Notices 1st May to 8th May 2011

SUNDAY Easter 2	1st	8.00 am  10.00 am 6 for 7 pm	Holy Communion Baptism Service (No Seekers today) Focus Service in Church
MONDAY  May Day Bank Hol.	2nd		No Care4You (Lorraine Ball) meeting in The Old Vestry No Rainbows, Focus Fellowship or Belrobics
TUESDAY	3rd	10.00 am  10.30 am 2.30 pm 6.30 pm 7.30 pm 7.30 pm   8.00 pm	Church and Centre Office open as usual Holy Communion in The Meeting Place Care4You meeting in The Old Vestry in lieu of yesterday (Lorraine) T.L.C. starts in the Meeting Place – if you are a carer, why not take a break and give this new group a try? Brownies in The Upper Hall Guides in The Upper Hall Socialist Party Pre-election Meeting in the Old Vestry (arrive at 7 pm) Contemplative Prayer  in The Meeting Place
WEDNESDAY	4th	9.00 am  10.00 am  10.30 am    2.15 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 M.U. Meeting in the Old Vestry 1st Wednesday Group meeting at Jacqui’s W. I meeting in the Old Vestry Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in The Upper Hall
THURSDAY	5th	7.00 am  10.00 am 3 – 4.00 pm    6.30 pm	City Council Election - Polling in The Meeting Place 7 am to 10 pm Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall  ‘Active Sheffield’ Chairobics in The Old Vestry Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall
SATURDAY	7th	3.30 pm	Wedding Blessing and renewal of vows followed by a  Family Party in The Meeting Place
SUNDAY Easter 3	8th	8.00 am 10.00 am	Holy Communion Holy Communion with  Seekers in the Upper Hall

Notices If you have items for the Notice Sheet please give them to the Office Staff in writing or by email by 10 am on Wed.

A warm welcome to the family and friends of Phoebe and Isadora Hickson for their Baptism today

THE NEXT CHURCH FAMILY SUNDAY LUNCH will be on Sunday, May 22nd at 12 mid-day at the Bishops' Coffee House and Bistro on

Lees Hall Avenue

.  The cost is £6.95 for a choice of chicken or beef with Yorkshire pudding and a selection of veg.  Puddings are also available.  It's a small venue so we've booked the whole place - that’s just 30 people so please book your space ASAP as it'll be 1st come, 1st served.  Please see Liz, Enid, Jacqui or Barbara Hanson.

QUESTIONS! QUESTION!  Will begin on Thurs 26^th May and will take place each week for most of June & July (we’ll arrange the precise dates when we start on 26^th).

Questions! Questions! is a series of sessions, led by Murray, which will help you explore and consider the heart of the Christian faith. It is suitable for people who would like to be Confirmed and anyone who’d like to think a bit more about their faith. It would be great to have a good number of people coming to this Q Q series, especially those who have more recently joined St Paul’s.

AN EVENING WITH THE ARCHBICHOP OF YORK 7.30PM ON MAY 18^TH IN THE ELSECAR HERITAGE CENTRE.  Everyone in the diocese is warmly invited to an evening meeting with the Archbishop.  It will be hosted by the Tankersley Deanery and will include informal worship, interviews with the Archbishop, a short address on the Archbishop’s vision for the Church of England and an opportunity to ask questions. 

Gill Parsons is a fan of John Sentamu is very keen to go! She and Andy are happy to you a lift if you would like to go with them.

M. U. IN MAY Because it clashes with the Prayer Day at Warmsworth, M.U. will not be meeting on May 11^th. Instead, they will be meeting this week on May 4^th, when Mary Sheldon will talk about Mother Theresa.

CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 15^th – 21^st MAY 2011 Thank you to all last year’s helpers; St Paul’s collected £1,303.43. Please keep this week free and get involved. If you can deliver envelopes the week before, or call door to door to collect full envelopes during the week, please let Helen Franklin know. Tel. 0114 2554441. New volunteers are always welcome. Helen will contact last year’s helpers to confirm availability for this year.

SPRING CLEANING We will be organising a Spring Cleaning Saturday (morning) after Easter to cover those items that Jane and Jo don’t have time to do. (Date to be arranged.) If you would like to help, please let Ken know or leave a message for him at the office. Thank you

BEGINS SOON!  TEA & LOVE FOR CARERS

A new church led group called TLC is starting this week on 3rd May, and then every Tuesday, from 2.30 to 3.30 pm in the MP. Some of us have cared for loved ones and know how demanding it is, and we feel called to support carers in our city. We are looking for others to back us in this - by prayer, by offering to come to chat, or make tea from time to time, or by giving us cakes/ scones/ treats occasionally. If you would be happy to help, please see Enid or Liz.

FRIENDS OF BISHOPS’ HOUSE AGM will be held in The Upper Hall on Monday May16th from 7.30pm to 9.30 pm. Non-members are welcome; they may come as observers, or if they become members before the meeting is declared open, they will be eligible to vote.  For further information about this historical gem, please see John Brown, Chairman - Friends of Bishops House.

SAINSBURYS’S ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS Please donate your unwanted vouchers to St Paul’s Beavers & Cubs. (Box at the back of church.) Thank you.

ACTIVITY SHEFFIELD – ‘NEWFIELD NEW STARS’  Sport in the Community Club – Every Thursday starting 28^th April  from 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm. Each term, the focus sports will change depending on local clubs in the area; this term come and give basketball and rounders a go! See poster at the bottom of the stairs for more info.

ACTIVITY SHEFFIELD SESSIONS for Adults and Young People (- age 8 to11, or 11-16 yrs) For a programme of activities in the South of Sheffield, phone 273 4266 or see the posters at the bottom of the stairs.

SHEFFIELD ENVIRONMENT WEEKS – 23^rd April to 5^th June. See booklet on bookcase at back of church.

Jane and Liz  (nee Morgan) send their love and gratitude to all at St. Paul’s who have given Fran support~ both practically, and with their prayers in the past few months.

A BIG THANK  YOU to the Seekers for supporting “Count your Blessings” and raising £15.20

The congregation raised a magnificent £140.00 and still counting

Prayer Focus: 

Jessie, Barbara, Pat, Pete’s Dad, Hazel, Robert, Murray & family, Peter, Michael, Sadie, Doug,

Dorothy, Roger, Pauline, Fran, Barbara, Sue, Peter and Wendy, Edris, Clairein hospital again

Mike’s Ministry:

Fri 6^th – Lacewood Primary

Notices 24th April to 1st May 2011

SUNDAY  Easter Sunday Christ is Risen!!	24th	8.00 am 10.00 am 2 - 4.00 pm	Holy Communion Family Communion (No Seekers - Schools’ Easter Holidays) Meersbrook Park Community Walled Garden – Easter Egg Hunt. Please take 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 for games and 1 to decorate
MONDAY Bank Holiday	25th		No Care4You, Rainbows, Belrobics or  Focus Fellowship today
TUESDAY	26th	10.30 am	Please note: No Holy Communion this morning Care4You (Lorraine Ball) meeting in The Old Vestry in lieu of Bank Holiday Monday No Brownies or Guides in The Upper Hall
WEDNESDAY	27h	9.00 am  10.00 am    7.30 pm	Prayers in The Old Vestry Peekaboo (Babies in the Nave, MP and Toddlers in The Upper Hall) No Care4You (Vanda Hopwood) in The Old Vestry Home Group Enid's and Andy's home No Tai Chi with Gary this week
THURSDAY	28th	10.00 am    3.00 pm          6.30 pm    7.00 pm	Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall Chairobics in The MP. New members always welcome to join this friendly group. Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall St Paul’s Music Listening Group plays ‘Music for a Royal Wedding.’ Any suggestions for music to John please
FRIDAY Royal Wedding Bank Holiday	29th	7.30 pm	Worship Group rehearsal in the Old Vestry
SUNDAY Second Sunday of Easter	1st May	8.00 am  10.00 am  6 for 7 pm	Holy Communion Baptism Service for Phoebe and Isadora  (No Seekers) Focus Service in church

Notices If you have items for the Notice Sheet please give them to the Office Staff in writing or by email by 10.00 am on Wednesday.

From Good Friday 22^nd April to Monday 2^nd May inclusive, the office will not be opening at the normal hours. Hopefully it will be operating as normal on Wednesday 27^th. Otherwise, please leave any messages on the office phone or e-mail the office and someone will deal with them.  Thank you

THE NEXT CHURCH FAMILY SUNDAY LUNCH will be on Sunday, May 22nd at 12 mid-day at the Bishops' Coffee House and Bistro on

Lees Hall Avenue

.  The cost is £6.95 for a choice of chicken or beef with Yorkshire pudding and a selection of veg.  Puddings are also available.  It's a small venue so we've booked the whole place - that’s just 30 people so please book your space ASAP as it'll be 1st come, 1st served.  Please see Liz, Enid, Jacqui or Barbara Hanson.

QUESTIONS! QUESTION!  Will begin on Thurs 26^th May and will take place each week for most of June & July (we’ll arrange the precise dates when we start on 26^th).

Questions! Questions! is a series of sessions, led by Murray, which will help you explore and consider the heart of the Christian faith. It is suitable for people who would like to be Confirmed and anyone who’d like to think a bit more about their faith. It would be great to have a good number of people coming to this Q Q series, especially those who have more recently joined St Paul’s.

An evening with the Archbichop of York 7.30pm on May 18^th in the Elsecar Heritage Centre.  Everyone in the diocese is warmly invited to an evening meeting with the Archbishop.  It will be hosted by the Tankersley Deanery and will include informal worship, interviews with the Archbishop, a short address on the Archbishop’s vision for the Church of England and an opportunity to ask questions. 

Gill Parsons is a fan of John Sentamu is very keen to go! She and Andy are happy to you a lift if you would like to go with them.

M. U. IN MAY Because it clashes with the Prayer Day at Warmsworth, M.U. will not be meeting on May 11^th. Instead, they will be meeting the week before on May 4^th, when Mary Sheldon will talk about Mother Theresa.

CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 15^th – 21^st MAY 2011 Thank you to all last year’s helpers; St Paul’s collected £1,303.43. Please keep this week free and get involved. If you can deliver envelopes the week before, or call door to door to collect full envelopes during the week, please let Helen Franklin know. Tel. 0114 2554441. New volunteers are always welcome. Helen will contact last year’s helpers to confirm availability for this year.

SPRING CLEANING We will be organising a Spring Cleaning Saturday (morning) after Easter to cover those items that Jane and Jo don’t have time to do. (Date to be arranged.) If you would like to help, please let Ken know or leave a message for him at the office. Thank you

BEGINS SOON!  TEA & LOVE FOR CARERS

A new church led group called TLC is starting on 3rd May, and then every Tuesday, from 2.30 to 3.30 pm in the MP. Some of us have cared for loved ones and know how demanding it is, and we feel called to support carers in our city. We are looking for others to back us in this - by prayer, by offering to come to chat, or make tea from time to time, or by giving us cakes/ scones/ treats occasionally. If you would be happy to help, please see Enid or Liz.

FRIENDS OF BISHOPS’ HOUSE AGM will be held in The Upper Hall on Monday May16th from 7.30pm to 9.30 pm. Non-members are welcome; they may come as observers, or if they become members before the meeting is declared open, they will be eligible to vote.  For further information about this historical gem, please see John Brown, Chairman - Friends of Bishops House.

SAINSBURYS’S ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS Please donate your unwanted vouchers to St Paul’s Beavers & Cubs. (Box at the back of church.) Thank you.

“SAINTS ALIVE” PRESENT EASTER PUPPET PRAISE on Saturday April 30^th at 5.30 pm. The puppet team from Woodseats and Mount View Methodist Churches and special guest, Stephen Macbeth (Christian Magician), present a fundraising event in aid of MACS and the redevelopment of Montgomery Hall. A collection will be taken. For details contact Glyn Jones on 281 8579.

Sorry for last week’s error with the day!

ACTIVITY SHEFFIELD – ‘NEWFIELD NEW STARS’  Sport in the Community Club – Every Thursday starting 28^th April  from 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm. Each term, the focus sports will change depending on local clubs in the area; this term come and give basketball and rounders a go! See poster at the bottom of the stairs for more info.

ACTIVITY SHEFFIELD SESSIONS for Adults and Young People (- age 8 to11, or 11-16 yrs) For a programme of activities in the South of Sheffield, phone 273 4266 or see the posters at the bottom of the stairs.

SHEFFIELD ENVIRONMENT WEEKS – 23^rd April to 5^th June. See booklet on bookcase at back of church.

Prayer Focus: 

Jessie, Barbara, Pat, Pete’s Dad, Hazel, Robert, Murray & family, Peter, Michael, Sadie, Doug,

Dorothy, Roger, Pauline, Fran, Barbara, Sue, Peter and Wendy, Edris, Claire in hospital again

Mike’s Ministry:

 Sun 24^th - St Paul’s Easter Sunday Family Communion - 10 am

            Whirlow Grange – (The Life of James Montgomery)

 Wed 27^th – Windmill Hill Junior.

 Thurs 28^th – Gooseacre Primary

From Murray

As we have shared with Jesus on the journey to the cross let’s now celebrate his resurrection!  I hope you can find time to relax and enjoy some time off this week - begun and ended with a bank holiday!  Take time to pray for the royal couple. They get married in the spotlight of a ferocious media and will need God’s help if they are to serve effectively in the future! 

Royal Wedding Prayer:

God of all grace, friend and companion, look in favour on William and Catherine and all who are made one in marriage.  In your love deepen their love and strengthen their wills to keep the promises they will make,