Notices 13th to 20th October 2013

SUNDAY Trinity 20	13th	8.00 am  10.00 am    6.00 pm	Holy Communion Holy Communion with Seekers upstairs Focus Service in the Nave and Meeting Place (arrive 6.00 pm for 7.00 pm start)
MONDAY	14th	12.30 pm    6.00 pm    7.00 pm	“Sunny Days” post natal support in MP with Joanne Glen or Sarah McLean Rainbows  in the Upper Hall Focus Fellowship in the Old Vestry tonight
TUESDAY	15th	10.00 am    2.30 pm    6.15 pm    7.30 pm    7.45 pm	Holy Communion service in the Meeting Place TLC in the Meeting Place   Brownies in the Upper Hall Guides in the Upper Hall PCC Meeting in the Old Vestry – please arrive 7.30 pm for 7.45 pm start
WEDNESDAY	16th	10.00am  10.30 am    6.00 pm    7.30 pm    7.30 pm    8.00 pm	Peekaboo in the Meeting Place and Nave Care4You Team Meeting with Lynne Ashmore in the Old Vestry Yoga with Yolande Swift in the Upper Hall “Questions!  Questions!” with Murray in the Meeting Place – (2 of 8 meetings) W.I. meeting in the Old Vestry Tai Chi with Gary Shaw in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	17th	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 Old Vestry – new members always welcome, please see Gail if you’d like more details
SATURDAY	19th	10.00 am        10.30 am     to   12.30pm	Harvest Messy Church at St Paul’s – a morning for families with children; includes art and craft activities, a short creative worship time and a light lunch.  Do invite children and their parents & carers and if you can help from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, please see Ann FROM M.U.  There will be an Art and Craft display with coffee and chat at St John’s Church Hall, Abbeydale Road South.  Entrance £2 which includes refreshments.
SUNDAY Trinity 21	20th	8.00 am  10.00 am    6.00 pm	Holy Communion Harvest Family Worship St Paul’s Autumn Memorial Service. We invite you to remember and commemorate the lives of family and friends who have died  – please give any additional names to be read out to Murray by Wednesday 16th October at the latest (in writing please) N.B. This week’s “Vine Time” Service has now been moved to the 27th October

 

 

From Murray Just to let you know that we have a good week away.  Having been to the same cottage a few times we were at last able to sit in the sun on the terrace which looks over a lovely wooded valley.  The highlight for me was hiring a bike and riding quite a bit of the Monsal Trail. As ever, I over did it a bit, but it was such fun cycling through the tunnels that I didn’t want to stop!  Ann and Oscar took it more leisurely and it was good to catch up with them on my way back.

Harvest Supper Sat. Oct 26th at 6.00pm.  We hope that lots of people will be able to come and enjoy traditional Harvest fare of a variety of vegetable soups with lovely crusty bread and cheese board and pate, to be followed by fruit pie or crumble with custard.  There won't be a charge for this event but we hope that you will be able to make a donation into the Hospitality Fund to enable us to pay for the usual round of Christmas activities.    

RAINBOWS – URGENT Liz Scott needs help with Rainbows, a group for girls aged 5 – 7 years, on Monday evenings from 6 -7.00 pm in the Upper Hall. Please contact Liz Scott   07584 575 141 if you can spare an hour to help. Thank you

 

THANK YOU The Warren family would like to thank all those who sent kind messages, cards & flowers following Liz’s Mum’s death. We were overwhelmed by the love extended and thank God for such a lovely church family. 

 

1^ST WEDNESDAY - CARDS FOR THE BEREAVED Our annual card making session is upon us. It will be held in the Old Vestry around 7.30 pm on Wed 30^th Oct. Everyone welcome – your help will be very much appreciated. The cards are sent to those who attend the Memorial Services, but you can always come and make one for yourself.

 

KATH JACKSON  Sad, but not unexpected news from Suffolk this week. Kath Jackson, who was our Parish Worker during the 1970’s, has died peacefully after a long illness.

 

CHURCH FLOWERS FOR HARVEST Please let Deidre know if you are able to come and help with decorating church for Harvest on Friday 18th October at 3.00 pm.

 

QUESTIONS! QUESTIONS!  Murray has started another series of Questions! Questions! at 7.30 pm in the Meeting Place..  For your diary: Further dates are this Wednesday 16^th October , then  23^rd & 30^th Oct, 13^th, 20^th, & 27^th Nov and 4^th Dec. Please see the MP notice board for topics.

 

CHURCH ROTAS for Nov - Dec  2013 & Jan 2014  Please can you e-mail or leave a note with any dates when you will not be available for duties.  Thank you!

 

SHOEBOX APPEAL 2013 This year’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal will run from 1^st to 18^th Nov, when once again St Paul’s will be acting as a Drop-Off Point. Our service will be held on Sun 17^th Nov at 10.00 am during Family Worship.

 

W.I.  Norton Lees Branch of the Women’s Institute will celebrate their 20^th Anniversary with a special event on Wed 6^th Nov in church at 7.30 pm. Woodhouse Brass Band is booked to play -  please see posters in church. There will be a sheet in church for signatures please if you intend coming (for numbers for catering.) Thank you

 

LOST CAMERA   A Lumix Camera was lost on Sat 21^st Sept, the day of Gail’s Licensing. The owner, a member of St Chad’s church, was sitting 3 seats back from the coach driver. Could people from St Paul’s who went, please check they have picked up the right camera.

 

M.U. Thank you to Jacqui for her 6 years leading the branch and welcome to Margaret who has taken on the mantle!

 

DOORS have been left unlocked and lights left on recently. Please encourage everyone to check before they leave!!!

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL If people would like to start sorting through books at home, we will be having a bookstall at the Christmas Tree Festival to be held in church on Saturday 23^rd November. There will be a box in which to leave them, in the clergy vestry soon.  Can members also start saving suitable NEW items for a £1.00 Tombola stall please? Please see Liz if you can help on the day!

 

LOXLEY SILVER BAND & WEST SIDE SINGERS in concert for Christian Aid, on Saturday 16^th November at 7.30 pm at St Andrew’s Church, Psalter Lane, S11 8LY. Tickets £10.00 (£7 concessions, £4 students, children under 12 free) available from Band/choir members or Robert Jackson Tel. 0114 2695263 or see caidsheffconcert@btinternet.com

 

NEWS OF OUR COMMUNITY

BISHOPS’ HOUSE – FORTHCOMING EVENTS   are listed on the flyers in church. Please take one!

 

FOOD BANK Churches Together in Heeley and Gleadless Valley invite you to “The Big Thank You for the Food Bank” at Gleadless Valley Methodist Church, Blackstock Road, Sheffield.  On Sunday 3^rd November at 5.30 pm, we start with sharing food which is provided by churches. We continue with a celebration and thanksgiving for the food bank, for those who support it, those who volunteer and those who receive from it. Please join us and let us know if you plan to come. Phone or text 07962667270 or 07748641358

Robert has been asked to pass on: Thank you to everyone who contributes, but do just check the sell-by dates on all donations of food. Thank you

 

Mike’s Ministry:

Sun 13^th - St Paul’s 8.00 am H.C.

Mon 14^th – Greasbrough Primary

Tues 15^th – St Paul’s 10.00 am H.C.

Wed 16^th – Handsworth Christian (Governors’ Meeting)

Thurs 17^th – The Michael Church, Lowedges

Sat 19^th – St Paul’s Messy Church

 

Prayer Focus:  We continue to pray for all who are ill and those who care for them