Notices 25th August to 1st September 2013

SUNDAY Trinity 13	25th	8.00 am  10.00 am	Holy Communion Family Communion
MONDAY August Bank Holiday	26th		No “Sunny Days” post natal support in MP with Joanne or Sarah Rainbows resumes on Monday 16th September No Focus Fellowship meeting in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	27th		N.B. Owing to yesterday’s Bank Holiday there will be NO Holy Communion service in the Meeting Place this morning TLC in the Meeting Place is cancelled this week Guides resumes on Tuesday 10th September
WEDNESDAY	28th	10.30 am    6.00 pm    7.30 pm	Peekaboo resumes on Wed 4th Sept; Members will be washing the toys and replacing batteries in the Meeting Place and Nave this morning Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry Yoga with Yolande Swift resumes in the UH tonight Wednesday Home Group at Liz and Mike’s Tai Chi resumes next week on Wednesday 4th September
THURSDAY	29th	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
FRIDAY	30th	7.00 pm	Summer BBQ in the Meeting Place and Church garden if fine. Tickets priced £4.00 are available from Liz Warren, Margaret Blakey, and Barbara Hanson. Please let them know your food requirements THIS SUNDAY if you haven’t already done so. There will be pork steaks, beef or lamb burgers, sausages, assorted salads and bread (or vegetarian & gluten free options.) Please bring your own drinks. We look forward to seeing you!
SATURDAY	31st	11.00 am    1.30 pm	Baptism Service in church (O’Callaghan Family) Birthday Party in the Upper Hall (Grant Family) 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
SUNDAY Trinity 14	1st	8.00 am  10.00 am       6.00 pm	Holy Communion Baptism Service followed by Family Baptism Celebration in the Upper Hall for Ellie May Walker & Lily Alice Elizabeth Munro from 11.30 am - 2.30 pm Focus Service in the Nave and Meeting Place (arrive 6 for 7.00 pm)

A WARM WELCOME! to the family and friends of Freya at St Paul’s on Saturday 31^st August.

Those who are to be Confirmed on Monday evening 23^rd September

There will be three people from St Paul’s who will be Confirmed this year.  Please pray for Jon, Glynis and Russell and be there to support them at St James’ Church that evening.  In preparation for this Russell is going to be Baptised in our 10 am Communion service on Sunday 8^th September.  I gave him the choice of being Baptised by Bishop Peter Burrows  at his Confirmation but he chose St Paul’s so that he could be amongst his Christian family, and who was I to stand in his way!

BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY – 29^TH SEPTEMBER AT 10.00 AM The invitation cards are now out for this important service when we are encouraged to invite people to join us for worship.  It will be a Morning Worship service (without Communion) and Murray will be preaching.  You will need to fill in the details of the date and time to give to those you invite and keep the back of the card as a reminder of who you have invited so that you can pray for them.  Following the service Murray will start another Questions! Questions! Series on Wednesday 9^th October at 7.30 pm in Church.

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: 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. 

FUTURE MESSY CHURCH DATES Messy Church @

St Paul’s is a morning for families with children, including art & craft activities, a short creative worship time and a light lunch. Please phone 2551945 for more info. or visit messychurchstpauls.blogspot.co.uk

MessyChurch@St Paul's - Autumn & Winter dates – 7^th September, 19^th October – Harvest Messy Church, 14^th December – Christingle Messy Church (- all Saturdays  from 10am - 12.30pm) including lunch. Do invite children and parents & carers and if you can help, please let Sarah, Pete or Ann know.

FROM GAIL If anyone can come to support Gail when she is authorised as a parish evangelist at Doncaster Minster on Saturday 21^st September at 11am, please let Gail know as she is thinking about getting a coach and sharing with St Chad's, depending on numbers. Gail would also like to thank everyone for their help, support, encouragement and prayers as she has been training. If anyone wants to know about her training, Gail will be very happy to share more.

SING TAIZE! Take time from the busyness of life and join us for a quiet, simple, reflective hour of Taize music and prayer on 1^st September and 10^th November, both sessions at 6.30 pm at St John’s Abbeydale. Please see posters in church.

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

St Paul’s & St James’ M.U. AGM is on Wed 11th Sept.

Diaries & calendars for 2014 can now be ordered. Please see Jacqui as soon as possible.

SHEFFIELD CATHEDRAL HERITAGE DAY on Saturday 14^th September from 11.00 am until 4.00 pm. There will be Tudor Musicians playing and children’s activities. Special walkways will enable visitors to see the alterations and developments to the Cathedral. Come and support your Diocesan Mothers’ Union. M.U. members – please see Jacqui if you can help with hospitality for a while? (Serving refreshments on the produce stall, as well as baking scones and cakes.) Please also note: unfortunately, this is the same date as our Prayer Day at Longshaw.

W.I. AT ST PAUL’S – “FRIENDS OF MILLHOUSES PARK” Find out more about this local attraction. Non -members will be made very welcome at the next meeting on Wednesday 4^th September at 7.30 pm in the OV (there will be a £2.00 charge for non-members.) Telephone Sylvia Sanderson on 2582194 to find out more or just come to the meeting.

LAVENDER If anyone would like some lavender, please help yourself from the border by the oak door. It will help the gardeners if you could cut it back well, please.

DRONFIELD GENQUIP BAND is pleased to announce forthcoming concerts on Thurs 29^th Aug at 7.45 pm, Sat 9^th Nov at 7.30 pm and Sat 21^st Dec at 7.30 pm. Please see the MP Notice Board for information regarding ticket sales and venues or call Francis Hargate on 07904297174 or 0114 2484898.

Mike’s Ministry: No engagements this week

Prayer Focus: 

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

Notices 18th to 25th August 2013

SUNDAY Trinity 12	18th	8.00 am  10.00 am 6 for 7pm    6.00 pm	Holy Communion Family Worship Focus Service in the Nave and Meeting Place “Vine Time” Service in the Old Vestry
MONDAY	19th	12.30 pm        7.00 pm	“Sunny Days” post natal support in MP with Joanne Glen or Sarah McLean (No “Sunny Days” next week – August Bank Holiday Monday) Rainbows resumes on Monday 16th September ??Focus Fellowship meeting in the Old Vestry
TUESDAY	20th	10.00 am    2.30 pm	Holy Communion in the Meeting Place TLC in the Meeting Place Guides resumes on Tuesday 10th September
WEDNESDAY	21st	9.00 am  10.30 am	Hallamshire Heating in church today for completion of boiler work Peekaboo resumes on Wednesday 4th September Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry Yoga resumes on Wednesday 28th August W.I. “Craft & Chat” is cancelled for this week owing to holidays Tai Chi resumes on Wednesday 4th September
THURSDAY	22nd	10.00 am   3 – 4 pm    6.30 pm    7.00 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 meeting in the Meeting Place tonight
SUNDAY Trinity 13	25th	8.00 am  10.00 am	Holy Communion Family Communion

More from Murray

Please think of me this week as I will be away on retreat!  The point of the retreat is to have just over three days in silence when we can meet with God in a deeper way without the demands and distractions of daily life.  Each day we have short services morning and evening and about half an hour with the retreat director to talk over what has been going on.  Just now I feel a little apprehensive knowing that there will be struggles as well as joys but I look forward to returning with a renewed sense of God’s call to ministry and, I hope, with a greater sense of what my priorities should be in the coming year.

Those who are to be Confirmed on Monday evening 23^rd September

I am pretty sure that there will be four people from St Paul’s who will be Confirmed this year.  Please pray for Jon, Glynis, Russell and Charlie and be there to support them at St James’ Church that evening.  In preparation for this Russell is going to be Baptised in our 10 am Communion service on Sunday 8^th September.  I gave him the choice of being Baptised by Bishop Peter Burrows  at his Confirmation but he chose St Paul’s so that he could be amongst his Christian family, and who was I to stand in his way!

Back to Church Sunday – 29^th September at 10.00 am

The invitation cards are now out for this important service when we are encouraged to invite people to join us for worship.  It will be a Morning Worship service (without Communion) and I will be preaching.  You will need to fill in the details of the date and time to give to those you invite and keep the back of the card as a reminder of who you have invited so that you can pray for them.  Following the service I will start another Questions! Questions! series on Wednesday 9^th October at 7.30 pm in Church.

CHURCH BBQ This year’s Summer BBQ is on Friday 30^th August at 7.00 pm. Tickets £4.00 from Liz Warren, Margaret Blakey and Barbara Hanson. Please let us know your food requirements (Beef burgers, Lamb burgers, Pork steaks, Sausages, with Salads and Bread) by filling in the form on the bottom half of your ticket, and then hand it to Liz, Margaret or Barbara. Remember to bring your own drinks and for any special requirements, please see Liz. We hope you can come and look forward to seeing you!

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: 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. 

FUTURE MESSY CHURCH DATES Messy Church @

St Paul’s is a morning for families with children, including art & craft activities, a short creative worship time and a light lunch. Please phone 2551945 for more info. or visit messychurchstpauls.blogspot.co.uk

MessyChurch@St Paul's - Autumn & Winter dates – 7^th September, 19^th October – Harvest Messy Church, 14^th December – Christingle Messy Church (- all Saturdays  from 10am - 12.30pm) including lunch. Do invite children and parents & carers and if you can help, please let Sarah, Pete or Ann know.

M.U. Mothers’ Union Sunday on 8^th September is a day of prayer for the work of the Mothers’ Union. Please pray for our work and ministry in our diocese and throughout the world.

Please also note: St Paul’s & St James’ M.U. AGM is coming up soon on Wednesday 11th September.

Diaries & calendars for 2014 can now be ordered. Please see Jacqui as soon as possible.

LAVENDER If anyone would like some lavender, please help yourself from the border by the oak door. It will help the gardeners if you could cut it back well, please.

CHRISTMAS! If you are interested in joining a bell ringing team to perform at the Christmas Tree Festival on Sat 23^rd Nov, please contact Jacqui.

Date for your diary:  there will be another planning meeting for the Christmas Tree Festival on Mon 9^th Sept in the Old Vestry at 2.30 pm. Come and help to make it a really special weekend. Bishop Steven will be joining us at our 10 o’clock service on Sun 24^th Nov, so please remember to put the above dates in your diaries!

FROM GAIL If anyone can come to support Gail when she is authorised as a parish evangelist at Doncaster Minster on Saturday 21^st September at 11am, please let Gail know as she is thinking about getting a coach and sharing with St Chad's, depending on numbers. Gail would also like to thank everyone for their help, support, encouragement and prayers as she has been training. If anyone wants to know about her training, Gail will be very happy to share more.

DRONFIELD GENQUIP BAND is pleased to announce forthcoming concerts on Thurs 29^th Aug at 7.45 pm, Sat 9^th Nov at 7.30 pm and Sat 21^st Dec at 7.30 pm. Please see the MP Notice Board for information regarding ticket sales and venues or call Francis Hargate on 07904297174 or 0114 2484898.

Mike’s Ministry:

Sun 18^th – St Paul’s 8.00 am H.C., Hilsborough Tabernacle & Beauchief Abbey

From Murray

Last week we went down to Sevenoaks for a few days.  My Aunt is having to move to a new care home so Ann  got her ready for the move.  The first day was forecast to be sunny and warm so we went down to the south coast to Hastings and Bexhill where Molly used to go with her husband and with my Mum and me.  It was one of those glorious days which you wish would go on for ever.  I was able to push Molly in her wheelchair to the beach we used to visit and then we had a cup of tea by the De La Warr Pavillion!