MESSY CHURCH FOR HARVEST The next Messy Church will be held on Saturday 13th October
from 10 am to 12 noon and will be followed by a light lunch. Volunteers are
urgently needed. Please see Ann or Pete Sandford if you would like to come and
help out with crafts, refreshments (or even washing up or tidying up
afterwards!) This year we are thinking
of combining December Messy Church with our Christingle, and again helpers are
required please. Don’t forget to put the date in your diary – Saturday 15th
December. And feedback about doing
Christingles at Messy Church to Murray please.
AUTUMN MEMORIAL SERVICE Invitations will soon be going out for the service at 6.00 pm on Sunday
14th October. If you would like to remember a loved one, even if you
do not require an invitation, please let us have all the names to be read out,
either by e-mail or in writing. Please hand them in to Murray or the office by
Monday 8th October at the latest.
Thank you
CHURCH HARVEST SUPPER will be held on Friday 19th October. Please see Liz or
Margaret for more info.
PEACE AND CRAFT FAIR – Sat 3rd Nov at Sheffield Town Hall from 11.00 am to 4.30
pm. Ethical and affordable festive gifts, campaigning and voluntary groups,
live music & singing, plus refreshments. Entry £1 for adults, children free
Call 0114 2818775
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL/CHRISTMAS FAYRE Don’t forget to
save Saturday 24th November too, when it will be our first Christmas
Tree Festival and Christmas Fayre which we are holding jointly with Talbot
School. Any profits will be shared. The W.I. will do a cake stall and a tree. Jean
will be having a stall for jams and preserves, if you’d like to start making
them now please. (Jean can provide cooking apples, raspberries and
blackberries.) Peekaboo have also agreed to do a tree. What about your
group? If you have any ideas or you’d
like to do something to mark the occasion, please see Liz (Wa.)
ZIMBABWE: SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICE
Dear Murray and the congregation at St
Paul’s
On behalf of all ‘our’ pensioners I would
like to thank everyone for the most recent donation of $20 for SCS medical
fund. It is only with the assistance of concerned citizens such as yourselves
that we are able to continue to help our older folk. Thank you once again and
God bless,
Dave Gill - SCS administrator
FREE WORKSHOP – THIS WEEK! - CHRISTIAN
DEBT LINE Do you work with or know of families who need free
debt advice? Do you wish to increase your own knowledge in this area? Free
workshop at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 2nd October at Central Reformed
Church, 60 Norfolk St., Sheffield S1 2JB. Limited places – phone 0114 2392105
or email info@centralchurch.org.uk
“VINE TIME” SERVICES will be held on the 3rd Sunday of the month. This will mean
that it will be in The Old Vestry on the occasions when it clashes with Focus
Service.
LOST PROPERTY is going shortly! Please check
the bag to make sure nothing belongs to you.
THE SECRET GARDEN from the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett is coming to The Montgomery
Theatre on Thurs 25th Oct. (Proteus Theatre Company) Tickets 10.00
am - £4/£3 and 7.00 pm £10/£6 Phone 256
5567
Sun
30th – St Paul’s Baptism Service
Sun
7th – St Paul’s 8.00 am H.C.
St Paul’s 6.00 pm Autumn Praise
From Murray:
Now
the Focus Church has been granted a Bishop’s Mission Order, a group has been
set up to encourage its leaders and monitor progress. We meet twice a year and I will be
representing St Paul’s. The other
members are David Middleton and Keith Blinston, the Focus Church leaders, Clare
Dalphra who has a responsibility to keep the Bishop informed of developments, Mark
Wigglesworth who represents the Diocese of Sheffield, Jane Day who represents
the Baptist Church and Jonathan Dunning from Meadowhead Christian Fellowship.
It
was good to hear the vision and thinking of David and Keith, and their ideas
for overcoming the difficulties such as carers not being bothered to bring
Focus members to church meetings. Many people
with learning difficulties are very dependent on others in life. The Focus Church aims to redress this balance
and to keep members involved in all the decisions which the church makes.
Do
continue to pray for Keith and David, and if you give money to support the
church, your generosity is much appreciated.
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