Notices 21st to 28th October 2012

SUNDAY  20th  Sunday after Trinity	21st	8.00 am 10.00 am   6 for 7 pm   6.00 pm	Holy Communion Harvest Family Worship Service (No Seekers today) Focus Service in the Nave and Meeting Place Vine Time Service in the Old Vestry
MONDAY	22nd	10.30 am 12.30 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 No Rainbows in the Upper Hall.  Owing to half term and Bonfire Night the next meeting will be on Monday 12th November Focus Fellowship meeting in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	23rd	10.00 am   2.30 pm   6.15 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
WEDNESDAY	24th	9.00 am 10.00 am 10.30 am     6.00 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 Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall Tai Chi with Gary Shaw  in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	25th	10.00 am   2.15 pm   3 – 4 pm   6.30 pm   7.30 pm	Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall Harvest Tea at St Oswald’s until 4.00 pm - Tickets £3.00 from M.U. members St Paul’s Chairobics in the Meeting Place Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall St Paul’s Music Listening Group in the Old Vestry "Ooh la la " - Joan presents an Evening of French Music
FRIDAY	26th	7.00 pm	Schools break up this afternoon for half term Worship Group Rehearsal in the Old Vestry
SATURDAY	27th	8.30 am	NTP Services Ltd. - CPC Driver Training in the Old Vestry – 5.00 pm M.U. Diocesan Day at Wilson Carlile College.
SUNDAY - 21st   Sunday after Trinity. Simon & Jude	28th	8.00 am  10.00 am   6 for 7 pm	Holy Communion Holy Communion (No Seekers today – Half Term) Focus Service in the Nave and Meeting Place

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 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

A LETTER FROM STEVE On the Meeting Place notice board (the one fixed to the wall) you’ll find a letter from Steve Wright, Ann and Murray’s friend and colleague, whom many of you will remember spoke so memorably and affectionately at Murray’s Ordination Anniversary Service back in July. Steve gives us a glimpse of the joys and trials of his ministry in Dubai – well worth a read!

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL / CHRISTMAS FAYRE  Don’t forget to save Sat 24^th Nov, when it will be our first Christmas Tree Festival & 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 please see Liz (Wa.) Contact details are on the flyers in church. N.B. Next Saturday PCC will be 17^th Nov.

GOOD HOPE ORPHAN CARE  Following last week’s message about Good Hope Orphan Care, Leila has spoken to Betty and $490 will be used to pay the outstanding school fees for 15 children who are currently writing exams. These children will otherwise not get their results; without which they will not be able to proceed to High School. The rest of the money they received is still being deliberated upon!

SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICE     9^th October 2012

“To all at St Paul’s

On behalf of all the underprivileged pensioners that we assist in Bulawayo I would like to say thank you for your wonderful donation of $266.25. This is of great help, I am sure it will go a long way in meeting our expenditure at Plus 2 pharmacy for October where we obtain all our medicines and medical appliances. I can assure you that all expenditure and medicines are closely monitored by me and all donations are used to their maximum effect. Thank you once again and God bless, Dave Gill SCS administrator”

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 !

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

Today! - 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:

Mon 22^nd -Mundella Primary

Tues 23^rd – St. Paul’s HC & Woodseats Primary

Thurs 25^th - Porter Croft Primary

Sun 28^th – St Paul’s 10.00 am H.C.

We continue to pray for those who are bereaved or ill and those who care for them.

From Murray:  Things are getting hard for us in the this country, especially for those who find themselves in difficult circumstances – like the young people who find themselves homeless and are cared for by Roundabout.  It is right that we should do what we can to help people in our own country and the food we send to Roundabout is always received with real gratitude.  But we must also keep in mind that life is so much worse for people in other parts of the world – and not let our own needs be an excuse to forget them.

At our Harvest Service this year we will be hearing about the work of Tearfund in Uganda where hunger is a real problem for many people throughout their lives.  Global inequalities and the fact that rich nations are still profiting from people in such poverty is the worst scandal of our age.  We may only be able to do a little about it – but this little we must still do!