Notices 12th to 19th May 2013

SUNDAY Seventh  Sunday of Easter	12th	8.00 am 10.00 am   6.00 pm   6.30 pm	Holy Communion Holy Communion with  Seekers in the Upper Hall Focus Service in the Nave – arrive 6.00 pm for 7.00 pm service Bishop’s Ten Days of Prayer in the OV.  (Where possible, the Ten Days of Prayer to be held in the MP or Chancel.  Tonight will be in OV owing to Focus Service.)
MONDAY	13th	12.30 pm   6.00 pm   6.30 pm   7.00 pm	“Sunny Days” post natal support group with Julie Slingsby in the  Meeting Place Rainbows resumes this evening  in the Upper Hall Bishop’s Ten Days of  Prayer in the Meeting Place Focus Fellowship meeting in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	14th	10.00 am 11.00 am  2.00 pm  2.30 pm   6.15 pm   6.30 pm   7.30 pm   7.30 pm     7.30 pm   7.30 pm	Holy Communion in the Meeting Place “Rattle & Roll”- Music for Under 5’s in the Old Vestry Service at Holmwood - your support is very welcome TLC in the Meeting Place– all welcome Brownies  in the Upper Hall Bishop’s Ten Days of Prayer in the Meeting Place Guides resumes  in the Upper Hall  “Quiz Aid” - Christian Aid Quiz at the Cross Scythes – please take an invitation for anyone you think might be interested. Jenny & Dilesh’s Home Group at 36 Essendine Crescent Local History Group – Tonight’s talk in OV will be on The History of Sheffield Manor. Everyone welcome! Please see posters in church (Please note: This talk has already attracted extra attention so may move to the Chancel if large numbers arrive. Please check each room or see front doors for venue.)
WEDNESDAY	15th	9.00 am 10.00 am 10.30 am   1.00 pm     6.00 pm   6.30 pm   7.30 pm   8.00 pm	Prayers in the Old Vestry “Peekaboo”  for babies, toddlers, parents & carers in the Nave & Meeting Place Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry Meeting in MP with the August wedding couple Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall Bishop’s Ten Days of Prayer in the Meeting Place W.I. “Craft & Chat”  in the Old Vestry – new members always welcome Tai Chi with Gary Shaw  in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	16th	10.00 am   3 – 4 pm   6.30 pm   6.30 pm   7.30 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 Bishop’s Ten Days of Prayer in the Meeting Place Thursday Prayer Group in the Meeting Place “Questions! Questions!” -  Fifth session tonight in the Old Vestry
FRIDAY	17th	6.30 pm	Bishop’s Ten Days of Prayer in the Meeting Place Please note: The Old Vestry is in use tonight from 7 – 9.00 pm
SATURDAY	18th	10.00 am   6.30 pm	Pentecost Eve Messy Church @ St Paul’s. Please see over Bishop’s Ten Days of Prayer in the Meeting Place
SUNDAY Pentecost	19th	8.00 am 10.00 am   6.00 pm	Holy Communion Family Worship (No Seekers this week) “Vine Time” service in the Meeting Place (No Churches Together service.)

THIS WEEK!  QUIZ AID is on Tuesday 14th May at 7.30 pm at The Cross Scythes.  All welcome!

BISHOP STEVEN’S 10 DAYS OF PRAYER This year, to mark the 10 Days of Prayer, the church will be open for half an hour from 6.30 pm each day from Thurs  9^th to Sat 18^th May inclusive.  There will be quiet music playing in the Meeting Place (which will be warm) and we will have another prayer place in the chancel chapel with candles to light and a table for prayer reminders.  (But it will be cool up there!)  Please bring things to put on the table which will remind others to pray for people and things important to you.

WEAR RED FOR PENTECOST! Our 10.00 am service at Pentecost is Family Worship this year.  We will focus on the gifts God gives to us and how we can use them for his glory.  Murray would also like you to wear red to celebrate the gift of God’s Holy Spirit.  Depending on the weather we may finish the service with a fire outside with a few songs and prayers, and if we do go out we will also have another Pentecost church photo as we did last year.

PENTECOST EVE MESSY CHURCH @ ST PAUL’S will be on Saturday 18^th May from 10.00 am to 12.30 pm. It’s a morning for families with children, and includes art and craft activities, a short creative worship time and a light lunch. A contribution of £1 per person is invited to cover the cost of craft materials and food. For more information ring 0114 2551945 or email messychurchstpauls@gmail.com  You can also visit http://messychurchstpauls.blogspot.co.uk

TOMATO PLANTS FOR SALE Please give your support to the sale of fruit and vegetables in aid of St Paul’s Fabric Fund. (Our church windows have deteriorated badly over the winter months and are in need of urgent repair work.) There will be tomato plants for sale shortly and courgettes and runner beans in the weeks to come. Thank you

1^st WEDNESDAY The group will be watching a DVD at their June meeting, entitled “Christians in Pompeii” and will be having a meal out in July. Please see Jacqui for details.

BOB HARTMAN You are warmly invited to an evening for children and families with Bob Hartman, author and much loved performance story teller for children, at Christ Church, Pitsmoor on Friday 7^th June from 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm.  Contact: jenny.lambourne@sheffield.anglican.org for further details or phone 01709 309144

SAINSBURY’S VOUCHERS There’s a box at the back of church if you’d like to donate your Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers again this year. In previous years, the appeal has provided fantastic equipment for St Paul’s Beavers. Thank you everyone who’s donated already.

FLOWER ARRANGING DEMONSTRATION To raise some much needed funds for church flowers, Liz Edwards has very kindly offered to do a demonstration of flower arranging for us. Liz is thinking of a Monday evening event. Could people interested please let Deidre know if this is a good time? Thank you

M.U. IN JUNE The topic will be The Emmaus Society.

RATTLE & ROLL – Musical fun classes for children 0-4 years. Anne Connolly is now back at work following the safe arrival of her new baby daughter, Minnie.  Please tell your family and friends about these sessions which are fun, energetic and full of music and dance. (The children especially like the bubble and parachute sessions.) You’ll find Anne in the OV at 11.00 am on Tuesdays during term time. New members are very welcome!  Leaflets in church. 

Mike’s Ministry:

Sun 12^th – Matlock Methodist  (B.B.)

SATS Week – (No assemblies)

Sun 19^th – Pentecost - St Paul’s 8.00 am H.C.

                   & Beauchief Abbey

Prayer Focus: 

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

From Murray

I hear good reports of the Christian Aid walk on Monday, it was certainly fantastic weather!  If you have not sponsored anyone and would like to do so I am sure you can do so retrospectively.  We have not made too much of it because we want to get money from outside church to go Christian Aid, but of course contributions are always welcome.  I will be showing a couple of short videos about the work of Christian Aid at our 10 am service this week – it is so encouraging to hear of their work.

Remember that now we don’t have a time in the year when we give to Tearfund, you can still do so by joining the scheme which Pam Yates looks after.

Do please take part in the ten days of prayer!  I gave out leaflets last week and will have more this week.  Pray at home, or come to church at 6.30 each evening this week to pray with others and contribute to the prayer table in the chancel to remind others of things to pray for.