| SUNDAY Easter 6 | 29th | 8.00 am 10.00 am 7 7.00 pm | Holy Communion Baptism Service with family baptism celebration to follow in The Upper Hall from 11.30 pm to 2.30 pm Focus Group Service in church |
| MONDAY Spring Bank Holiday | 30th | 7.00 pm | No Care4You (Lorraine Ball) meeting in The Old Vestry to day No Rainbows in The Upper Hall No Belrobics in The Nave with Jenny Murphy Focus Fellowship in The Old Vestry |
| TUESDAY | 31st | 10.00 am 2.00 pm 2.30 pm 7.30 pm | No Holy Communion in The Meeting Place M.U. Deanery Festival in the Nave and Meeting Place T.L.C. in the Old Vestry – if you are a carer, why not take a break and give this new group a try? Wedding Booking |
| WEDNESDAY | 1st June | 9.00 am 10.00 am 10.30 am 7.30 pm 7.30 pm 8.00 pm | No Prayers in The Old Vestry There is Peekaboo Babies in the Nave & MP and Toddlers upstairs Care4You (Vanda Hopwood) meeting in The Old Vestry Women’s Institute Meeting in the Old Vestry First Wednesday Group Meeting at Jacqui’s Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in The Upper Hall |
| THURSDAY | 2nd | 10.00 am 3 – 4.00 pm 6.30 pm 7.30 pm | Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall ‘Active Sheffield’ Chairobics in The Meeting Place Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall Ascension Day Holy Communion (a short service without hymns) Followed by Questions Questions |
| Saturday | 4th | 10.00 am to 12.00 | Prayer Morning in Church – part of the Bishop’s Ten Days of Prayer Prayer Stations will be available along with creative prayer materials. |
| SUNDAY Easter 7 | 5th | 8.00 am 10.00 am 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm | Holy Communion Morning Worship with Seekers in the Upper Hall Meersbrook Park Walled Garden Party and Well Dressing |
PENTECOST @ ST PAUL’S Thanks to all involved with the Good Friday event. We’re planning a similar morning on Pentecost Sat 11th June and need people to help. Pete has e-mailed some who were involved before, so please respond to this or have a word with him.
TEN DAYS OF PRAYER 2011 Bishop Steven has called for another ten days of prayer this year between Ascension Day and Pentecost. So that we can join with the rest of the Diocese in prayer at this time the church will be open next Saturday morning. Jana is providing prayer stations and there will be materials to help us pray in different ways. The prayer stations will be left up through the week so please call in when ever you can.
JESSIE has moved into Holmwood Care Centre, on Warminster Road. Some days are better than others for her, and mornings seem to be better than later in the day.
CHURCH ROTA (Jul to Sept.) Please let Ann know if you’re unavailable for duties, or leave a message for Cathy.
M.U. DEANERY FESTIVAL will be held in church on Tues 31st May. N.B. TLC will be in The OV. There’s no MU meeting in OV on 8th June - MU going out for a meal.
REMINDER – CHURCH SPRING CLEANING SATURDAY MORNING is on 18th June from 10.00 am to 12 noon. If you can help, please see Ken. Thanks
CHURCH SUMMER BUFFET –Change of Date! Because of Holidays this event will now be held in the Autumn
BISHOP STEVEN’S GARDEN PARTY will be held at Bishopscroft, Snaithing Lane on Sunday June 19th from 2 – 5.00 pm. Bishop Steven and Ann are once again opening their garden and hope you’ll be able to join them. There will be various attractions including stalls from Mothers’ Union, Archer Project and others as well as a Bishopscroft garden plant sale. All this together with games for children (and adults!) Entertainment will be provided by the Dinnington Colliery Brass Band and refreshments by St John’s Ranmoor. Proceeds will go to the Cathedral Archer Project and M.U. Entrance: Adults £2; Children free.
Ecclesall Deanery MU, of which St. Paul's is a branch, is taking new toiletries for their stall. St Paul’s M.U. would be grateful for any contributions. The Diocese would also welcome cakes for our cake stall which usually makes lots of money for our charities - many thanks Margaret Blakey.
FREE FAMILY FUN DAY at St Mary’s Conference Centre, Bramall Lane on Wed. 1st June from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm to celebrate National Family Week – 30th May to 5th June. Sports, arts & crafts, family themed entertainment inc. break dancing, drumming, circus skills and much more!
SAINSBURYS’S VOUCHERS Please donate your unwanted vouchers to Beavers & Cubs. (Box in church.)
GARDEN PARTY, WELL DRESSING & ART SHOW on Sun 5th Jun. in The Walled Garden with bands, teas, food, herbs & vegetable plants for sale. See the South American glasshouse & Japanese Garden. Phone 2810423.
CHRISTIAN AID Many thanks to all who helped to collect £1093.73 (to date). Thank you to the Guides for delivering the envelopes, Pam for counting the money and of course to the collectors.
BARBARA will be going into Overdale for 2 weeks from June 4th , with the possibility of staying there. This is a big step for Barbara and her family and they ask us to pray for a happy outcome for them as she moves in to what might be her new home.
ENID has rung the office, thanking all for their cards and prayers. She asks us please to keep praying as the doctors are having difficulty finding out what is wrong. In the meantime they are giving her the best of care. She finished her call by saying God is Good!
Prayer Focus:
Jessie, Barbara, Pat, Pete’s Dad, Hazel, Robert, Murray & family, Peter, Michael, Sadie, Doug, Sue Holland, Dorothy, Roger, Pauline, Barbara, Peter& Wendy, Edris, Claire, Enid, having investigations for diabetes at The Medical Assessment Unit at The Northern General Hospital
The family following the death of Neale’s Dad, Ken. Jane and Liz after the funeral of their Mum, Fran .
Brian on the death of his mother,
Mike’s Ministry:
Sat 28th (until June 5th ) - Jersey Boys’ Brigade Annual Camp
From Murray
We had a fantastic week in the South of France staying with our friends near Nice. Peter and Helen have recently retired from their ministry in Cannes and have a house up in the mountains which has a flat for visitors!
The weather was warm and sunny and we were able to visit a number of amazing medieval villages, enjoy walks, see spring flowers and other interesting wildlife. Back at the house we could soak in the wonderful views and ever present scent of orange blossom! I had been a bit anxious about the travelling but the flight worked out well and I felt better than I have for quite some time!
