Notices 3rd to 10th February 2013

SUNDAY  2nd  Sunday before Lent -  Candlemas	3rd	8.00 am 10.00 am   6.00 pm	Holy Communion Morning Worship  at Candlemas with Seekers in the Upper Hall Focus Service in the Nave and Meeting Place – arrive 6.00pm for 7.00pm start
MONDAY	4th	12.30 pm   6.00 pm   7.00 pm	“Sunny Days” post natal support group with Julie Slingsby in MP Rainbows in the Upper Hall Focus Fellowship meeting in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	5th	10.00 am 11.00 am    2.30 pm  6.15 pm    7.30 pm   7.45 pm  8.00 pm	Holy Communion Service in the Meeting Place “Rattle & Roll”- Music for Under 5’s with Anne Connolly in the Old Vestry TLC in the Meeting Place – All welcome, please see Liz for details Brownies in the Upper Hall Guides in the Upper Hall Standing Committee in the Meeting Place Contemplative Prayer in the Old Vestry
WEDNESDAY	6th	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  W.I. Meeting in the Old Vestry 1st Wednesday Group at Jacqui’s looking at part two of the DVD Christianity in Roman Times Tai Chi with Gary Shaw  in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	7th	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 – new members welcome Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall Thursday Prayer Group  in the Old Vestry
FRIDAY	8th	2.00 pm	A new “Gentle Yoga and Relaxation” group with Ruth Robson in the Old Vestry. New members very welcome - please see flyers in church for details
SUNDAY Sunday Next before Lent	10th	8.00 am 10.00 am	Holy Communion Holy Communion with Seekers in the Upper Hall

FEB – APR CHURCH ROTAS   A few copies are left at the back of church. For those church members receiving the notices electronically; please ensure you collect reading sheets for those dates when you have a reading duty. N.B. April’s reading sheets have not yet arrived so you will need to collect those as soon as we have a delivery. Thank you

COMING SOON – PANCAKE MESSY CHURCH!  The next Messy Church at St Pauls will be on Shrove Tuesday 12^th February from 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm, with Creative Worship, art and craft for children.  Food will be served at 6.15 pm; a contribution of £1 per person is invited to cover the cost of art materials and food. Please ring 0114 2551945 for more information or visit http://messychurchstpauls.blogspot.couk/

Donations of packet food for Heeley Food Bank are warmly welcomed. For your diary: Good Friday Messy Church will be held on 29^th March at 10.00 am to 12 noon and Pentecost Eve Messy Church will be on Saturday 18^th May from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm

LENT COURSE 2013 – ‘JESUS REDISCOVERED’ The Tuesday Derbyshire Lane Group will meet on 19^th & 26^th February, and also on 5^th, 12^th & possibly 19^th March for this year’s Lent Course. (19^th March may be subject to change as it’s a PCC night.) There is room at Margaret’s for two more people to join the group (on a first come basis.) If you’re interested, please leave a message for Margaret with Cathy, either in writing or by email.

FRIDAY YOGA There’s a new group “Gentle Yoga & Relaxation” with Ruth Robson on Fridays from 2-3.00 pm. The 1^st class is free - phone 2680434 if interested.

M.U.  “A Meditation for Lent” will be led by Jacqui and the team at the next meeting of the M.U. at 2.15 pm in the Meeting Place on Wednesday 13th February.

JESUS REDISCOVERED ON WEDNESDAYS!  We have some dates pencilled in for a Lent group to be held in church in the Meeting Place.  This will be using the Jesus Rediscovered material which Murray suggests groups use this year.  They are Wednesdays 20^th & 27^th February, 6th March (instead of 1^st Wednesday Group), then 13^th & 20^th March.  Jacqui will confirm these dates as soon as possible.

LOST! A favourite black cap (men’s) has been lost by a Peekaboo Grandparent. (John Rocha brand) Please leave in the office if you’ve found it. Thank you

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.

Prayer Focus: 

We continue to pray for all who are ill and those who care for them

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 3rd – St Paul’s 8.00 am H.C. &

St Paul’s Candlemas Morning Worship at 10.00 am

Mon 4^th – Coit Primary

Tues 5^th – St. Paul’s 10.00 am H.C.

Thurs 7^th – Emmanuel Junior, & Southey Elim

From Murray 

On Saturday Peter, Liz and I braved the snow to attend a meeting about how the Diocese organises its finances.  (The snow was melting fast, the sun was beautiful and there was a good turn out!)  The meeting was a consultation about various ways of working out how churches contribute to the costs of the Diocese – which are mainly the training, employment and support of the clergy.  Bishop Steven gave a great talk about God’s grace and generosity and our response.  Helen Bent and others lead some moving worship and it was good to see the Diocesan finance team in the flesh and clearly wrestling with the issues of how to serve God faithfully in the task they are called to – an encouraging morning!