Notices 19th to 26th May 2013

SUNDAY Pentecost	19th	8.00 am 10.00 am 11.30 am   6.00 pm	Holy Communion Family Worship for Pentecost (No Seekers this week) Birthday Party for the Lock family in the Upper Hall until 2.30 pm “Vine Time” service in the Meeting Place (No Churches Together service)
MONDAY	20th	12.30 pm   6.00 pm   7.00 pm	“Sunny Days” post natal support group with Julie Slingsby in the  Meeting Place Rainbows in the Upper Hall Focus Fellowship meeting in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	21st	10.00 am 11.00 am   2.30 pm   6.15 pm   7.30 pm	Holy Communion in the Meeting Place “Rattle & Roll”- Music for Under 5’s in the Old Vestry TLC in the Meeting Place– all welcome Brownies  in the Upper Hall Guides going to Laser Quest this evening (UH not in use)  PCC Meeting in the Old Vestry – arrive 7.30 pm for 7.45 pm start please
WEDNESDAY	22nd	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 Nave & Meeting Place Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall (last one this half term) Deanery Synod in the Nave & Meeting Place Wednesday Home Group at Liz and Mike’s, 25 Lees Hall Avenue Tai Chi with Gary Shaw  in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	23rd	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!” -  Sixth session tonight in the Old Vestry
FRIDAY	24th	7.30 pm	Worship Group rehearsal – in OV or in church, depending on the weather Schools break up today for Spring Bank Holiday
SATURDAY	25th	8.30 am	NTP Classroom Training for commercial drivers in the Old Vestry- until 4.30 pm
SUNDAY Trinity Sunday	26th	8.00 am 10.00 am   6.00 pm	Holy Communion Holy Communion (No Seekers today) Focus Service in the Nave and Meeting Place – arrive 6 for 7.00 pm start

Why no Churches Together ‘Pentecost Praise’?

For many years we have been meeting together for worship a few times a year with our friends from Mount View Methodist Church, The Church of the Nazarene, Heeley Parish Church and Meersbrook Park United Reformed Church in our local Churches Together group.  Sadly over the last few years the attendance has been dropping and you might like to think when you last went to a Churches Together service which was not at St Pauls’!  Over the years we have tried a number of ventures together like the ‘Whit Sings’ in Meersbrook Park a few years ago.

I am sure that we are at our best when we do something together.  Worshipping together and even sharing Communion together are things we have done a number of times, and now are not new anymore.  The significant thing we are doing together is supporting The Gleadless Valley and Heeley Foodbank.

At a recent Churches Together Ministers Meeting a brave and I believe right decision was made to stop our shared services for the time being and to focus on our support for Foodbank.  So we will continue to meet together as ministers, but we will not worship together so much for the time being. 

If you have any reactions of comments please pass them on to me (Murray) or to Mike.

WEAR RED FOR PENTECOST! Our 10.00 am service today is Pentecost Family Worship.  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.

QUIZAID AT THE CROSS SCYTHES raised £84.70 for Christian Aid.

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 kindly offered to do a demonstration of flower arranging for us. Liz is thinking of a Monday evening event. Could people please let Deidre know if this is a good time? Thanks

HEELEY HISTORY WORKSHOP Anyone interested in the area and its people is very welcome to come to our informal weekly meetings on Monday afternoons (except Bank Holidays) between 2.00-4.00 pm at the Community Rooms at the Heeley Green Centre on the corner of Gleadless Rd & Fitzroy Rd. Join us on Monday 20th May at 2.00 pm to celebrate our project “Social Life in Heeley and Thereabouts.” We will show you our film and launch our new leaflet about social life.

ST LUKE’S Please see the poster at the foot of the stairs from St Luke’s Sheffield Hospice. They would like to recruit more volunteers to help raise much needed funds. Each year, St Luke’s provides specialist care entirely free of charge to around 1,500 local adults with a wide variety of incurable illnesses. Their aim is to improve the quality of life at a time when life is especially precious. Thank you

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  very welcome - leaflets in church. 

M.U. IN JUNE The topic on Wednesday 12^th June  will be The Emmaus Society.

THE BISHOP’S GARDEN PARTY will be held on Sunday 16^th June at Bishopscroft from 2-5.00 pm.

Mike’s Ministry:

Sun 19^th – Pentecost - 8.00 am H.C. & Beauchief Abbey

Mon 20^th – Charnock Hall Infant & Charnock Hall Junior

Tues 21^st – St Paul’s 10.00 am H.C. & Wooldale Junior

Prayer Focus: 

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

From Murray

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.

Thank you to everyone who has helped to raise money for Christian Aid this week.  I found the videos we saw at 10 am last Sunday really inspiring – we can do something significant for people through Christian Aid!

From Margaret

It was a joy to worship at Holmwood today with the residents. Konrad made the afternoon so special with his love and care for the sick and elderly. Murray led the short Service which included many hymns enjoyed by all. If all the Care Homes had a 'Konrad' they would be much happier places. We all received a friendly welcome. After visiting many Homes for the elderly Holmwood would come at the top of the list.