Notices 1st to 8th September 2013

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)
MONDAY	2nd	12.30 pm    7.00 pm    7.30 pm	“Sunny Days” post natal support in MP with Joanne or Sarah Rainbows resumes on Monday 16th September Focus Fellowship resumes in the Old Vestry tonight Murray – Wedding Booking in the Meeting Place & Nave
TUESDAY	3rd	10.00 am       8.00 pm	Mundella and Newfield Schools return today Holy Communion service in the Meeting Place TLC in the Meeting Place is cancelled again this week – resumes shortly Brownies – return date to be confirmed Guides resumes next week on Tuesday 10th September Contemplative Prayer in the Old Vestry
WEDNESDAY	4th	10.00am  10.30 am    6.00 pm    7.30 pm    7.30 pm	Peekaboo resumes in the Meeting Place and Nave this morning Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall First Wednesday Home Group at Jacqui’s W.I. meeting in the Old Vestry. Tonight’s talk will be by The Friends of Millhouses Park” – Find out more about this local attraction. Non - members welcome (£2 charge) Telephone Sylvia Sanderson on 2582194 for more information or just come to the meeting. Tai Chi - Owing to unforeseen training for work, Gary will not be back until 18th September
THURSDAY	5th	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	6th	10.00 am	M.U Coffee Morning in the Cathedral
SATURDAY	7th	10.00 am	Messy Church in the Nave and Meeting Place to 12.30 pm.
SUNDAY Trinity 15 Mothers’ Union Sunday	8th	8.00 am  10.00 am	Today 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. Holy Communion Holy Communion including the Baptism of Russell Murdoch Seekers begins again in the Upper Hall – welcome back!

From Murray The weather clearly forgot that it was Bank Holiday on Monday!  What a fantastic English summers day with clear blue sky, puffy white clouds and a gentle breeze so that you did not overheat! – it made you feel great to be alive.  I was down in Kent overnight helping my Aunt setting into the newly built care home and it was good to see so many people enjoying the glorious weather!

 

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 today, 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, we will be holding a Prayer Day “Meeting God in the Natural World” at Longshaw Moorland Discovery Centre (which is close to Fox House & can be found on your Sat Nav at S11 7TZ). The cost is £5.00 each: including 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 Autumn & Winter dates – this Saturday 7^th Sept, then 19^th Oct – Harvest Messy Church, 14^th Dec – 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.

M.U.

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.

DRONFIELD GENQUIP BAND is pleased to announce forthcoming concerts on 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

From Murray

I wanted to reflect a bit on my experiences last week on retreat.  People often look a bit aghast when I say that we are silent for three and a half days!  However, when you get used to retreats it is not very long - the days have a rhythm with meals all provided, time with the retreat leader, a walk and the two services each day. 

You seem to need that long to unwind, rest up and have the energy to face the deep questions that we are so easily able to ignore in the hurly burly of life.  One of the key questions was put to us at Communion on the second day “what is your deepest desire”?  It is such a good question!  We all have all sorts of desires, but what are the really deep ones – often it takes a while to sift through and find that what may have first come to mind is not the deepest but holds a clue to something even deeper!

There were times when I just felt tired, blank and wondered what I was doing there, particularly on the last evening.  But the on the last morning God gave me two wonderful images to take home and inform my going on with him in the weeks to come.  -  Thanks for your support!