| SUNDAY Sunday next before Lent | 19th | 8.00 am 10.00 am 6 for 7 pm | Holy Communion Family Worship (No Seekers today) Focus Service in The Nave & Meeting Place |
| MONDAY | 20th | 10.30 am 10.30 am 12.30 pm 6.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.30 pm | N.B. New start date Amy’s New Zumba class begins this week in The Upper Hall. Places available - to book please phone 2584799 Murray meeting with Lydia Well – the new Area Dean of Ecclesall in The Meeting Place. “Sunny Days” – post natal support group (Home Start) in The Meeting Place - please see poster on the kitchen hatch – to 2.30 pm Rainbows in The Upper Hall Focus Fellowship in The Old Vestry Zumba in The Upper Hall –, phone 2584799 |
| TUESDAY Shrove Tuesday | 21st | 10.00 am 2.30 pm 6.15 pm 7.30 pm 7.45 pm | Holy Communion for Shrove Tuesday MP T.L.C. in The Meeting Place Brownies in The Upper Hall Guides in The Upper Hall PCC meeting in The Old Vestry. Please arrive 7.30 pm for 7.45 pm start |
| WEDNESDAY Ash Wednesday | 22nd | 9.00 am 10.00 am 6.00 pm 7.30 pm 8.00 pm | Prayers in The Old Vestry “Peekaboo” Babies in The Nave & MP and Toddlers upstairs No Care4You (Vanda Hopwood) in The Old Vestry this week Yoga with Yolande Swift resumes tonight Ash Wednesday Holy Communion in The Meeting Place Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in The Upper Hall |
| THURSDAY | 23rd | 10.00 am 10.30 am 3 – 4 pm 6.30 pm 7.00 pm | Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall Wedding Booking in The Meeting Place St Paul’s Chairobics in The Meeting Place Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall St Paul’s Music Listening Group meeting in The Old Vestry |
| SUNDAY First Sunday of Lent | 26h | 8.00 am 10.00 am | Holy Communion Holy Communion with Seekers upstairs |
FOCUS SERVICE: SHEFFIELD CHURCH
As a church, we at St Paul’s support the Focus Service. This support can take the form of donations to help the running cost of Focus Service. There are envelopes available to allow for a monthly regular gift to Focus Service. If you would like a set of envelopes for 2012, please contact Peter Franklin.
Revd David Middleton from the Focus Service will be preaching on Sunday 11th March at our 10 am service.
QUESTIONS! QUESTIONS! AT LENT One of the groups coming has offered to provide a meal for us on the first week (next week on Wednesday 29th February at 7.30 pm) – Murray needs to know the number of people who will be coming; there are invitations in church. Please make sure that you let Murray know of any special dietary requirements.
BEAUCHIEF ABBEY LENT LECTURES 2012 The 5 weekly lectures begin at 7.00 pm on Wed 29th Feb at St Andrew’s Psalter Lane Church. The lecture on “Law and Justice in The Old Testament” will be given by the renowned Old Testament scholar, Revd. Professor John Rogerson. Admission free – more details in MP or phone R. Parry on 07974 397771
LENT 2012 – THE LORD’S PRAYER Five evenings exploring how to pray – Wednesdays 29th Feb, then 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th March at 7.30 pm at Sheffield Cathedral. All very welcome.
TEARFUND For members of the congregation who donate each month to what used to be Sponsored Children; you may remember that for the past few years a proportion of the money has been sent to The Shelter of Hope in Zimbabwe. Now that St Paul’s is no longer supporting the Shelter, all the funds you donate will be sent to Tearfund for their Children at Risk programme. The total monthly donation from St Paul’s will be £30. To find out more, please phone Pam on 2967277, or email roger.yates@blueyonder.co.uk
CONFIRMATION 2012 We have the go ahead for a Confirmation Service with The Bishop of Sheffield on Wednesday 19th September at 7.30 pm. We will be joined by candidates from other local churches but anyone who would like to be confirmed should have a word with Murray (it will be a few years before we have another Confirmation service here at St Paul’s.)
SAFETY REMINDER Please make sure that you have switched off all appliances, portable heaters, lights etc before you lock up the building. If you have turned down a radiator valve, please ensure that you turn it back up for those that follow you. For the safety of all babies and children who come to St Paul’s, may we also take this opportunity to remind everyone to replace socket covers when you have finished using equipment.
Thank you
NEXT MEETING OF M.U. will be a Meditation for Lent led by members on Wed March 14th at 2.15 pm.
TEA & LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY We are here on Tuesdays in the MP from 2.30pm to 3.30pm. We can offer a lift if needed - contact Liz on 2557965 Please tell others about us even if you don’t need us!
THE PADLEY PILGRIMAGE - an interdiocesan
pilgrimage in honour of the Padley Martyrs, Blessed Robert Ludlam and Blessed Nicholas Garlick on Sunday 15th July (Assemble 3.00 pm at Grindleford Station, Mass commences at 3.30 pm.) The speaker will be Ann Widdicombe. You are also welcome to bring a picnic and enjoy the atmosphere of this historic building. Padley Chapel will be open Wednesday and Sunday from March 25th to September 30th 2.00 - 4.00 pm. Further historical details and directions on the church notice board.
SHEFFIELD BACH CHOIR presents “Mass in B Minor” on Sat 17th Mar at 7.30 pm at Sheffield Cathedral with National Festival Orchestra; conductor Simon Lindley. Tickets £15 (£12 discounts) Students £6, Sheffield Schoolchildren free. boxoffice@sheffieldbachchoir.org.uk or at the door. Book by post: Box Office, 3 Tapton Mews, Tapton Crescent Road, S10 5EA – please enclose a cheque to Sheffield Bach Society and an s.a.e.
BISHOPS HOUSE Flyers available in church with new events and activities: March 3rd – Local Heritage Fair, March 10th – ‘Do Mention the War’, March 31st – Fabric Printing, April 1st – Fooling Around, April 28th – Poetry, Music & Wine, April 29th – Katherine’s Day, 18th May – Museums at Night.
Mike’s Ministry:
Fri 24th – Lacewood Primary
Prayer Focus:
Enid who is still recovering from her chemo, and Andy, Edris who has been in Weston Park this week, Sheila, Hazel, Pete’s Dad, Peter, Barbara, Robert, Sadie, Doug, Roger, Peter & Wendy, Michael, Helen’s Dad, Liz and her Mum, Murray & family
From Murray
Just to let you know that we had a great time last week in a very cosy cottage in Youlgreave. We had great views over the beautiful Bradford Dale and to open country and hills beyond. It was cold! but the cottage had good heating and a log burning stove which was great fun to use and really belted out the heat! Each day we were able to enjoy walks from the cottage down by the river and around the village. It was a bit slippery in places on the snow and ice but there is something very special about walking in the snow. The great thing was that it really felt away from it all, even though it was less than an hour’s drive from home.
