SUNDAY Seventh Sunday after Trinity | 22nd | 8.00 am 10.00 am 6.00 pm | Holy Communion Family Communion (First weekend of School Holidays - Seekers resumes in September) Focus Service in The Nave and Meeting Place |
MONDAY | 23rd | 9.30 pm 12.30 pm 7.00 pm 7.30 pm | Richard Clark - Fire Inspector’s Audit of Church Premises “Sunny Days” post natal support group in The Meeting Place Rainbows has finished for the summer Focus Fellowship Meeting in The Old Vestry Zumba with Amy Godhard in The Upper Hall |
TUESDAY | 24th | 10.00 am 2.30 pm 7.30 pm | Holy Communion Service. Please note: During the Summer months, Tuesday HC will be held in the Chancel TLC in The Meeting Place Brownies has finished for the Summer Guides has finished for the Summer Strategy Group Meeting in The Old Vestry (Please note: The Meeting Pace is hired for a meeting at 7.00 pm – sorry, no access) |
WEDNESDAY | 25th | 9.00 am 10.30 am 7.30 pm 8.00 pm | Prayers in The Old Vestry Peekaboo has finished for the summer – please let any interested families know that “Sunny Day” (Home Start) will be here throughout the holidays on Monday lunchtimes. Enid and Andy’s Home Group Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in The Upper Hall |
THURSDAY | 26th | 10.00 am 3 – 4 pm 6.30 pm 7.00 pm | Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall St Paul’s Chairobics in The Meeting Place Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall St. Paul’s Music Listening Group meeting in The Old Vestry |
SATURDAY | 28th | 2.00 pm | Wedding Blessing for Susie (nee Parkin) and Mark Brayshaw, with finger buffet to follow in The Nave and Meeting Place |
SUNDAY Eight Sunday after Trinity | 29th | 8.00 am 10.00 am | Holy Communion CONGRATULATIONS! Special Communion Service celebrating Murray’s Ordination 25 years ago and his service and ministry since then. The speaker will be Murray and Ann’s friend & colleague, Steve Wright, and Murray would love you to stay afterwards for coffee and cake with friends and family! Other friends and family will take part in the service. (Seekers resumes after the school holidays) |
BARBARA WRITES: A huge thank you to those who gave so generously to the work of our friends in Zimbabwe (in lieu of presents on my 70th birthday & anniversary of 40 years of ministry.) This "giving" now totals £590.30!
FIRST WEDNESDAY GROUP will be meeting to go for a meal on Wed 1st Aug. Everyone is welcome – please see Jacqui if you’re interested.
THE TICKETS ARE HERE FOR SONGS FOR ZIMBABWE! On Sat 8th Sept here at St. Paul’s at 7.15 pm Olive Walker presents The Sheaf Singers with accompanist Matthew Pitts. All proceeds to Good Hope Orphan Care, Senior Citizen Service & Food for Homes. Tickets from Ken or Margaret price £5.00 (refreshments inc.)
M.U. - MARY SUMNER SERVICE is on 9th August at Sheffield Cathedral at 2.00 pm
M.U. WORLD DAY OF PRAYER is on 3rd August. Our branch has been given the time of
1.30 pm – we’ll decide a.s.a.p. whether to meet in church or to pray at home. There will also be a Coffee Morning at the Cathedral from 10am to 12 noon.
M.U. - FORTHCOMING EVENT There will be a Quiet Day on 9th October to be held at Lenacre Farm, Emley Moor, Huddersfield (a member of The Quiet Garden Movement and Trust) leaving Meadowhall 9.00 - 9.30 am. The cost is £20.00 and places will be limited. Please see Jacqui for further details if you’re interested.
PEEKABOO will be taking a break during the school holidays but Sunny Days Post Natal Support Group will be here throughout July and August on Mondays at 12.30 pm if you know of anyone who may be interested? N.B. Peekaboo resumes 5th September in The Nave & MP only, owing to smaller numbers.
CONFIRMATION COURSE Please note that during Peekaboo’s break, Murray will be holding a Confirmation Course for young people in the MP on 1st, 8th & 15th Aug. from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon so access is limited. Please pray for Callum and Jordan who will be attending (and Murray leading!)
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY This year, instead of The Summer Buffet, there will be a Harvest Supper in church on Friday 19th October.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Room Hire/Heating etc. If you lead a group at St Paul’s and will be cancelling some sessions for summer holidays, if you haven’t already done so, please let the office know as soon as possible. Alternatively, please remind the leaders of any group that you’re a member of. Thank you
Events at Bishops’ House:
Sat 28th July – The Gamebirds
Flyers in church with more information for July.
Mike’s Ministry:
Sun 29th – CMA National Rally (Huddersfield)
From Murray
At our PCC meeting on Saturday Peter (our treasurer) let us know that from his figures so far this year, giving is down again on last year. Last year, it was down on the year before, and we only just managed to balance the books through people’s additional generosity at the Gift Day in the autumn. This year, our Parish Share (the amount we pay for my ministry and the support of the Diocese) has gone up again as the Diocese try to balance their books without reducing the number of clergy too much.
At the PCC I shared how the news of our problems had hit me when Peter gave us a preview of the figures at Standing Committee. The next day I came across just the right passage in my bible reading, which encouraged me to trust in God for our needs. Here at St Paul’s we can look back and see the way God has been faithful to us in similar difficult times during the reordering project. As God has been faithful to us in the past, so he will be faithful to us in the future.
This flowed on to a very fruitful discussion about ways we as a PCC might be able to take more of a lead in the way we work together as a church.
