Notices 24th February to 3rd March 2013

notices

SUNDAY  Second Sunday of Lent	24th	8.00 am 10.00 am	Holy Communion Holy Communion (No Seekers in the Upper Hall – Half Term)
MONDAY	25th	12.30 pm   6.00 pm   7.00 pm	“Sunny Days” post natal support group with Julie Slingsby in MP Rainbows resumes in the Upper Hall Focus Fellowship meeting in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	26th	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 followed by Coffee and Fellowship “Rattle & Roll”- Music for Under 5’s resumes with Anne Connolly in OV TLC in the Meeting Place – All welcome, please see Liz for details Brownies resumes in the Upper Hall Guides resumes in the Upper Hall Derbyshire Lane Group – Week 2 of Lent Course at Margaret’s
WEDNESDAY	27th	9.00 am 10.00 am 10.30 am   6.00 pm   7.30 pm   7.30 pm     8.00 pm	Prayers in the Old Vestry “Peekaboo”  for babies, toddlers, parents & carers in the N & MP Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall Lent Study 2  in the Meeting Place Wednesday Home Group meeting at Liz and Mike’s for the next 4 weeks for Lent Study (Week 2) Tai Chi with Gary Shaw  in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	28th	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 – new members welcome Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall St Paul’s Music Listening Group in the Old Vestry
FRIDAY	1st	10.00 am    7.30 pm	M.U. Cathedral Coffee Morning Worship Group Rehearsal in the Old Vestry
SATURDAY	2nd	1.00 pm	Children’s Party in the Upper Hall till 4.00  pm (Roberts Family)
SUNDAY Third  Sunday of Lent	3rd	8.00 am 10.00 am   6.00 pm	Holy Communion Baptism Service with Seekers in the Upper Hall Focus Service in the Nave (– arrive 6.00 pm for 7.00 pm start)

MESSY CHURCH For your diary: Please take a note of the dates for the next two. Good Friday Messy Church will be held on 29^th March at 10 am to 12 noon & Pentecost Eve Messy Church will be on Sat 18^th May from 10am-12.30 pm.

LENT COURSE 2013 ‘JESUS REDISCOVERED’ The Tuesday Derbyshire Lane Group will meet again on 26^th Feb, and also on 5^th, 12^th & 26^th March for this year’s Lent Course. (As 19^th March is a PCC night, the 5^th & last session of the Lent Course has been moved to 26^th March.)

T.B.C. - JESUS REDISCOVERED ON WEDNESDAYS!  The Lent group being held in church in the Meeting Place will be using the Jesus Rediscovered material which Murray suggests groups use this year.  Dates are Wednesdays 27^th February, 6th March (instead of 1^st Wednesday Group), then 13^th & 20^th March.  Please see Jacqui for info.

HOME GROUP AT LIZ & MIKE’S The dates for the remaining Lent sessions at Liz & Mike’s are 27^th February, then 6^th, 13^th & 20^th March.  Please note: If you are unable to attend a session at one of the above groups, all groups are using the same material, so please feel free to “catch up” with another group.

SCOUT GROUP CENTENARY The 46^th Sheffield St Paul’s Scout Group celebrates its centenary in 2014. Were you or one of your family or friends part of the group at any point? If so, Terry Biglands would love to hear from you in connection with the planned celebrations. You can contact Terry on 2551979. Events planned include an Open Weekend at the Scout Hall, Welby Place (probably mid-May 2014) and also a service with Bishop Peter.

FRIDAY YOGA  Regrettably, the new “Gentle Yoga & Relaxation” on Fridays has been cancelled.

MUSIC LISTENING GROUP are considering moving their meetings from the Old Vestry into the Meeting Place for ease of access. This will be on the 2^nd and 4^th Thursday evenings, so church members are requested to use another entrance please.

UPPER HALL Can groups doing craft activities in the Upper Hall please put paintings and craftwork in the store cupboard to dry out, or use a sheet of newspaper underneath if you use the window sills. During half term Ken has been busy painting the Upper Hall and cleaning inside all the radiator covers and we’d like to keep it looking good!

CLEANING CHURCH FOR SPRING Please be thinking about whether you can spare a Saturday morning on 23^rd March at 10.00 am to come and help with washing out cupboards, general tidying etc. and let Ken know.

Prayer Focus:  We continue to pray for all who are ill and those who care for them.

FOOD BANK   Donations of packet food for Heeley Food Bank are warmly welcomed- there’s a box at the back of church for your gifts. Robert asks us to pray for the Food Bank volunteers to have the strength to listen without judgement, and to be supportive and demonstrate understanding. He asks us to pray that the volunteers will feel able to put the problems they hear about into God’s hands, and should not feel that they have to shoulder them alone. Pray also that the difficulties being experienced by the people using the Food Banks will soon be alleviated.

Mike’s Ministry

Sun 24^th – St Paul’s 10.00 am H.C.

Wed 27^th - Totley All Saints Primary