SUNDAY 2nd Sunday before Advent | 13th | 8.00 am 10.00 am 6 for 7 pm | Holy Communion Holy Communion for Remembrance Sunday with Seekers upstairs Focus Group Service in church |
MONDAY | 14th | 10.00am 6.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.30 pm | Care4You meeting in The Old Vestry (Lorraine Ball) Rainbows in The Upper Hall Focus Fellowship in The Old Vestry Zumba Dance Class in the Upper Hall. Great fun - Why not give it a try? Details from Amy Godhard 078 502 777 31 or 0114 2584799 New daytime class begins in December – Mondays 10.00 am |
TUESDAY | 15th | 10.00 am 1.30 pm - 3.00 pm 2.30 pm 6.15 pm 7.30 pm 7.30 pm | Holy Communion in The Meeting Place “Singing for Fun” - New group – in The Old Vestry (for 6 weeks from 8th November. Price £10 for the full course if on benefits, or £23.50 if not. Call Jo or Sue on 0114 2394888 to book a place.) T.L.C. – “Tea & Love for our Community” in The Meeting Place Brownies in The Upper Hall Guides in The Upper Hall Derbyshire Lane Home Group (please see overleaf for more dates) |
WEDNESDAY | 16th | 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 meeting with Vanda in The Old Vestry Yoga with Yolande in The Upper Hall W.I. ‘Craft & Chat’ in The Old Vestry – new members welcome! Tai Chi with Gary in The Upper Hall |
THURSDAY | 17th | 10.00 am 3.00 pm 6.30 pm 7.30 pm | Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall St Paul’s Chairobics in The Meeting Place. Come and give it a try! Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall Gail’s Prayer Group in The Old Vestry |
FRIDAY | 18th | 7.00 pm | Church Buffet in The Nave and Meeting Place. There’s no charge but if you’d like to make a donation, it will be very much appreciated. Any profits will go into the Hospitality Fund. |
SATURDAY | 19th | 8.00 for 8.20 am 2.30 pm | PCC Meeting in The Meeting Place. (Members - Please come for 8.00 am if you’d like to join us for breakfast.) Children’s Birthday Party in The Upper Hall |
SUNDAY Christ the King | 20th | 8.00 am 10.00 am | Holy Communion Shoe Box Service (Samaritan’s Purse - Operation Christmas Child appeal) – please make sure your shoe boxes are with us by Monday at the latest. Thank you everyone! No Seekers today |
NEXT WEEK Bishop Steven warmly invites you to The Ecclesall Deanery Evening on ‘Growing the Body of Christ’ – the Diocesan Strategy for Growth, to be held at All Saints Church, Ecclesall on Wed 23rd Nov at 7.30 pm. Invitations in church. PCC members, Deanery Synod members & licensed lay ministers particularly welcome.
SMALL GROUPS YOU MIGHT LIKE TO BE PART OF? If you are looking to join a small group to help you get closer to our church family, discuss our faith and pray together, please take a look at Murray’s leaflet to see which suits you best (copies in church.) It’s a wonderful way to meet and make friendships, and some of our groups enjoy social evenings too. Five groups are held in members’ homes, and Contemplative Prayer, Gail’s Prayer Group and ‘Questions! Questions!’ are all held in church. Telephone contact numbers are in the leaflet.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES 2011
Sat 26th Nov - Advent Messy Church 10 am to 12 noon. Creative worship for all the family in preparation for Christmas. If you can help please see Ann or Pete.
Sun 4th Dec –Talbot School Service 2.00 pm If you can volunteer to help with refreshments, please see Jacqui Wed 7th Dec – District Scouts Carol Service at 7.00 pm in church (N.B. Yoga, Tai Chi & W.I. all cancelled. The W.I.’s Christmas Party is rearranged for 14th Dec.)
Sun 11th Dec - Christingle Family Worship 10 am. A fun service where we make our own Christingles!
Mon 12th Dec - Rehearsal in church at 1.30 pm for Meersbrook Bank School’s Carol Service tomorrow
Tues 13th December – Meersbrook Bank School Carol Service at 7.00 pm in church (No Brownies or Guides.)
Sun 18th Dec - Carols by Candlelight 6.00 pm
For adults & older children - with Carfield Community Choir. Followed by mulled wine and refreshments.
Sat 24th Dec - Christmas Eve Family Carol Service 6.00 pm. Our ever popular short carol service for younger children, families and everyone else who can find a seat!
Sat 24th - Christmas Eve Midnight Communion 11.30 pm. A quiet service as Christmas Day begins.
Sun 25th - Christmas Day - Family Communion 10 am
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS If you can help Deidre and Liz (Edwards) on Mon 28th Nov at 10.00 am with making floral displays, table decorations, and arrangements for the church window sills, please see Deidre a.s.a.p. Thankyou
ADVENT COURSE at Tues H.C. at 10.00 am begins on 29th Nov, including coffee and fellowship. All welcome.
SENIOR MEMBERS’ CHRISTMAS LUNCH will be on Saturday 10th December at 12 noon.
PEEKABOO’S CHRISTMAS PARTY will be held on Wed 14th Dec. This is the last session before Christmas.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING! Charity Cards now in church. There are also catalogues in church for 3 charities if you would like to support them – Leprosy Mission, Mothers’ Union and Tear Fund. Jacqui will send an order at the end of Nov - all profits to church projects. Thanks
TLC - TEA & LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY We are here every Tues in the MP from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm. We can offer a lift if needed - contact Liz on 2557965 Please tell others about us even if you don’t need us!
DERBYSHIRE LANE GROUP meets this week on 15th Nov and again on 22nd. The Advent Course begins on 29th Nov (meeting in church,) 6th & 13th Dec – venue t.b.a.
BAPTISMS To help with the backlog we will be offering a few Saturday morning dates (every few months only.)
MOUNT VIEW PRE-SCHOOL Please see posters in church for new children’s groups
CHRISTMAS FAYRE (joint event for Pre-school & Mount View Church) on Sat 26th Nov from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm. Santa, Home Baking, Handmade Gifts & Refreshments
FRUIT SALES now total £124.81 for the Fabric Fund.
ANOTHER ZUMBA CLASS! will begin on Mon 5th Dec from 10 – 11.00 am. As before, please contact Amy to book a place on 07850 277731 or 0114 258 4799
COMMUNITY NEWS Please see the black folder at the back of church. What’s listed this week:-
POLICING - Safer Neighbourhoods Newsletter for November – from Inspector Ian Stubbs. A proactive operation has been running in the Norton & Norton Lees areas this month and 6 significant criminals charged and remanded in custody. You can have a say in how our community is policed at the next Safer Neighbourhoods meeting at Morrison’s, Meadowhead on Thurs 24th Nov between 10.00 am and 6.00 pm
Mike’s Ministry:
Sun13th – St Paul’s Remembrance Sunday H.C.
Mon 14th – Ashdell Preparatory & Firshill Junior
Tues 15th – Wooldale junior
Sun 20th – St Paul’s 10.00 am FW – Shoebox Service
& St James & St Christopher (Shiregreen) – B.B.
Prayer Focus:
Edris, who is having to have her medication changed as it is not proving effective.
Sheila, Pete’s Dad, Enid & Andy, Barbara, Hazel, Robert, Peter, Michael, Sadie, Doug, Roger, Peter & Wendy, Murray & family.
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