Notices 18th to 25th November

SUNDAY  2nd Sunday before Advent	18th	8.00 am 10.00 am  6.00 pm	Holy Communion Family Worship - Shoebox Service (No Seekers today) “Vine Time” Service in the Meeting Place
MONDAY	19th	10.00 am 10.30 am 12.30 pm   6.00 pm   7.00 pm	Murray – Meeting in the Meeting Place 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 Focus Fellowship meeting in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	20th	10.00 am 11.00 am   2.30 pm   6.15 pm   7.30 pm   7.30 pm	Holy Communion Service in the Meeting Place with Coffee and Fellowship to follow. You’re very welcome to join us. “Rattle & Roll”- New Music Group for Under 5’s in OV (to 12 noon) TLC in the Meeting Place – All welcome, please see Liz for details Brownies in the Upper Hall Guides in the Upper Hall PCC Meeting (rearranged from 24th Nov) in the Meeting Place
WEDNESDAY	21st	9.00 am 10.00 am 10.30 am   6.00 pm   7.30 pm   8.00 pm	Prayers in the Old Vestry “Peekaboo”  for babies & toddlers & their parents & carers in the N & MP Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall W.I. Meeting in the Old Vestry – “Craft & Chat” – New members welcome! Tai Chi with Gary Shaw  in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	22nd	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 in the Old Vestry.  Request Evening, please can members let John know what they would like to hear.
FRIDAY	23rd	7.30 pm	Worship Group rehearsal in the Old Vestry
SATURDAY	24th	8.30 am 10.30 am to 2.00 pm	NTP Services Ltd.  Drivers CPC Periodic Training in the Old Vestry –  4.30 pm Christmas Tree Festival and Fayre – jointly held by St Paul’s Church & Centre, Talbot School and Norton Lees W.I.   Please come and join us! There will be stalls and refreshments, and of course, Christmas trees beautifully decorated by the children of Talbot Specialist School, the W.I., members of St Paul’s and lots of the groups/organisations who meet here.
SUNDAY Christ the King	25th	8.00 am 10.00 am 6 for 7 pm	Holy Communion St Paul’s 135th Anniversary - Holy Communion with Seekers upstairs Focus Service in the Nave & Meeting Place

NOTICES   If you have items for the notice sheet, please put them in writing or email them to the office by 10.00 am on Wednesday. Thank you

This week we are being prayed for at Sheffield Cathedral!

Murray recently received a letter saying that they would be praying for at services down at the Cathedral and was their anything specific to pray for – so he sent the reply card back with a few suggestions for prayer.  It is nice to know that they are thinking of us and interested in our work.

CONGRATULATIONS JACQUI!  Jacqui Herbert was recently honoured to be invited to Westminster Abbey for a Service of Thanksgiving for all Scout & Guide leaders who have worked for 40 years in the uniformed organisations.

SHEFFIELD CATHEDRAL ‘GATEWAY PROJECT’ Please see the letter from The Revd Canon Simon Cowling and the proposals for this exciting new project on the MP notice board.

FOOD BANK There’s a box at the back of church for food donations and thanks to all who’ve already given.

OUR CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL WILL SOON BE HERE! Our first Christmas Tree Festival & Fayre which we are holding jointly with Talbot School will be on Saturday 24^th November.  Any profits will be shared. Please see Liz this weekend at the latest, if you’d like to come and help out – it will be greatly appreciated!

DECORATING CHURCH FOR CHRISTMAS  Monday 3^rd December at 10.00 am. Please see Deidre

1^st WED. GROUP December 5^th is Christmas Crafts night in the Meeting Place! All welcome.

SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICE IN ZIMBABWE  - 5^th Nov

To everyone at St Paul’s - Thank you for your most recent donation of $17:50 which we received for Senior Citizens Service medical account. During the last few months it has been very difficult to continue our assistance to destitute pensioners. Without the help we have received from St Paul’s I am sure that we would have had to close our doors completely. 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

‘THE BIG PENNY CHALLENGE”- LAST FEW DAYS

“Youth for Christ” can be found working in churches, schools, youth projects and on the streets and are hoping to collect a penny for every young person in Nottingham, (200,000) so please help and check your pockets for loose change before the end of November! (There’s a small basket on the bookcase, and an ipad for the person or group who collects the most!) Many thanks to everyone for a fantastic response so far!

COMMUNITY NEWS

BISHOPS’ HOUSE Sun 18^th Nov  10 am to 3.30 pm – Bishops’ Fayre: A Medieval Miscellany.  FREE! Crafts, stalls, & music.

PALESTINE CULTURE WEEK For a full list of all activities, see the flyer on the MP notice board. (Begins Sat 24^th Nov.)

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AWARDS Adult and Young People (21 & Under) category Do you think someone in our community should be given an award for volunteering? Then why not nominate them as the South Community Assembly is hosting a Community Star Awards evening, to  take place on 12th Dec at 7pm (invite only) Deadline for return is this week – 21st Nov! This includes anyone volunteering in the South Assembly area which includes the following wards (Nether Edge, Beauchief & Greenhill, Gleadless Valley and Graves Park) For more info contact Sarah on 2053281

Mike’s Ministry:

Sun 18^th – Springs Christian Fellowship

Wed 21^st – Carfield Primary

Thurs 22^nd – Emmanuel Junior & Mundella Primary