Notices 7th to 14th April 2013

SUNDAY Second Sunday of Easter	7th	8.00 am 10.00 am	Holy Communion Baptism Service  - No Seekers this week (School Holidays)
MONDAY	8th	8.30 am 10.00 am 12.30 pm   7.00 pm	NTP Driver Training in the Old Vestry   - All day until 4.30 pm Mothers’ Union Lady Day Service in the Nave with coffee & a light lunch in MP “Sunny Days” post natal support group with Joanne Glenn and Sarah McLean will be held in the Upper Hall today owing to the above service No Rainbows this evening  - School Holidays - resumes next week on 15th April Focus Fellowship meeting in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	9th	10.00 am   2.30 pm   7.30 pm   7.30 pm	Holy Communion in the Meeting Place No “Rattle & Roll”- Music for Under 5’s - School Holidays - resumes 16th April TLC in the Meeting Place– all welcome No Brownies - resumes 16th April & No Guides -  also resumes 16th April Norton Lees Local History Group - Discussion Meeting in the Old Vestry from 7.30 – 9.00 pm. Please feel free to bring along items of local historical interest. John Brown will also be accompanying a tour of the church with an informative talk. Price £2.50 includes refreshments. Home Group at Jenny & Dilesh’s
WEDNESDAY	10th	9.00 am 10.30 am   6.00 pm   7.30 pm   7.30 pm   8.00 pm	Prayers in the Old Vestry  No “Peekaboo”  for babies, toddlers, parents & carers - resumes 17th April Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall Home Group at Liz & Mike’s The W.I. meeting is rearranged for this evening owing to the Easter Break. ABBA NIGHT! Come along to the W.I. in Abba themed fancy dress for an evening of music and fun in the Old Vestry (Non-members welcome - £2.00.) to join phone Sylvia Sanderson on 0114 2582194 Tai Chi with Gary Shaw  in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	11th	10.00 am   3 – 4 pm   6.30 pm   7.00 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 St Paul’s Music Listening Group in the Meeting Place “Questions! Questions!” - a  new course begins tonight in the Old Vestry. Please see over for more info.  or see Murray if you think you might like to take part.
FRIDAY	12th	7.30 pm	Worship Group rehearsal in the Old Vestry
SUNDAY Third Sunday of Easter	14th	8.00 am 10.00 am   6.00 pm	Holy Communion Holy Communion (No Seekers this week – School Holidays) Spring Memorial Service – please let Murray know on Sunday 7th April if you missed our deadline for names of loved ones to be remembered. (Please note: Focus Service is cancelled – the next service to be announced)

QUESTIONS! QUESTIONS! 

Murray is delighted that people want to do the Questions! Questions! course so he is trying to sort out times.

The first will be on Thursday evenings starting this week on April 11^th and will probably run through most of May.  Could a few people join this course please in order to make it viable?

Following that he will be leading a course in June and July on Wednesday evenings. 

Rather than doing one in the autumn he is now thinking of doing the second part of Questions! Questions! on Tuesday mornings as an extra Communion and Fellowship series probably in June – more details soon!

The next local Confirmation service will be on Monday 23^rd Sept at St James’ Norton at 7.30 pm.

CHURCH ELECTORAL ROLL This year we have to completely redo our roll so please fill in a form (they’re on a table in church) and return it to Murray or leave it for him in the office. To be on the roll you will have to have been baptised and want to be a member of St Paul’s Church.

SPRING 2013 – MORE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

SPRING MEMORIAL SERVICE will be on Sunday 14^th April at 6.00 pm. If you would like to remember a loved one, even if you don’t  require an invitation please let us know the names to be read out at the service either by e-mail or in writing.

PIE AND PEA SUPPER and “A Taste of Dubai” from Murray will be on Friday 19^th April at 7.00 pm in the Nave. There will be steak, chicken & leek, or vegetarian pies available. Tickets are £5.00 each and are available now from Jacqui Herbert, Liz Warren or Barbara Hanson. Please let them know your food preference.

THE ANNUAL CHURCH PAROCHIAL MEETING will be held on Sunday 28^th April at our 10 am service.

HOLMWOOD SERVICE TUESDAY 14^th MAY AT 2 PM.  Murray has booked the next service with Holmwood.  Unfortunately because of commitments in his and the home’s diary it cannot be until May, but put it in your dairy now so that you can be there to share in our ministry to the home!

A NIGHT IN VIENNA The Sheaf Singers present “A Night in Vienna” on Sat 20^th April at 7.15 pm at the URC. Guest artists will be Meersbrook Light Orchestra, Gwen Knight – Soprano & Matthew Pitts – Accompanist. Tickets are £6.00 from all members and Olive Walker Tel 0114 2692144, or see Ken in church. The event is in aid of this year’s chosen charity, Help for Heroes.  We hope to see you there!

SAINSBURY’S VOUCHERS There’s a box at the back of church if you would like to donate to Active Kids 2013 again this year please. In previous years the appeal has provided some fantastic equipment for St Paul’s Beavers. More details to follow.

ROBERT’S NEWS OF THE FOOD BANK Following a very successful collection on 23^rd & 24^th March in Tesco, Robert reports that the value of food collected was £1,400 and the weight of food was 1 ton!!! There were also cash donations of £120 to buy extra food. Tesco will add 30% of the total collected. Considering the bad weather, this is an excellent result.  On this occasion, Andy and Robert from St Paul’s helped out. The next collection will hopefully be in June. Robert will provide more information at a later date, but once again, volunteers are needed, and we are still very grateful for your weekly donations at St Paul’s.

Please continue to save strong carrier bags and leave them with the donations of food by the bookcase.   

COMMUNITY INFORMATION: CHANGES TO BENEFITS Please see black information folder in MP.

Prayer Focus

we continue to pray for those who are ill, bereaved and those who care for them

Mike’s Ministry

Sun 7^th - 8.00 am & 10.00 am H.C. at St Paul’s

Tues 9^th – 10.00 am H.C. at St Paul’s

Sun 14^th – Hillsborough Tabernacle