Notices 24th to 31st July 2011

SUNDAY Fifth Sunday after Trinity	24th	8.00 am 10.00 am     6 for 7 pm		Luminarium at The Cathedral all week – please see below Holy Communion Family Communion (No Seekers – School Holidays. Please note:  Seekers resumes on 4th September.) Focus Service in church
MONDAY	25th	10.00 am       7.00 pm		Care4You meeting  in The Old Vestry (Lorraine Ball) Rainbows has now finished until Sept. 12th Focus Fellowship in The Old Vestry
TUESDAY	26th	10.00 am    2.30 pm    7.30 pm		Holy Communion in The Meeting Place T.L.C. – “Tea & Love for Carers” in the Meeting Place Brownies & Guides resume 13th September Strategy Group meeting in The Old Vestry
WEDNESDAY	27th	9.00 am  10.30 am    6.00 pm    7.30 pm    8.00 pm		Prayers in The Old Vestry Peekaboo has now finished for the Summer Holiday. Return date in September to be announced Care4You meeting in The Old Vestry (Vanda Hopwood) Yoga with Yolande Swift in The Upper Hall Baptism Preparation in The Meeting Place Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in The Upper Hall
THURSDAY	28th	10.00 am 3 – 4.00 pm    6.30 pm    7.30 pm    7.00 pm		Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall St Paul’s Chairobics in The Meeting Place Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall “Questions! Questions!” in MP (Last one this series) St Paul’s Music Listening Group meeting in The Old Vestry
SATURDAY	30th	8.20 am	P.C.C. Meeting in the Meeting Place
SUNDAY Sixth Sunday after Trinity	31st	8.00 am  10.00 am	Holy Communion Family Morning Worship

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. Thank you.

Strange Art at the Cathedral!

From 23^rd to 28^th July there will be an artistic installation called a Luminarium in the forecourt of Sheffield Cathedral, which looks most intriguing!  It is perhaps a bit like a huge bouncy castle which you walk through! - made of plastic and held up by air pressure, you take off your shoes and wander through the wonderfully coloured tubes and domes.  Though a piece of art, it is also supposed to be a spiritual experience and there will be an act of worship and pilgrimage there at 7.30 pm on Sunday 24^th July.  It costs £3.50 to go around and looks to be quite an experience!

VISION MORNING Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to our Vision Morning last Saturday.  We really welcome your ideas and suggestions, and appreciate your thoughts on how we can best achieve our aims as a church and embrace our community.

TEA AND LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY - INVITATION TO TLC Are you hurting and in need of some tlc? We would like to spoil you. Everyone needs a break. We are here Tuesdays from 2.30 to 3.30 pm at St.
Paul's Church, Norton Lees Lane. God cares for you - the stressed, unwell, the carers, the bereaved and anxious. We can offer you drinks, cakes, our company and compassion. Tel. 2557965 (Liz Warren) for more details

REMINDER! UPDATING OUR PARISH LIST Please check the list at the back of church and correct your contact details if necessary. If you are happy to be contacted by email please add your email address beside your telephone number. Thank you

1^ST WEDNESDAY There are still spaces if anyone would like to join us for a visit to the Bakewell Pudding Shop on 3^rd August. We will be setting off from church at 5.15pm. The cost of £16.00 includes a two course meal and making a Bakewell Pudding. Please let Jacqui know if you’re interested.

M.U. would like to thank everyone who supported their ‘Bring & Buy’ sale. They made £107 so thanks very much!

AFTERNOON TEA & ENTERTAINMENT at Holy Trinity Church (Millhouses) on Wed 24^th Aug from 2 pm. Cost £3 to go to MU projects. Tickets from Jacqui & members, I need some cakes please!

THE BISHOP’S GARDEN PARTY From sales of toiletries, Ecclesall Deanery raised over £160 and M.U. raised £880.32 in total. The entry fee etc. took a total of £1,300 to be shared between M.U. and The Archer Project. Bishop Steven’s now given M.U. a further £650 to be divided between AFIA (Away from it all) and a Prison Play Area project. A grand total of £1,530.32 for M.U. causes is a brilliant result!

CHANGES TO CHAIROBICS Owing to Sheffield City Council funding cuts, the Thursday afternoon class here at St Paul’s is no longer run by Activity Sheffield. It is now run by, and for, local people. Following the announcement of cuts, members were very keen for this popular and very beneficial class to continue. With a little help from Activity Sheffield, Church members have formed a committee (Jacqui – Chairperson, Joan – Treasurer, and Liz Warren – Secretary) and taken over the administration & running of Chairobics. Members are delighted to have retained their instructor, Barbara Sharp and they are always happy to welcome new members. If you would like to join this friendly group for a fun workout, please speak to any of the committee members mentioned above. (There is now a small charge, but still great value.)

FOCUS FELLOWSHIP will not be meeting on Mondays throughout August.  They will resume on Monday 5^th September. There will be no Focus Service in church on Sunday 7^th Aug.

CREATIVE WORSHIP - “MESSY CHURCH” For your diary - The next family event will be Harvest Messy Church on Sat 15^th October. Please let Pete or Ann know if you would like to be involved.

NEW YOGA CLASSES  'ZagYoga, Iyengar Yoga Classes starting form Monday 5th September @ St Paul’s Church & Centre in The Meeting Place.
*Mondays 6.00 to 7.15 pm Stretch and Recover
The ‘Stretch and Recover’ class is specially formulated for cyclist, runners and climbers as a recovery/repose session after weekend training. *Mondays 7.15 to 8.30 pm General class. The ‘General’ class particularly suited to people with 6 to 12 months yoga experience.'

Booking essential by email. mbejaranocortes@gmail.com  or via the church office Tel 2550144

COMMUNITY NEWS

• Bishops House – Please see leaflets in church listing events in July and August
• Peace Picnic with Sheffield CND from 2 pm - 5 pm in the Japanese Garden, Meersbrook Park on Sunday 7^th August.
• Tomatoes & Chillies Festival on 4^th Sept 2 pm

Mike’s Ministry:

Sun 24^th – Storthes Hall (Huddersfield) CMA National Rally

Prayer Focus:

Enid who has her next operation on the 28^th Please pray for Andy too.

Ian, home again after a very successful operation  

Edris  who is responding to treatment (thankfully, the tumour has shrunk) Edris thanks everyone for their good wishes and asks for your continuing prayers please

Muriel as she prepares to move to The Cairn Home

Sheila, Claire, Barbara, Hazel, Robert, Peter, Michael, Sadie, Doug, Roger, Peter & Wendy, Murray & family.

Murray has been at Whirlow Grange on a retreat this week so there isn’t much news. He asked us to pray that during his stay, he would be open to hear the things God has for him, so we hope that he found the week useful.

There will be more from Murray’s diary on the next notice sheet.