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SUNDAY
4th Sunday of Advent
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22nd
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8.00 am
10.00 am
6.00 pm
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Holy
Communion
Holy
Communion (No Seekers – school holidays)
St Paul’s Candle Lit Carol Service
with Carfield Community Choir and
mulled
wine and mince pies afterwards
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MONDAY
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23rd
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3.30 pm
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Please
note: The office is now closed until 9.00 am on Monday 6th
January.
If you have an urgent message to be
read out with the notices
next Sunday 29th December, please give it to Murray in
writing. Thanks
Children’s Event at the Cross Scythes with Meersbrook Children’s
Choir. Fancy Dress Nativity – Children can come dressed as a character from
the Christmas bible story and we will act it out and sing
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TUESDAY
Christmas Eve
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24th
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10.00
am
6.00 pm
11.30
pm
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Holy Communion Service in the Meeting Place
Family Carols for Christmas
Midnight Communion in the Chancel
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WEDNESDAY Christmas Day
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25th
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10.00 am
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Family Communion for Christmas Day
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SUNDAY
1st Sunday of Christmas
|
29th
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8.00 am
10.00 am
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Holy
Communion in the Meeting Place
Family
Communion in the Meeting Place
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TUESDAY New
Year’s Eve
|
31st
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10.00 am
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Holy
Communion in the Meeting Place
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WEDNESDAY
|
1st
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Happy
New Year everyone!
For information: W.I. meetings resume on Wednesday 8th
January
Similarly,
1st Wednesday Group will also meet a week later on Wed 8th
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THURSDAY
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2nd
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10.00
am
6.30 pm
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Weight Watchers resumes in the Upper Hall
No Chairobics until next week on Thursday 9th
January
Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall
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FRIDAY
|
3rd
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10.00 am
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Mothers’
Union Coffee Morning at Sheffield Cathedral
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SUNDAY
Epiphany
|
5th
|
8.00 am
10.00 am
6.00 pm
|
Holy
Communion
Baptism Service with Revd. Karen Cribb of St Mary’s, Bramall Lane
A warm welcome to the families and friends of Willow Jay Murphy and
Bella
Michelle Whitehall who are being baptised at St Paul’s today
Focus Service in the Nave and Meeting Place. Arrive
6.00 pm for 7.00 pm start Welcome back!
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From
Murray
I am just back from
Holmwood Care Home where we had a lovely Carol Service, this time with people
who come to TLC joining us. As ever,
Konrad was very busy ferrying residents to and fro, and finding seats for us
all. We filled the dining room and had
to get some extra seating in as well. It
all went very well as Konrad has been doing some carol singing rehearsals with the
residents over the last few weeks in preparation.
The next big thing
will be Thursday evening at the Cross Scythes when I am hoping that we are able
to fill the pub with people come to sing carols! This year we have permission to relay David’s
playing right round the pub using their PA system as last year people in the
front bar complained that they could not hear the music in the back room.
Then on Sunday
evening we have our own Carol Service which I am looking forward too very
much. It is such a wonderful time of
year when we can so easily share the joy of Jesus’ birth in the singing of
carols!
CHRISTMAS
SERVICES
We
need a couple more people to welcome, read, and pray at services over Christmas.
Please sign the list in church if you can help. Thank you
ROOM
HIRE: 2014 DATES
Thanks to all those people who have already informed us of their
return date for 2014. If you haven’t yet done this, it’s important you do. Please
could you let us know this week by popping a note under the office door? To
help us with programming the heating, it’s a great help if you can provide a
list of dates when your group will be meeting in 2014 please. (Joan makes diary
entries for the whole year for 25 groups in the church office diary, and it’s
really useful if you can put your dates in writing for us. It saves Joan an
awful lot of counting out!) If you host a house group and would like your
meetings to go on the church notice sheet, please could you also put your dates
in writing?
TAKING
CARE OF ST PAUL’S
Following our wonderful Redevelopment Project we
have tried very hard to take good care of our beautiful building. Visitors always comment positively on the
work that’s been done. One of the new chairs has recently been damaged; please
take care when moving them and be careful you do not drop the chairs as this
will weaken the joints. May we also
remind people about some of the “little things” like covering tables for craft
activities. It saves us a lot of time
scrubbing off PVA adhesive, Pritt stick, felt tip pen & cake icing
etc. Art work, posters etc. should be
put up on the gloss painted surfaces or glass with blutac and not sellotape. Please help us to keep St Paul’s in good
order and thanks everyone for your co-operation.
OFFICE OPENING
IN 2014
From the week commencing 19th January,
for a few months, the office will be manned from Tuesday to Thursday only, between
10.00 am and 12 noon (except exceptional circumstances). Church members should only call during these
times, and encourage other enquirers to do the same. At other times please
remember to bring your church key and use the side entrance please. For the Christmas
Holiday closure dates, please see overleaf.
FROM
CATHY
Many thanks to everyone who has supported the
work of St Paul’s Centre throughout the year, and wishing you all a very Happy
Christmas! Cathy
RAINBOWS
& GUIDES
Please contact Liz Scott or Karen Stevenson if
you are interested in helping out with Rainbows or Guides. Either leader can be
contacted via the Centre Office on 2550144 or see “What’s on” for details. You
would be supported by experienced members of our uniformed organisations, and
the gift of your time would be of great benefit to the young people of Norton
Lees. Thanks
BISHOPS
BISTRO & COFFEE HOUSE
Please support your fantastic local bistro at 5
Lees Hall Ave, by Hollythorpe shops. Flyers in church for opening times and
special offers.
Mike’s Ministry:
Sun 22nd
– St Paul’s 8.00 am & 10.00 am H.C. services
Tues 24th
– St Paul’s 10.00 am H.C.
St Paul’s 6.00 pm Family Carols
Sun 29th
– St Paul’s 10.00 am Family Communion
Sun 5th
Jan 2014 – St Paul’s 8.00 am H.C.
FROM MURRAY AND ANN
Thank
you for your Christmas cards which we have enjoyed very much. We wish you all a happy and wholesome
Christmas and a wonderful start to the New Year.
CHURCH CHRISTMAS CARDS
Do take
time to look at the cards stuck on the sliding cupboard doors by the Font which
are to all members of St Paul’s.
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