Notices 7th to 14th July 2013

SUNDAY Trinity 6	7th	8.00 am 10.00 am  12 noon 6 for 7pm	Holy Communion Baptism Service with Seekers in the Old Vestry (Party upstairs) Family Baptism Celebration in the Upper Hall to 3.00 pm Focus Service in the Nave and Meeting Place
MONDAY	8th	9.00 am 12.30 pm   6.00 pm   7.00 pm	Funeral service for Derek of Focus Church “Sunny Days” post natal support in The Meeting Place Rainbows in the Upper Hall Focus Fellowship meeting in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	9th	10.00 am  11.00 am    2.30 pm    6.15 pm    7.00 pm          7.30 pm	Holy Communion  in the Meeting Place followed by coffee and fellowship and the Third Session of Questions! Questions! “Rattle & Roll”- Music for Under 5’s in the Old Vestry TLC in the Meeting Place Brownies in the Upper Hall Norton Lees Local History Group – please note: the group will be meeting half an hour earlier tonight at Derbyshire Lane Cemetery where Vivien Bentley will give a tour. Please meet main entrance (middle gates) and please also note that these field trips are undertaken at the individual’s own risk. There will be no meeting in August and tonight’s visit is Free! Guides in the Upper Hall Home Group at Jenny & Dilesh’s is cancelled for this week
WEDNESDAY	10th	9.00 am 10.00 am 10.30 am 11.30 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 & MP Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry M.U. are going out for lunch to The Bridge at Ford. We are booked in for 12 noon. The cost is £5 for main and a starter/pudding. Drinks will be extra. We will be leaving church at 11.40 am prompt. Please let Jacqui know if you are going. Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall Questions! Questions! in the Meeting Place – fifth of the series Wednesday Home Group at Liz and Mike’s Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	11th	10.00 am   3 – 4 pm   6.30 pm	Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall St Paul’s Chairobics in the Meeting Place – new members welcome Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall Please note: Music Listening Group is cancelled this week. We will next be meeting on 25th July when Joan Priestley will be presenting the music programme.
SUNDAY Trinity 7	14th	8.00 am 10.00 am	Holy Communion Holy Communion with Zimbabwe focus and Seekers in the Upper Hall

FOUND IN CHURCH last Sunday – Ladies red and black spectacles. Please call at the office Mon – Thurs 9am-2pm

‘MIDSUMMER MAGIC’ FLORAL DEMONSTRATION Tickets priced £5.00 are now on sale for a floral demonstration by Liz Edwards on Monday 22^nd July at 7.30 pm, to be held in church.  Liz is a very talented floral artist with some great ideas for making a few flowers look stunning. There will be refreshments on sale; all proceeds towards St Paul’s Flower Fund. Please phone 07913283218 for ticket enquiries.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY The Christmas Tree Festival this year will be held on Saturday 23^rd November. Last year’s was a great success with the W.I.  and Talbot school joining us.  There will be a meeting in The Old Vestry on Monday 15^th July at 2.30 pm for anyone interested in helping to organise the event. Please see Liz Warren if you would like to volunteer your help. Thank you

CHILLI AND TOMATO PLANTS for sale, priced 50p. Please leave your money in the basket. All proceeds towards the fabric fund for our window repairs. Thank you

CHANGES IN ZIMBABWE We currently support three organisations: Senior Citizens Service (run by Dave) who provide a clinic for poor, retired, mainly white Zimbabweans.  Good Hope Orphan Care, supporting Aids orphans.  And finally Food for Homes Bulawayo, who provide food for people in care homes who would find it hard otherwise to provide food for residents.

The last of these (Food for Homes) is closing down.  This is for two reasons, first there is now more food available for people to buy and second the organisers have other commitments which they need to attend to.

I have talked this over with Dave and with the support of the PCC have decided that we continue to support the two projects Senior Citizens Service and Good Hope Orphan Care with funds divided equally between them, rather than the three way split at present.

We will have having a Zimbabwe focus in our service on Sunday 14^th July at 10 am.

HOLIDAYS Please email Ann or let the office know in writing of any holidays planned, where you will not be available for the next church duty rota. Thank you

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

GREETINGS CARDS There are new cards for sale on the bookcase in the Meeting Place priced 50p, 75p or £1.00. All money raised goes to the church Fabric Fund. (Card sales raise about £50.00 per year.)  Please pay Jacqui or leave money in the basket provided. Also on the bookshelf are some interesting & thought provoking DVD’s.  Please borrow, view, then return for others to enjoy. Thank you

LAST REMINDER! SAINSBURY’S VOUCHERS   Please bring any Active Kids vouchers you wish to donate and put them in the box in the MP, so that we can catch the deadline. Thank you everyone on behalf of Beavers, Cubs & Scouts.

COMMUNITY NEWS

RATTLE & ROLL Musical fun classes for children 0-4 years with Anne Connolly. Please tell your family and friends about these sessions in the Old Vestry  at 11.00 am on Tuesdays during term time. New members very welcome !   

PEEKABOO AT ST PAUL’S After a number of years as the group leader, Tina Sheedy has now stepped down. The new leaders are Helen Speed, Gemma Jackson and Clare Waldren (contact details in “What’s On.”)  Our grateful thanks go to Tina for her time spent at St Paul’s setting up each week and collecting subs, and organising things from photographs to the Christmas Party etc. etc.  Please have a word with the new leaders if you would like to help with toy washing and replacing batteries on 28^th August.

As before, Liz Whitwam is the contact if you would like to join the Peekaboo refreshment makers list.  Thank you

SHEAF CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU has its AGM on Wed 17^th July at 4.00 pm at St Mary’s Community Centre, Bramall Lane. The meeting will be followed by a buffet and the aim is to finish by 6.00pm. Please see the notice board at the bottom of the stairs for more details.

SACMHA is a part of the new integrated Carers in Sheffield Service, which provides support to carers citywide. For more info. please see the booklet in the Meeting Place.

Mike’s Ministry:

Sun 7^th – St Paul’s 10.00 am Baptism Service

Thurs 11^th – Totley All Saints Primary

Prayer Focus: 

Please continue to offer your  prayers  for all those in our Community who are sick, in need, suffering & bereaved.

From Murray

On Saturday 5^th October the Diocesan Development Day will be about Mission Partnerships with good speakers, there will be a limit to the number who can attend, please let me know if you would like to come.  It will be at Philadelphia Church in the Upperthorpe area.