Notices 14th to 21st October 2012

SUNDAY  19th  Sunday after Trinity	14th	8.00 am 10.00 am   6.00 pm	Holy Communion Holy Communion with Seekers in The Upper Hall Autumn Memorial Service (Focus Service is cancelled this week. Next services on 21st & 28th October, then fortnightly as usual.)
MONDAY	15th	10.30 am 12.30 pm   6.00 pm   7.00 pm	Care4You Team Meeting with Julie Thompson in The Old Vestry “Sunny Days” post natal support group with Julie Slingsby in MP Rainbows in The Upper Hall. Last session before half term Focus Fellowship meeting in The Old Vestry
TUESDAY	16th	10.00 am   2.30 pm   6.15 pm   7.30 pm   7.30 pm	Holy Communion Service in The Meeting Place TLC in The Meeting Place Brownies in The Upper Hall Guides in The Upper Hall Centre Management Group meeting rearranged from September 25th in The Old Vestry
WEDNESDAY	17th	9.00 am  10.00 am  10.30 am     1.30 pm   6.00 pm   7.30 pm     8.00 pm	Prayers in The Old Vestry Peekaboo in The Nave and MP ( Toddler Group now downstairs) Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in The Old Vestry Mundella School Harvest Festival Service at 2.00 pm Yoga with Yolande Swift in The Upper Hall W.I. “Craft & Chat” in The Old Vestry Tai Chi with Gary Shaw  in The Upper Hall
THURSDAY	18th	10.00 am   3 – 4 pm   6.30 pm   7.30 pm	Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall St Paul’s Chairobics in The Meeting Place Weight Watchers in The Upper Hall Thursday Prayer Group in the Old Vestry
FRIDAY	19th	7.00 pm	Harvest Supper in The Meeting Place/Nave
SUNDAY 20th  Sunday  after Trinity	21st	8.00 am 10.00 am   2.00 pm   6.00 pm   6.00 pm	Holy Communion Harvest Family Worship Service (No Seekers today) Talbot School Harvest Festival Service in church Focus Service in The Nave Vine Time Service in The Old Vestry

ST PAUL’S AUTUMN MEMORIAL SERVICE will be held this evening at 6.00 pm.  If you haven’t remembered to ask for the name of a loved one to be read out, please feel free to come and light a candle for them anyway.

THIS FRIDAY – 19^th OCT! CHURCH HARVEST SUPPER will be held at 7 pm. It will be a very "harvesty" menu, with chunky vegetable soups & crusty bread, cheese board & pate followed by comforting puddings e.g. apple pie or fruit crumble with custard. There won’t be a fixed charge but if you’d like to make a donation it will be very much appreciated and any profits will go into the Hospitality Fund, ready to fund our Christmas activities. Flyers available in church.  Please RSVP to Liz, Barbara Hanson, Margaret or the office so that we have catering numbers.  Please come- we’ll miss you if you’re not there!

ROUNDABOUT SUPPORTING AND EMPOWERING

HOMELESS YOUNG PEOPLE IN SHEFFIELD

Roundabout Homeless Charity provides shelter, support and life skills to Sheffield's young homeless. St Paul’s Church has supported Roundabout for a number of years with food at harvest, cards at Christmas and chocolate eggs at Easter.At Harvest Messy Church on Saturday 13^th October and at our Harvest Family Service on 21^st   October, we will be collecting for Roundabout. Donations of food to help those supported by Roundabout to live independently are especially welcome - tinned and dried foods suitable for the teenagers and young people with limited cooking facilities and cooking experience to make a meal – eg soups, pasta, pasta sauce, ‘instant’ savoury rice etc. For more information about the empowering work of Roundabout, please visit their website, www.roundabouthomeless.org

DECEMBER MESSY CHURCH will be on Saturday 15^th December at 10.00 am. This year we are thinking of combining December Messy Church with our Christingle, and again helpers are required please.

FIRST WEDNESDAY GROUP Please note: The next 2 meetings will be at Hazel’s house t.b.c. (115, Derbyshire Lane.)  On 7^th Nov we will be making Christmas cards, especially for those families who have been bereaved this year. Dec 5^th is our Christmas Crafts night - All welcome !

M.U. – Forthcoming Events Harvest Tea at St. Oswald’s  on 25^th Oct from 2.15-4.00pm Cost £3. Tickets from M.U. Members Diocesan Day on 27^th Oct. at Wilson Carlile College.  Please contact Jacqui

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL / CHRISTMAS FAYRE  Don’t forget to save Saturday 24^th 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.)

N.B. The Saturday PCC originally planned for this date has been brought forward a week to 17^th Nov.

FURTHER DONATIONS “Dear Murray, I have received a further two amounts from Dave and now hold the magnificent amount of $853.50 for Good Hope Orphan Care.  As December approaches with alarming speed, I will, in the next weeks, be planning the use of these funds. Thank you again for all you do for us. Best regards, Leila”

PEACE AND CRAFT FAIR – Sat 3^rd Nov at Sheffield Town Hall from 11.00 am to 4.30 pm. Entry £1 for adults, children free Call  2818775. Info on MP notice board.

EVENTS AT BISHOPS’ HOUSE

Sat Oct 20^th 2.30 – 3.45 pm Black Velvet Clarinet Ensemble

Sun Oct 28^th – 1-3.00 pm Mask Making.  Free!

Wed Oct 31^st - 10.00 am - 3.00 pm Tree Day

Wed Oct 31^st – 7.00 pm The White Lady’s Casket

£3.00 on the door, places limited

Sat Nov 10^th – 10.00 am – 1.00 pm Valuation Day with Sheffield Auction Gallery

Sat  Nov 17^th  & Sun Nov 18th 10.00 am – 3.30 pm Bishops’ Fayre: A Medieval Miscellany. Craft stalls, music & entertainment with Escafeld Medieval Society. Free!

Fri Nov 23^rd 7.30 pm – Spirit of Winter

Sat Dec 8^th – 1.00 pm – Reading from Dickens

Sun Dec 16^th – 2.00 pm Carol Singing

Please see flyers in church or John B. for more information.

Mike’s Ministry:

Sun 14^th - St Paul’s 10.00 am H.C.

              & Tapton Hill Congregational

Tues 16^th – Walkley Primary

Wed 17^th – Carfield Primary

Fri 19^th – Lacewood Primary

From Murray: I have just got back from a great Harvest Service at Homewood!  Konrad had organised a lovely display of fruit and veg. and the residents really enjoyed singing along to the hymns.  It makes such a difference having Konrad there to encourage residents to come along to the service.  There were five of us from St Paul’s which meant that the singing went really well.