Saturday, 21 May 2011

Notices 15th to 22nd May 2011

SUNDAY
Easter 4
15th
   8.00 am
 10.00 am
   7.00 pm
Holy Communion
Family Service  (No Seekers today)
Focus Group Service (arrive 6.00 for 7.00 pm)
MONDAY  
16th   
 10.30 am
   6.00 pm
6.30 - 7.15
7.15 – 8.00
   7.00 pm
   7.30 pm
Care4You (Lorraine Ball) meeting in The Old Vestry
Rainbows in The Upper Hall
Belrobics in The Nave with Jenny Murphy - Please note: There will
now be two classes.
Focus Fellowship in The Old Vestry
Friends of Bishops’ House A.G.M. in the Upper Hall
TUESDAY
 17th    
10.00 am
  2.30 pm

6.15 pm
7.30 pm
Holy Communion in The Meeting Place with Fellowship
T.L.C. 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
WEDNESDAY

 18th
   9.00 am
 10.00 am
 10.30 am
   6.00 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 Swift in The Upper Hall
W.I. ‘Craft & Chat’ Evening in The Old Vestry
Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in The Upper Hall
THURSDAY
 19th
 10.00 am
3 – 4.00 pm
   6.30 pm
   
Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall
‘Active Sheffield’ Chairobics in The Meeting Place
Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall

FRIDAY
 20th
    9.30 pm
  
Evening Moth Watch in The Walled Garden,  Meersbrook Park, with
Gleadless Valley Wildlife Trust
SUNDAY
Easter 5
 22nd
   8.00 am
10.00 am



12.00 pm
Holy Communion
Morning Worship with Seekers in the Upper Hall.
A warm welcome to Linda Chambers who is about to retire as  Sheffield Schools Development Worker

Parish Lunch at Bishops’ Bistro for those who have booked a meal

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



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.



THANK YOU to all who sponsored Deandra for the 5 mile Christian Aid walk, which she completed in 2 hrs. 



JESSIE  We heard this week that Jessie has moved into a Care Home on Warminster Rd.



JUNE M.U. There will be no meeting in The Old Vestry on 8th June as the group will be going out for a meal.



M.U. DEANERY FESTIVAL will be during half term week on Tuesday 31st May.



THIS  WEEK IS CHRISTIAN AID WEEK (15th – 21st 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 help at all, please let Helen know Tel. 2554441. * Please see reverse for counting dates.



REMINDER - SPRING CLEANING We have organised a Spring Cleaning Saturday morning on 18th June from 10.00 am to 12 noon to cover those items that Jane and Jo don’t have time to do. If you would like to help, please let Ken know or leave a message for him at the office. Thank you



STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING has been rearranged for Tuesday 24th May at 7.30 for 7.45 pm.



ASCENSION  DAY Holy Communion at St Paul’s will be held on Thursday 2nd June at 7.30 pm.



FRIENDS OF BISHOPS’ HOUSE AGM will be held this week in The UH on Mon 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 info, please see John Brown, Chairman - FOBH.



CHURCH FAMILY SUNDAY LUNCH  next Sunday May 22nd at 12 mid-day at Bishops Bistro on Lees Hall Avenue. Please remember, if you want wine , to bring your own. Please see Liz, Enid, Jacqui or Barbara Hanson to check if there are still places available. Please also make a note in your diary that the Summer Buffet will be held on Friday 17th June at 7.00 pm.

'OPEN HANDS PROJECT' - Come and hear about work among destitute asylum seekers in Sheffield, including stories from some of the people the project has helped. Tues 24th May, 7.45pm at Costa Coffee, Berkeley Precinct, Ecclesall Road, S11 8PN. Please come prepared to buy coffee & cakes. For further information contact Phil on 0114 2215364.


 
BISHOP STEVEN’S GARDEN PARTY will be held at Bishopscroft on Father’s Day, Sunday June 19th from 1.30 – 5.00 pm. All are welcome for a good afternoon out!



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



“SILVER SURFERS” DAY at the CLC in the grounds of Newfield School.  We are running an event on Wednesday 18th May as part of Spring Online week, called “Silver Surfers” day.  This is a free event and will be from12.30 pm to 4.00 pm.  The afternoon aims to get the “older” generation onto the internet and look at how it could benefit them; shopping, banking, skype (talking to friends or family via a video link on the computer) – please see posters around church and the itinerary at the foot of the stairs. To book,  please phone 0114 2587728.



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



GARDEN PARTY, WELL DRESSING AND ART SHOW on Sunday 5th June in The Walled Garden, Meersbrook Park with bands, teas, food, herbs and vegetable plants for sale. See the Japanese Garden and the South American glasshouse. For more info. phone 0114 2810423.



The AGM for Meersbrook Park Users Trust will be held on Wednesday 25th May at 7.00 pm at the Pavilion.



Prayer Focus:   

Jessiel, Barbara, Pat, Pete’s Dad, Hazel, Robert , Murray & family, Peter, Michael, Sadie, Dougt,

Dorothy, Roger, Pauline,Barbara, Sue, Peter and Wendy, Edris,

Claire now recovering at home, Jane and Liz  and their families following the funeral of their Mum, Fran, last week.



Mike’s Ministry:

Mon 16th – Misterton Primary, Firshill Junior

Tues 17th - Handsworth Christian, Walkley Primary

   -  St Marie’s Junior & Holocaust Memorial Centre with DLG

 Wed 18th - Carfield Upper School

Thurs 19th - Porter Croft Primary, Greasborough Primary,                    - Lound Infant, St. Marie’s Infant

Sun 22nd - St Paul’s 8.00 am HC, 10.00 am Morning Worship

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