| SUNDAY Eighth Sunday after Trinity | 14th | 8.00 am 10.00 am 1 – 3.30 pm | Holy Communion Family Communion Service including Baptism of Isaac Chess at Bishops House – Meersbrook Park. Come and pit your wits against members of Woodseats Chess Club. Free! All welcome – children must be accompanied by an adult |
| MONDAY | 15th | 10.00 am | Care4You meeting in The Old Vestry (Lorraine Ball) No Rainbows or Focus Fellowship this week |
| TUESDAY | 16th | 10.00 am 2.30 pm | Holy Communion in The Meeting Place with Coffee and Fellowship afterwards T.L.C. – “Tea & Love for our Community” in The MP No Brownies & Guides this week |
| WEDNESDAY | 17th | 9.00 am 10.30 am 7.30 pm | Prayers in The Old Vestry No Peekaboo, Yoga or Tai Chi this week Care4You meeting in The Old Vestry (Vanda Hopwood) W.I. ‘Craft & Chat’ in The Old Vestry |
| THURSDAY | 18th | 10.00 am 3 – 4.00 pm 6.30 pm 7.30 pm | Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall St Paul’s Chairobics in The Meeting Place. New members always welcome! Please see Liz, Joan or Jacqui for more information Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall New Prayer Group in The Old Vestry. Everyone welcome! If you would like to know more, please see Gail. |
| FRIDAY | 19th | 7.30 pm | Worship Group rehearsal in The Old Vestry |
| SUNDAY Ninth Sunday after Trinity | 21st | 8.00 am 10.00 am 6 for 7 pm | Holy Communion Family Worship Focus Group Service in church |
DEVELOPMENT DAY A Time to Grow: Exploring Christian Nurture
Saturday 1st October from 9.00 am to 15.30 pm at Philadelphia Campus,
Sheffield – Free entry
For more information or to make a booking please contact Murray or
RECYCLING AT ST PAULS – Please note: owing to the amount of paper for recycling we have decided to use the blue box for plastics & tins and the blue bin for paper. Thank you
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 Wednesday. Thanks you.
CHURCH BBQ is coming up soon on Friday 26th August at 7.00 pm. All welcome! Beef & lamb burgers, sausage & pork steaks plus salad, bread etc - Please see Liz, Jacqui or Barbara Hanson with your completed slips & money and any special dietary requirements. Thank you
NEW PRAYER GROUP Come and join a new prayer group at St Paul’s in The Old Vestry on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays in the month. Everyone welcome – please see Gail if you would like to know more.
CHURCH ROTA As there are now more duties to include on the church rota, it takes us a little more time to prepare. Please make sure that you have informed the office of any dates that you will be unavailable for the last quarter, Oct – Dec ‘11(a note or email is best.) Thank you
UPPER HALL CRAFT/TOY STORE Thanks to Jacqui and Ruth who spent a morning last week tidying the store cupboard and washing down shelves etc. May we take this opportunity to remind everyone that craft materials can be used by all groups, but please ensure you put things back in the same place. Please also let Jacqui know when stock is running out. Thank you
TLC - TEA & LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY on Tuesdays from 2.30 pm in MP. Tel. 2557965 Liz for details
CHURCH GARDEN Many thanks to all those who have worked so hard to tidy the church garden. Special thanks to Norie for his efforts last week in removing all the tree remains to the tip.
After the cutting down and pruning of the trees, bushes etc in the church grounds, John Brown has drawn up a plan of the garden and divided it into small plots. The plan is in the Meeting Place. Volunteers are now needed to look after a plot. If you can help, please put your name on the list for the plot you can care for. The grass will continue to be cut by Robert. Thank you.
For more information see John or Ken
SCC Parks & Countryside has allocated 1,000 spring flowering bulbs to St Paul’s free of charge. If people want to plant them in "their" plot, they are available in October
UPDATING OUR PARISH LIST – a last reminder Please check your contact details on the list at the back of church and add your current email address beside your telephone number. Thank you
RAINBOWS & GUIDES Adult help is needed for the start of the new term in September. If you can spare an hour per week we would really value your help. Rainbows need helpers & also have a few vacancies to start in Sept. – contact Liz Scott via the office. Guides - please contact Karen on 0790975589 or Julie on 07792136266.
TEA TOWELS If your group has refreshments, it would be an enormous help if you could wash & iron any tea towels afterwards please. Many thanks.
ECCLESALL DEANERY EVENING Bishop Steven warmly invites you to “Growing the Body of Christ” The Diocesan Strategy for Growth on Wed 23rd Nov at 7.30 pm at All Saints Church, Ecclesall. For all PCC members, Deanery Synod members, & licensed lay ministers. Please RSVP through your PCC secretary. (All others welcome.)
PRAISE AND WORSHIP EVENING with the United Christian Voices Choir (who used to be the Celebration Choir) at Heeley Church on Sat 3rd Sept at 7.30 pm. Tickets priced £4.50 from Ken Law – Tel. 2499280. Or see Pam for tickets. In aid of the Church refurbishment.
AFTERNOON TEA & ENTERTAINMENT at Holy Trinity Church (Millhouses) on Wed 24th Aug from 2 pm. Cost £3 to go to MU projects. Tickets from Jacqui
NEW YOGA CLASSES Zag Yoga - Iyengar Yoga Classes starting from Mon 5th Sep at St Paul’s Church & Centre in The Meeting Place. See fliers for details.
LOST PROPERTY Black coat, ladies size10 from Next, left after the last Family Worship & grey top left in Upper Hall. Please call at the office.
COMMUNITY NEWS Please see the black folder at the back of church for more details.
- Meersbrook Park Users Trust : Tomatoes and Chillies Festival – Sun 4th Sept from 2-5.00 pm
Mike’s Ministry:
Sun 21st - 10.00 am St Paul’s FW & Beauchief Abbey
Prayer Focus:
Enid & please pray for Andy too. Edris, Barbara, Muriel, Sheila,Claire, Hazel, Robert, Peter, Michael, Sadie, Doug, Roger, Peter & Wendy, Ian, Murray & family.
Confirmation on 18th September
I am delighted that Vicki, Sally and Grace are to be Confirmed at St Chad’s Church on Sunday 18th September at 10 am by the Bishop of Sheffield. It would be great if some of us from St Paul’s could be there at the service to support them. All three have been part of the last Questions Questions series and Grace has previously completed an Alpha Course at The Church of the Nazarene where she is involved with their youth group.
Back to Church Sunday – 25th September
This year Back to Church Sunday is on 25th September and we will be celebrating it at our 10 am service. The invitations for you to use are being given out today. There is also a Back to Church Sunday card on which you can write down the names of people you are thinking of inviting so that you can remember to pray for them!
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