upper Hall Care4You (Vanda Hopwood) meeting in The Old Vestry Yoga with Yolande Swift in The Upper Hall Tai Chi resumes on Wed 2nd Feb W.I. “Craft & Chat” in The Old Vestry |
THURSDAY | 20th | 10.00 am 10.30 am 3 – 4.00 pm 6.30 pm | Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall Care4You (Beverley Batty) meeting in The Old Vestry ‘Active Sheffield’ Chairobics in The Meeting Place Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall |
FRIDAY | 21st | 7.30 pm | Worship Group Rehearsal in The Old Vestry |
SATURDAY | 22nd | M.U. Winter Council Meeting | |
SUNDAY Epiphany 3 | 23rd | 8.00 am 10.00 am 2 – 4 pm 6.00 pm 7.00 pm | Holy Communion Holy Communion with Seekers in The Upper Hall Link Group meeting in The Old Vestry Unity Praise (HC Service) at the new Meersbrook Park United Reform Church to mark a week of prayer for Christian Unity Focus Group Service in church (6.00 for 7.00 pm start) |
Chilean Miner comes to Sheffield
José Henriquez will tell his amazing story at the Victoria Hall, Norfolk St on Jan 28th at 8pm. José was the miners’ spiritual leader. He will be travelling in UK with Alf Cooper, protestant chaplain to Chilean president Pinera.
ENVELOPES FOR FOCUS Now available so that we can support Focus Service – please see Peter F.
THANKSGIVING ENVELOPES are now ready for collection from the back of church.
THE FUNERAL for Judith Quash will be on Monday 24th January at 2.15 pm in church.
M.U. has a petition that they would like us to consider, concerning the commercialisation and sexualisation of children. Further details are on the notice board and the petition is on the table in The MP.
CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER On 1st February at 8.00 pm will be a special meditation based on Chris Brydone’s slides of his walk on the Way of St James in France last year – why not come along!
THE 2011 CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY HANDBOOKS have now arrived and are at the back of church – take one and dream of your holiday!
TREFOIL GUILD With regret, Trefoil at St Paul’s has had to close owing to a lack of members.
THANK YOU KEN! A big thank you to Ken and his team of helpers who brought the chairs up from the basement for Christmas and took them down again. Thanks to Pete for all the time spent scrubbing clean the basement chairs too. Ken has also worked wonders with the big cross and candle sticks. He has stripped them down and varnished them. They now look superb, so have a wander up to the chancel and have a look for yourself!
MEERSBROOK PARK UNITED REFORM CHURCH has arranged a concert entitled ‘Celebration of Faith’ by the United Christian Voices Choir, which includes some former members of the now disbanded Celebration Choir. The concert is to help them raise funds for fixtures and fittings for their lovely new Church and will be held on Saturday 29th January at 7.00 pm in the new premises. Please see posters around St Paul’s for further details.
THANK YOU Murray and Ann would like to thank people for their cards and good wishes over Christmas – they mean a lot!
P.A.C.T. – PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER If there are any issues that you consider should be a priority, you can have your say in how our community is policed at the next PACT meeting at Morrisons Supermarket, Meadowhead on 28th January from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm – All day drop in. (Latest Safer Neighbourhoods Newsletter from Inspector Ian Stubbs on the Community Notice Board at the foot of the Stairs.)
KATHLEEN sends greetings to anyone at St Paul’s who still remembers her. Easter Sunday will be very special in 2011 for Kathleen who will then be 100!!
ELSIE who some people will also remember is now 94. Elsie says she is much slower but still keeps going!
PAULINE “Just to let you know that I am going on ok and on the road to recovery. Hope that you had a good Christmas and New Year. Give my love to all at St Paul’s and hope to see you soon.”
Mike’s Ministry
Mon 17th – Ashdell Preparatory & Charnock Hall Junior
Tues 18th - Woodseats Primary
Wed 19th – Carfield Infant
Thurs 20th – Porter Croft Primary & Lound Infant
Prayer Focus:
Jessiel who was due to come home this week, Barbara, Pat, Pete’s Dad, Hazel , Robert, Murray & family, Petel, Michael, Sadie, Doug, Dorothy, Roger, Pauline, The family and friends of Judith who sadly died last week
Sue would like to say “Thank you for all the kindness I have received from people at St Paul’s since Mum’s death.”
From Murray’s Diary
Next week (24th Jan) I am going to Whirlow Grange for a couple of nights for a Clergy Conference! Bishop Steven has called all vicars in the Diocese to these – I think there are four conferences in all, spread over a period of a few months, with about thirty of us attending each time.
The purpose is to inspire us in our ministry and help us learn from each other as we face the changes and challenges of serving God in our world today. They are usually helpful events and a great chance of getting to know colleagues you might not otherwise meet.
Please pray for us that we would all be encouraged and return with new vision for our ministries. I would particularly value your prayer as the conference will be very demanding upon me with my illness. Please pray for wisdom as to which session to attend and for me to be realistic as to when I need to go and have a rest. (It is hard to do this when you are in a session or enjoying a conversation with someone!)
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