SUNDAY Third Sunday of Lent | 27th | 8.00 am 10.00 am 2.00 pm | British Summer Time begins (Sorry we forgot our usual reminder to put your clocks forward) Holy Communion Holy Communion with Seekers upstairs Talbot Specialist School Service |
MONDAY | 28th | 10.30 am 6.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 pm | Care4You (Lorraine Ball) in The Old Vestry Rainbows in The Upper Hall Focus Fellowship in The Old Vestry Belrobics with Jenny Murphy in The Nave, and rehearsal for fundraising event from 8 - 9.00 pm in The Meeting Place |
TUESDAY | 29th | 10.00 am 6.15 pm 7.30 pm 7.30 pm | Holy Communion in The Meeting Place, with Lent Course and Coffee and Fellowship to follow Brownies in The Upper Hall Guides in The Upper Hall For 7.45 pm - PCC meeting in The Old Vestry (rearranged) |
WEDNESDAY | 30th | 9.00 am 10.00 am 10.30 am 6.00 pm 7.30 pm 7.30 pm 8.00 pm | Prayers in The Old Vestry Peekaboo Babies in the Nave & MP and Toddlers upstairs Care4You (Vanda Hopwood) meeting in The Old Vestry Yoga with Yolande in The Upper Hall Scouts Meeting in The Old Vestry Evening Lent Course at Enid & Andy’s Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in The Upper Hall |
THURSDAY | 31st | 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 - April | 1st | 7.30 pm | Worship Group Rehearsal in The Old Vestry |
SATURDAY | 2nd | 10.00 am | Jana’s Link Group meeting in The Old Vestry |
SUNDAY Fourth Sunday of Lent Mothering Sunday | 3rd | 8.00 am 10.00 am 11.00 am to 3.30 pm 2.00 pm 6 for 7 pm | Holy Communion Mothering Sunday Family Worship (No Seekers) Friends of Bishops’ House Community Heritage Weekend (Please see John or posters in church for more details.) Make a Posy in the Walled Garden, Meersbrook Park Focus Group Service |
notices
SPRING MEMORIAL SERVICE Invitations to our Spring Memorial Service on Sunday 10th April at 6.00 pm will be going out this week. Could church members who would like the name of a loved one to be read out, please let Murray know as soon as possible.
CHURCH ROTAS for April to June are ready for collection at the back of church. If you would like to volunteer for other duties (extras or new ones) for the July rota, please see Ann or Cathy. Thank you
WORSHIP GROUP thanks you all for your generous gifts towards our wonderful new digital piano. We look forward to blessing you in return with our music.
LENT COURSES will be held at St Paul’s on these dates: Following 10.00 am Holy Communion on Tuesdays 29th March & 5th, 12th, and 19th April. We are also offering a Wednesday evening Lent Course at Andy & Enid’s on 30th March, & 6th & 13th April. Please see Enid or Barbara.
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING @ ST PAUL'S There has been a good response, so we will be going ahead with our plans for an event on Good Friday (22nd April) from 10.00 am until noon. Anyone can come, although the event is aimed particularly at children and families. There will be lots of crafts & creative worship, finishing with hot cross buns, coffee & chat for the grown ups, and parachute games for the children. Please see Ann if you’d like to come along, or better still, if you’d like to help!
MORE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Sun 10th April at 10 am – A.P.C.M. & H.C.
(N.B. No 8 am H.C.) 6 pm – Spring Memorial Service
Sun 17th Apr at 6 pm – Palm Praise at The Nazarene
Thurs 21st Apr at 7.30 pm – Maundy Thursday H.C.
Fri 22nd Apr – 2 pm – An Hour at The Cross
Sun 24th Apr - Easter Day Family Communion
EASTER AT ST PAUL’S - PRAYER STATIONS
Jana will be setting up some prayer stations for the week of 17th April for people to come into church and spend some time in quiet prayer & reflection. Please check the notices for group activities and work out the best times to come, when church will be at its most peaceful.
M.U. There will be no meeting of M.U. on Wed 20th Apr. Instead, there’s a Meditation for Holy Week in church.
TEA & LOVE FOR CARERS A new church led group called TLC starts on 3rd May, and then on Tuesdays from 2.30 to 3.30 pm in the MP. We know how demanding caring is, and we feel called to support other carers. If you would be happy to help, please see Enid or Liz.
NORTON LEES LOCAL HISTORY GROUP will be having an illustrated talk on the History of Sheffield Place Names on Tues 12th April at 7.30 pm. Everyone welcome! Admission £2.50 includes refreshments
M.U. - MAKE A MOTHER’S DAY Mothering Sunday is coming up on April 3rd. See the poster in the MP. A free catalogue is available from Mary Sumner House Tel. 020 7222 5533 or donate at www.makeamothersday.org
“COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS” M.U. is also taking part during Lent in “Count Your Blessings.” Why not join them? This year the M.U. project is supporting The Family Life Programme in Uganda. For info sheet see Jacqui.
MORE M.U. Please also see the photo on the kitchen door of M.U. presenting their petition at Downing St.
‘CHAIROBICS’ Get fitter without leaving your chair. Do come along, there are bound to be people there that you know - MP - Thurs 3- 4pm - £1
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY Bishop Steven’s Garden Party will be held at Bishopscroft on June 19th from 1.30 – 5.00 pm. All are welcome for a good afternoon out!
SHEFFIELD’S BIG SPRING CLEAN is back for a 3rd year. Last year you helped by clearing thousands of sacks full of litter from our streets and green spaces. Please join us again (up to Sat 30th April.) Why not organise a clean up party in your local area? The Council will support everyone who wants to get involved, by providing plastic sacks and clean up equipment. To learn more visit www.sheffield.gov.uk/springclean or call 0114 2734221
SAINSBURYS’S ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS Please donate your unwanted vouchers to St Paul’s Beavers & Cubs. (Box at the back of church.) Thank you.
MEERSBROOK PARK USERS TRUST There’s an Easter egg hunt on Easter Sunday, 24th April, 2 – 4 pm.
Prayer Focus: Jessie, Barbara, Pat, Pete’s Dad, Hazel, Robert, Murray & family, Peter, Michael, Sadie, Doug,Dorothy, Roger, Pauline, Fran, Barbara, Sue.
Edris (Herman’s wife) who has been diagnosed with cancer. Please pray for Edris, Herman and all their family.
Mike’s Ministry:
Sun 27th – Tapton Hill Congregational
Mon 28th – Coit Primary & Firshill Junior
Wed 30th - Windmill Hill Junior
Thurs 31st - Gooseacre Primary
Fri 1st - Lacewood Primary
From Murray
With the busy time I had with the Bishop’s visit, I have not mentioned that the Chancel guttering has now been completed. After years of seeing the rusting Victorian gutters, the new aluminium gutters look so much better. This should stop the water getting into the chancel walls and once they have dried out we can see if we can get the plaster repaired (though it will not be cheap!!). A big thank you to Ken and John Brown for working with the architect and roofers on this project.
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