Notices 28th July to 4th August 2013

SUNDAY Trinity 9	28th	8.00 am  10.00 am	Holy Communion Holy Communion There will be No Seekers for children during the school holidays but please join us for Family Communion services on 11th & 25th August and our next Family Worship on the 18th August.
MONDAY	29th	12.30 pm        7.00 pm	“Sunny Days” post natal support in The Meeting Place; the new leaders are Joanne Glen and Sarah McLean, who some church members already know Rainbows resumes on Monday 16th September Focus Fellowship meeting in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	30th	7.30 am  10.00 am    2.30 pm    3.00 pm    7.30 pm	Hallamshire Heating will be in the boiler room and Upper Hall all day doing the annual service and stripping down the faulty boiler Holy Communion in the Meeting Place TLC in the Meeting Place Murray – Baptism Preparation in the Old Vestry Guides resumes on Tuesday 10th September PCC Meeting with Karen Cribb in the Meeting Place (please arrive at 7.30 pm for a prompt 7.45 pm start)
WEDNESDAY	31st	9.00 am  10.30 am    6.00 pm        7.30 pm       8.00 pm	Prayers in the Old Vestry Peekaboo resumes on Wednesday 4th September Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall (last one of this block of classes – resumes on Wednesday 28th August) Questions! Questions! in the Meeting Place – eighth and last one of the current series Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	1st	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 Meeting Place
FRIDAY	2nd	10.00 am    7.30 pm	MU Coffee Morning at Sheffield Cathedral – until 12 noon Worship Group rehearsal in church
SATURDAY	3rd	1.30 pm	M.U. Wave of Prayer – Church will be open from 1.30 – 2.00 pm when Jacqui hopes to be here to welcome you.
SUNDAY Trinity 10	4th	8.00 am  10.00 am    4.00 pm    6.00 pm	Holy Communion Baptism Service Murray – Wedding Rehearsal in church Focus Service in the Nave & Meeting Place (arrive 6.00 pm for 7.00 pm start)

DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES: PRAYER DAY 2013

On Saturday 14^th September from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm,

St Paul’s will be holding a Prayer Day “Meeting God in the Natural World” at Longshaw Moorland Discovery Centre (which is close to Fox House on the A6187 Hathersage to Owler Bar Road, or can be found on your Sat Nav at S11 7TZ).

The cost is £5.00 each, (as long as 18 people attend the day). This includes drinks, but not lunch or car parking. The day will include time for silent prayer and will end with a simple Communion Service.  Because there is only one room, we are very sorry, but it will not be possible to provide separate activities for children. If you think you might be interested, please complete a form and give it to Murray before Sunday 11^th August.  Thank you.

PEEKABOO HELPERS Thank you to all who have done such a great job helping with refreshments throughout the school year.  Thanks also to church members who have given their time to welcome & talk to those who come to Peekaboo, culminating in a successful party last week.  Peekaboo is back at St Paul’s on Wednesday 4^th September; there’s a copy of the new refreshments rota inside the tall cupboard in the main kitchen. As before, please see Liz Whitwam if you’d like to join the Peekaboo refreshment makers list. 

Please get in touch with the new leaders if you would like to help with toy washing & replacing batteries on 28^th August - telephone & email contact details in “What’s on.” 

MOTHERS’ UNION

THE MARY SUMNER DAY SERVICE will be held at Doncaster Minster on Friday 9^th August at 2pm.

MOTHERS’ UNION SUNDAY on 8^th September is a day of prayer for the work of the Mothers’ Union. Please pray for our work & ministry in our diocese & throughout the world.

DIARIES & CALENDARS FOR 2014 Please order your diary or calendar for next year from Jacqui as soon as possible.

‘FAMILIES FIRST’ - REMINDER Payment for your magazine subscription is now due. Please pay Jacqui this week.

CHRISTMAS! If you are interested in joining a bell ringing team to perform at the Christmas Tree Festival on Saturday 23^rd November, please contact Jacqui and be prepared for at least 8 practices.

Date for your diary:  there will be another planning meeting for the Christmas Tree Festival on Monday 9^th September in the Old Vestry at 2.30 pm.

CHURCH BBQ – date for your diary - This year’s Summer BBQ will be held on Friday 30^th August. More details to follow later.

NORTON LEES RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION - PUBLIC MEETING next week, on Wednesday 7^th August at 7.30 pm at the Bishops’ House. This meeting will be an Extraordinary General Meeting to determine the future of NoLRA. Whilst we have not had a public meeting for some time, we feel it is important to keep the group together even when there are few important issues to address. That way, when the estate does face a problem, NoLRA is in a position to fight on the residents’ behalf. In order to continue positively, NoLRA needs volunteer members. It doesn’t take much effort, so please come and say hello at the meeting.

www.nortonlees.org.uk

NORTON LEES LOCAL HISTORY GROUP “The Suffragette, the Silversmith and the Sheik’s Creator – three local women’s tales” with Ann Beedham on Tuesday 10^th September at 7.30 pm in the Old Vestry. (No meeting in August.)

Mike’s Ministry:

Sun 28^th – St Paul’s 10.00 am H.C.

Sun 4^th – St Paul’s Baptism Service

From Murray

From last week: Someone has asked about the next Questions! Questions! series.  I would like to lead one after this year’s Back to Church Sunday service which is on the 29^th September at 10 am.  The idea is that we invite our friends and relatives to this special service, and if they like what they experience they might like to go on to attend QQ.

My preference would be to run the autumn QQ series on Wednesday evenings, but I could run them on Thursday evenings if people wanted.  So if you would like to be part of an autumn QQ please let me know. 

Unfortunately I am not free each Wednesday or Thursday in that time, so on either night the series would have to run into December to include the full eight weeks.

This week: Please pray for us at PCC on Tuesday – it is an important meeting when Revd Karen Cribb will come to hear our views on forming Mission Partnerships!