Notices 5th to 12th January 2014

notices

SUNDAY Epiphany	5th	8.00 am 10.00 am    7.00 pm	Holy Communion Baptism Service with Revd. Karen Cribb of St Mary’s, Bramall Lane A warm welcome to the families and friends of children 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!
MONDAY	6th	12.30 pm	Schools return today Sunny Days post natal support group resumes today in the Meeting Place Rainbows – please see overleaf for more information
TUESDAY	7th	10.00 am   2.30 pm   7.30 pm   7.30 pm   8.00 pm	Holy Communion in the Meeting Place TLC resumes in the Meeting Place. New members always welcome Brownies – return date to be confirmed Guides resumes in the Upper Hall Standing Committee in the Meeting Place Contemplative Prayer in the Old Vestry
WEDNESDAY	8th	10.00 am 10.30 am   2.15 pm    6.00 pm   7.30 pm   7.30 pm   8.00 pm	Peekaboo for parents, carers, babies and toddlers resumes in the Nave with refreshments in the Meeting Place Care4You team meeting in the Old Vestry M.U. Meeting in the Meeting Place - The Diocesan President  is coming to speak to the group. All welcome! Yoga with Yolande Swift resumes in the Upper Hall tonight W.I. meetings resume in the Old Vestry (tonight’s meetings of the W.I. and 1st Wednesday Group are in place of New Year’s Day’s) 1st Wednesday Group at Jacqui’s house – Topic “David and the Psalms” Tai Chi with Gary Shaw resumes in the Upper Hall
THURSDAY	9th	10.00 am   3.00 pm   6.30 pm   7.00 pm	Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall Chairobics resumes in the Meeting Place Weight Watchers in the Upper Hall St Paul’s Music Listening Group in the Meeting Place
FRIDAY	10th	1.00 pm   7.30 pm	Funeral in church of Keith Weatherington Worship Group rehearsal in the Old Vestry
SUNDAY The Baptism of Christ	12th	8.00 am 10.00 am	Holy Communion Holy Communion with Seekers upstairs

RAINBOWS Due to a lack of numbers Rainbows has been suspended until April, or until more children want to join, for further information please contact Liz Scott 07584575141

GUIDES  

Please contact Karen Stevenson if you are interested in helping Guides. Karen 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

ROUNDABOUT (YOUTH HOUSING CHARITY) Please see the Meeting Place notice board for a thank you letter from Ben Keegan for the chocolates, biscuits and Christmas cards that Robert delivered on behalf of

St Paul’s. Thank you very much to everyone who contributed; Roundabout’s young people and staff are always grateful for our support.

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 them 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 19^th 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.

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 5^th – St Paul’s 8.00 am

Tues 7^th – St Paul’s 10.00 am H.C.

Sun 12^th – St Paul’s 10.00 am H.C.

Prayer Focus: 

We continue to pray for all who are bereaved, or ill and those who care for them

FROM MURRAY AND ANN

Thank you for your Christmas card’s which we have enjoyed very much.  We wish you all a wonderful New Year.